A GUIDE TO PREMIUM AND LUXURY CRUISING
Opulent surroundings, attentive service and quality dining are hallmarks of luxury cruises on both small ships and mega-yachts that often cater for only a few hundred guests. You can expect more space with upscale suite accommodation, chic deck areas and speciality restaurants, while ashore the emphasis is on destination discovery at ports of call more off the beaten track. Such cruises are largely all-inclusive, without extra charges for drinks, gratuities and, in some cases, shore excursions
A GUIDE TO EXCLUSIVE CLUBS AND SUITES
Cruise ship accommodation is moving upmarket with mainstream lines increasingly introducing more suites and exclusive guest areas; in some cases creating an intimate “ship within a ship” feel. Choose from spa suites that have unlimited access to wellness areas, suites with butler service or those with direct access to private restaurants, their own swimming pool and exclusive deck areas.
Azamara Club Cruises
Savour the many inclusive amenities onboard an Azamara luxury cruise and explore unique destinations. Azamara are specialists in luxury cruise holidays, offering passengers the opportunity to discover the world in unrivalled class.
Celebrity Cruises. Suite Class
Experience the new standard in luxury cruising with a Celebrity Cruises holiday in Suite Class. Created for discerning guests seeking a contemporary holiday experience, Suite Class will be introduced to Celebrity’s state-of-the-art ships during April 2015, offering exclusive benefits such as a suite-only restaurant, luxurious VIP lounge, butler service and more.
Cunard. Grill Suites
All our guests receive the highest level of service, but choose to stay in one of our Queens Grill or Princess Grill Suites and you’ll enjoy an unsurpassed level of luxury. With everyone taking care of your needs, from our on board concierge to your Queens Grill personal butler - the Cunard Grills Experience is unforgettable. As well as deluxe accommodation and personal service, you’ll have access to the Grills restaurants, offering the most exquisite cuisine available. Excursions, spa treatments, special requests – everything can be arranged just for you. The Cunard Grills Experience is one of the most luxurious ways to travel.
At Crystal Cruises, we are motivated by a single goal: to provide you with the finest experience not only in cruising, but in all of luxury travel.It is our pleasure to welcome you into the fascinating world of Crystal Cruises. At sea and ashore, we share your passion for discovery and have created itineraries that showcase the world and all its glory, from favorite must-see destinations to undiscovered gems of rare beauty. A careful balance of onboard enrichment and shoreside adventure is combined to create the most magnificent experiences, ones you are sure to treasure for a lifetime.
The individuality of our ships and the diversity of unique destinations have been making Hapag-Lloyd Cruises a passion for more than 100 years.
Experience the new way of luxury in a relaxed ambience on our new-build ship MS EUROPA 2 all suite/all balcony. She is the second flagship to the iconic EUROPA– both rated by Berlitz Cruise Guide to the ‘World’s Best Cruise Ships’. Additionally, our Luxury Expedition ships HANSEATIC and BREMEN enable very discerning travellers to visit pristine and often remote corners of the globe.
Luxury, small ship cruising as individual as you...
The word unique is greatly overused these days, but Hebridean Princess is undoubtedly one of a kind. A Hebridean cruise, as some of you will already know, is truly unforgettable; in a world where mediocre standards are all too common you will be assured of the best of service from a hand-picked crew, for whom supreme attention to detail is the norm. The majority of our guests are repeat travellers and their trust and confidence are not easily won. We work hard to ensure that a Hebridean Princess cruise is the most relaxing, stress-free and therapeutic experience you will ever enjoy – until of course, you find yourself back on board for a subsequent visit.
We believe it is simply not possible to look after large numbers of guests properly and give them the really personal service that differentiates an extraordinary holiday from a merely good one. That is why, on Hebridean Princess, you will find only 50 like-minded souls and no fewer than 38 crew to look after you.
Creating the ultimate in luxury, the generous proportions of our suites and staterooms are decorated with traditional hardwoods, rich fabrics, fine furnishings, and art masterpieces. Plump the goosedown pillows of the Prestige Tranquility Bed, an Oceania Cruises exclusive. Breathe the fresh sea air on the private teak veranda that graces the vast majority of accommodations. In our suites you’ll find oversized living and dining areas as well as marble and granite-clad bathrooms with a bathtub. Our palatial Owner’s Suites, Vista Suites and Oceania Suites elevate sea-going opulence to new levels with custom Empire-style furnishings, iconic designs from Ralph Lauren Home, or the brilliance of contemporary designer Dakota Jackson.
Everybody yearns for a private retreat where they can truly relax and recharge. This was the guiding principle behind our splendid suites and staterooms. We designed them to be grand, remarkably spacious and so immensely comfortable that each moment spent behind closed doors feels like being in an oasis of luxury all your own. Our accommodations are handsomely appointed with soothing colors, soft textures, stylish furnishings, luxurious linens, plush towels and custom-milled French and Italian toiletries.
PONANT
Ponant offers chic cruising without the crowds, experience the comfort of a private cruise onboard vessels of an intimate size: exclusive to between 64 to 226 guests. Our interiors are elegant and uncluttered, delight in the fun and casual elegance onboard without the formalities. Discover exceptional sites and come closed to landscapes so often inaccessible to large ships. Exquisite dining with French and international cuisine, with complimentary wines included at lunch and dinner. Crew members, all versed in elegant discretion, will see to it that you enjoy a welcome that will make your cruise a unique experience. We offer an alternative to many other traditional cruise line, discover with French chic and elegance.
LIVE THE STORIES YOU’D LOVE TO TELL
Discover the world’s most intriguing destinations while travelling in extraordinary style aboard Silversea’s intimate Luxury Cruises. Our 8 intimate, ultra-luxury ships can sail up narrow waterways into the heart of a city, or tie up right at the pier while others must anchor off shore. Silversea's all-inclusive fares offer a value that is the envy of any luxury vacation experience - to further enhance this value, Silversea periodically introduces enticing cruise specials on a variety of sailings.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
True luxury is intangible. Should you believe the abundance of cruise brochures on travel agent’s shelves, every passenger ship afloat offers a life of hedonistic pleasure, with all mentions of ships prefaced by the word ‘luxury’. The truth is rather different and the term ‘luxury’ has become depleted in recent years. Applied indiscriminately by people trying to sell anything and everything, it leaves one with a sense that tangible luxury has retreated. True luxury is an integral element of our DNA and this mercurial quality elevates our experience to a whole new echelon of experiential splendour. We are a cruise line that appreciates the nuances of refinement where the little things in life, so personal to individuals and their psyche, assume a value beyond compare. By subtle alchemy, our blend of seagoing ‘luxe’ and indulgence combine to produce something that manages to extract the vital spark from both. This avatar of cruising reflects the company’s integrity to offer you a subtle interpretation of individuality as well as liberating each and every experience.
