"30 Cruises, 30 Days" Giveaway to Celebrate Cruise Critic's 30th Anniversary
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Cruise Critic (NASDAQ:TRIP), the leading cruise planning platform, announces its largest-ever giveaway to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The "30 Cruises, 30 Days" promotion will distribute over $200,000 worth of cruises throughout October 2025.
Founded in 1995 as part of AOL's Travel forum and acquired by Tripadvisor in 2007, Cruise Critic now serves 9 million unique monthly visitors and features over 250,000 cruise reviews. The platform hosts the world's largest cruise community with 2+ million members and offers 46,000+ bookable sailings across 90+ cruise line and travel agency partnerships.
The giveaway runs from October 1-30, 2025, offering daily cruise prizes ranging from mega-ocean ships to luxury vessels, expedition cruises, and river sailings.
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- Platform reaches 9 million unique visitors monthly
- Significant digital footprint with 250,000+ cruise reviews and 2+ million members
- Extensive inventory of 46,000+ bookable sailings and 90+ partnerships
- High-value promotion offering $200,000 worth of prizes
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Cruise Critic, launched in October 1995, began as part of America Online's popular Travel forum, where travelers and cruise enthusiasts would chat about their passions, exchange advice and build lifelong friendships. Identifying a need for a dedicated site just for cruisers, CruiseCritic.com was launched – expanding its cruise forum and additional features like editorial expertise, news, reviews, pricing and deals.
Tripadvisor acquired the company in 2007, and today the site serves as the leading online resource for cruise planning and shopping – serving nine million unique visitors per month, and home to more than 250,000 cruise reviews. The site also boasts the world's largest community of cruisers, with more than two million members and over 32 million forum posts.
"Cruise Critic was built entirely around a genuine, shared passion among travelers – and that passion continues to power the site today," shared Mark Patscher, general manager of Cruise Critic. "The beauty of cruising is that it unites people from all across the globe – and at its heart so, too, does Cruise Critic. Our forums have fostered lifelong relationships and our site has helped inspire – and empower – travelers worldwide to not just book a cruise but also plan adventures that will create memories to last a lifetime."
For the millions of travelers who visit Cruise Critic each month, the site features more than 46,000 bookable sailings – including 15,000+ unique cruise itineraries – plus planning guides for more than 1,100 cruise ships across the globe. The site's 90+ cruise line and online travel agency partnerships provides travelers with a comprehensive one-stop shop for researching and booking their cruise vacations.
Launching October 1, 2025, Cruise Critic's "30 Cruises, 30 Days" giveaway will award one cruise per day through October 30, 2025. To enter, visit https://www.cruisecritic.com/sweepstakes each day to enter to win that date's prize. Contest open to legal US residents, 21+ years of age only.
Full List of Giveaway Partners:
Avoya Travel
AmaWaterways
Avalon Waterways
Azamara Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line
Celebrity Cruises
CruiseHub
CruiseWise
CruisesOnly
Crystal Cruises
Cunard Line
Explora Journeys
Gate 1 Travel
Holland America Line
HX Expeditions
Island Windjammers
MSC Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line
PONANT EXPLORATIONS
Princess Cruises
Riverside Luxury Cruises
Silversea Cruises
Star Clippers
Swan Hellenic
UnCruise Adventures
Victory Cruise Lines
Viking River Cruises
Virgin Voyages
VIVA Cruises
Windstar Cruises
About Cruise Critic
Cruise Critic® is an online cruise guide, offering a comprehensive resource for cruise travelers, from first-time cruisers to avid cruise enthusiasts. The site features more than 650,000 cruise reviews and hosts the world's largest online cruise community where travelers share experiences and opinions with fellow cruisers. Cruise Critic was the first consumer cruise site on the Internet, launched in October 1995 by The Independent Traveler, Inc., a subsidiary of Tripadvisor, Inc.
About Tripadvisor, Inc.
The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world's most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork.
Media Contact:
Aubrey Manzo Dunn
aubrey@cruisecritic.com
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