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Cruise internationalCruise is the fastest growing travel sectorWith more and more people choosing to cruise – 2012 figures are predicted to top 1.7 million and will hit 2 million by 2014.
From Queen Elizabeth to Marco Pierre White, Chicago to the Polar regions, cruising is at the pinnacle of innovation.
And with a new ship being launched almost every month in glittering, celebrity-studded events, cruising has never been so exciting!
Cruise International is the only UK newsstand magazine that targets this huge audience.
Cruise International AwardsThe official awards of National Cruise Week and the only Cruise Awards voted for by the passengers themselves.Our inaugural awards launched in 2011 attractedover 180,000 votes across 20 categories:supported by our media partners – Classic FM,The Spectator and Travel channel.Being a sponsor of the Awards represents truevalue by offering a whole host of branding,media and data capture opportunities.
Cruise Planner The essential guide to cruising in the year ahead, and the only cruise guide available on the UK newsstand. The Cruise planner provides the perfect opportunity to launch your 2013 campaign.
Cruise International Reader profile Cruise International is read by an affluent, mature, high net-worth audience. Typically 50+ they have time to enjoy the best that travel has to offer. Our readers are informed and influential, eager to share their opinions with like-minded travellers – online or face-to-face.
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ULTRA-LUXURYChampagne, caviar and butler service come as standard on these lines, which have pushed
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WHO DOES IT SUIT● 50+ ◗ Families*¡ Budget conscious● Stylish● Food lovers● Adventurers¡ Dance enthusiasts
* some lines are more family-friendly than others, as indicated in copy
WHO CRUISESCrystal Cruises www.crystalcruises.co.uk
Hapag-Lloyd www.cruisepeople.co.uk
Hebrideanwww.hebridean.co.uk
Regent Seven Seas Cruises www.rssc.co.uk
Seabournwww.seabourn.co.uk
SeaDream Yacht Clubwww.seadream.com
Silversea www.silversea.com
Sea Cloud www.seacloud.com
Some cruise lines have raised the bar so high in terms of service levels, accommodation and cuisine
that they have effectively re-defi ned the luxury genre, hence the “ultra-” prefi x. If you travel on these lines you will part with more cash up front, but after that you will fi nd most things included. So, expect vast suites, butler service, free-fl owing champagne, haute cuisine and a staff-to-guest ratio of almost 1-1. But also premium wines, tips, air fares and, in the case of Regent Seven Seas Cruises, shore excursions. You might fi nd that they work out more affordable than you may have fi rst thought.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is arguably the most ‘all-inclusive’ of the ultra-luxury lines, with shore excursions and fl ights included in the fares.
The line has just three ships: Voyager and Mariner, which both carry 700 passengers, and Navigator, which carries 490. The former two are all-suite, all- balcony ships, with suite sizes starting at 301 sq ft on Mariner and Navigator and 356 sq ft on Voyager. All Navigator’s suites are ocean view, 90 per cent with private balcony.
The US line is also noted for its itineraries that take in some of the world’s more glamorous spots, as well as some of the least-visited destinations. New voyages for 2012/13 include Korea, Japan, Bali and Western Australia, for example; there is also an extended ‘World Voyage’ from the Mediterranean through the Indian Ocean, Asia and Australia, which can be taken in segments from seven nights to the full 143 nights.
Regent is also renowned for its range of shore excursions and land tours, including its Travel Concierge programme, which enables guests to custom-make their own experiences.
It’s also known for its child-friendly Club Mariner Programme, which is offered on selected sailings during school holidays.
Crystal Cruises‘ Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity are the largest in this category, each taking about 1,000 guests. Instead of increasing its fl eet,
Crystal has invested in multi-million-pound upgrades. These introduced features such as restaurants under the auspices of celebrity chefs Nobu Matsuhisa and Piero Selvaggio.
Crystal is also one of the few ultra-luxury lines that caters for children with a programme of activities on selected sailings.
Next spring, holidays on the two vessels will become all-inclusive and
will include free wines and premium spirits in all restaurants, open bar service in all lounges and pre-paid gratuities for staff. Until then, the company is offering passengers up to $2,000 per couple onboard credit.
Seabourn launched the third of its Odyssey-class ships, the 225-cabin Seabourn Quest this summer in Barcelona with Blythe Danner (Gwyneth Paltrow’s mum) as godmother. She joins Odyssey and Sojourn (whose godmother is Twiggy)to bring the fl eet to six. All three are purpose-built for the line with a passenger capacity of 450.
The levels of luxury are refl ected in the sumptuous suites, most of which have balconies. The veranda suites start at 300 sq ft (an extra 65 sq ft with the balcony), and go up to 1,182 sq ft in the case of the Grand Wintergarden suite, one of the most sumptuous suites at sea.
Having the extra ships has enabled Seabourn to tap into new markets, particularly the UK, which is refl ected in the line’s decision to add more sailings from Dover.
Its 2012/13 sailings feature more than more than 379 ports – 50 of which are maiden calls – in 103 countries across six continents. New for 2012 is Australia, New Zealand
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Main pic Deck on Regent Seven Seas Cruises Voyager of the SeasBelow A suite on board Seabourn Sojourn
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Cruise International.com Cruise International.com currently reaches 30,000 engaged cruisers; but with a growth rate of 20% per month our online audience is rapidly increasing .
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Published six times a year, each issue aims to inspire readers to try something new and different – from nature tours in the Galapagos, to dog sledding in Norway, to simply buying a new holiday wardrobe.
The magazine is packed with practical advice on when it’s best to travel, what to pack for your cruise, how to insure your trip and how to get the best value cruise - whether readers are travelling with a young family or taking the luxury cruise of a lifetime.
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