Ocean Village wins Cruise Critic's
'Best for Cruising with Kids' award

Ocean Village has been crowned the cruise line 'Best for Cruising with Kids' in the 2009 CruiseCritic.co.uk Editors' Picks Awards.

The awards honour the world’s top cruise lines and highlight the best of the best in cruising.

“We are really chuffed to have won this award from such an authoritative site as cruise.critic.co.uk” said Gill Haynes, Head of Marketing for Ocean Village. “The award is a real tribute to the imagination, enthusiasm and hard work that the Youth Team brings to family holidays with Ocean Village. The combination of our friendly staff, excellent children’s centres and extensive programme of family activities ashore mean that everyone – parents, toddlers, teens and in-betweens - gets to enjoy a great holiday both on and off the ship."

The CruiseCritic.co.uk Editors' Picks Awards evaluate cruise lines and ships according to who they cater to and compares like-for-like. Categories reflect the range of cruises and ships available to travellers - from fun-packed family ships to more serene luxury vessels - and aims to provide a useful guide to the best ships for each type of cruiser and style of cruise.

"Cruise lines continue to maintain exceptional standards and provide a fantastic experience for travellers," said editor in chief Carolyn Spencer Brown. "Cruise lines should be justifiably proud of their staff, crew and partners who have made such achievement possible.”

A list of all 2009 CruiseCritic.co.uk Editors’ Picks Awards winners is available at http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/editors-picks/listofwinners.cfm. Users can also find cruise line and cruise ship reviews, cruise deals and news on Cruise Critic.