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Paul Gauguin Cruises Announces 2014 Voyages
Paul Gauguin Cruises, operator of the longest continually sailing luxury cruise ship in the South Pacific, the m/s Paul Gauguin, and the m/v Tere Moana, recently announced their 2014 voyages featuring new itineraries and ports in Fiji, Australia, Southeast Asia, Europe, Latin America and Costa Rica. Select new itineraries include: • An 11-night Fiji to Australia voyage on [...]
Silversea Partners with the Royal Geographical Society
Silversea Cruises recently announced that the famed Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, will provide detailed scientific and historical information to guests traveling on its expedition ships, including Silver Explorer and Silver Galapagos. The society’s collections contain more than 2 million [...]
Children Sail Free on 17 New Crystal Cruises This Year
Crystal Cruises is adding 17 voyages to its popular “Kids Sail Free” program, which was previously offered on four European cruises during June and July. With the promotion, children age 17 and under can sail for free when sharing a third berth stateroom with two adults. Families can now choose from an array [...]
Aqua Expeditions Comes to Southeast Asia
Launching in 2014, the M/V Aqua Mekong will be a custom-designed luxury cruise ship including a spa, screening room and outdoor pool. Twenty guest suites with floor to ceiling windows will offer unparalleled river views of Vietnam and Cambodia. M/V Aqua Mekong itineraries will include three-, four- and seven-day options traveling between Ho [...]
Lindblad Acquires Orion
Lindblad Expeditions has acquired Australia-based Orion Expedition Cruises. The Orion will formally join the Lindblad fleet in March 2014, when it will be renamed National Geographic Orion. The acquisition will increase Lindblad’s passenger capacity by 18 percent. Founded in 1959 by Lars-Eric Lindblad, the adventure cruise company currently runs five small vessels in a partnership [...]
This Week’s Featured Auctions: Unique Luxury Cruises
Orion Expedition Cruises The Kimberley, Australia Renowned for its expeditionary cruises, Orion Cruises presents luxury cruising in the most unlikely places. The 100-passenger ships, Orion and Orion II, are small enough to venture to areas that larger ships are not able to access to bring guests ashore. Orion prides itself on taking the “path [...]
In the News: Silver Galapagos
Discerning visitors to the Galapagos Islands currently have a choice between upscale expedition ships such as the 48-passenger M.V. Eclipse and a yacht or catamaran. But now there is the prospect of a genuinely luxurious small cruise ship plying these waters. Silversea’s Silver Galapagos, a 4,000-ton vessel with 100 passengers and 70 crew, is scheduled to begin operations [...]
2013 Grand Awards: Sea Cloud II
I have enjoyed cruises on many exceptional ships over the years, but my recent Aegean journey aboard Sea Cloud II was a standout. Built on the model of the original Sea Cloud, a gift in 1931 from financier E.F. Hutton to his wife, Marjorie Merriweather Post, the second ship, launched in 2001, is [...]
From the Travel Office: What to Reserve Right Now
It’s almost always possible to find last-minute space somewhere, but why compromise? By planning well in advance, you can secure exactly the accommodations you want, exactly when you want. Many of Andrew Harper’s favorite hideaways have fewer than 20 rooms, making it essential to reserve well in advance, as even large hotels and resorts [...]
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