Pearl Seas Cruises Reviews & Awards

Since 2014, Pearl Seas Cruises has been exploring the Great Lakes, coastal New England, and the Canadian Maritimes. Year after year, Pearl Seas Cruises has received numerous awards for the company’s well-curated itineraries and beautiful small ship, the Pearl Mist.

Travel Weekly:
Magellan Awards
2025
GOLD Magellan Award: Best Itinerary, Pearl Seas Cruises’ Great Lakes
2024
GOLD Magellan Award: Best Itinerary, Pearl Seas Cruises’ Great Lakes
2023
GOLD Magellan Award: Best Premium Ship, Pearl Mist; and a SILVER Magellan Award: for Best Great Lakes Itinerary
2022
SILVER Magellan Award: Best Contemporary Small Ship, Pearl Mist
2021
SILVER Magellan Award: Best Contemporary Small Ship, Pearl Mist
2020
GOLD Magellan Award: Best Itinerary, Pearl Seas Cruises’ Great Lakes
2019
SILVER Magellan Award: Best Itinerary, Pearl Seas Cruises’ Great Lakes
2018
SILVER Magellan Award: Best Itinerary, Pearl Seas Cruises’ Cuba Cultural Voyages
Cruise Critic:
Best in Cruise Awards
2018
Cruisers’ Choice Award: Best Small Ship Line in the U.S. & Canada, Pearl Seas Cruises
Condé Nast Traveler:
Readers’ Choice Awards
2025
Best Small Ships
USA Today's
2026
10Best Awards: Best Small Ships or Best Boutique Cruise Line
Midwest Living
2026
Best of the Midwest Awards 2026 (Best Cruise Lines)
Trip Savvy's
2019
8 Best Caribbean Cruises, Pearl Seas Cruises’ Cuba Cultural Voyages