Ocean cruises

Set sail for shimmering new horizons on a modern breed of ship that’s setting the bar in luxury travel. From the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, cruising just got personal with six-star facilities, spacious suites, butler service and gourmet dining. They even have mega toys like zodiac boats and two-man subs. Your key to the world, ocean cruising hasn’t just recaptured the spirit of its glamorous heyday, it’s elevated it to art form.

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Explora Journeys Cruises

Explora Journeys brings a refreshing approach to the cruise scene, by redefining the luxury ocean experience. Focusing on guests who have never been on a cruise before and are ‘cruise curious’, with small ships designed to be more like luxury hotels at sea.

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Silversea Cruises

Intimate and personalised, offering the creature comforts of an ultra-luxury cruise while the boat size is kept small enough to ply the narrow waterways or bring you to smaller ports where the others can’t go. Outstanding service with nearly one crew member for every guest, and all suites benefit from dedicated butler service.

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Scenic Eclipse Cruises

Experience an unforgettable blend of all-inclusive luxury and the ultimate in sustainable adventures with Scenic Cruises, making it a truly unique travel experience on the open water. Each ship offers world-class amenities with immersive exploration, offering a unique blend of relaxation and discovery.

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The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection brings together impeccable cuisine with seamless service and luxurious surroundings, with modern comfort and casual elegance in mind.

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Four Seasons Yachts

Four Seasons has brought its impeccable and much-loved hotel brand to the high seas, with its ultra-luxurious cruise experience showcasing exceptional service with a contemporary, exquisite design.

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Orient Express Sailing Yachts

Stepping on board the Orient Express Sailing Yacht will evoke a sense of nostalgia and timeless elegance, unlike any other experience. Offering a high-end, bespoke slow sailing journey that combines the allure of luxurious cruising with impeccable service and elegant design.

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Ponant Cruises

Ponant endeavours to bring you bespoke and intuitive service, luxury facilities and immersive itineraries, creating intimate voyages with eco-sustainability at its core. Every cruise and experience programme is planned with the utmost care, knowledge and passion, responding with the first-class courtesy you deserve.

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Regent Seven Seas

Embark on an unparalleled journey with Regent Seven Seas Cruises, where every detail is meticulously crafted to exceed expectations.

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Seabourn Cruises

Lose yourself in refined luxury with Seabourn. With a private yacht-like atmosphere you will experience premium service from the highly trained attentive crew, along with a sensational-inclusive offering and exhilarating expedition cruises that aim to bring you closer to nature.

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Ponant Le Jacques-Cartier

Australia's Iconic Kimberley with Ponant Le Jacques-Cartier

10 nights
Departing 13th July 2025 from Broome, Western Australia

This cruise is intended for English-speaking passengers. All lectures, comments by naturalists during the outings and visits as well as the announcements and services on board will be in English.

Set sail for the wild and grandiose landscapes of Kimberley, following this exceptional PONANT itinerary.  

From Broome to Darwin, embark for an 11-day expedition cruise.

On the Lacepede Islands, take the time to admire the abundance of nesting birds as well as the large population of turtles residing in the lagoon.

In one of the most picturesque parts of the region, the Hunter River, you will see wild mangrove forests where saltwater crocodiles live along with many species of birds.

During your cruise, the magnificent bays of Vansittart and Swift will offer you exceptional panoramas, between islands, secret inlets, caves and rocky overhangs.

The highpoint of this cruise will undoubtedly be the discovery of the King George River and the majestic Twin Falls, the highest falls in Western Australia.

You will also visit Collier Bay, where you will be able to admire the Montgomery Reef, home to vast expanses of lagoons and immense coral reefs.

Your ship will take you along one of the most spectacular coasts in the entire region.

With their falls, abrupt gorges, savannah, calm waters and desolate mountain chains, the wild lands of Kimberley are the promise of an exceptional adventure.

This itinerary is given as an indication only. Based on tide times and weather conditions, the Captain and the Expedition Leader may need to switch the order of certain ports of call around to ensure guests have the best possible experience.

£9,100 pp

Ponant Le Lapérouse

A World Affairs Cruise in the Baltic with Ponant Le Lapérouse

9 nights
Departing 15th July 2025 from Stockholm

This cruise is part of a collection of PONANT themed voyages that are specially-tailored for English-speaking travelers who want to engage with the world. In addition to the usual elements of the PONANT experience, the listed price for these voyages includes transfers to and from the ship, talks and discussions aboard ship by world-class experts, and a shore excursion or activity in each port of call that encourages guests to embrace the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of the local environment and culture.

 

The Baltic Sea has been a thoroughfare of trade since the days of the Vikings. And for nearly as long, it has been a crucial arena of struggles for dominance in Europe—an important element in the strategic thinking of great powers from the Reformation and the Thirty Years War to World War II and the Cold War. Today, it is once again at the center of current events as Sweden and Finland join NATO after decades of neutrality and as the Baltic States are newly anxious about their independence.

As we visit the great cities that ring the shores of the Baltic, we will explore this history in a series of lectures and discussions with a decorated career foreign service officer and an award-winning journalist, and we will have the privilege of a specially arranged, exclusive presentation and discussion with former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize-laureate Lech Wałęsa while in Gdansk.

But these historic cities of the Baltic, of course, offer so much more. They are great cosmopolitan centers with vibrant cultures and a legacy of art and architecture that reflects a history rich in tradition. Sailing from Stockholm , whose lively old town showcases cobblestone streets lined with 17 th - and 18 th -century buildings, Le Lapérouse calls first in Helsinki . Internationally recognized for its striking Art Nouveau architecture , Finland's capital is also home to the UNESCO Heritage Site of Suomenlinna, a massive military installation that protected the city during the 18th and 19th centuries .

During the next two days of the voyage, you encounter two more UNESCO designated sites. Tallinn's Old Town, a prominent trading center in the 13th century, retains remarkably well-preserved ramparts, public buildings, merchant houses, and warehouses. And on Gotland—the largest island in the Baltic Sea and the site of Viking treasure —the beautifully preserved medieval town of Visby , also once a stronghold for the Hanseatic League, invites exploration of both of these legacies.

Gdansk , whose shipyard served as the birthplace of the Solidarity Trade Union in 1980, is where we meet with former President Lech Wałęsa and hear the story of the wave of dissent that arose from the Solidarity movement and led to Polish independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The Old Town , lovingly restored after the ravages of WWII, is a reminder of the town's proud 1000-year-old history of ship-building.

The Danish Island of Bornholm is known throughout the Baltic region for its lush farmland and rich herring fisheries and for the ruins of the medieval fortress of Hammershus and four well-preserved Nordic round churches . And the Danish capital of Copenhagen, a thoroughly modern and sophisticated city, is also proud to display its 800 years of royal history in Christiansborg Palace, which houses the Danish Parliament, and Amalienborg Palace , the winter residence of the Queen. Danish historian and tourism expert Henriette Brink will join us in Copenhagen as a special guest lecturer to share a deeper look into Danish history and culture.

Le Lapérouse's last port of call is the lively Swedish harbor town of  Gothenburg , whose stunning  Museum of Fine Arts  includes works by Carl Larsson, Edvard Munch, Anders Zorn, Van Gogh, Picasso, Chagall, and Monet. Your voyage comes to an end in Fredrikstad, a port city near the mouth of Oslo 's Oslofjord.

£9,600 pp

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