Cruises
With scenic views and unique facilities, Cruises offer tremendous value due to all their inclusions.
With everything at your fingertips, cruises allow you to spend your days exactly as you wish.
When choosing your cruise, things to consider are the experience you are after and what you want to get out of your cruise:
The beauty of a cruise is that you can come back to the ship at any time and don’t need to worry about arranging accommodation in the various places you want to visit, meeting transfers or packing to move to your next destination.
You travel while enjoying the ships activities or having a great night’s sleep. Everything is done for you on your cruise.
There are three main cruise types: Ocean, River and Expedition:
They may overlap in locations travelled to, but the type of experience you get from the activities and the type of ship are the key differences.
Expedition Cruises
Exhibition cruises highlight the destination.
Exhibition cruises allow you to immerse in a rich programme of included activities. This can be via both onshore explorations and special onboard activities with your special team of experts.
Not only do you immerse in the destination, you will do so with experts in the field giving you incredible opportunities to learn, and enhance your knowledge, sometimes taking part in scientific research!
Ocean Cruises
Ocean Cruises are known for their onboard amenities, from breathtaking entertainment to phenomenal world firsts.
Onboard activities on ocean cruises can include roller coasters over the side of your ship, wave pools you can surf in, movie characters dining with you to abseiling rock walls.
Ocean cruises are famous for having world firsts at sea: such as fireworks, racetracks to gin distilleries.
You have your choice of cruise lines from ultra-luxurious grand ocean liners to family orientated.
River Cruises
River cruises are a great way to explore cities and less visited areas of countries.
Known for luxurious, personal service, river cruise ships are smaller and specially designed to glide through the world’s rivers and smaller channels.
Offering a variety of cruise options throughout the world, you can truly immerse in unique scenic experiences while in the lap of luxury.
There are many, many benefits to a cruise, listed below are a quick overview:
Unpack Only Once
Imagine only packing and unpacking once on your holiday!
Have your belongings conveniently stored and readily available for your entire trip.
With brand toiletry products provided for you, just unpack once and its done! Your suitcases are brought to your cabin for you and taken off the ship for you.
Comfortable Suite
You can return to your cabin at your leisure, it’s there for you to enjoy at your pleasure.
You’ll be comfortable in your room day and night- chill out in your own space at any time.
With room service, private balconies, housekeeping at your convenience, just relax and watch the world float by.
Excellent Dining Facilities
From casual to formal, you will have continuous access to Michelin star food and top notch drinks.
Food is inclusive and available whenever you want it. From formal dining rooms to family friendly BBQ restaurants.
You will have several options including organic fresh food to fancy afternoon teas to burgers and pizza by the pool.
Plenty To Do
You can choose between a myriad of excursions available ashore, explore the ports on your own or just stay aboard and enjoy the facilities of the ship.
- Enjoy cocktails while strolling along the decks
- Show off your dancing skills
- Watch movies both indoors and by the pool
- Try a hand at the casino
- Treat your body to a spa treatment
- Take a photography class
- Read one of the many books
- Enjoy a fascinating lecture by experts in their field
- Play mini golf
- Lots more
Top Entertainment
With performances that change daily, you can watch a different Broadway-style show each night.
With guest stars providing a variety of spectacular shows you can enjoy your choice of entertainment style from illusionists, dancing troupes, comedians and much more in the ship’s smaller venues as well as incredible main stage productions.
Something for everyone
There’s more than just non-stop entertainment onboard. There are several quiet places you can go to meditate, to study, do a bit of work on your novel, read.
With adult only areas on family friendly ships you can do some yoga, enjoy a cigar or just go for a run along the outdoor track in the fresh ocean breeze or indoors at the gym.
You can relax in the jacuzzi while watching for whales and dolphins.
Dress as you please.
Your cruise is your vacations so dress as you would on your holiday.
You can sit around the pool and eat pizza in your swimmers or dress like a lady for afternoon tea. You can have a cocktail in your favourite t-shirt or dress up for a special theme night.
Some cruises have theme nights such as pirate night or formal nights where you can put your best foot forward.
*Some speciality areas onboard may have dress codes on some ships.
The world is truly your oyster on a cruise. From the moment you step onboard you are welcomed by dedicated staff. From private butlers to the special touches of your wait staff and your personal housekeepers. You are guaranteed constant excellent service.
As cruises are suitable for everyone, you will find excitement and indulgence on your choice of cruises from grand ocean liners to family orientated adventures, specialised exhibitions and everything in between.
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