Cruise Critic is a

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. Annually in December, it publishes the Cruise Critic Editors’ Picks Awards, which recognize the best

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s of the year in various categories.

History

The site was co-founded in 1995 by Anne Campbell as a feature of

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. In 2003, it averaged 10.5 million page views per month and had 62,000 registered members. In 2007, it was acquired by TripAdvisor.

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References

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