Luxury on the Waves: The Most Captivating 2024-2025 Ocean and River Cruise Itineraries

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The Most Captivating 2024-2024 Luxury Ocean River Cruises


Luxury ocean and river cruises offer a vast array of itineraries for travelers seeking diverse, intensive, and wide-ranging voyages. These deluxe journeys take you to destinations across the globe, providing unparalleled experiences. The vessels in these categories are equipped with accommodations that rival or exceed those of the  best land-based hotels, offering attentive, white-glove service and superior amenities. However, it’s the unique itineraries that truly distinguish luxury river and ocean cruises. This focus on extended and extraordinary voyages will continue into 2024 and 2025.

“In my opinion and experience, our luxury travelers seek out cruises that help them reach special destinations they haven’t visited before,” said Stephen Scott, CEO of Travel Hub 365. “Even if it’s just one unique port, it can make the entire itinerary fantastic. These luxury cruises are longer and venture further.”

Here’s a selection of the most intriguing luxury ocean and river cruise itineraries for 2024-2025:

 

 

Azamara - The Ultimate Open Venues

Azamara

Join us for this 9 night, 6 rounds one-off tour, fully managed for 24 golfers and accompanying non–golfers, who will visit England & Scotland to experience some of the best courses to have hosted  The Open, sometimes referred to as The British Open or The Open Championship. We are thrilled to offer a once-in-a-lifetime golf experience to play 6 of the greatest venues ever to host Golf's Oldest Major Championship, all featured in the World’s Top 100 including the iconic Old Course, St Andrews. Sightseeing for non-golfers is highlighted by the historic City of Liverpool (Home to the Beatles), The Roman City of Chester, and the stunning Fife coastal Villages.



AmaWaterways  - Enticing Douro

AmaWaterways

Following a successful response to its Rhone River itinerary in 2023, AmaWaterways will offer new “Soulful Journeys” itineraries in 2024 and 2025. From November 13 to 23, 2024, the “Enticing Douro” voyage explores the history of the Black and African diaspora in Lisbon and along the Douro River. Guests will enjoy authentic Portuguese cuisine and port wine during two shoreside dinners at local wine estates known as quintas. Travelers will experience the mournful tones of authentic fado music while cruising with like-minded travelers who share a common heritage and experience.


CrystalCruises - Peruvian/chilean Coastal Journey

Crystal Cruises

The 740-guest Crystal Serenity will treat guests to a Peruvian/Chilean coastal journey, starting with an overnight in Lima’s port of Callao. Travelers will then continue to Puerto San Martin, home of Pisco, Peru’s signature beverage. Following a day at sea, the voyage embarks for Chile, with excursions exploring Iquique’s desert landscape and Antofagasta’s mountainous scenery. After sailing into Coquimbo’s calm waters, the voyage ends at the legendary UNESCO World Heritage site Valparaiso.

Seaborn Pursuit - Islands of the Pacific Expedition


Seabourn

On September 4, 2025, the 264-guest Seabourn Pursuit will embark on a 23-day Remote Indonesia & Islands of the Pacific expedition, exploring some of the world’s least-traveled islands and atolls. The itinerary includes Cenderawasih Bay National Park in West Papua, Indonesia, offering 1.5 million hectares of protected land and water filled with thriving coral reefs and hundreds of species of sea life. In laid-back Manokwari, Indonesia, guests will observe avian and mammal life, plus WWII bunkers and shipwrecks at nearby Mansinam Island. Other destinations include lush Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, and Vanikoro, a remote island paradise in the Santa Cruz Island group of the Solomon Islands, home to numerous endemic bird species.

Scenic Spirit - Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam

 Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours

The luxury river cruise ship Scenic Spirit will explore the landscapes of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam from May 2 to May 26, 2025, as part of a Grand Indochina and Luxury Mekong itinerary. Guests will experience Cambodia’s floating villages, Laos’ spiritual home of Luang Prabang, and the temples of Angkor Wat. Travelers will also explore World Heritage sites in Hue and Hoi An and the Cu Chi Tunnels. Scenic guests on the 25-day journey from Hanoi to Bangkok can opt for an exclusive Scenic Enrich experience, a gala candlelight dinner at Prasat Kravan, a 10th-century Angkor temple in Angkor. Small group tours in Laos and daily 60-minute spa sessions in Hoi An are also planned.


Windstar Legend - Baltic Stockholm to Coenhagen 


Windstar Cruises

The 312-guest Star Legend’s Baltic Stockholm to Copenhagen cruise from June 29 to July 10, 2025, will feature picturesque Northern European small ports and cities. Guests can experience a three-course meal at the Reichstag Building during an overnight call in Berlin. The itinerary also includes Gdansk, Poland, where travelers can attend a Chopin concert at the Baltic Philharmonic, and Riga, Latvia, where guests can explore the world’s highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture.

These luxury cruise itineraries for 2024-2025 promise to deliver extraordinary experiences, making them perfect choices for discerning travelers seeking unique and memorable voyages.

Email me at susan@infinityfunandtravel to plan your captivating cruise!

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