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Luxury on the high seas

Slow Cruising

It has been 125 years since the world’s first cruise departed. To this day, said type of voyage has not lost any of its fascination, as slow cruising is very much in vogue: anchoring in lonely bays of the Mediterranean, navigating between majestic Antarctic glaciers, visiting the most remote areas of Alaska or gliding along Caribbean coasts. An ever-increasing number of people are drawn out to sea on luxuriously equipped cruise or super yachts. On deck, for example, on the yachts of the French shipping company Ponant, world market leader in luxury expeditions. These are characterised by a perfect blend of excellent design and state-of-the-art technology. Experience an authentic and at the same time unique travel experience on the high seas – to extraordinary destinations.

A rising number of travellers on the slowdown lane

Ban on stress: We trust in Slow Travel

Hotels that collect guests’ shoes when they arrive and only return them when they check out, so that the new arrivals can symbolically get rid of all stress and get fully immersed in a cloud-nine like holiday: such a thing really exists – and it is even becoming more popular. ‘More and more travellers are discovering deceleration on their holidays as an important decision criterion. They are consciously seeking a counterweight to the hectic pace of everyday life. Less action and more relaxation in the most beautiful places in the world, on secluded islands with five-star service.’

Some resorts have already put deceleration at the heart of their philosophy – Soneva Hotels for instance, with hotels in the Maldives and the Gulf of Siam, or Six Senses Hotels & Resorts in Thailand, Vietnam, also in the Maldives and now in Portugal. Everything revolves around ultimate relaxation – and it is almost as if watches had been abolished. Slow Travel’s philosophy is to travel to places that give you time. Time for yourself and time to reflect on the really important things in life, to recharge your batteries and to face everyday life anew. People who have already tried it out for a few days often come back soon, only to stay longer and dive more deeply into the world of Slow Travel on their second visit.

Actualizing the travel bucket list

Make the greatest travel desires come true

Whether it is flying to the Maldives in a seaplane for a surf trip or watching turtles on the beach of a lonely Seychelles island, going to the viewing platform of the Empire State Building in New York at sunset or jetting overnight to Abu Dhabi in the First Class compartment with your own bed to go shopping: almost everyone keeps such lists. They contain travel dreams, desires, longings – and we are increasingly presented with such collections of ideas in our consultations. We are happy about this, as it presents us with the opportunity to breathe life into the most peculiar ideas.

The term that has established itself for such lists of longings has meanwhile even been adopted in other languages: bucket list. It is the result of a hyperbole, as it originates from the expression ‘to kick the bucket’. Accordingly, the bucket list is an overview of what one would like to have experienced in their life. The lists often contain curiosities: go skydiving. Go white water rafting. Climb a high mountain. But the most common element to be found on them: lots of travel dreams. And what do increasing numbers of people do with their bucket list? They come to us. We know how to turn the wildest travel dreams into reality and create the most unforgettable memories.