Vote for your favorite river cruise ship
From the Seine to the Danube, the Mekong to the Chobe, the world’s great rivers have become a hotspot for cruising over the last decade. Riverboats serve as floating hotels, allowing passengers to unpack once and explore an entire region. Vote for your favorite small cruise ship once per day until polls close on Monday, December 24 at noon ET. The winning ships, determined by your vote, will be announced on Friday, January 4 on 10Best.com. Read the official Readers' Choice rules here.
From the Seine to the Danube, the Mekong to the Chobe, the world’s great rivers have become a hotspot for cruising over the last decade. Riverboats serve as floating hotels, allowing passengers to unpack once and explore... Read More
Best River Ship Nominees
The Experts
Danielle Fear
Danielle Fear is one of the UK’s most recognized... Read More
Danielle Fear is one of the UK’s most recognized and trusted cruise bloggers and is better known to her readers as Cruise Miss. As well as maintaining an award-winning blog, she also works as a freelance writer and social media professional covering all aspects of sea travel. Having embarked on more than 55 sailings, including a recent 108-night World Cruise, it’s fair to say that Danielle knows a thing or two about cruising.
Danielle Fear
Danielle Fear is one of the UK’s most recognized and trusted cruise bloggers and is better known to her readers as Cruise Miss. As well as maintaining an award-winning blog, she also works as a freelance writer and social media professional covering all aspects of sea travel. Having embarked on more than 55 sailings, including a recent 108-night World Cruise, it’s fair to say that Danielle knows a thing or two about cruising.
Sherry Laskin
Sherry is a cruise and travel writer who explores... Read More
Sherry is a cruise and travel writer who explores the world without flying. Based out of Florida’s Space Coast, she’s the creator and editor of award-winning website, CruiseMaven.com and her newest site, Guide to River Cruising. Sherry’s River Cruise Radio podcast takes listeners to the rivers in Europe and the USA via guest interviews and river cruise advice. Whether crossing oceans or traversing rivers in South America, Europe and the USA, Sherry is on the water at least four months every year. Cross-country train trips in North America and Europe make up another month or two. In her free time, she is either trying a new recipe, planning an around the world adventure without flying, fumbling on her ukulele or taking tap lessons.
Sherry Laskin
Sherry is a cruise and travel writer who explores the world without flying. Based out of Florida’s Space Coast, she’s the creator and editor of award-winning website, CruiseMaven.com and her newest site, Guide to River Cruising. Sherry’s River Cruise Radio podcast takes listeners to the rivers in Europe and the USA via guest interviews and river cruise advice. Whether crossing oceans or traversing rivers in South America, Europe and the USA, Sherry is on the water at least four months every year. Cross-country train trips in North America and Europe make up another month or two. In her free time, she is either trying a new recipe, planning an around the world adventure without flying, fumbling on her ukulele or taking tap lessons.
Jason Leppert
Jason Leppert is a San Diego-based cruising expert... Read More
Jason Leppert is a San Diego-based cruising expert with more than 135 sailings under his belt and a fresh, millennial perspective on the industry. He has been cruising since before he was two years old, thanks to his parents’ shared passion for traveling and their desire to experience all journeys together as a family. Now, he regularly sails and writes “he said, she said” cruise columns with his wife Heidi. He is the founding editor of Popular Cruising, producer of the successful Popular Cruising YouTube channel and Cruise Editor for TravelAge West. He also contributes to Cruise Travel, Porthole and Cruise Business Review magazines; Oyster.com; ShermansCruise.com; MiceChat.com and the Cruise Radio podcast.
Jason Leppert
Jason Leppert is a San Diego-based cruising expert with more than 135 sailings under his belt and a fresh, millennial perspective on the industry. He has been cruising since before he was two years old, thanks to his parents’ shared passion for traveling and their desire to experience all journeys together as a family. Now, he regularly sails and writes “he said, she said” cruise columns with his wife Heidi. He is the founding editor of Popular Cruising, producer of the successful Popular Cruising YouTube channel and Cruise Editor for TravelAge West. He also contributes to Cruise Travel, Porthole and Cruise Business Review magazines; Oyster.com; ShermansCruise.com; MiceChat.com and the Cruise Radio podcast.
Chris Owen
Chris Owen is a photojournalist from Florida... Read More
Chris Owen is a photojournalist from Florida charged with sharing frank, inside information about cruise vacations with travelers. Also certified a Master Cruise Counselor by the Cruise Lines International Association, Chris offers a unique perspective; tapping his behind-the-scenes working knowledge of cruise vacations. Beginning his cruise history as a family vacation option, Chris has written his way through a variety of cruise lines, ships and itineraries. His goal is simple: to never forget that travel has a positive impact on our world, and to introduce cruising to as many people as possible.
Chris Owen
Chris Owen is a photojournalist from Florida charged with sharing frank, inside information about cruise vacations with travelers. Also certified a Master Cruise Counselor by the Cruise Lines International Association, Chris offers a unique perspective; tapping his behind-the-scenes working knowledge of cruise vacations. Beginning his cruise history as a family vacation option, Chris has written his way through a variety of cruise lines, ships and itineraries. His goal is simple: to never forget that travel has a positive impact on our world, and to introduce cruising to as many people as possible.
Doug Parker
Doug Parker is the creator and executive producer... Read More
Doug Parker is the creator and executive producer of Cruise Radio, a weekly podcast that shares cruise reviews and other cruise news.
Doug Parker
Doug Parker is the creator and executive producer of Cruise Radio, a weekly podcast that shares cruise reviews and other cruise news.
Ming Tappin
Ming Tappin is a cruise industry veteran residing... Read More
Ming Tappin is a cruise industry veteran residing in Vancouver, Canada. Ming caught the cruise bug in 1991 and entered the cruise industry in 1994, working with travel agencies to promote cruising to their clients. To date, Ming has sailed on over 50 cruises and has experienced 19 ocean and river cruise lines. Ming is the owner of Your Cruise Coach and is a journalist for Canadian travel trade publication company PAX Global Media, with regular columns in its printed magazine and websites. She has also been published in Lakeland Boating as well as Paul Gauguin Cruises, and currently contributes to the blogs What Travel Writers Say and Vacay Network.
Ming Tappin
Ming Tappin is a cruise industry veteran residing in Vancouver, Canada. Ming caught the cruise bug in 1991 and entered the cruise industry in 1994, working with travel agencies to promote cruising to their clients. To date, Ming has sailed on over 50 cruises and has experienced 19 ocean and river cruise lines. Ming is the owner of Your Cruise Coach and is a journalist for Canadian travel trade publication company PAX Global Media, with regular columns in its printed magazine and websites. She has also been published in Lakeland Boating as well as Paul Gauguin Cruises, and currently contributes to the blogs What Travel Writers Say and Vacay Network.