READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS 2008

Celebrity Cruises rules the waves for LARGE SHIPS: it floated to the top with the highest scores for ambience/decor (96.36), food/restaurants (89.09), service/staff (92.73) and standard/comfort of cabins (87.27). P&O Cruises is best for child-friendliness (87.14), and Royal Caribbean International for nightlife/entertainment (89.57).

In the SMALL SHIPS category, you gave Windstar Cruises the thumbs-up for itinerary/variety of destinations (93.33) and child-friendliness (86.67) while Silversea Cruises sailed into second place with 98.29 for food/restaurants and Seabourn Cruise Line won you over for its environmental friendliness (95).