Aqua Expeditions, one of the world’s leading luxury river cruise lines, has revealed its annual discounted summer rates aboard the award-winning Aqua Mekong expedition river cruise. Launched in 2014 and considered the most elegant cruise on the Mekong, the Aqua Mekong takes travelers on a grand journey along one of the world’s most legendary waterways through Cambodia and Vietnam. Every summer,…
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Halong Bay Welcomes Its Most Luxurious Day Cruise Ever
The creator of Halong Bay’s finest cruise experiences is charting new waters with the launch of a lavish day trip replete with private cabins, an onboard spa and cooking classes. Anticipating an influx of travellers after the opening of a new highway between Hanoi and Halong Bay and the new Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province, Paradise Cruise’s…
Read MoreHalong Bay’s Largest Five-Star Cruise Celebrates Maiden Voyage
The largest and most luxurious cruising vessel to ever ply Halong Bay’s waters has impressed its inaugural passengers with its elegant cabins, evening piano bar, expansive sun decks, spa and fine dining. New Vietnamese luxury cruise operator Lion Asia put the first of two President Cruises ships on the water on November 15. Measuring 86 meters long, 13.9 meters wide…
Read MoreSilversea Spotlights the Far East with a Range of Remarkable Expedition Voyages
Part of its industry-leading ultra-luxury expedition offering, Silversea Expeditions continues to take guests closer to the authentic beauty of the Far East with a number of remarkable itineraries. The following itinerary sample has been handpicked to illustrate the richness of Silversea Expeditions’ offering in the Far East in 2019: The Pacific Ring of Fire and Japan Silver Explorer departs April 29, 2019,…
Read MorePandaw Expeditions Offers Classic Mekong in Vietnam & Cambodia
Asia cruise pioneer Pandaw Expeditions is continuing to offer a Classic Mekong cruise that presents a cruise that is both fascinating and varied on the River Mekong. The cruise features a striking cultural contrast between the bustling Vietnam delta and the tranquility of Cambodia. The RV Mekong passes from the vibrant French colonial port of Saigon and along the main channel into the rich countryside…
Read MoreSilversea Offers the Far East for Far Less with Special All-Inclusive Package Fares
Ultra-luxury cruise specialist, Silversea, is offering exceptional savings on a number of voyages to Asia in 2018 and 2019 with an All-Inclusive Package promotion now available on new bookings. The savings program includes free economy roundtrip air or business-class air upgrade for $2,499 each way for flights from select U.S. and Canadian gateways; free one-night pre- and post-cruise hotel stay; free transfers…
Read MorePandaw River Cruises Debuts in India with Ganges Cruise
Pandaw has announced the launch of an India river expedition that will take guests on an epic journey along The Lower Ganges, aboard the stately, “Orient Pandaw”. The seven-night, “The Lower Ganges” sailing from Kolkata to Farraka and vice versa, will debut on 23 December 2018 and will offer weekly departures until the end of April 2019. It will re-commence…
Read MoreWindstar Announces Return to Asia
Windstar Cruises’ second season for the 212-passenger Star Legend in Asia kicks off in the fall of 2018 after her inaugural Alaska season this summer. The return to Asia for Windstar in 2018/19 will bring four new cruises, as well as the recurrence of four of the company’s most popular cruises from its 2017/18 season sailing in the region for…
Read MoreSilversea Welcomes Back Primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas
Luxury expedition cruise specialist Silversea has announced that renowned primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas will join two Silver Discoverer voyages in 2019 as a guest lecturer. Internationally recognized for her studies and work with the orangutans of Indonesian Borneo in their natural habitat, she is considered the world’s foremost authority on the orangutan. A duo of expedition cruises with departures…
Read MoreNew Burma Coastal Voyages on the MY Andaman Explorer
Pandaw River Expeditions has announced a new, limited edition, itinerary in Burma’s extraordinary Mergui Archipelago. The move follows the successful launch of Pandaw’s first ocean cruise onboard the MY Andaman Explorer, a classic 1960’s motor yacht acquired in 2016 and, lovingly, refurbished by Pandaw founders, Paul and Roser Strachan. The MY Andaman Explorer began sailing a seven-night ‘Mergui Archipelago’ itinerary…
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