Since its founding late in 2001, SeaDream Yacht Club, with its elegant twin mega yacht cruisers SeaDream I and SeaDream II, has received numerous awards, honors and accolades from authoritative travel publications, industry organizations and unsolicited guest comments. These welcome expressions of SeaDream’s excellence have not only conveyed the messages of “World’s Best” and “Best of Class,” but have validated the unique nature of the SeaDream voyage; one which is intimate and casually elegant, reflecting SeaDream’s mantra “It’s yachting, not cruising.” Below are recent honors that exemplify SeaDream Yacht Club’s excellence:

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2023

• USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards: SeaDream II won the award for the “Best Small Cruise Ship”

• USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards: SeaDream Yacht Club won the award for the “Best Boutique Cruise Line.”

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2019

• Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships: SeaDream I ranked #1 in Boutique Ships category and #3 overall

• Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships: SeaDream II ranked in Top 5 in Boutique Ships category and Top 10 overall

• Cruise Critic US & UK: Best Luxury Cruise Line for Romance

• Travel Weekly Australia The Travel Awards: Small Cruise Line of the Year

• Golf Digest Editors’ Choice Award: Best Golf Cruises – Yachts

• CruiseTruth.com: The Warmest/Most Friendly Crew

• CruiseTruth.com: #2 in The Best Island Itineraries at Sea

• Global Traveler Leisure Lifestyle Awards: Top 10 Best Luxury Cruise Line

• Global Traveler Leisure Lifestyle Awards: Top 10 Best Small-Ship Cruise Line

• Signature Luxury Travel & Style Best of the Best Luxury Cruise Awards: Top 3 for Best Ocean Ships (less than 250 passengers), Best Suites, Best Wellness, Best Service, Best Itineraries, Best Dining and Best Shore Tours.

• Trip Savvy: Best Yacht Cruise

• Departures Magazine Legend Awards: Best Luxury Cruise Lines – Yacht Cruising

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2018

• Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards: Top 10 Small Ship Cruise Lines

• Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards (UK): Top 5 Small Ship Cruise Lines

• Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships: Top 5 Best Boutique Ships

• Signature Luxury Best of the Best Luxury Cruise Awards: Best Wellness Programs for Boutique Ships

• Signature Luxury Best of the Best Luxury Cruise Awards: Top 3 Best Boutique Ships

• Global Traveler Leisure Lifestyle Awards: Top 10 Best Luxury Cruise Line

• Global Traveler Leisure Lifestyle Awards: Top 10 Best Small-Ship Cruise Line

• CruiseTruth.com Best at Sea Luxury Awards: The Warmest/Most Friendly Crew

• CruiseTruth.com Best at Sea Luxury Awards: #2 in The Best Itineraries at Sea

• CruiseTruth.com Best at Sea Luxury Awards: The Most Yacht-Like Cruise Experience

• Travvy Awards: Awarded Silver for Best Cruise Ship, Small

• Kreuzfahrt Guide Awards: Best Service

• Cruise Critic UK Editor’s Picks Awards: Luxury Category, Best Dining

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2017

• Town & Country Cruise Awards: SeaDream Yacht Club awarded Best Fitness Itineraries

• American Airlines’ Celebrated Living Magazine Platinum List Award Winner, 2017

• Signature Luxury: Boutique Cruise Ship Award

• CruiseTruth.com: The Best Island Itineraries at Sea

• CruiseTruth.com: The Most “Yacht-Like” Experience at Sea

• CruiseTruth.com: The Warmest/Most Friendly Crew at Sea

• Travvy Awards-Silver: Best Cruise Ship, Small

• Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships: “#1 and #2 in Best Boutique Ship”

• Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships: Listed Top 5 in the Best for Food Category

• Travel & Leisure World’s Best Awards: Top 5 Small-ship Ocean Cruise Lines

• Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards (UK): Top 5 Small Ship Cruise Lines

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2016

• Kreuzfahrt Guide Awards 2016: Best Cruise Ship of the Year for Service

• Andrew Harper Readers’ Choice Awards: “Best Cruise Lines”

• Dream Luxury Cruises Vencedor Awards: “World’s Best Small Cruise Ship”

• 2016 Celebrated Living Platinum List: Best Boutique Cruises Worldwide

• World of Fine Wine Magazine: Star Awarded – “World’s Best Wine List Awards 2016”

• BRIDES Best Honeymoons Awards: “Top Cruise Line for Couples”

• Golf Digest Editor’s Choice Awards: SeaDream Yacht Club named among “Best Golf Cruise Lines”

• Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice (UK): Top 5 Small Cruise Lines

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2015

• Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards: SeaDream Yacht Club ranked number four in the “Small Ships” category with a score of 85.756

• Virtuoso Travel: “Best Niche Cruise Line”

• Travel Channel: “Best Caribbean Cruise for 2015”

• Islands: “Best Summer Cruises”

• USA TODAY: “Top Cruise Ship Crews”

• ForbesLife: SeaDream Yacht Club named “Best Small Luxury Cruise Ship of 2015”

• Berlitz Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships: SeaDream Yacht Club was named one of the five “Best Lines for Foodies”

• Berlitz Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships: SeaDream I & II achieved Five Star ratings in the ‘Boutique Ships’ category (50 – 250 passengers).

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