In case you haven't yet seen this YouTube video, here's a time-elapsed clip showing the building of the gorgeous Seabourn Odyssey from The Yachts of Seabourn.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Seabourn Wine List: Packages, By the Bottle, & Wine Tastings
I'm just starting to go through all of the Seabourn materials I gathered during our Seabourn Odyssey Eastern Mediterranean cruise in July. I'll be posting a lot of new information to this blog and to my website.If you don't visit LuxuryCruiseBible.com often, you may want to bookmark it and check back for more Seabourn information.
Last night I posted a comprehensive list of the reserve wines available as packages and by the bottle, as well as information about special wine tastings on select cruises. While Seabourn offers excellent wines as part of your cruise fare, these other options—for a fee—have been designed for true wine connoisseurs.
Read all about Seabourn's reserve wine list at LuxuryCruiseBible.com.
What else do you want to know about Seabourn Odyssey? Let me know and I'll post answers to your queries as soon as possible.
—Andrea M. Rotondo for LuxuryCruiseBible.com
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Dive into Natural Wonders in Ecuador
Note: Luxury tour operator Ker & Downey sent in the following information about their Ecuador and Galapagos Islands vacations. Enjoy!
Tired of living in a concrete jungle? Long to be surrounded by the sounds of nature rather than the cacophony of the city? Envelop yourself in a tapestry woven from the spectacular biodiversity of animal and plant life in the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Galápagos Islands.
You can explore these natural wonders without giving up modern comfort when you visit one of the luxury eco-lodges in the area and choose a smaller, but well-appointed cruise ship tour.
Ecuador’s tourist destinations are uniquely built to preserve the fragile rainforest ecosystem, to support the local people, and encourage the continuation of indigenous cultures. Once you’re in the Amazon, expect to be dazzled with the immense variety of trees, butterflies, birds, and monkeys.
Bird-watching is a special treat on the many canopy tours offered. Suspended 40 or more feet in the air, you’ll have an eye-level view of exotic birds wheeling and cavorting in the forest. You will also want to go to the magical Butterfly Farm, where you can see a multitude of native butterflies at various life stages.
Eco-lodges and river cruise ships often employ local people as expert guides. These guides offer an insider’s view of the area’s natural wonders, culture, indigenous groups, and geography.
There is a wide variety of types of boats, accommodations, and lengths of river cruises to choose from. Smaller vessels will allow you access to narrower rivers, or if you choose to be on a larger boat, you can take a canoe trip up smaller streams. A cruise of the Galápagos Islands will truly take you to another world. Again, your choices abound in what kind of vessel to take.
One of the most intimate options is boarding the M/Y Grace, an elegant yacht named for its late owner, Princess Grace of Monaco. With only nine cabins, you’ll enjoy a serene escape from city overcrowding, as you’ll be sharing the cruise with a maximum of 17 other guests. With this intimate setting, you receive personal attention and service from the staff. Also, the vessel’s small size allows you to visit areas of the archipelago that are inaccessible by larger cruise ships.
You can see the Galápagos’ remarkable tortoises, land and marine iguanas, the Galápagos penguin, frigatebird, Galápagos sea lion, blue-footed booby, finches, the flightless cormorant, and the Galápagos hawk in their native environment.
Snorkeling is especially inspiring in this fascinating habitat. Based on your preferences, your cruise can focus on family-friendly activities, varying levels of naturalist excursions, or active adventures including spectacular diving.
Ker & Downey offers several cruises in Ecuador varying from three to seven nights.
Tired of living in a concrete jungle? Long to be surrounded by the sounds of nature rather than the cacophony of the city? Envelop yourself in a tapestry woven from the spectacular biodiversity of animal and plant life in the Ecuadorian Amazon and the Galápagos Islands.
You can explore these natural wonders without giving up modern comfort when you visit one of the luxury eco-lodges in the area and choose a smaller, but well-appointed cruise ship tour.
Ecuador’s tourist destinations are uniquely built to preserve the fragile rainforest ecosystem, to support the local people, and encourage the continuation of indigenous cultures. Once you’re in the Amazon, expect to be dazzled with the immense variety of trees, butterflies, birds, and monkeys.
Bird-watching is a special treat on the many canopy tours offered. Suspended 40 or more feet in the air, you’ll have an eye-level view of exotic birds wheeling and cavorting in the forest. You will also want to go to the magical Butterfly Farm, where you can see a multitude of native butterflies at various life stages.
Eco-lodges and river cruise ships often employ local people as expert guides. These guides offer an insider’s view of the area’s natural wonders, culture, indigenous groups, and geography.
There is a wide variety of types of boats, accommodations, and lengths of river cruises to choose from. Smaller vessels will allow you access to narrower rivers, or if you choose to be on a larger boat, you can take a canoe trip up smaller streams. A cruise of the Galápagos Islands will truly take you to another world. Again, your choices abound in what kind of vessel to take.
One of the most intimate options is boarding the M/Y Grace, an elegant yacht named for its late owner, Princess Grace of Monaco. With only nine cabins, you’ll enjoy a serene escape from city overcrowding, as you’ll be sharing the cruise with a maximum of 17 other guests. With this intimate setting, you receive personal attention and service from the staff. Also, the vessel’s small size allows you to visit areas of the archipelago that are inaccessible by larger cruise ships.
You can see the Galápagos’ remarkable tortoises, land and marine iguanas, the Galápagos penguin, frigatebird, Galápagos sea lion, blue-footed booby, finches, the flightless cormorant, and the Galápagos hawk in their native environment.
Snorkeling is especially inspiring in this fascinating habitat. Based on your preferences, your cruise can focus on family-friendly activities, varying levels of naturalist excursions, or active adventures including spectacular diving.
Ker & Downey offers several cruises in Ecuador varying from three to seven nights.
—This post is courtesy of luxury tour operator Ker & Downey.
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