Royal Caribbean International had a great night out at the British Travel Awards ceremony in Battersea last night, where it was named Best Family Cruise Line.
It continues a fantastic run of success for the cruise line, which was named both Cruise Line of the Year (more than 75,000 passengers annually) and Travel Company of the Year (over 100,000 passengers annually) at the TTG travel awards in October.
The TTG awards are based on travel agents' votes, whereas the BTA ones are voted for by the British public.
I was lucky enough to be on the winners' table for the TTG awards - Royal also won Sales Team of the Year while sister cruise line Celebrity Cruises walked off with Cruise Line of the Year (under 75,000 passengers annually) so it seemed as if Jo Rzymowska, their associate v-p and general manager UK and Ireland, was never off the stage.
And I'm delighted to say I picked the winners' table again last night (OK, so they invited me!), as this time I was with Voyages of Discovery, which was named Best Niche Cruise Line.
The folk from P&O Cruises were at a nearby table and no doubt delighted that P&O was named Best Luxury Cruise Line and Best Mainstream Cruise Line.
Viking River Cruises walked off with Best River Cruise Line.
Jane Archer
