Brighton, December – Taking place at the end of Cruise Ship Interiors Design Expo Europe 2023, Cruise Ship Interiors Awards was the ideal send-off to both a successful event and a monumental year for the cruise interiors industry. The well-attended ceremony announced 13 winners across nine awards, including Best Stateroom, Most Sustainable Interior, Best Crew Area, and The Sustainability Award.
The complete list of winners can be found below:
Spaces
Best Suite (small ship), sponsored by Bath Fitter
Sea Island & Broadmoor Suites, Star Breeze, Windstar Cruises, designed by Liz Schneider Interiors
Best Suite (large ship), sponsored by Bath Fitter
Voyager Suites, Santorini Suite, Marella Voyager, Marella Cruises, designed by Guri Blindheim, with outfitting by Trimline
Best Stateroom (small ship, exclusive), sponsored by Panaz
Horizon Deluxe Stateroom, World Traveller, Mystic Cruises, designed by Oitoemponto
Best Public Space (small ship), sponsored by DAMPA
Atrium, Oceania Vista, Oceania Cruises, designed by Studio DADO
Best Public Space (large ship), sponsored by DAMPA
The Electric Rooms, Marella Voyager, Marella Cruises, designed by 20:20, with outfitting by MJM Marine
Best Casual Dining (small ship), sponsored by Varuna Lestari
The Emporium Marketplace, Explora I, Explora Journeys, designed by SMC Design
Best Casual Dining (large ship), sponsored by Varuna Lestari
O’Malleys Irish Pub, Enchanted Princess, Princess Cruises
Best Fine Dining (small ship), sponsored by Naval Interior
A La Carte Gourmet Restaurant Røst, MS Trollfjord, Hurtigruten, designed by YSA Design
Best Fine Dining (large ship), sponsored by Naval Interior
Green & Co feat Mizuhana, Arvia, P&O Cruises, designed by Partner Ship Design
Most Sustainable Interior, sponsored by Stern Engineering
Grööne Bar, Mein Schiff 3, TUI Cruises, designed by P-O-I Design
Best Crew Area, sponsored by Trevira
Crew Area, A-ROSA SENA, A-ROSA Cruises, designed by JOI-Design
Products
The Sustainability Award, sponsored by dormakaba
Carbon Footprint Calculation for Ship Interiors, NIT Naval Interior Team
The Innovation Award, sponsored by AROS Marine
New textured wood, metal & colour panels, OBERFLEX
The CSI Awards kicked off with a drinks reception hosted by Trimline. Attendees from across the entire cruise interiors supply chain including Virgin Voyages, AROS Marine, MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, YSA Design, Hurtigruten, Studio DADO, and OBERFLEX gathered to raise a glass and celebrate industry excellence.
The excitement and champagne bubbled as Toby Walters, CEO of the CSI Awards and CSI Design Expo Europe, took to the stage to open the ceremony and announce the first winners.
This year, 13 awards were up for grabs. The awards themselves were crafted by Spared by Volume Creative. The material of the trophies was created using waste, transforming unwanted items into a beautiful and unique new design. New to 2023, CSI introduced two awards within the Spaces category that reflect the industry’s growing passion for improving onboard crew experience and reducing industry emissions. The first of these, Best Crew Area was awarded to the crew area on board A-ROSA Cruises’ A-ROSA SENA, designed by JOI-Design. Tui Cruises and P-O-I Design took home the Most Sustainable Interior award for Grööne Bar on board Mein Schiff 3. Princess Cruises won Best Casual Dining for O’Malley’s Irish Pub on board Enchanted Princess, while the Horizon Deluxe Stateroom on board Mystic Cruises’ World Traveller, designed by Oitoemponto, was crowned Best Stateroom.
Within the Products category, NIT Naval Interior Team won the Sustainability Award for its cutting-edge Carbon Footprint Calculation for Ship Interiors tool. This calculates the environmental impact of marine interiors, enabling NIT to identify and improve factors with the highest carbon footprint.
As the awards ceremony came to a close, Toby Walters made a special announcement. After four years of providing support, guidance, and leadership as head of the CSI Advisory Board George Scammell, ASID, IIDA, Director Interior Asset Management at Princess Cruises would be handing his title to My Nguyen, Director of Interior Design at Holland America Group. This was commemorated with the presentation of the CSI Advisory Board gavel.
About Cruise Ship Interiors Awards
The Cruise Ship Interiors Awards (CSIA) provides a platform to recognise the vast and diverse talent that is so abundant in the cruise interiors industry. For more information on the awards please contact Senior Marketing Manager Olivia Irving at olivia.irving@elite-exhibitions.com
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Check out the Cruise Ship Interiors (CSI) Design Expo Europe blog for more design insights and the latest industry updates. CSI Design Expo Europe is a specialised conference and exhibition catered exclusively to the European cruise interior design industry, with a unique focus on Europe’s luxury ocean, river, and expedition cruising. The next event will be taking place on 4 – 5 December 2024 alongside the Sustainable Design Summit at Excel London.