More than 250 guests attended the Auditorium of Tenerife to enjoy the Gala of the Spanish Cruise Awards.
On the 1st of February 2024, the Tenerife Auditorium hosted the celebration of the Cruise Excellence Awards Gala 2024, which brought together more than 250 guests including important cruise company executives, local authorities, tour operators, shipping agents, ports, travel agents, professionals, entrepreneurs and suppliers to the sector. The MedCruise Secretariat Team attended the event, representing all our members and associates and safeguarding the interests of Mediterranean cruise ports.
The guests enjoyed an entertaining gala hosted and presented by the comedian and showman “Mr. Corrales” and entertained by the artist DYVINETZ among others.
The CEO of Cruises News Media Group, Virginia López Valiente, highlighted that 2023 has been a very important year for the sector and with significant growth. This industry has adapted well in advance of the new social, environmental, technological and innovation requirements. This year the awards have also incorporated new categories for voting, the winners being:
- Excellence Award: Best Spanish Cruise Port 2023 – Port de Barcelona
- Excellence Award: Best Family Cruise Line 2023 – Royal Caribbean International
- Excellence Award: Best Premium Cruise Line 2023 – Celebrity Cruises
- Excellence Award: Best Luxury Cruise Line 2023 – Silversea Cruises
- Excellence Award: Best Entertainment 2023 – Royal Caribbean International
- Excellence Award: Best Value for Money 2023 – Costa Cruceros
- Excellence Award: Best Ship in the Mediterranean 2023 – MSC World Europa
- Excellence Award: Best Ship in the North of Europe 2023 – MSC Euribia
- Excellence Award: Best Brand Awareness as recognised by consumers 2023 – MSC Cruceros
- Excellence Award: Best River Cruise company operating in Europe 2023 – CroisiEurope
- Excellence Award: Best Cruise Line for the first Cruise 2023 – Costa Cruceros
- Excellence Award: Best for Gastronomy Experience 2023 – Oceania Cruises
- Excellence Award: Best Cruise Itinerary 2023 – Norwegian Prima
- Excellence Award: Best Exotic Cruise Itinerary 2023 – Princess Cruises
- Excellence Award: Best Brand Awareness as recognised by travel agents 2023 – Royal Caribbean International
- Excellence Award: Best Expedition Cruise Line 2023 – Silversea Cruises
- Excellence Award: Best Exotic River Cruise 2023 – AmaWaterways
- Excellence Award: Best World Cruise 2023 – Oceania Cruises
From MedCruise, we would like to give a special mention to one of our members, the Port of Barcelona, that won the Excellence Award to Best Spanish Cruise Port 2023. Moreover, our Interim Secretary General, Anja Lohrum, had the honour of giving the Excellence Award to the best ship in the Mediterranean 2023 to MSC World Europa.
Apart from the main awards, Cruises News Media Group also presented its special awards to Virgin Voyages; Windstar Cruises; and Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services, MedCruise Associate member, for their 20th anniversary celebrations.
Tenerife Ports, also MedCruise Member, presented awards to several local companies and institutions, in recognition of their commitment to Tenerife and for their humanitarian and social work.
The Cruise Excellence Awards are a brand of CruisesNews Media Group, which chose the capital of Tenerife for the second consecutive year, following previous celebrations in the cities of Barcelona, Palma, Malaga, Cartagena, A Coruña and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The winners of the Excellence Cruise Awards are chosen by cruise passengers and travel agents through online voting and are awarded in a total of 18 categories.
This edition was promoted and sponsored by the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in collaboration with other public and private bodies including Puertos del Estado, Fred Olsen Express, Loro Parque Animal Embassy, Turismo de Tenerife, Cabildo de Tenerife, Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Sociedad de Desarrollo, Puertos Canarios and Turismo de las Islas Canarias.
