Windstar Cruises are re-engineering their 3 Star Class Ship as part of the $250 Million Star Plus Initiative. These photographs of the Windstar Star Breeze, show the four 33-year old main propulsion engines and three electrical generators being removed from the ship. The ship’s four Bergen main engines and three Bergen auxiliary engines will be...
The Deluxe Cruises Ultra-Luxury Cruise Show was held at the prestigious Chewton Glen Hotel in Hampshire on Sunday 26th January 2020. With Asia as the theme of the show and the Lake Suite conference venue superbly decorated for the event by the Deluxe Cruises team, guests were able to mingle with staff and representatives from...
Seabourn today unveiled a new viewing Constellation Lounge, which will be part of the cruise line’s two new purpose-built expedition ships. The lounge will offer guests 270-degree, outward-facing views to enjoy at sea and in port. Designed along the lines of the Observation Bar, among the most popular venue on every ship in the current...
De Hoop successfully launched the 100-guest Silver Origin earlier this week. The custom-built ship for the Galapagos and Silversea’s ultra-luxury product hit the water for the first time in the Netherlands. It’s the company’s first destination-specific ship featuring a team of Ecuadorian national expert guides, the highest crew-to-guest ratio in the Galapagos, an interactive basecamp, Ecuadorian-inspired...
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The economics of cruising are as fascinating as they are counterintuitive. A few weeks ago, John Delaney, president of Seattle-based Windstar Cruises, stood on a scaffold at a historic shipyard in Palermo, Italy, and took a blowtorch to the Star Breeze, a 30-year-old, 212-passenger motor yacht. With sparks flying, and shipyard workers and guests cheering him on,...
Seven Seas Splendor To Be Christened At Elegant Evening Ceremony In Miami, Florida On Feb. 21, 2020 She’s a world-famous supermodel, glamorous actress, proud mother and successful entrepreneur – and now will be recognised as Godmother to the cruise ship that perfects luxury. Regent Seven Seas Cruises®, the world’s leading luxury ocean cruise line, today...
With everything included in Regent fares together with a dedication to offering port-intensive itineraries, Seven Seas Voyager®, Seven Seas Mariner®, Seven Seas Navigator®, Seven Seas Explorer® , Seven Seas SplendorTM and Seven Seas Grandeur are the ultimate way to discover the world… and here are seven reasons why we think you should sail with Regent...
Silversea Cruises are proud to announce that they have won Best Luxury Cruise Line (Luxury Category), Best Service (Luxury Category) and Best for Adventure (Luxury Category) at the Cruise Critic 2019 UK Cruisers’ Choice Awards. Best Luxury Line (Luxury Category) “Silversea reset the standard for luxury with the launch of Silver Muse and we love...
Seabourn has unveiled the Bow Lounge on its new Seabourn Venture, the company’s first purpose-built luxury expedition vessel set to debut 2021. The Bow Lounge is designed to further enhance the perspectives that the natural world presents, according to the company, increasing the sense of discovery that is sure to captivate guests by bringing a...
Seabourn celebrated the keel laying for new ship Seabourn Venture at the T. Mariotti shipyard in San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy, on December 4. The event marks a significant step in the construction of the line’s first ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship. Seabourn Venture is scheduled to debut in June 2021, and a second expedition vessel,...
SeaDream Yacht Club and Damen have in “good faith and with mutual understanding” decided not to proceed with the building of a new ship for SeaDream, according to a press release, as the contract for the SeaDream Innovation has been terminated. “The response from our past guests and the market in general has been overwhelming,...
