Best Small Luxury Cruise Ships
SeaDream Yacht Club Offers Top Cruise Vacations to Upscale Ports
The award-winning SeaDream Yacht Club has two mega yachts that truly pamper each guest in luxury. Vacation destinations include ports in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.
SeaDream Yacht Club cruises are the best small cruise line luxury vacations. These ships provide smaller, more casual affairs than on some other luxury cruise lines. Why? It's simple. As the name implies, these aren't massive cruise lines - these are actually yachts. There are two mega yachts that take guests to luxury destinations in the Caribbean and Mediterranean. Now, these 110-passenger yachts have their own casual luxury travel ambience. Unlike those gigantic cruise lines, cruise vacation package itineraries are flexible, and can better accommodate guests' particular needs and vacation desires. The cruise vacation dress code is resort casual, though the ultra luxury amenities and cuisine ensure that the cruise vacation definitely falls within the luxury cruise scope. The cruise ship dress code and flexible itineraries add to a wonderfully relaxed travel atmosphere. These vacations are simply the best for that relaxed, casual yachting feel. Another plus for the SeaDream Yacht Club vacation is that tips, shore excursion fees, and beverages are included in the cruise fare. This all-inclusive price is a lot more inclusive than are other so-called all-inclusive cruise ship packages.
For every 2008 cruise ship luxury vacation booked through Elite Travel International, owner Stacy Small will donate $200 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This includes not just the SeaDream Yacht Club cruise vacations, but also those on top cruise lines such as Regent Seven Seas, Crystal Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Windstar Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Elite Travel International combines luxury cruise travel with donations to raise funds for this foundation year-round, as part of Ms. Small's dedication to fundraising for breast cancer research.
SeaDream Yacht Club cruise vacation details:
- 110 guests/55 couples
- One crew member for each traveler
- All suite accommodations
- Exclusive and special ports of call in the Caribbean and Mediterranean
- Guests can spend evenings and nights in ports of call
- First class treatment; no lines or waiting
- Cruise dress code is yacht casual
- Open seating for dining
- Gourmet dining al fresco, if desired
- Sleep under the stars, if desired
- Open bar
- Gratuities included in all inclusive package
- 24-hour room service
- Luxury day spa exclusive with Thai Spa Association
- Fitness center is state-of-the-art
- Full water sports center on board
- Vespas available for time ashore
- Wine with lunch and dinner
One minus regarding the SeaDream Yacht Club cruise ships pertains to family travel. There are no activities or plans specifically for children. Parents who expect to get breaks from their children by enrolling them in cruise ship day camp will be disappointed. Because this is not a child-friendly cruise line, vacations with the SeaDream Yacht Club are quieter, more adult affairs. Those 110 passengers are, in fact, 55 couples. Family travel fans tend to book their vacations with other luxury cruise ships.
Conde Nast Traveler has recognized SeaDream Yacht Club as the world's best small ship luxury cruise line, and the 2007 Travel & Leisure Reader's Survey named SeaDream Yacht Club as the World's Best as well. These credentials are even more impressive when considering that the yacht cruise line has been in operation for less than 10 years. A SeaDream Yacht Club cruise trip makes for a most relaxing, intimate and luxurious vacation.
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