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Avalon Waterways Cruise Awards & Affiliations

Choose Avalon Waterways, the most dependable river cruise company, to ensure a superior travel experience.

Avalon Waterways offers award-winning river cruises and small-ship cruises to fascinating destinations like Europe, Asia, the US, South America and Egypt. Avalon's young fleet boasts large open-air balconies and luxurious staterooms; it's no wonder we're recognized for high customer satisfaction rates. Avalon Waterways is honored to be selected time and time again for Best River Cruise, Best Cruise Ship and other awards.
Awards | Affiliations | Sustainable Travel

Awards

Cruise Critic

2010

• Best River Cruise Line

Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards

2011

• Best River Cruise Ship (Avalon Panorama^SM)

2010

• Best River Cruise Ship (Avalon Scenery®)

Sherman's Travel

2011

• Best River Ship Debut (Avalon Panorama^SM)

Travel Weekly Magellan Awards

2011

• Winner/Cruise Ship: Advertising/Marketing Campaign (Avalon Panorama^SM)
• Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: Overall River Cruise Ship (Avalon Panorama^SM)
• Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: Overall River Cruising (Avalon Waterways)

2009

• Gold Winner/Cruise Ship: Best Overall River Cruising
• Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: River Cruise Ship (Avalon Affinity®)
• Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: Marketing Campaign (Virtual Tours)

2008

• Silver Winner/Cruise Ship: River Cruise Ship (Avalon Scenery®)

Conde Nast Traveler

2013

• Top 40 Cruise Ships 2013 (Avalon Scenery®, Avalon Creativity®)

2012

• Top 5 Best River Cruise Lines
• Top 40 Cruise Ships 2012 (Avalon Scenery®, Avalon Creativity®, Avalon Tranquility®)

2011

• Top 5 Best River Cruise Lines

2010

• Top Cruise Ships 2010

2009

• Gold List
• Top Cruise Ships 2009

2008

• Voted a Top 10 Small Ship Cruise Line in 2008 Reader's Choice awards

Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel

2009

• Best Value in River Cruising

Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards

2011

• Avalon Waterways ranked in the top 5 among River Cruises in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2011 readers' survey.

2010

• Avalon Waterways ranked in the top 5 among River Cruises in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards 2011 readers' survey.

2009

• Top 10 Small Ship Cruise Line - #2

2007

• Top 10 Small Ship Cruise Line

Travel Age West WAVE Awards

2011

• Best New River Cruise Ship (Avalon Luminary®)

2009

• Best New River Cruise Ship (Avalon Scenery®)
• "Editor's Pick" for Best Overall Cruise Line for River Cruising

2008

• "Editor's Pick" for River Cruising

2007

• Best Trade Advertising Campaign
• "Editor's Pick" for River Cruising

Affiliations

Avalon Waterways is a proud member of the following associations:

Sustainable Travel

Avalon is committed to minimizing its impact on the environment and to reducing its dependence on non-renewable resources. In this endeavor, we have implemented policies to support this mission and are working carefully to enhance our products with this mission and our values combined. We are committed to complying with all relevant legislation and/or regulations.

Avalon maintains a policy of "Leave Only Footprints and Take Only Photos". Our staff and major service providers strive to ensure that no removal of any natural or cultural artifacts or materials to ensure our environment looks and functions the same before and after our visit. Our cruise directors educate passengers on our "do no harm" code of conduct to ensure that the passengers comply.