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CRUISE Adventure SAILING Ideas Travel Travel i deas CRUISE ISSUE Travelideas the magazine for travellers, explorers & daydreamers & explorers travellers, for magazine the Island adventure SAILING AROUND THE SOUTH PACIFIC Call of the wild EXPLORING BEAUTIFUL GALÁPAGOS BEST OF THE CRUISE SPECIAL CRUISE THE TOP 10 CRUISING BLUEEXPERIENCES / ALSO IN THIS ISSUE I ssue The go-to guide for everything you # 2 need to know about cruising AND LOADS MORE How else do you expect to see right through an iceberg? Find more unique adventures on page 10. 2 flightcentre.com.au/cruises contents CRUISE ISSUE Travelideas AT THE FRONT Call of the wild: Galápagos The top voyage for adventure Cruise map 32 Where we’ve enthusiasts, visiting these 04been and what we’ve seen. beautiful and unusual islands by sea offers superior wildlife- spotting opportunities. Travel desk The latest news bites 06from the world of cruising: IN THE MIDDLE kids’ world, luxe corner, for art’s sake, talk to the experts, Star scoop Luke Mangan talks about his The stars of the sea experience at sea, and more. 38offer their insights and tips about onboard showbiz. Draw the curtain and get ready to FEATURES be amazed – when at sea, the Best of show will always go on. the blue 10We reveal 10 of the best The challenge cruising experiences in Cruising suits every hello Cruising is becoming increasingly popular as the holiday of the world. 40price point. The experts offer two types of holidays with choice for many Australians. If you haven’t been on a cruise before, this issue choices for both luxury and is for you. If you are a one-time-only or regular cruiser, this issue is also for you. Take me to the river budget holiday-seekers. Cruising is growing at a rapid rate – and it’s easy to see why. You can cruise 18Cruising along coiled rivers, the South Pacific on board a large resort-like ship, glide along coiled rivers on passing stunning scenery Travel clinic and stopping off to explore, The experts at Flight a luxury vessel, taking in breathtaking scenery, or cruise to off-the-beaten-track the Budapest to Amsterdam 42Centre answer your questions destinations and immerse yourself in worlds that seem almost fairytale-like with route is one of Europe’s most about cruising. what they offer. popular river cruises. Issue two of Tr av el i d e a s is a special issue. The front section is your usual CRUISE GUIDE Tr av el i d e a s magazine with inspiring features that showcase cruising in its many Island adventure Cruise guide forms. These features are about journeys, and they might inspire you to consider 22The idyllic South Pacifc region Need help choosing a cruise journey – or journeys – of your own. is home to thousands of 43your cruise, ship, cabin types islands. Cruising this expanse and more? This is your go-to The back section of the magazine is your go-to guide for everything to do is the perfect way to immerse guide to worldwide cruising. with cruising. Its in-depth, informative content covers cruise types, ships, cabins yourself in island life and forget We also reveal the 36 best and more, with 36 pages dedicated to the best cruise lines sailing the rivers reality for a while. companies to cruise with. and seas today. To m Wa l l ey , Executive general manager A moveable AT THE BACK feast 28Take your tastebuds on a global Choose your tour without even leaving the This special cruising issue of Travel ideas is also cruise ship, as you travel between 90Whoever you are and whatever available online. Download the Travel ideas app restaurants, getting a taste for you’re looking for, there’s a Travelideas from the App Store or Google Play today. fne cuisine, local goods and cruise out there that’s perfect celebrity chef dishes. for you. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information in this magazine, no responsibility can be accepted by the publisher for errors or omissions, and Managing director Jeff Trounce / General in particular no responsibility can be accepted for the Travel ideas magazine has been produced by The manager Clare Brundle / Publisher Alison quality of goods and services, including prices quoted or Crocker / Managing editor Ta t y a n a L e o n ov Hardie Grant Media for Flight Centre. errors. All material copyright to Hardie Grant Media. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part, either team Sub-editor Sarah Friggieri / Art director Editor-in-chief Brian Crisp Dan Morley / Designer Kathryn Sigglekow electronically or conventionally, without the written Printer Offset Alpine Marketing projects manager Jordan Albury permission from the publisher is strictly prohibited. Photos © Corbis; Back cover: Alamy; Cover: Thinkstock Cover: Alamy; cover: Photos © Corbis; Back Travel ideas 3 THE CRUISE ISSUE EUROPE This mighty US river Kidding about evokes the history and Disney Magic 08 grandeur will cruise an 18 MISSISSIPPI of a bygone epic journey Ancient history era. inspired by the popular 17 movie Frozen in mid 2015. 12 16 AMSTERDAM Cross-country What better way PANAMA CANAL Full of history to cruise the Sail along the world than from 15 Rhine, past San Francisco? The 77km a plethora canal slices of castles, to through one the magical of the world’s Dutch deadliest capital. jungles. GALÁPAGOS Wow! Ooh! Wild wonder 32 The UNESCO 38 World Heritage site is home to wildlife you won’t find Draw the GALÁ PAGOS ISLANDS anywhere curtain and Spot even more else. let the show begin. Six amazing scenery and cruise stars wildlife on a cruise share their of Antarctica WORLDWIDE insider tips Entertainment and tricks. Bet you didn't 14 know I can swim and dive! contents Fast facts MYANMAR Another world To quote Rudyard The1:3 staff-to- MONACO Kipling, this guest ratio Get set… enchanting onboard Uniworld state is SOUTH PACIFIC “quite unlike cruises. Experience Island paradise any place the Grand you know Prix de about”. Where else Monaco will you find 2000 firsthand, or Cruise ships PACIFIC ISLANDS clear waters visit more watch teeming than this many on board with tropical ports all over in five-star FSM Marshall Islands fish and the world. luxury. 12 sun-soaked Kiribati beaches? The percentage46 of Aussies Soloman Islands 22 under the age of Samoa 50 who cruised in 2013. Vanuatu Fiji Suva Niue CRUISE SPECIAL / ISSUE #2 Tonga Cook Islands The362 size in metres of Sail the the world’s largest cruise 13 seven seas ship, Royal Caribbean’s GET READY TO EXPLORE THE Allure of WORLD BY FLICKING TO the Seas. THESE HIGHLIGHTS IN THE MAGAZINE. The8.7m estimated KIMBERLEY number of days Wild Australia Australians spent at sea in 2013. With 28 sky-high waterfalls and deep 50,000 gorges, the In 2013, almost With celebrity this many WORLDWIDE Kimberley chefs and an array is the ideal Australians A moveable of cuisines, location for embarked on feast mealtimes at sea expedition a river cruise – are never boring! ships. fast becoming a popular way to explore the world, Europe in particular. Illustration: Julia Murray. Figures: Cruise Lines International Association Figures: Illustration: Julia Murray. Travel ideas 5 NEWS & EVENTS TRAVEL DESK SIT BACK AND READ ABOUT THE LATEST AND GREATEST FROM THE EXCITING WORLD OF CRUISING Get to know LUKE MANGAN AUSTRALIAN-BORN CELEBRITY CHEF LUKE MANGAN LAUNCHED HIS FIRST CRUISE LINER RESTAURANT ON A P&O SHIP IN 2009. TODAY, DINERS CAN INDULGE IN LUKE’S FRESH FOOD ON BOARD P&O SHIPS AT SALT GRILL BY LUKE MANGAN RESTAURANTS The best part about cruising is you don’t need to go through customs or carry your luggage around with you everywhere you go. Every morning you wake up in a new destination. I also love the variety of activities on board, such as wine tastings, comedy shows and live cooking demonstrations. On board I spend most of my time at Salt grill, talking to the guests and serving up some of my signature dishes. I love having my restaurants on P&O ships because it’s a brand I’ve known for a long time. The concept came about because P&O was looking to have a free-standing restaurant with a fresh approach. I always wanted a restaurant on the high seas, so when they contacted me, it was an offer too good to turn down. If I had to describe Salt grill by Luke Mangan in one sentence, it would be using great produce cooked simply. One of my favourite experiences on board is the live cooking demonstration I conduct. I also love catching up with my family of chefs. My favourite fish is snapper, which we offer several ways in the restaurant, including steamed, grilled or tempura. My signature dish is kingfish sashimi with Persian Luke Mangan always dreamed of having feta and ginger eschalot. It’s an expression of my a restaurant at sea! cooking philosophy of using great ingredients with fresh and simple flavours. 6 flightcentre.com.au/cruises travel desk Greece is 10-METRE DROP steeped in history – you won’t want to miss a beat. Record breakers LEARN 300 FEET On Royal Caribbean’s Cruise on Carnival Spirit Talk to the experts or Carnival Legend and When cruising through areas that are famed for history, geology, ecology or Quantum of the Seas youll fnd orth tae a ride i you dare art, having an expert on the deck amplifies the learning experience. Star, the only London on Green Thunder, the Voyages to Antiquity’s list of specialists includes acclaimed professors, yeinsired ieing steepest and fastest aterslide at sea journalists and UNICEF ambassadors, such as archaeology expert Dr David casule on a shi This agnifcent structure Price-Williams, who will be on board the 14-day ‘Happy is the man… to sail the oers ies Aegean’ round-trip cruise starting in Istanbul on September 3, 2015.
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