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Discover the Natural, Ancient & Modern Wonders Aboard the MS Caledonian Sky May & June 2019 SPECIAL OFFER – saVE £500 PER PERSON JAPAN DISCOVER THE NATURAL, ANCIENT & MODERN WONDERS ABOARD THE MS CALEDONIAN SKY MAY & JUNE 2019 ms caledonian sky Deluxe Balcony Suite On Deck The Restaurant The MS Caledonian Sky is one of our three flag ships and sister vessel to the MS Island Sky and MS Hebridean Sky. All three vessels were built in the same ship yard in Italy at similar times and share the same excellent attributes that make them three of the finest small ships in the world. With a maximum passenger capacity of only 114, a vessel of her size is capable of carrying many more but instead the MS Caledonian Sky has the benefit of unusually large suites, luxuriously appointed public areas and spacious outside decks. Your Suite Your Dining On board there are 57 exceptionally With only one sitting and a maximum of just over 100 passengers, the spacious and well designed suites. cuisine on board the MS Caledonian Sky is of a consistent superior The passenger accommodation is quality that befits such a vessel. In keeping with the informal atmosphere arranged over four decks and all suites on board, when dining you are able to choose your seating arrangements have outside views. All feature a sitting and choice of restaurants at your leisure; whether that be joining a table area and some have private balconies. of four to six other passengers in the elegant à la carte Restaurant or Each affords considerable comfort with outside buffet-style on the Lido Deck in the evening sunshine. In the main en-suite bathroom featuring a country Restaurant, breakfast is served buffet-style, with certain items cooked to style wash basin, heated towel rail, order on request. Lunch and dinner menus offer plenty of choice, often vanity unit and walk-in shower and/ reflecting the daily catch and local delicacies. The Welcome and Farewell or bath tub. Facilities in the suites also dinners are a sumptuous five course affair. To enhance your dining include walk-in or spacious wardrobes, experience further a selection of wines is included with both meals. dressing table with large mirror and stool or desk, mini-fridge, flat Afternoon tea and pre-dinner canapés take place in either the comfort of screen television, telephone, programmable electronic safe, hairdryer, the Lounge or out on the Lido Deck when the weather is favourable. Tea assorted Molton Brown toiletries, air-conditioning and heating. Bottled and coffee are also available 24 hours a day. Special diets can be catered water, dressing gowns and slippers are also provided for your comfort. for with sufficient notice. 2 www.noble-caledonia.co.uk MS Caledonian Sky Library Standard Suite The Lounge Your Space The spacious and finely decorated public rooms include a large Lounge where daily briefings and talks will be provided throughout the voyage and an elegant bar where a pianist plays periodically throughout the day. The bar also features a 24-hour tea and coffee station. In addition there is the Lounge on the Panorama Deck which has a bar, library with two computers offering complimentary internet access and further seating ideal for watching the world go by. Outside there is a rear Lido Deck where meals are served in warm weather under shade. On the top deck there is a further observation and Sun Deck with bar service and comfortable deck furniture for sun bathing or relaxing with a book. There is also a small beauty salon with appointments made on request. Throughout the vessel carefully chosen artwork and photos reflect the destinations we sail to. Your Comfort Panorama Lounge The MS Caledonian Sky is equipped with the latest safety, navigation and communications equipment along with roll stabilisers to minimise the ship’s motion. During your voyage we hope to offer you the MS CALEDONIAN SKY DECK PLAN opportunity to visit the Captain and Officers on the Bridge to check the vessel’s progress by charts and learn more about your journey. On board you will also find a clinic and Doctor and a lift that serves all decks. When at anchor our nimble Zodiacs will ferry you ashore or, on select cruises, enjoy Zodiac cruises getting you closer to the natural world. Your Life On Board The atmosphere on board is warm and convivial and more akin to Panorama Deck a private yacht or country hotel in which you can learn more about Panorama Deck the wonderful destinations you are visiting in the company of like- Panorama Lounge minded people. Dress on board is casual and relaxed and there will Panorama Lounge be no “black tie” evenings. On board there is a high ratio of crew to passengers. Our friendly crew of 75 are mainly Filipino and Eastern Bridge Deck European and our Scandinavian Captains are experienced mariners. Bridge Deck Hotel Buffet Pantry Manager’s 511 509 507 505 Office After a day ashore you will return to the comfort and peace of a well- Hotel Buffet Pantry Manager’s 511 509 507 505 Office Chief run and exceedingly comfortable ship where peace, high quality of Captain 512 510 508 506 Engineer Chief service and attention to detail are the order of the day. A little music in Captain 512 510 508 506 Engineer the Lounge after dinner, Guest Speakers and informative port briefings Promenade Deck from our Expedition Leader or Cruise Director and of course good Promenade Deck food, all contribute to make any voyage aboard this wonderful vessel Hairdresser 433 431 427 425 423 421 419 417 415 a memorable and joyful experience. HairdresserWC433 431 427 425 423 421 419 417 415 Gym WC434 432 428 426 424 422 420 418 416 414 Gym 434 432 428 426 424 422 420 418 416 414 Caledonian Deck Caledonian Deck 347 345 343 341 339 335 333 331 329 347 345 343 341 339 335 333 331 329 Reception 348 346 344 342 340 338 336 334 332 330 Reception 348 346 344 342 340 338 336 334 332 330 Castle Deck Castle Deck 261 259 257 255 Hospital Doctor 261 259 257 255 Hospital Doctor 262 260 258 256 254 252 250 262 260 258 256 254 252 250 Standard Suites Premium Suites Premium Balcony Suites SuperiorStandard Suites Suites DeluxePremium Balcony Suites Suites Owner’Premiums Corner Balcony Suites Suites with Balcony PleaseSuperior note that Suites all suites on Castle DeckDeluxe feature Balcony a minimum Suites of two portholes.Owner’s Corner Suites with Balcony Alfresco Dining Please note that all suites on Castle Deck feature a minimum of two portholes. +44 (0)20 7752 0000 3 Circumnavigation of Hokkaido An exploration of Japan’s remote island wilderness with Judith Thomas 17th May to 1st June 2019 RUSSIA Korsakov Rebun Island Shiretoko okkaido, Japan’s northernmost and least developed National Park The Itinerary Rishiri Island island is often considered by the Japanese to be Teuri-Jima H Day 1 London to Sapporo, Japan. Abashiri Fly by scheduled flight via Tokyo. Otaru Kushiro the country’s last frontier and is a world away from the Sapporo traditional view of Japan. Every year the island emerges Tomakomai Day 2 Otaru. Arrive today in Muroran from a bitter Siberian winter into the warmth of spring, Sapporo and transfer to Otaru Hakodate when the thaw reveals a glorious landscape littered on the west coast of Hokkaido Aomori with wild flowers. Only colonised by Japan in the past Island. Transfer to our hotel for an Akita overnight stay and spend the rest JAPAN 150 years, we won’t find a land of ancient temples and of the day at leisure to explore or Niigata shrines or developed cities with skyscrapers during our relax in the hotel. visit, but what the island lacks in regard to 21st century Bullet train development, it more than makes up for in natural Day 3 Otaru. This morning is at leisure. You may wish to Tokyo wonders with large swathes of wild, open spaces, primeval explore independently and visit forests, crystal clear lakes, beautiful alpine flowers, Sakaimachi Street where you active volcanoes and bubbling hot springs. During our find seafood vendors, cafes, shops selling some of Otaru’s Park and will spend the day circumnavigation of this remarkable island, we will visit famous glassware and the town’s at neighbouring Rebun Island the outlying Rebun and Rishiri Islands, explore nature steam clock situated outside the which is famous for its rich flora, trails, watch for wildlife in the national parks, learn more Music Box Museum. In the early including many alpine flowers, afternoon we will check out of the some of which cannot be found of the indigenous Ainu people and hopefully see the hotel and spend some time at the anywhere else in the world, and multitude of colourful flowers that should be in bloom to Otaru Art Base, a series of former which carpet the island from late coincide with our visit. office buildings that have been April to mid September. Today we renovated to house exhibitions will take a series of walks around More than two million acres on Hokkaido are dedicated of Japanese and Western art, the coastline offering views over to before continuing to the Tanaka Rishiro volcano and Cape Gorota. to national parkland and we will visit some of the most Sake Brewery to learn more about Return to the ship for lunch and remarkable including the Shiretoko National Park located this famous Japanese drink. After sail this afternoon. We will clear on the north eastern tip of the island and which in Ainu our visit we will transfer to the MS immigration formalities from Japan means ‘end of the world’.
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