Regent Seven Seas Cruises Program for 2010
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) has announced the line’s full 2010 cruise program on its three luxury all-suite ships: the 700-guest Seven Seas Voyager and Seven Seas Mariner, and the 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator. Making its product even more enticing than ever before, RSSC now offers 2-for-1 fares, free roundtrip airfare and free unlimited shore excursions on all their 2010 departures. By adding these valuable amenities to a product that already includes all soft drinks, fine wines, premium spirits, onboard gratuities and governmental fees and taxes, Regent now offers the most inclusive cruise product ever offered by a luxury line. Additionally, there are savings for those booking and depositing a 2010 Regent cruise by 30 September 2009. “This is a truly exciting announcement for us,” said Mark Conroy, President of Regent Seven Seas Cruises. “We are basically offering our discerning world travellers the opportunity to purchase almost every element of their cruise vacation upfront to ensure a hassle-free, relaxed vacation at sea and ashore that they can enjoy in the luxury and style of a Regent experience,” he added. Varying in length from 7-night cruises in favorite cruise areas such as Alaska, Europe and the Caribbean to an around-the-world Grand Voyage of 119 nights, the 2010 RSSC programs continue to offer a truly diverse collection of luxury cruise options, living up to its brand promise of Luxury Goes Exploring. There is a total of 92 cruise departures encompass every major cruise area of the world. Highlights of the 2010 program include: Continuing the tradition of offering extended voyages RSSC will offer four Grand Voyages in 2010. Seven Seas Voyager will sail on a 119-night World Cruise (RSSC’s 10th such voyage) departing San Diego on 14 January, following an exclusive performance for full World Cruise guests by America’s favourite TV comic Jay Leno and rock ‘n roll icons The Beach Boys. The voyage can be purchased in its 4-month entirety, or in five shorter segments from 14 to 35 nights. The World Cruise is a global circumnavigation, crossing the Pacific Ocean to Australia via French Polynesia and various South Pacific islands; continuing to Singapore via Indonesia; on to Hong Kong via Brunei, the Philippines and mainland China; sailing West via Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives, Seychelles and East and South Africa; and finally returning home to Fort Lauderdale via various stops in West Africa (maiden calls), and then transatlantic to the Caribbean and Turks & Caicos islands. Seven Seas Mariner will operate a 65-night Circle South America cruise roundtrip Fort Lauderdale, departing 10 January. This Grand Voyage can be purchased as a 2-month odyssey or in three shorter segments from 14 to 30 nights. A Grand Asia Pacific cruise of 96 nights will be offered on Seven Seas Navigator departing Anchorage, Alaska on 15 September and can be purchased in its 3-month entirety, or in five shorter segments from 15 to 22 nights. The voyage starts with a northern transpacific crossing from Alaska to Beijing, via Japan; a 3- week journey to Thailand via Shanghai, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam; another 3-week voyage to Sydney via Singapore, Indonesia and the North and East coasts of Australia; a 2-week journey from Australia and Tasmania to the South and North islands of New Zealand; ending with a 3-week transpacific crossing to San Francisco via Tonga, Samoa and Hawaii. Finally, a 75-night Discovery Collection voyage on Seven Seas Mariner departs Istanbul on 21 October. The voyage can be purchased in its entirety or in four shorter segments of 14 to 25 nights. In addition to the Grand Voyages, RSSC will continue to offer more standard cruise programs in traditional cruise areas.