Refurbished Luxury Liner Seven Seas Voyager from the fleet of Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings docked in Mumbai for a few days this week and a visit to the liner proved that it would be any luxury traveller's dream experience. The upgrade was at a cost of $40 million.
The Voyager indeed makes its mark in the exclusive world of all-suite, all-balcony ships, and offers the cruise industry's most all-inclusive experience at sea and on land, with unlimited dining options, on and off shore excursions. The ship has 447 international crew members attending to a mere 350 suites assuring the guests of excellent personalised service.
The Constellation Theatre provides nightly entertainment including full-scale musical productions and cabaret shows. Guests can enjoy a game of poker at the casino or enjoy a cigar at the Connoisseur Club. For a quiet place to relax with a cocktail, guests can retreat to the Observation Lounge, Horizon Lounge or the Voyager Lounge. Guests can also look forward to all-inclusive off shore excursions that include a variety of activities and sightseeing.
There are seven dining options aboard the Voyager including the signature restaurant Compass Rose that is open for breakfast lunch and dinner. Chartreuse offers a French fine dining dinner experience.
At the Canyon Ranch Spa Club, guests can also choose from an array of experiences such as signature massages and therapeutic bodywork, aromatherapy. Apart from Ayurveda and seaweed treatments, the Club also offers a range of classes at the Fitness Centre.
The Voyager is one of the ships of The Regent Seven Seas Cruise fleet which also includes The Explorer which is the most luxurious ship every built offering the largest suites at sea. The ship includes an extravagant one-of-a-kind 3,875-square-foot two-bedroom Regent Suite with a golden chandelier, 2.5 bathrooms, in-suite spa and Steinway piano and had its maiden voyage in July 2016 from Monte Carlo to Venice.
Speaking at a press conference at Constellation theatre Steve Odell - Senior Vice President and Managing Director Asia Pacific said that they are currently operating 24 ships comprising approximately 46,500 berths and visiting more than 510 destinations. The firm will introduce four new ships across its three brands over the next four years and invest $525 million on fleet enhancements to further elevate standards on board. He also said that more than 60 per cent of their guests were those who had taken cruises with them earlier.
