A compilation by The Cruise Web employees.

Luxury is hard to define; it’s not a tangible thing. It’s  sometimes seen as extra special care and attention, or a high quality product made with precious materials. It can be defined by some as a feeling of being treated like royalty and knowing you are in good hands. There is no singular definition, but it’s something you know when you see or experience it. To help us define what luxury cruising is, a few of our Cruise Web cruise consultants and staff share stories of the luxury experiences they and their clients have had.

We’ve also added a few facts in the article about what kind of services are offered on a luxury cruise. These are the passages in italics.

Julie A.
“The most luxurious moment for me was popping open a bottle of champagne at midnight with my family on the pool deck celebrating New Year’s Eve!!”

In fact, on many luxury cruise lines, drinks from the bar are included in the price, making a celebration that much more enjoyable.

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By The Cruise Web, Inc.

The Cruise Web team got in the holiday mood this past Halloween. From the familiar witch to the truly unique smurfette, our staff had some fun and funny costumes. On top of our festive coworkers, we were treated to a deceptively delicious lunch provided by Regent Seven Seas Cruises. [Read more →]

By The Cruise Web, Inc.

The Cruise Web was honored to join the Regent Seven Seas Council this year. Joining the  council is a special honor recognizing The Cruise Web’s ongoing partnership with Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Being a member of the council entitles The Cruise Web to access exclusive deals for our customers. It also gives The Cruise Web more face time with the President and senior members of Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ organization. [Read more →]

Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has begun accepting reservations for cruises from April 2013 to December 2013. The ultra-luxury line’s Summer Collection features more than 50 itineraries in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and Alaska, plus fall cruises to New England and Canada and an Amazon River itinerary.

Highlights include new ports of call, extended voyages of up to 43-nights, two-for-one fares and bonus savings of up to $13,000 per suite and Business Class air for just $999 each way when booked by June 30, 2012. Guests in Penthouse suites or higher will enjoy free Business Class upgrades on transatlantic flights. [Read more →]

Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises brings its all-inclusive luxury experience to the tropics with 10- and 11-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises, many with convenient roundtrip departures from Fort Lauderdale.

The 10 “Tropical Escapes” aboard the line’s all-suite Seven Seas Navigator are offered from January through April 2012. Two-for-one fares start and free round-trip air and bonus savings on select sailings when booked by December 30, 2011.

As part of the all-inclusive Regent Seven Seas’ experience, guests enjoy a free one-night luxury hotel package before sailing and choose from as many as 51 complimentary shore excursions. Depending on the port of call, guests can learn to scuba dive on the world-renown reefs of Cozumel or discover the secret Mayan underworld by trekking and rappelling through a maze of caves in Belize. [Read more →]

Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the world’s most all-inclusive luxury line, will offer added amenities to guests in higher-level suites. Beginning with the 2012 summer season, guests in concierge-level and above suites will enjoy a range of benefits from priority shore excursion and restaurant reservations to upgrades and complimentary amenities. [Read more →]

Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises competed against 22 of the country’s finest restaurants at the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival. The ultra-luxury line’s Prime 7 steakhouse participated in the “Blue Moon Burger Bash;” proceeds from the sold-out event benefit the Food Bank For New York and Share Our Strength®.

“We were delighted to put our Prime 7 Burger up against the best burgers in the nation,” stated Kari Tarnowski, Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ senior vice president of marketing. “Our guests consistently rave about the Prime 7 steakhouse on our ships and those sentiments were echoed loud and clear by patrons and Food Network chefs at the festival.” In fact, “Dinner: Impossible” Host Robert Irvine gave a thumb’s up to Regent’s culinary director, Bernhard Klotz, on a job well done.

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Courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that world famous Canyon Ranch®, the leading operator of destination health resorts, will soon operate the spa, beauty salon, wellness and fitness facilities on board the line’s fleet of all-suite ultra-luxury ships.

“It gives us great pleasure to welcome the world’s leading luxury spa brand aboard our ships,” said Mark Conroy, President of Regent Seven Seas Cruises. “Canyon Ranch’s unique approach to lifestyle perfectly complements our brand and the lifestyle of our guests,” he added.

Aboard Seven Seas Voyager, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Navigator, the Canyon Ranch SpaClub®, from the Canyon Ranch at Sea division, will feature a state-of-the-art spa, wellness and fitness facility, plus a luxurious full-service beauty salon. SpaClub will offer the most desirable spa amenities available: massage, body and skin-care treatment rooms, a gym and weight room with cardio and weight training equipment, a juice bar, men’s and women’s locker rooms, thalassotherapy, sauna and steam rooms.

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By Karolina Shenton, Marketing & Sales Operations Manager, The Cruise Web.

As my husband and I embarked upon our Baltic adventure with Regent Seven Seas Cruises, I was filled with both excitement and curiosity. I was curious about what adventures these new ports would hold for us. Although I am originally from Poland and have seen a lot of the Baltic coast, I have yet to visit Russia, Estonia and Finland, which only added to the anticipation of this voyage, and to be able to experience these ports on a true 6 star cruise line, truly made this a trip of a lifetime. [Read more →]

Courtesty of Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) and Artful Travelers, a specialty travel and entertainment firm, are inviting guests to join celebrated stars of television’s Public Broadcasting System (PBS) aboard a cruise featuring insightful discussion of politics, current events and world affairs. Regent’s Public Television at Sea cruise, part of its Spotlight Series enrichment program, departs Friday, December 4, aboard the 700-guest all-suite, all-balcony Seven Seas Voyager.

Extraordinary public broadcasting personalities will speak on a variety of topics ranging from politics to world affairs during the 14-night sailing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil through the waters of Latin America and the Caribbean to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Gwen Ifill, the moderator and managing editor of PBS’ acclaimed political program Washington Week and a senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, brings her insight and experience to the stage as she discusses current events, her career in the media and her acclaimed new book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.

David Fanning, executive producer and founder of FRONTLINE, will discuss the hard-hitting and in-depth reporting featured on America’s longest-running investigative documentary series on television. Since debuting in 1983, FRONTLINE has won all of the major awards for broadcast journalism, including 39 Emmys.

Charlie Cook, leading political analyst and the publisher of The Cook Political Report, will provide front-line information and analysis on the American political landscape.

Regent’s PTVatSea cruise is offered in partnership with locally based PBS stations and Artful Travelers, which pairs the best of art, culture, entertainment and travel to create extraordinary experiences. PTVatSea guests will enjoy rare opportunities to meet and mingle with their favorite public broadcasting personalities at dinners, cocktail parties, shore excursions and other organized events during both voyages. The cruise will be highlighted by incisive, interactive panel discussions.

December 4 – 18, 2009, Seven Seas Voyager – Gwen Ifill, David Fanning and Charlie Cook highlight the 14-night voyage departing from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that will visit Fortaleza, Brazil; Salvador de Bahia, Brazil; Bridgetown, Barbados; St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda; San Juan, Puerto Rico and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.