Voyager Of The Sea

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The French line of 23,769 GT France, built in 1912, for example, was known as the Castle of the Atlantic for its extravagant decor of Louis XIV and it is said in Paris seagulls follow the company than any other ship in hope of grabbing pieces of haute cuisine dumped into the water.

Today, passengers are spoiled for choice with so many great floating hotels compete to provide the last word in luxury. Here are five of the best.

Silver Shadow: The Lefebvre family of Rome, former owners Sitmar Cruises, launched the first of his six Silversea all-inclusive, ultra luxury ships in 1994. Silver Shadow, which entered service in 2000, 28 258 GT, but does all 382 passengers. He suffered a substantial improvement over earlier this year.

All-inclusive concept of the company, which was picked up by Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Crystal Cruises, creates a special atmosphere in this elegant, intimate ship.You never need to sign a voucher, from a champagne breakfast in the suite of a cognac after dinner in the cozy bar off the casino on deck five.

Everyone relaxes in the luxury of not knowing (or care) whose turn it is to buy a round of drinks or wine in the dining room. More: silversea.com.

Seven Seas Voyager Regent Seven Seas Cruises was the first line to offer all-suite, all balcony ship and the first with Le Cordon Bleu restaurants at sea

Its flagship product, the Seven Seas Voyager, had a beautiful multi-million-dollar Grand Bahama Shipyard in 2009, which included the signatures, the name of the restaurant operated under the auspices of the leaders of the cooking school elite Paris. A classic a la carte French menu has specialties you'd expect, such as snails, foie gras, seafood bisque, Tournedos Rossini (supposedly created for the composer Gioachino Rossini by Auguste Escoffier) ​​and, of course, creme brulee.

It's pure happiness to the common room of Le Cordon Bleu culinary afloat without additional cost (the wine is free, too), but reservations are required. More: rssc.com.

Crystal Symphony: Some people think that tea at the Ritz is the cream of the crop from a trip to London. There are five sessions each day to meet demand and it costs stg book. 90 ($ 140) for two people.

Tea is one of many small luxury cruises with Crystal Cruises multi-award winning "51,044 gt Crystal Symphony, which has had a makeover US25 million in October 2009.As the Ritz, Crystal Tea Time is held in the Palm Court with soft background music. Unlike The Ritz, there is no charge, because it is part of the price of the cruise all inclusive.

China, Asia-Pacific region beckon Voyager of the Seas | Cruise ...

VENICE, Italy - July 30, 2011 - The largest cruise ship in the world, ten years ago, is about to make a big splash in the biggest market in the world.

Voyager of the Seas, a cruise ship in the world's most innovative when it was launched in November 1999 and which led to the development of cruise shipbuilding in the 2000s, is currently in the midst of a series of Mediterranean cruises .

In June 2012, however, the 3114 ship passengers arrive in Shanghai to offer four to ten-night itineraries to a huge new market and stone emblem of the ship, climbing wall and ice rink will remain on board - Voyager was the first ship of any kind to bring such equipment to the Sea - Royal Caribbean seek to customize products and services on board for the new market, including language services and more Chinese, authentic Chinese food and culturally appropriate recreational activities and duty-free items.

The movement, according to business leaders, is designed to offer not only exciting new experiences for vacationers cruise Chinese, but also attract visitors from around the world cruise visiting China and Asia.

Spanning 14 passenger decks and a few cabins in 1557, 137,276 tons the ship will sail to Shanghai from Europe and offer a variety of stops in China, Japan and Korea until August, including Kobe and Fukuoka in Japan, and Busan and Jeju in Korea.

The ship will introduce several unique concepts never seen the sea in Asia, among them: the Royal Promenade, an indoor "main street" extends over almost the entire length of amidships, lined with places to eat, drink, shop and play, "Studio B" ice rink, a skating rink for guests who doubles as a cozy, 700-seat accommodates ice show productions with world-class figure skaters, 11 dining options include the restaurant specialty "Portofino" Italian fine dining to traditional, 50 inspired American Diner "Johnny Rockets", more Eatery most amazing Voyager, its tail three-story, 1,919-seat main dining room.

The ship will depart Singapore for Sydney, Australia in late October 2012 for a series of travel Down Under before returning to Singapore and the Asian market in March 2013.

The move is part of Royal Caribbean in growth, overall marketing strategy. Royal Caribbean owns / operates over 40 vessels respectively Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Azamara Cruises Club banners and other European and plans to host some 5 million passengers worldwide in 2012.

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