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Over 186,000 T+L readers completed the 2024 survey.

The final scores are averages of these responses.

The deck view on a Viking ship.

Courtesy of Viking

Courtesy of Viking

What Readers Loved

Hurtigruten Expeditions (No.

Of HX, voters rave about the destination exploration experience.

Hurtigruten is ALWAYS exciting!

The exterior of a Viking ship in a canal.

Courtesy of Viking

This is NOT your typical cruise.

If you want to be pampered and see Broadway shows, Hurtigruten is not for you.

I enjoyed the small intimate cruise setting, said one reader.

Filling out the top five were Tahiti-focused Paul Gauguin Cruises (No.

  1. and Silversea (No.

They also do multi-month itineraries such as longitudinal world cruises.

Off-ship exploration opportunities caught readers attention as did a science focus.

The talks by the science team were fantastic, raved one reader.