Hotel & Tourism SMARTreport #45

Hotel & Tourism
SMARTreport #45
2020 Winter Edition 17
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“Suite Life” onboard a Uniworld
boutique river cruise
UNIWORLD SETS SAIL IN SOUTH
AMERICA FOR THE FIRST TIME
The Uniworld boutique river cruise
collection is, for the first time, offering two
new itineraries on the Peruvian Amazon
this year, aboard the Aria Amazon.
The new itineraries, set to debut in
September, include a 15-day Peruvian
Amazon and Machu Picchu exploration
that begins with a land portion in Lima.
Also on offer is an 11-day Peruvian rivers
and rainforest discovery trip. The Aria
AQUA
EXPEDITIONS
LAUNCHES
“THE GREATEST
LUXURY CRUISE”
EXPEDITIONS IN
SOUTHEAST ASIA’S
CORAL TRIANGLE
Presenting a brand-new cruise
experience in the pristine East Indonesian
Archipelago, Aqua Blu, a former British
navy ship, took its maiden voyage in
November 2019 as a long-range explorer
yacht, sailing the region’s most prized
destinations, including Komodo National
Park, the Spice Islands and Raja Ampat on
seven and 12 night itineraries.
A 2019 refurbishment of the five-deck
15-suite ship, overseen by a Dutch yacht
Amazon is an all-suite ship with floorto-ceiling
windows, giving guests an
extraordinary panoramic views of the
rainforest at every corner.
New ships will also be launched by
Uniworld this year on the Nile in Egypt,
the Douro in Portugal and the Mekong in
Vietnam, followed by a new ship on the
Volga in Russia in 2021
Aqua Expeditions new
vessel: Aqua Blu
design company has brought the vessel to
world-class cruising specifications. Guests
can expect to embrace a distinguished
sense of history and seafaring evolution
when they set foot on this one-of-a-kind
cruise ship. Able, according to Aqua
Expeditions, to cover vast distances in
a short span of time — and in any sea
condition — the vessel enables explorers
on board to experience the most varied,
enjoyable and rewarding coastal cruise
itineraries in this wild and stunningly
beautiful region of the world
PAUL
GAUGUIN
CRUISES
TRIPLES
CAPACITY
A memorandum of agreement has
been signed for the construction and
design of two new-generation luxury
expedition cruise vessels operating in the
South Pacific for Paul Gauguin Cruises,
bringing the company’s fleet from one to
three ships. The two new ships are due
for delivery in 2022 with a capacity of
230 guests for each ship. Paul Gauguin
Cruises currently operates one ship, the
332-guest m/s Paul Gauguin, providing
a luxury cruise experience around French
Polynesia and the South Pacific.
2021 ITINERARIES
AND DEPLOYMENT
New for 2021, is an 11-night Tuamotus &
Society Islands voyage which visits Motu
Mahana, Paul Gauguin Cruises private
islet, twice in one voyage. For 2021, The
Gauguin will also be sailing its signature
itineraries: 7-night Tahiti & the Society
Islands; 7-night Society Islands & Tahiti
Iti; 10-night Society Islands & Tuamotus;
11-night Cook Islands & Society Islands;
and 14-night Marquesas, Tuamotus &
Society Islands. Also featured are 12-
and 13-night Fiji, Tonga, Cook & Society
Islands sailings
Built specifically to
navigate the islands
of French Polynesia,
the m/s Paul Gauguin
offers luxurious,
small-ship voyages.