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Regent Seven Seas Cruises completes $US125 million refurbishment program
Regent Seven Seas Mariner off the Greek island of Santorini.
GOOD AS NEW
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has completed the final stages of a US$125 million refurbishment program with an overhaul of Seven Seas Mariner, bringing it in line with the look of the rest of Regent's fleet. All Mariner's restaurants have been redesigned, including steakhouse Prime 7 and flagship venue Compass Rose, while Signatures restaurant has replaced by Chartreuse, already featured on Explorer and Voyager. The pool deck, library, casino, spa and other public venues have also been redesigned, as have guest suites. Mariner is now repositioning to the Pacific Northwest to sail Alaska itineraries from Vancouver and Seward.
Phone 1300 455 200. See rssc.com.au
Coral Discoverer in Tasmania.
SUPER SHIP
Uniworld's river ship Beatrice relaunched this month as the first of the company's vessels to be upgraded to Super Ship category, with plans to similarly upgrade River Empress and River Royale next year. Its renovated lobby features mirrors, marble floors, a Murano chandelier and a grand staircase, while artwork features pieces by Picasso, Calder and Signoretto. There are four restaurants, including newly-added Schubert's cafe and Max's restaurant, which will also offer cooking classes. The ship also features two new Grand Suites. Beatrice sails six itineraries on the Danube.
Phone 1300 780 231. See uniworld.com
TALL TALES
Silversea has announced that news photographer Steve McCurry (Tokyo to Singapore), popular philosopher Alain de Botton (Mombasa to Cape Town) and writer Sophy Roberts (Cape Town to Lisbon) will embark on segments of Silver Whisper's 2019 world cruise, joining Paul Theroux, Pico Iyer and four other as yet unnamed Tale Tellers to host on-board lectures and produce a literary journal or artwork inspired by the ship's destinations. The world cruise departs San Francisco on January 6, 2019, and visits 31 countries over 132 days, finishing in Southampton on May 19, 2019.
Phone 1300 306 872. See silversea.com
JAPAN AND BEYOND
Hapag-Lloyd ship Europa 2 has rolled out 35 cruises for its 2018-20 season covering Oceania, the western Mediterranean, western and northern Europe, South America and the Caribbean. The luxury ship will also visit Japan for the first time on a cruise between Tokyo and Singapore, with maiden visits to Ishigaki, Toba and Naha. Also on the schedule is a fashion-themed cruise between Lisbon and Hamburg in mid-2019, an art-themed cruise between Monte Carlo and Civitavecchia (Rome) in early 2020, and wellness and relaxation cruises on a number of itineraries.
Phone 02 9977 7100. See hl-cruises.com
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Coral Expeditions has expanded its cruise options with the development of expeditions around the themes of maritime history, arts and culture, and regional food and wine. Among them is an 11-night Indigenous art cruise and an 11-night Australian cuisine voyage, both departing Cairns and visiting Cape York and Arnhem Land in October 2018. Also featured is a six-night cruise in December 2018 with a focus on the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race, a seven-night Tasmanian bushwalking cruise in January 2018, and a 10-night Wildlife and Warriors cruise in West Papua in May 2019.
Phone 1800 079 545. See coralexpeditions.com
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