Posts tagged: luxury cruises

What Makes A Cruise Luxury?

By Admin, February 15, 2010

The range of cruises on the market today is more varied and caters for more niches than ever before. Some you can pick up anywhere in the world, whilst take you on a special route and you’re on board on for the duration. Some will take you on a tour around the coast of Africa, whilst others all the way to Australia. Continue reading 'What Makes A Cruise Luxury?'»

Luxury Regent Seven Seas Cruising from Hong Kong to Cape Town

By Admin, February 13, 2010

For some of us, the practicality of a rivers cruise is enough, using the ship mainly as a convenient floating hotel to visit the historic cities along the banks of the Rhine or the Danube for example. For others, the term cruise is synonymous with the Caribbean, where the ship and the lure of sun and sand is the main attraction.Today, there are cruise options available that combine the attraction of a magnificent vessel with a truly stunning itinerary.None come much better that the Regent Seven Seas cruise from Hong Kong to Cape Town.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises are definitely for those who like the amenities and variety of public spaces that a larger cruise ship can provide, but still want the all-inclusive luxury and exemplary service you get on a 6-star vessel.The 50,000-tonne Seven Seas Voyager plies the South China Sea and Indian Ocean. It’s an all-suite, all-balcony, ship capable of accommodating 700 guests and gives a whole new dimension to the term luxury cruises with ocean-view suites and the first Le Cordon Bleu restaurant at sea.

It’s not only the opulent luxury and excellent service on board this vessel that appeals though.The itinerary is truly amazing, taking in some the best sights and flavours of the orient and Southern Africa.Starting off in Hong Kong, perhaps the best place to shop in the world, the ship sails on to Hong Gai, gateway to Halong Bay.The “Bay of the Descending Dragon,” is dotted with more than 3,000 mountainous islands, said to be the teeth of the dragons and one of the most stunningly and eerily beautiful sights in south East Asia.

The vessel sails on to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), before striking out for Kwala Lumpur.You can spend the day discovering this truly cosmopolitan city before heading off across the Indian Ocean for Praslin and la Digue in the Seychelles, home to the unique coco de Mer and vanilla orchids.This amazing cruise is rounded off by visits to Mombasa and Zanzibar (often also known as the Spice Islands) before reaching Cape Town, one of the world’s most beautiful cities.

Splendour on the Seven Seas

By Admin, February 6, 2010

Cruising is the preferred holiday for people who enjoy luxury, relaxation and variety and the splendour of the seven seas.Incidentally, around the time of the tales of Sinbad and the Arabian Nights the “Seven Seas” would have been the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Red Sea (including the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea), the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic sea and the Arabian Sea of course. In fact, there are over 100 bodies of water called seas of one sort of another, but after the Europeans discovered America , the phrase Seven Seas largely referred to The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas and the Gulf of Mexico.

Its the expanses of Ocean in the modern definition that Regent Seven Seas Cruises plies.The fleet of vessels operated by this company are definitely for those who like the amenities and variety of public spaces that a larger ship can provide, but still want the all-inclusive comfort and exemplary service you get on a 6-star vessel.The 50,000-tonne Seven Seas Mariner cruise ship certainly provides that.The world’s first all-suite, all-balcony ship capable of accommodating 700 guests, it also boasts the first Le Cordon Bleu restaurant at sea. Continue reading 'Splendour on the Seven Seas'»

SeaDream Mega Yachts for Exclusive Cruising

By Admin, February 3, 2010

SeaDream Yacht Club cruises specialise in intimate and very exclusive cruise holidays for a younger crowd around 40+. The ships operated by this company are magnificently appointed mega-yachts offering a true taste of marine luxury.

Seadream Cruises operates only two vessels (SeaDream I and II) which were both extensively remodelled to make them into contemporary boutique yachts. Continue reading 'SeaDream Mega Yachts for Exclusive Cruising'»

Luxury Regent Seven Seas Cruising from Hong Kong to Cape Town

By Admin, January 12, 2010

For some of us, the practicality of a rivers cruise is enough, using the ship mainly as a convenient floating hotel in order to visit the historic attractions and cities along the banks of the Rhine or the Danube for example. For others, the term cruise is synonymous with the Caribbean, where the ship is the main attraction together with the lure of sun and sand across tropical islands.Today, there are cruise options available that combine the attraction of a magnificent vessel with a truly stunning itinerary.None come much better that the Regent Seven Seas cruise from Hong Kong to Cape Town.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises are definitely for those who like the amenities and variety of public spaces that a larger cruise ship can provide, but still want the all-inclusive luxury and exemplary service you get on a 6-star vessel.The 50,000-tonne Seven Seas Voyager plies the South China Sea and Indian Ocean. Continue reading 'Luxury Regent Seven Seas Cruising from Hong Kong to Cape Town'»

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