Ready your stomachs. Food options on Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship, Norwegian Aqua, will include a dedicated Thai restaurant, as well as an eatery that caters to passengers who prefer plant-based diets.
27.03.2024 - 15:38 / travelweekly.com
Four Seasons Yachts unveiled the look of the suites on its first ship, which is scheduled to arrive in January 2026. It also revealed the ship's first itineraries.
Four Seasons intends to set itself apart with exceptionally spacious accommodations, promising "50% more living space per guest than currently available with any competitor at sea."
The largest accommodations will be its two- and three-bedroom signature suites. The largest of these signature suites will be the three-bedroom Funnel and Loft Suites, both of which will feature amenities like outdoor showers and splash pools.
A rendering of a Loft Suite terrace on the Four Seasons Yacht. Photo Credit: Four SeasonsThe four-level Funnel Suite, which will be housed within a glass-enclosed funnel, will have floor-to-ceiling wraparound windows and 9,975 square feet of space. Four Seasons says the wraparound windows are made up of the largest contiguous piece of glass at sea and is a "one-of-a-kind engineering feat offering stunning 280-degree panoramic views."
The Loft Suite will be 7,952 square feet and will be able to accommodate groups of up to 20 guests by connecting with seven other suites.
The Four Seasons Yacht will have an extensive network of adjoining suites, with more than 100 connection options available. Guests will have the opportunity to reserve an entire side of a deck, perfect for larger groups, Four Seasons said.
The yacht's suite design is headed by creative director Prosper Assouline in collaboration with Tillberg Design of Sweden. Four Seasons says the designers are creating suites with "intuitive luxury, each a sanctuary of tranquility with panoramic views, elegant interiors, thoughtful details and a residential feel that creates the sense of a welcoming home at sea."
The yacht will have 11 dining options, spa and wellness offerings, a transverse marina and a 65-foot stern pool.
A rendering of a Seaview Suite. Photo Credit: Four SeasonsIn January 2026, the first Four Seasons Yacht will debut with seven-night Caribbean itineraries, featuring stops in Saint Barthelemy, Nevis, the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Curacao and Aruba. The Caribbean cruises will run until March 2026, with rates starting at around $19,900 per suite.
Starting in March, the Four Seasons Yacht will embark on its Grand Mediterranean voyages, which will sail to Croatia, Gibraltar, Montenegro, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Turkiye. Other Mediterranean itineraries will sail to the Greek isles, with stops in Athens, Ios, Santorini and Milos.
Nine- and 12-night Grand Mediterranean sailings start at around $22,900 per suite, while five-, seven- and nine-night Greek isles itineraries
Ready your stomachs. Food options on Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship, Norwegian Aqua, will include a dedicated Thai restaurant, as well as an eatery that caters to passengers who prefer plant-based diets.
This is part of Off Season Italy, a collection of guides highlighting the year-round appeal of Italy's most popular destinations, courtesy of our favorite local tastemakers. Read more here.
This is part of Off Season Italy, a collection of guides highlighting the year-round appeal of Italy's most popular destinations, courtesy of our favorite local tastemakers. Read more here.
This is part of Off Season Italy, a collection of guides highlighting the year-round appeal of Italy's most popular destinations, courtesy of our favorite local tastemakers. Read more here.
This is part of Off Season Italy, a collection of guides highlighting the year-round appeal of Italy's most popular destinations, courtesy of our favorite local tastemakers. Read more here.
This is part of Off Season Italy, a collection of guides highlighting the year-round appeal of Italy's most popular destinations, courtesy of our favorite local tastemakers. Read more here.
This is part of Off Season Italy, a collection of guides highlighting the year-round appeal of Italy's most popular destinations, courtesy of our favorite local tastemakers. Read more here.
This is part of Off Season Italy, a collection of guides highlighting the year-round appeal of Italy's most popular destinations, courtesy of our favorite local tastemakers. Read more here.
This is part of Off Season Italy, a collection of guides highlighting the year-round appeal of Italy's most popular destinations, courtesy of our favorite local tastemakers. Read more here.
The delights of Italy are universal: clinking Negronis in Rome, spinning a Riva through Venice’s Grand Canal, island-hopping off the shores of Sicily, all interlaced with hefty doses of wine, mozzarella, and art. It’s this limitless allure that has travelers from all over the world descend on the boot with near insatiable fervency, and often all at the same time—at least that’s how it can feel when trying to claim an inch of the Amalfi’s rocky beachfront in July. But in arriving en masse, travelers risk muting the very thing they come to enjoy: the essence of the place, as conjured by the lifestyle that Italians pull off with aplomb.
While Italy is never a bad idea per se, there are times when the the high-heeled boot kicks better than others. Those times lie in the off-season, when baking heat compounds not with throngs of crowds, and you, the tourist, find yourself with a touch more cool air to breathe. Between October and April and from thigh to toe to rock that the toe kicks (I am referring to Sicily), the entire country comes alive in ways that most tourists will never get to experience if they stick to August.
The magic of hospitality is staying in a place that isn’t anything like home. A castle, a treehouse, a farm, a yurt: all such places promise an escape from the every day, especially when combined with luxury flourishes that boggle the mind. I am still wondering how ice showed up in the Gobi desert at the Three Camels Lodge in Mongolia or how blueberries came to be served at breakfast at the Explora Lodge on Easter Island. Or, in the case of the Four Seasons in Madrid, how a hotel combined seven historic properties into one sensational art destination.