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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises earned high honors from the readers of Condé Nast Traveler who named seven of Uniworld's cruise ships to the Top 50 Small Cruise Ships Readers' Poll, with Uniworld's River Duchess ranked at number three.
Condé Nast Traveler readers rated 471 ships on a 100-point scale. Each ship was judged on seven criteria including: Activities/Facilities, Cabins, Crew/Service, Design/Layout, Food/Dining, Itineraries/Schedule, and Shore Excursions.
"The awards Uniworld receives from the top consumer travel publications such as Condé Nast Traveler reinforce the fact that we are delivering on our commitment to provide guests with a fantastic vacation experience," stated Guy Young, President of Uniworld. "In particular, in the areas of Crew/Service, Uniworld averaged 94 out of 100, which clearly illustrates Uniworld's focus on service delivery - one of the pillars of our company's mission."
In the category of Itineraries/Schedule, Uniworld also received some of their highest marks with an average 93 out of 100. Uniworld offers 26 itineraries in Europe, six itineraries in China, and three itineraries in Egypt.
About
Los Angeles-based Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, the premier river cruise company, was named to Travel+Leisure's World's Best Top 10 Small Cruise Lines; Condé Nast Traveler's 2010 Gold List, their Readers' Poll for Top 50 Small Ships, and their Readers' Choice Awards for World's Top 10 Small Ship Cruise Lines; and Cruise Critics Editor's Pick 2009 for Best River Cruise Line, and Best New River Cruise Ship, River Beatrice. Uniworld features intimate, elegant boutique, hotel-style cruise ships with an average capacity of 134 guests, an award-winning staff with a ratio of one staff member for every three guests, world-class cuisine, and expertly planned itineraries with custom-blended shore excursions. The company offers over 500 departures on more than 30 itineraries sailing on 11 rivers in over 20 countries throughout Europe, Egypt and China.