Whether you’re spending hot sticky nights eating chilli crab in a Singapore hawker market or perusing the neon lights of the shopping districts in Hong Kong, Asia remains one of the world’s most exciting regions. Asia has an allure which attracts culture lovers, foodies, shopaholics and travellers. A cruise aboard the luxurious Crystal Symphony, which … Read more
If you love your luxury cars and yachts, we’ve found the ultimate toy for you. Monaco-based yacht building company Dynamiq has unveiled its slickest and sexiest creation yet – a 108-foot Global Explorer 330 superyacht. But it gets better – she’ll be completely furnished in Bentley Home finishes. So if you have a Continental GTI … Read more
Rome, one of the most popular cruise centres of the Mediterranean, has just launched a raft of new regulations that ban loutish behaviour among its many visitors. It used to be said that, when in Rome do as the Romans. Today, you need to do as the Mayor and the City Council tell you. Eating … Read more
Expedition cruising doesn’t have to feature ice floes, penguins and long sea journeys in sometimes turbulent waters. Luxury line Silversea is next year featuring something different: its ultra-exclusive expedition ship, the Silver Cloud, is sailing on three special journeys from Lisbon to London, London to Dublin and then on to Reykjavik in Iceland. Each leg … Read more
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to sail in pampered five-star luxury, now is your chance to find out. It is sale season on four of our best loved luxury lines, with Regent Seven Seas holding a Suite Sale and Seabourn welcoming the chilly season with a Winter Opportunity Sale Event. There are also … Read more
It’s always been assumed that, for luxury cruising, small ships are a must. But more and more big ship lines are now offering ship-within-a-ship experiences with many of the add ons you expect from a luxury line: exclusive dining, personal services, exclusive spa and private spaces. Spectrum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s biggest and most … Read more
A luxury cruise makes the most sense in French Polynesia, finds David Dickstein. Watch the Travel Channel, talk to honeymooners, read what Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Justin Bieber, Eva Longoria and other rich-and-famous have to say in the celebrity magazines – they’ll all tell you French Polynesia is the quintessential romantic paradise. And, for them, … Read more
Nigella Lawson, the sensuous and celebrated British chef once said: “I never taste the wine first in restaurants, I just ask the waiter to pour.” She’s a brave woman to be investing her faith in the sommelier, but high end restaurants around Australia – think Attica in Melbourne, Sydney’s Quay or Franklin in Tasmania – … Read more
In a world now plagued with overtourism, two words epitomise an ultra-luxe shore excursion: exclusive and authentic. Maybe it’s a visit to a castle where the Count, whose family has owned the place for generations, conducts a private tour and his butler serves you drinks. Or something quite extraordinary, like a ride in a submarine. … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
