The Wave Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in the cruise industry, recognising cruise lines, travel agents, tourist boards and ports. We are delighted to reveal this year’s finalists.
The finalists of 2025 have been announced: view the shortlist below
SHORTLISTED IN THE AGENT CATEGORIES
- Barrhead Travel Group
- Bolsover Cruise Club
- Brilliant Travel
- Creative Travel Company
- Cruise Family
- CRUISE MONKS
- Cruise2
- CruiseKings
- Go Cruise & Travel
- Go Cruise with Jane – Go Cruise
- Hays Travel
- Iglu Cruise
- Inteletravel Uk
- Mundy Cruising
- Panache Cruises
- Premium Cruises and Tours T/A Swindon Travel Hub
- ROL Cruise
- SixStarCruises
- The Cruise Room
- Travel Counsellors
SHORTLISTED IN THE TECH AND ONLINE CATEGORIES
- Digitaltravel.io
- Nevetal
- ROL Cruise
SHORTLISTED IN THE CRUISE LINE CATEGORIES
- AE Expeditions
- AmaWaterways
- Antara Cruises
- APT & Travelmarvel
- AROYA Cruises
- Celestyal
- Cunard
- Explora Journeys
- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- Havila Voyages
- Hebridean Island Cruises
- Hurtigruten
- HX Hurtigruten Expeditions
- Marella Cruises
- MSC CRUISES
- National Geographic – Lindblad Expeditions
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- P&O Cruises
- Princess Cruises
- Quark Expeditions
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises
- Riviera Travel
- Royal Caribbean International
- Scenic & Emerald Cruises
- Seabourn
- St Hilda Sea Adventures
- Swan Hellenic
- TUI River Cruises
- Unforgettable Croatia
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
- Virgin Voyages
- VIVA Cruises
- Windstar Cruises
SHORTLISTED IN THE INDUSTRY CATEGORIES
- Accord Marketing for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- AE Expeditions
- Celestyal
- Cunard
- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- Havila Voyages
- Hays Travel
- HX Hurtigruten Expeditions
- Lifts To
- LOTUS
- Marella Cruises
- My Kind of Cruise
- P&O Cruises
- Paramount Cruises
- PONANT
- Portsmouth International Port
- PR42
- Princess Cruises
- Riviera Travel
- Saga Holidays
- Saga Travel
- Seabourn
- Shore Excursions Group
- Titan Travel
- Travelsphere & Just You
SHORTLISTED IN THE ON-BOARD CATEGORIES
- AROYA Cruises
- Atlas Ocean Voyages
- Cunard
- Explora Journeys
- Havila Voyages
- Hurtigruten
- HX Hurtigruten Expeditions
- Marella Cruises
- Oceania Cruises
- Princess Cruises
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises
- Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
- Seabourn
- TUI River Cruises
- Virgin Voyages
SHORTLISTED IN THE PORTS AND DESTINATIONS
- Azamara Cruises
- Celestyal
- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services
- Liverpool Cruise Port
- Portsmouth International Port
- Quark Expeditions
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises
SHORTLISTED IN THE PASSENGER FAVOURITE CATEGORIES
Favourite Cruise Destination
- Norway
- Barbados
- Greece
- Alaska
- Antarctica
- Qatar
- Canary Islands
Favourite Cruise Travel Agent
- Hays Travel
- Bolsover Cruise Club
- Fred Olsen Travel (including Fred River Cruises)
- Barrhead Travel
- Iglu
- ROL Cruise
- Trailfinders
Favourite Cruise Travel Influencer
- Cruise Mummy
- Jamie Robins – Travel Blog Jamie
- Gary Bembridge – Tips For Travellers
- Ben & David – Cruise with Ben and David
- Cruise Addicts Blog
- Gavin & Luke – Cruise Monkeys
- Paul & Carole – Paul and Carole Love To Travel
Favourite Luxury Cruise Line
- Cunard
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises
- Seabourn
- Azamara
- Silversea Cruises
- Ponant
- Oceania Cruises
Favourite Ultra Luxury Cruise Line – New for 2025
- Silversea Cruises
- Seabourn
- Regent Seven Seas Cruises
- Atlas Ocean Voyages
- Crystal Cruises
- Scenic
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
Favourite Ocean Cruise Line
- Cunard
- Fred.Olsen Cruise Line
- P&O
- Hurtigruten Coastal Voyages
- Celebrity Cruises
- Princess Cruises
- Marella Cruises
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- Royal Caribbean International
- Celestyal Cruises
Favourite River Cruise Line
- Viking
- Riviera Travel
- TUI River Cruises
- Saga River Cruises
- Emerald Waterways
- AMAWaterways
- Avalon Waterways
- APT
- Scenic
- A-Rosa
Favourite Specialist Cruise Line or Travel Operator
- Wendy Wu Tours
- Hebridean Island Cruises
- Hurtigruten
- Hurtigruten Expeditions (HX)
- Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
- G Adventures
- Havila Voyages
- Scenic Cruises
Favourite Expedition Cruise Line – New for 2025
- Hurtigruten Expeditions (HX)
- Viking Expeditions
- Seabourn
- Silversea Cruises
- National Geographic and Lindblad Expeditions
- Scenic
- Swan Hellenic
- Atlas Ocean Voyages
