Tortuga Rum Cakes have once again gained a top accolade from Porthole Cruise Magazine.

For the sixth consecutive year Tortuga Rum Cakes have come away with an Editor-In Chief Award for “Best Cruise Souvenir” from the cruise and travel publication.

A product of the Tortuga Rum Company, headquartered in Grand Cayman, Tortuga Rum Cakes are sold in onboard gift shops of more than 100 cruise ships throughout the Caribbean.

Baked fresh daily in the Caribbean using only the finest ingredients and a special, five-year-old blend of Tortuga Gold Rum, every Tortuga Rum Cake is hand glazed before being vacuum packed and heat sealed – locking in the delicious freshness. Flavours include original golden with walnuts, chocolate, coconut, Blue Mountain coffee, banana, key lime, pineapple and cinnamon rum raisin.

"Given the consistent quality and great taste of Tortuga Rum Cakes, it was again an easy choice for best cruise souvenir," said Bill Panoff, publisher and editor-in-chief of Porthole Cruise Magazine.

"I can't remember a time when I returned from a cruise without one - or several."

 The awards are personally selected by Mr. Panoff who each year taps his travel industry expertise to honour cruise lines, island merchants, ports, resorts and others that he sees as being among the best in the business.

 “Who would have imagined that a family recipe could create a world-wide gourmet food business, and that so many people would love our rum cakes?” said Monique Hamaty-Simmonds, president of Tortuga Imports/Tortuga Rum Cake Company whose family started the business in 1984.

“We are dedicated to providing quality products that will merit this recognition for many years to come.”

Cruise passengers also can find Tortuga Rum Cakes at the company’s 18 retail and duty free shops in Grand Cayman, at Tortuga Bahamas, a franchise bakery and shop in Nassau and Tortuga CRC Jamaica’s bakery and gift shop in Montego Bay as well as numerous other gift shops throughout the Caribbean.