READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS 2002

This year Cunard Line rules the waves for large ships, scoring top marks for an amazing nine out of ten criteria - including ambience (90.91) and entertainment/nightlife (88.57). It was only bettered for itinerary/ variety of destinations, for which you gave Royal Caribbean International the top mark of 92.73.

For small ships, Silversea Cruises cruised into first place through unwavering consistency, scoring above 80 for all criteria, while Seabourn Cruise Line sailed into second place with the highest scores for food/restaurants (87.14) and nightlife/entertainment (82.86). You thought Star Clipper Cruise the most envi-ronmentally friendly (89.74) and Windstar Cruises the best value for money (95.68).