Norwegian Cruse Line - Magellan Awards!

The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honor the best in travel and salute the outstanding travel professionals behind it all, from design to marketing to services. Travel Weekly, an influential news resource in the travel industry, has recognized Norwegian Cruise Line with four gold and six silver 2010 Magellan Awards in the Contemporary Ship Design and Advertising/Marketing categories. Awarding Norwegian more gold awards than any other cruise line, Travel Weekly features Norwegian in the current issue that includes a special section devoted to the most exciting and innovative work being done in the travel industry today. 

Norwegian’s newest and most innovative ship, Norwegian Epic, won nine of the ten Magellan Awards, including “Best Contemporary Cruise Ship Overall,” and gold for her luxurious Villas, located in the largest ship-within-a-ship complex, in the Contemporary Ship and Suite Design categories. Norwegian Epic’s most innovative features received silver Magellan Awards - Cirque Dreams® & Dinner for restaurant design; the Mandara Spa for spa design; the expansive Aqua Park for pool design; and the Studios, the first staterooms designed and priced for the solo traveler, in the Contemporary Ship/Cruise Elements category. In addition, Norwegian received two gold and two silver Magellan Awards in the Advertising/Marketing category for a variety of marketing activities including the Year of the Freestyle Vacation promotion, Norwegian Epic trade marketing campaign, and Norwegian Epic’s digital and out of home campaigns, which included billboards throughout Miami, prior to the ship’s launch in July.

For a full listing of winners, please click here

A little more information about The Magellan Awards and Travel Weekly:

Travel Weekly is proud to present the premier award for the travel industry, the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards. From design to marketing to services, the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honors the best in travel and salutes the outstanding travel professionals behind it all. All winners are featured in a special issue of Travel Weekly in September that will feature a special section dedicated to this year's winners. Winners will also receive a custom produced statuette made by the same company that produces the Oscar® and Emmy® awards.

About the Magellan Awards

Leveraging our expert knowledge of the travel industry, Travel Weekly is proud to present the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards. From design to marketing to services, The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honors the best in travel and salutes the outstanding travel professionals behind it all. Winners are featured in an issue of Travel Weekly in September that will include a section dedicated to this year's winners. Winners will also receive a custom produced statuette made by the same company that produces the Oscar® and Emmy® awards.

Honoring a broad range of industry segments including Hotels and Resorts, Travel Destinations, Cruise Lines, Online Travel Services, Airlines and Airports, Travel Agents and Agencies, Tour Operators and Car Rental Companies, the Magellan is the award to win if you are in the business of travel. The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards is your opportunity to earn the recognition you deserve as one of the best in your industry.

You can't win if you don't enter. This is your opportunity to enter and earn the recognition you deserve, as judged by the biggest names in the industry. Simply by entering, you are honoring the incredible work that your team does every day. And by winning you are showing the rest of the travel world exactly what you can do. This is your chance to celebrate and shine in front of the entire the travel industry.

About Travel Weekly

Travel Weekly and TravelWeekly.com are the most influential B2B news resources for the travel industry. Via a multimedia portfolio of products, Travel Weekly and TravelWeekly.com deliver all the late-breaking news, analysis and research that travel professionals need to succeed.

In a rapidly changing and competitive marketplace, Travel Weekly and TravelWeekly.com provide travel professionals with a necessary global perspective through in-depth coverage of every business sector, including airline, car rental, cruise, destination, hotel and tour operator as well as technology, economic and governmental issues. Through its leadership events and key industry alliances, Travel Weekly extends its position as the most influential business publication in the industry.