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Award-Winning River Cruise Line

At Grand Circle, our #1 goal is to deliver the best travel experience at the best value. This focus has earned us a number of awards and accolades from industry-leading publications over the years—most recently in USA Today's 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, where we were voted #2 Best Cruise Line for Solo Travelers and #3 Best River Cruise Line in 2025.

Our fleet has also been ranked #2 in the Small Ships category and #10 in River Cruise category in Condé Nast Traveler “2024 Readers' Choice Awards,”. In fact, we’ve been ranked among the best river cruise lines in Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for 18 years in a row―from 2006 to 2024. We also placed in Travel + Leisure’s 2024 World’s Best Awards. Since we first launched our fleet, we’ve earned top marks to become one of the industry’s most decorated river cruise lines.

We’re proud to provide our travelers unforgettable discoveries and we’re extremely gratified when our travelers and industry experts recognize that commitment, and honor us by giving us award-winning high marks in independent surveys.

Click each icon below to see some of our most recent accolades:

USA Today's 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards

USA Today's 10Best Readers Choice Awards
#2 Best Cruise Line for Solo Travelers in 2025
#3 Best River Cruise Line in 2025
#1 Best Cruise Line for Solo Travelers in 2024
#4 Best River Cruise Line in 2024
#4 Best River Cruise Line in 2023

Each year, readers select their favorite river cruise lines as part of USA Today’s 10Best's survey of the best of the best on the world’s riverways.

Ranked Among the World’s Best Cruise Lines

Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards
Top "World's Best" River Cruise Lines 2022-2024
Top “World’s Best” River Cruise Lines 2018-2019
Top “World’s Best” River Cruise Lines 2012-2016

Travel + Leisure’s annual World’s Best Awards celebrate readers’ favorite travel experiences in a number of different categories, including cruise lines, tour operators, and more.

Condé Nast Top River Cruises

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
#2 in Small Ships and #10 in River Cruises in 2024
#6 in 2023
#5 in 2022
#4 in 2021
#5 in 2019
#1 from 2012-2016
Honored Since 2010

Condé Nast Traveler readers are annually asked to rate the world’s best cities, hotels, airlines, cruise lines, and more. In the cruise line category, readers rate their experiences based on ship activities/facilities, cabins, crew/service, design/layout, food/dining, itineraries/schedule, and shore excursions.



Grand Circle Corporation

2019

Best Wellness Employer “Silver Certification” for our worksite wellness program.
The award is given by Wellness Workdays in collaboration with Harvard Medical School to recognize the significant accomplishments of employers dedicated to improving employee health and well-being.

2018

2018 WorkWell Massachusetts Award Bronze Level
Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts

2018

Boston’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
National Association for Business Resources (NABR)

2018

Best Wellness Employer “Silver Certification” for our worksite wellness program.
The award is given by Wellness Workdays in collaboration with Harvard Medical School to recognize the significant accomplishments of employers dedicated to improving employee health and well-being.

2013

Tourism Council of Bhutan
In appreciation for promoting Bhutan as a tourist destination;
largest U.S. travel company to Bhutan

2013

Top Producing Tour Operator received by O.A.T. and Grand Circle Travel

Best Value for the Money Packages received by Grand Circle Travel
South African Tourism Board

2006

Humanitarian Award received by O.A.T.
Tanzania Tourist Board

2006

Top 15 Corporate Charitable Contributors in MA
Corporate Philanthropy Summit and Boston Business Journal

2006

25 Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in America
Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. and Society for Human Resource Management

2006

New England Social Entrepreneur of the Year received by Grand Circle CEO Alan Lewis
Ernst & Young

2006

Excellence Award
Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy

2005

Top 20 Best Places to Work (large company division)
Boston Business Journal

2000 & 1998

Friends of Thailand Award
Government of Thailand

Grand Circle Foundation

2016

Citizenship Award received by Harriet Lewis
City on a Hill Public Charter School

2004

Cornerstone Award
Neurofibromatosis Foundation

2004

Circle of Giving Award received by Harriet Lewis
The New England Women's Leadership Award (NEWLA)

2004

Thompson Island Outward Bound North Star Award
Thompson Island Outward Bound

2003

UNESCO World Heritage Centre Partners in Conservation Program
UNESCO

2002

AIDS Action Corporate Partner Award
AIDS Action Committee

2001

Big Sister Association Achievement Award
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

2001

Recognition Award
Shelter, Inc.

2000

Hero of Philanthropy Award
National Society of Fund Raising Executives (NSFRE)

1998

Thompson Island Founders' Award
Thompson Island Outward Bound

1996

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Founders' Award
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay

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