Condé Nast taps top cruise, car rental and airline companies: Sea Cloud, Hertz and Singapore Airlines lead the pack
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Your support makes all the difference.In the 22nd Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Survey, released October 16, top honors in the tourist transport world were awarded to Sea Cloud Cruises, Hertz Rent-A-Car and Singapore Airlines.
The opinions of over 25,000 survey respondents on a five-point scale -- ranging from excellent to poor -- determined each company's final score.
Cruise lines were judged in seven categories: activities/facilities, cabins, crew/service, design/layout, food/dining, itineraries/schedule and shore excursions
Top Cruise Lines
| Rank | Cruise Line | Score |
| 1 | Sea Cloud Cruises | 94.2 |
| 2 | Crystal Cruises | 92.7 |
| 3 | Regent Seven Seas Cruises | 90.5 |
| 4 | Yachts of Seabourn | 90.2 |
| 5 | Cunard | 90.1 |
| 6 | Celebrity | 88.9 |
| 7 | Disney | 87.9 |
| 8 | Seadream Yacht Club | 87.1 |
| 9 | Oceania Cruises | 86.0 |
| 10 | Princess | 78.3 |
Rental agencies were judged in six categories: rates, reliability of fleet, rental locations, service, staff efficiency and vehicle selection/options.
Top Car Agencies
| Rank | Car Agency | Score |
| 1 | Hertz | 66.8 |
| 2 | Enterprise | 64.7 |
| 3 | Avis | 63.0 |
| 4 | National | 61.6 |
| 5 | Sixt | 60.3 |
| 6 | Alamo | 57.9 |
| 7 | Budget | 56.5 |
| 8 | Europcar | 56.2 |
Airlines were judged in five categories: cabin comfort, cabin service, entertainment options, food/beverages and ticketing/ground services.
Top Airlines
| Rank | Airlines | Score |
| 1 | Singapore Airlines | 89.6 |
| 2 | Emirates | 79.3 |
| 3 | Virgin America | 78.0 |
| 4 | Cathay Pacific | 77.3 |
| 4 | Virgin Atlantic | 77.3 |
| 6 | Etihad | 76.4 |
| 7 | Air New Zealand | 72.9 |
| 8 | (JAL) Japan Airlines | 72.7 |
| 9 | Korean Air | 71.6 |
| 10 | ANA (All Nippon Airways) | 71.1 |
The questionnaire was available to all via the magazine's website. Full results are available on their website and in their November issue.
For more information please visit: http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/readerschoice
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