I have not traveled on Grand Circle but it is a highly rated cruise line. According to Travel +Leisure Magazine:
BOSTON, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alan E. Lewis, Chairman and CEO of Grand Circle Corporation, today announced that Travel + Leisure readers have rated the company's small-ship fleet as among the top five 2012 World's Best River Cruise Lines, marking the fifth year that the cruise line has been featured in the T+L World's Best Awards. Survey results of the 17th annual Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards, which uncover readers' favorite cruise lines, hotels, airlines, cities, islands, tour operators, safari outfitters and car-rental agencies, are featured on
World Travel Guides, Articles, and Information | Travel + Leisure now, and in the magazine's August 2012 issue.
This is the fifth year that Grand Circle Cruise Line has been included in Travel + Leisure's World Best Awards in either the Small-Ship Cruise Line or River Cruise Line category, where readers rate their experiences based on ships' cabins, food, service, itineraries/destinations, activities,