Seatrade Cruise Awards Categories
2023 Industry categories
Destination of the Year
Who is this award for? A region/tourism body/association which has made significant strides in promoting cruise-tourism over the past 12 months*
Innovative Shorex of the Year
Who is this award for? To any cruise line, company or individual who has created, sourced or introduced an innovative shore excursion over the past 12 months*
River Cruise Innovation of the Year
Who is this award for? Any company, organisation or individual who has created, sourced or introduced an innovation specific to the world of river cruising over the past 12 months*
Port of the Year
Who is this award for? A port authority, port management company, cruise terminal operator which has made significant improvements to its operational facilities/cruise-tourism infrastructure over the past 12 months*
Expedition Cruise Initiative of the Year
Who is this award for? To any company, organisation or individual who has introduced an innovative concept, product, ship, shore excursion, or service specifically tailored to/for the expedition cruise sector over the past 12 months*
Product of the Year Award
Who is this award for? This Award will recognise the development and/or application of innovative technology for the cruise sector in this past year*.
Judges will be looking for a description of the technology in question, how it has been used to meet goals e.g. sustainability targets, efficiency gains, financial gains, guest experience enhancement etc in addition to the customer benefit.
Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Who is this award for? To any company, organisation or individual who has shown that it puts sustainability, both socially and environmentally, at the forefront of its business operations over the past 12 months*
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2023 Personality Awards
Seatrade Cruise Personality of the Year
This award is for an individual who has gone above and beyond in their particular sector or industry, representing the best in their field and embodying the values we want to celebrate.
To be selected by Seatrade and V.Ships Leisure from nominations received.
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Seatrade Outstanding Achievement Award
This award is for an individual who made an outstanding contribution to continuous growth and innovation of cruise industry.
To be selected by Seatrade from nominations received.
**The 2023 Seatrade Cruise Award entries cover the period from 1 August 2022 to 24 July 2023
