Cruise Critic is a cruise ship review site. Annually in December, it publishes the Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards, which recognize the best cruise lines of the year in various categories.[1][2]

Cruise Critic
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
HeadquartersPennington, New Jersey
Founder(s)Anne Campbell and Kathleen Tucker
IndustryTravel
ParentTripAdvisor
URLwww.cruisecritic.com

History

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The site was co-founded in 1995 by Anne Campbell as a feature of America Online.[3]

In 2003, it averaged 10.5 million page views per month and had 62,000 registered members.[3]

In 2007, it was acquired by TripAdvisor.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cruise Critic names best cruise lines, ships of 2019". USA Today. December 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Hetter, Katia (December 4, 2019). "Cruise Critic picks world's best cruise ships for 2019". CNN.
  3. ^ a b Hilton, Spud (April 27, 2003). "Cruise Web sites finding everyone's a critic". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. ^ "TripAdvisor Acquires Cruise Critic, Leading Cruise Community" (Press release). TripAdvisor. May 23, 2007.
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