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A luxury cruise allows you to relish the high life on the seas, spoiling you with ultra-luxury vessels, detailed itineraries across iconic destinations, unparalleled service and enrichment programmes ...

With the most luxurious cruise ships continuously upping their game, you might be wondering exactly which one best suits you?
With that in mind, Inspiring Travel, part of the ITC Group, have compiled eight of the best luxury cruise lines, each offering something unique, so you can find the one that’s perfect for you.

Read on to find out everything from the best restaurants onboard to magical movie nights under the stars with Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas
Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club, Oceania Cruises, Silversea, AmaWaterways, Windstar, and Hapag-Lloyd.

WHY CHOOSE A LUXURY CRUISE?
A luxury cruise holiday is the perfect way to experience multiple enticing destinations across the globe in one seamless itinerary. The best part
is, you only need to unpack once. Plus, after a busy day of shore excursions, it’s a wonderful feeling to arrive back on board to enjoy remarkable
cuisine, stellar service, and unparalleled facilities before retiring to your luxury suite or stateroom.

1. SEABOURN
Best luxury cruise line for…
Cultural insights and historic sites

Giving guests a real depth of experience both onboard and ashore, one of the most outstanding features of Seabourn cruises is their intellectually stimulating offerings.
The line’s ability to call into hidden yacht harbours in destinations such as Corsica, Croatia, tiny Greek islands and Turkey’s azure coast means that you can enjoy fascinating World Heritage Sites, plus access these marvels during excursions or complimentary experiences such as Seabourn’s unique ‘Classical Concert at Ephesus’.
Onboard, the fascinating cultural offerings continue with Seabourn Conversations, which puts you in discussion with interesting people from various arenas, from the arts and sciences to the culinary scene and political world
Set sail on any one of Seabourn’s contemporary, ultra-luxury ships and you’ll feel you’re a member of a very exclusive club. Renowned for offering ‘the world’s finest small-ship experience’, Seabourn highlights include their intuitive service, all-suite accommodation and their relaxed, country club vibe. Choose from Oceanview Suites with spacious verandas or Penthouse Suites boasting floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
With each vessel carrying between 458 and 600 guests, Seabourn’s spacious suites come with a personal Suite Assistant who welcomes you on board with Champagne and canapés, personalises your nightly turndown service and assists you with any special requests. This perfectly encapsulates Seabourn’s service: unobtrusive and dedicated to ensuring that everything is always exactly as you wish.

2. REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES
Best luxury cruise line for…
Extensive range of excursions

When you set sail on one of the world’s most luxurious cruise ships, it’s as much about exploring the land as traversing the sea. Regent Seven Seas Cruises have over 2,000 excursions, allowing you to experience everything that the exciting ports of call have to offer. From exclusive behind the scenes tours to authentic cultural outings led by knowledgeable guides — the possibilities are endless!
Through their meticulously crafted itineraries, Regent Seven Seas Cruises offer you the opportunity to visit destinations throughout the Caribbean, Europe, the Americas and Asia, with a focus on providing An Unrivalled Experience® at sea with their ultra-luxury all-inclusive concept.
The vessels - Seven Seas Voyager ®, Seven Seas Mariner®, Seven Seas Navigator®, Seven Seas Splendour®, Seven Seas Explorer®, and Seven Seas Grandeur® - carry no more than 750 guests each, offering an optimal crew-to-guest ratio and ensuring you feel comfortable with plenty of open space to roam.
Inside these ships, you’ll find opulent décor, rare artworks from the likes of Picasso and Chagal, and all-suite accommodation with large, private balconies across 98% of suites, rivalling even the finest hotels and resorts from around the globe.

3. SEADREAM YACHT CLUB
Best luxury cruise line for…
A yachting experience and visiting small coves

SeaDream Yacht Club’s mantra — “it’s yachting, not cruising” – pretty much sums up the biggest difference between this line and other luxury cruise lines. An alternative to ‘big ship’ cruising, SeaDream Yacht Club offers exceptional all-inclusive sailings to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, aboard two distinctively stylish yachts: SeaDream I and SeaDream II.
As well as feeling like you’re on your very own superyacht, these vessels are perfect for getting you into secret coves and smaller ports for a more ‘world away’ Caribbean experience. In Europe, they can even take you right into the heart of Venice!
With 56 staterooms each and a maximum guest capacity of just 112, you can expect an almost-private yachting experience. Enjoy highly-personalised service on board with nearly one crew member to each SeaDream guest. The Staterooms themselves are realised in luxury nautical décor with touches of blue in their plush furnishings, large ocean view windows and marble-lined bathrooms.
SeaDream are also renowned for their inclusive open bar and gratuities, which they believe are paramount to your yachting experience. Other highlights of these incredible voyages include their weekly beachside Champagne & Caviar Splash Party, as well as movie nights screened under the stars.

4. OCEANIA CRUISES
Best luxury cruise line for…
Fine cuisine and culinary delights

Celebrating 20 extraordinary years at sea this year, Oceania Cruises’ first-class fleet is made up of eight luxury vessels: Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Marina, Riviera and Sirena. Vista is set to embark on her maiden voyage this Spring, with Allura scheduled to join the fleet in 2025.
Oceania Cruises have built a solid reputation for serving up The Finest Cuisine at Sea®. Offering up to six speciality eateries and over 200 different menu options, foodies will be pleased to hear that there are no surcharges for these speciality restaurants. Plus, daily afternoon tea held in the beautifully-appointed Horizon Lounge is also complimentary.
With a maximum capacity of 648 guests on their smaller ships (Nautica, Regatta, Sirena and Insignia),1,238 guests on their larger vessels (Marina and Riviera), and 1,200 guests onboard Vista and Allura — travellers are guaranteed an intimate cruising experience. Not only that, but the personal service onboard rivals that of the world’s finest hotels and is performed by formally trained butlers.
With refined and stylish interiors throughout, the line’s elegant suites are the icing on top of a delicious cake you’d sample in one of their restaurants. Realised in soft sea and earth tones, choose between various levels of accommodation: Luxurious Staterooms, Veranda Staterooms offering mesmerising ocean views, Penthouse Suites and Owner’s Suites furnished in Ralph Lauren Home.

5. SILVERSEA
Best luxury cruise line for…
Expedition cruises to unique destinations

Renowned for worldwide oceangoing aboard intimate, all-inclusive ships, Silversea are an ultra-luxury cruise line offering unparalleled service and supreme comfort. Sailing to over 900 destinations spanning all seven continents, their fleet takes guests to more places than any other cruise line on the seas today.
With 15-years’ experience in luxury expedition cruising, Silversea are celebrated for their innovative itineraries to some of the most unique destinations in the world. From the Arctic and Antarctica to the Galapagos Islands, Silversea’s fleet of intimate cruise ships provides the best way to travel to more hard-to-reach places and remote wildlife havens.
There’s a decidedly classic aesthetic and indulgent ambience aboard these ships — not least due to the line’s all-inclusive concept, which invites guests to enjoy a range of excursions including hiking, zodiac cruising and snorkelling, free-flowing Champagne, 24-hour gourmet dining and complimentary expedition gear (including a parka in polar regions).
From cosy Adventurer Suites right up to the grandest Owner’s Suite, all accommodation offers butler service, beautiful ocean views for that all-important dose of natural daylight. As well as having some of the highest space-per-guest ratios of any luxury cruise ship accommodation, you’ll also have the option to customise in-suite amenities, from the toiletries in your bathroom to the selection of drinks in your minibar.
With a maximum guest capacity of 200 on the newest expedition vessel, Silver Endeavour –not to mention a guest-to-crew ratio of one-to-one – it’s safe to say the service onboard this ship is truly exceptional. Plus, guests can travel to some of the remotest polar regions in the world with full peace of mind thanks to the ship’s state-of-the-art equipment and exploration technology.

6. AMA WATERWAYS
Best luxury cruise line for…
Exploring European cities

Perfect for getting to the heart of European cities, AmaWaterways are masters of providing the luxury river cruise experience. With smaller ships designed to pass through narrow waterways and ports, a river cruise is ideal for visiting historical sites and fascinating in-land cities — all against a backdrop of ever-changing scenery.
With guest capacity ranging on these boats, the one thing you can expect is that they are never overcrowded. Whether you’re sailing through Provence on AmaKristina with a maximum of 152 guests on board or cruising the River Nile on AmaDahlia, which holds just 72 guests, the impressive crew-to-guest ratio on these boats ensures you’ll feel well catered to.
Stay in magnificent suites with AmaWaterways’ signature twin-balcony staterooms, which feature both a French balcony and an outside balcony to optimise the panoramic views of whatever landscape you’re gliding past. While interiors vary from ship to ship, all suites are stylishly realised — some with marble-lined bathrooms.
From the Captain who warmly greets you as you board your majestic river cruise ship to the waiter who knows your favourite drink and addresses you by name — it’s these little touches of hospitality that really make you feel at home while cruising foreign lands.

7. WINDSTAR
Best luxury cruise line for…
An intimate cruise experience

With between just 148 to 342 pampered guests onboard their ships, Windstar proudly wears its title for being “The Best of Small Ship Cruises”.
Significantly smaller than the likes of Oceania, Regent Seven Seas, Silversea and Seabourn, these luxury yachts are able to offer a very intimate cruising experience. Not only that, but they can also reach smaller coves, meaning you can experience the less-frequented areas of the destinations you visit.
Step on board one of their three ultra-exclusive yachts — Star Pride, Star Breeze, or Star Legend — and be transported to faraway shores in the utmost comfort and style. Upholding high standards across the board when it comes to accommodation, all Staterooms feature a Queen Size Bed, L’Occitane bath products and ensuites fit with granite countertops.
Windstar guests are treated to all the comforts of home, all around the world. Beyond their carefully-designed spaces, the crew onboard pride themselves on their intuitive service. Really enjoy those little turn-down chocolates on your pillow? You may find more the next night. Have a favourite aperitif? Say no more…the crew have already memorised it.

8. HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES
Best luxury cruise line for…
A special family cruise

Looking for a luxury family cruise without the impersonal ‘big ship’ experience? Set sail on an unforgettable family adventure with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, travelling worldwide from the New Zealand to the Caribbean and everywhere in between, including many Mediterranean and European itineraries.
While Hapag-Lloyd Cruises offers amazing itineraries on all their ships, including to remote destinations on their expedition ships, it’s the MS EUROPA 2 vessel that offers the best family facilities and experience for younger guests.
With a maximum capacity of 500 guests, young travellers have plenty to do during days at sea. The Knopf Club, The Kids’ Club, and the Teens’ Club (all with dedicated spaces on board), offer a range of fun activities, from pizza making to 3D movies and banana boat rides.
As for comfortably travelling with the whole family, the MS EUROPA 2 boasts Family Living Apartments complete with spacious living areas and inter-connecting bedrooms to give families the perfect balance of space and togetherness. For those looking for even more luxurious suites, lavishness awaits in the Penthouse Suite, Grand Penthouse Suite and Owner Suite.
Enjoy some unforgettable family bonding time while sailing into dazzling sunsets — all with the personalised service and attentive hospitality of an upscale hotel.

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