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JANUARY 2017 Ultimate Cruise & Ports of Call A CATALOG OF EXCEPTIONAL JOURNEYS AND EXPERT ADVICE a proud member of virtuoso® we make a difference in the way you experience travel 10 4 39 22 contents 4 CRUISE TRENDS 10 POSH PORT STAYS Which new ships are hitting the high seas in 2017? What Some of the world’s most over-the-top hotel suites can be exciting new amenities will you find on board? Which found in famed port cities. Extend your vacation before or destinations are most in demand? Travel advisors named after a cruise with one of these rock-star stays, including what’s hot in cruise travel at this year’s Virtuoso Travel Week. Beyoncé’s favorite digs in Rio. 22 WHAT FLOATS YOUR BOAT? 39 WHERE TO DROP ANCHOR Today’s cruise ships and styles offer something for Some places deserve more than just a day in port. Overnight everyone. Here, five Virtuoso cruise specialists look at stays and pre-/post-cruise adventures include extra time for the best staterooms, onboard diversions, and other features feeding koalas in Hobart, dining in Lyon’s famous bouchons, aboard their favorite vessels. and exploring Game of Thrones filming locations in Dubrovnik. 202 ULTIMATE CRUISE & PORTS OF CALL Sea the World Whatever your style, wherever you want to go, whatever you like to do, your Virtuoso travel advisor can design a highly customized cruise vacation for you. All details will be taken care of, including your pre- and post-cruise adventures, saving you time. But best of all, you’ll save money with the exclusive amenities and extraordinary Virtuoso Voyages shore events only available through your Virtuoso travel advisor. Now, get ready to set sail. ABOVE: Experience the iconic majesty of Antarctica. OPPOSITE (clockwise): Oenophiles sampling local wines; nearly 30 medieval castle and fortress remains line the banks of the Rhine River; onboard waterparks rival those on land; discover Old Town Dubrovnik’s famous monuments and friendly cafés. ULTIMATE CRUISE & PORTS OF CALL 203 Your Suite’s no-host minibar makes entertaining a breeze. Holland America Line EUROPE & ALASKA After 70 years in Alaska, Holland America Line In the heart of Denali Canyon, the McKinley continues to find ways of making a Great Land adventure Chalet Resort offers an array of excursions. even greater. Just one example: The new Denali Square at the recently renovated McKinley Chalet Resort. Set at the entrance to Denali National Park, it features a new two- story panoramic restaurant; the Gold Nugget Saloon, with nightly entertainment; and an artists-in-residence cabin. Truth is, you’ll enjoy an enhanced experience wherever you travel with Holland America. Follow the path of the ancient Vikings even as you relax in a totally reimagined Suite with plush new amenities. Explore the shores of Ireland and Scotland before sitting down to farm-to-table, artisanal dishes in your ship’s Culinary Arts Center. Stretch your legs while wandering medieval cities in the Baltic, then, back aboard, dance the night away at B.B. King’s Blues Club. Or: Join a hands-on workshop in America’s Test Kitchen while getting a taste of the Mediterranean aboard the ms Westerdam, newly updated for the 2017 season. Holland America’s exciting new partnership with BBC Earth brings natural history to life on board through special TIP concerts, films, children’s activities, and more. ADVISOR ADVISOR 2 ULTIMATE CRUISE & PORTS OF CALL BALTIC & NORTHERN ISLES Y2C: YUKON+TRIPLE DENALI ENCHANTMENT 14 Nights • ms Volendam 26 Nights • ms Zuiderdam Departs July 5, 2017 Departs July 4, 2017 ITINERARY: ITINERARY: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Tracy Arm scenic Copenhagen, Denmark • Kiel (Hamburg), Germany • Tallinn, cruising • Juneau, Alaska • Skagway, Alaska • Whitehorse, Estonia • St. Petersburg, Russia • Helsinki, Finland • Stockholm, Alaska • Dawson City, Alaska • Fairbanks, Alaska • Denali Sweden • Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany • Copenhagen, Denmark • National Park, Alaska • Anchorage, Alaska Bergen, Norway • Alesund, Norway • Akureyri, Iceland • Isafjordur, COMPLIMENTARY VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE: Iceland • Reykjavik, Iceland • Djúpivogur, Iceland • Invergordon Up to $100 shipboard credit per stateroom and (Inverness), Scotland, United Kingdom • South Queensferry Canaletto dinner for two (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom • Copenhagen, Denmark Virtuoso Oceanview fares COMPLIMENTARY VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE: Up to $100 shipboard credit per stateroom and from $2,849 per person Pinnacle Grill lunch for two Virtuoso Oceanview fares from $5,569 per person MEDITERRANEAN DREAM 12 Nights • ms Westerdam Departs July 10, 2017 ITINERARY: Venice, Italy • Argostoli, Cephalonia, Greece • Katakolon NORTH CAPE, IRISH (Olympia), Greece • Nafplio, Greece • Piraeus (Athens), Greece • & SCOTTISH EXPLORER Mykonos, Greece • Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey • Thira (Santorini), 34 Nights • ms Prinsendam Greece • Naples (Pompeii), Italy • Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Departs July 15, 2017 COMPLIMENTARY VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE: ITINERARY: Up to $100 shipboard credit per stateroom and Amsterdam, Netherlands • Eidfjord, Norway • Bergen, Norway • Pinnacle Grill lunch for two Alesund, Norway • Longyearbyen, Norway • Ny Alesund, Spitsbergen, Norway • Akureyri, Iceland • Isafjordur, Iceland • Virtuoso Oceanview fares Reykjavik, Iceland • Rosyth (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom • from $2,329 per person Amsterdam, Netherlands • Rosyth (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom • Invergordon (Inverness), Scotland, United Kingdom • Scrabster, Scotland, United Kingdom • Dublin, Ireland • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom • Milford Haven, Wales, United Kingdom • St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom • Isle of Portland, England, United Kingdom • St Peter Port, Guernsey • Amsterdam, Netherlands GREAT LAND EXPLORER 14 Nights • ms Amsterdam COMPLIMENTARY VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE: Departs July 17, 2017 Up to $100 shipboard credit per stateroom and Pinnacle Grill lunch for two ITINERARY: Seattle, Washington • Ketchikan, Alaska • Tracy Arm scenic Virtuoso Oceanview fares cruising • Juneau, Alaska • Icy Strait Point, Alaska • Anchorage, from $7,899 per person Alaska • Homer, Alaska • Kodiak, Alaska • Hubbard Glacier scenic cruising • Sitka, Alaska • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada • Seattle, Washington COMPLIMENTARY VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE: Up to $100 shipboard credit per stateroom and Pinnacle Grill lunch for two VIKING PASSAGE Virtuoso Oceanview fares & VOYAGE OF THE VIKINGS from $2,499 per person 37 Nights • ms Rotterdam Departs July 15, 2017 ITINERARY: Rotterdam, Netherlands • Bergen, Norway • Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom • Akureyri, Iceland • Isafjordur, Iceland • Reykjavik, Iceland • Qaqortoq, Greenland • Nanortalik, Greenland • St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada • Boston, Massachusetts • Bar Harbor, Maine • Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada • Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada • Red Bay, Labrador, Canada • Qaqortoq, Greenland • Reykjavik, Iceland • Alesund, Norway • Bergen, Norway • Eidfjord, Norway • Rotterdam, Netherlands COMPLIMENTARY VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE: Up to $100 shipboard credit per stateroom and Pinnacle Grill lunch for two Virtuoso Oceanview fares from $8,569 per person Cruise Trends What’s hot in cruise travel as reported during Virtuoso Travel Week Cunard’s remastered Queen Mary 2 is all about the golden age of cruising. Additions include the elegant new Carinthia Lounge, single-traveler state- rooms, new entertainment and nightlife options, and double the number of kennels for dogs and cats making the transatlantic crossing. River cruising continues on its roll as one of the most popular ways to travel. In 2017, Uniworld will introduce butlers and 24-hour room service on every river cruise itinerary. Crystal Cruises recently inaugurated its first European river ship, Crystal Mozart, with the Crystal Bach coming next year. The ships feature farm-to-table dining and 24-hour room service, plus a complimentary minibar and unlimited beverages. Windstar Cruises doubled the number of sailings in 2017 for its most popular route, the circumnavigation of Iceland, taking guests to remote fjords, waterfalls, and fishing villages on two all-suite yachts. Next on the high seas: Seabourn’s new 300-suite Seabourn Encore, which sets sail in January. Look for Silversea’s new flagship, the Silver Muse, in April 2017; later in the year Viking Ocean Cruises will introduce the newly built Viking Sun and Viking Sky – sister ships to the Viking Star. Cozy up in a comfy bubble chair aboard Celebrity Equinox. ® Celebrity Cruises EUROPE, ALASKA, & CARIBBEAN Formal wear and set mealtimes? The same old shore tours and scheduled onboard activities? How passé. Celebrity Cruises is all about modern luxury that fits your lifestyle, with innovative excursions, flexible Select Dining, and hundreds Are you a foodie who loves films? of stimulating pursuits from which to choose. Taste fresh-caught seafood prepared Celebrity’s latest culinary offering by a wilderness chef at Alaska’s Wildest Kitchen, then sharpen your knives and pairs favorite movies with inspired fare, served under the stars on the your own culinary skills in the exclusive Top Chef at Sea program. Hike to the new Rooftop Terrace. summit of an active volcano off Santorini before relaxing with a detoxifying ADVISOR TIP ritual at the Canyon Ranch SpaClub. Kayak after dark through bioluminescent lagoons in San Juan, and dance until dawn in the retro-chic Quasar nightclub. ITALY & GREEK ISLES ALASKA HUBBARD GLACIER EASTERN CARIBBEAN