Elite Traveler Summer 2023

CARIBBEAN Touted for glamorous, art- fi lled, design-savvy vessels, Oceania Cruises welcomed a new ship to its trove in May with the christening of Vista (pictured above) in Valletta, Malta — the line’s fi rst new addition in a decade. With celebrated Italian-American chef, author, restaurateur and Emmy Award-winning food personality Giada De Laurentiis as godmother, the event was a crowd-pleaser. At the christening event, De Laurentiis lorded over the star-studded party and the ceremonial breaking of the Champagne bottle, while Emmy Award-winning singer, pianist and actor Harry Connick Jr performed for guests. Considered the world’s foremost gastronomic-focused cruise line, Oceania Cruises collaborated with De Laurentiis to create two signature dishes to be served on board Vista at Toscana, its Italian eatery, as well as in The Grand Dining Room. Stylish, like all Oceania vessels, Vista can accommodate 1,200 guests in all-veranda suites, with decor re fl ecting the colors and feel of land and sea. Vista ’s 2023 and 2024 summer seasons will send her on grand voyages in the eastern Mediterranean, Aegean and Adriatic Seas. Lovers of the Caribbean, however, can sail on Vista ’s stellar Miami to Miami 12-day voyage, November 19 - December 1, which stops at fascinating tropical ports such as St Barts (pictured below), St Lucia (pictured above right), the Bahamas, Dominica, Antigua and Puerto Rico. Miami to Miami from $4,650 per person. Contact guestservicesuk@oceaniacruises.com, +1 855 623 2642, oceaniacruises.com

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1.BYRIVER Just 68 lucky river-farers can explore the world by tributary, rivulet and channel as they wend their way across the earth on Uniworld’s popular Rivers of the World cruise. Partaking of an alluring 55-day itinerary, guests will cast o ff for the trip of a lifetime to visit three continents and ten countries (including new-to-Uniworld destinations) on four luxurious ‘Super Ships.’ Expect exclusive surprises and peerless experiences along the way. Beginning October 3, 2024 in the Peruvian Amazon, the trip ends in Vietnam. A series of four cruises on four ships, with guests fl ying between continents, staying in splendorous hotels and experiencing locations as diverse as Provence in France and Siem Reap in Cambodia, Rivers of the World cruise promises worldly wonder at every port. From $49,399 per person. Contact enquiries@ uniworldrivercruises.co.uk, +1 800 257 2407, uniworld.com

2.BYSEA Mark your calendar for a global event. Silversea introduces the Controtempo World Cruise 2025, which will incorporate 33 overnight overland programs and 19 maiden stops over 136 days. Named after the musical term that means ‘o ff tempo,’ the extended cruise aims to take guests o ff thebeaten path and to authentic destinations. On sophisticated Silver Dawn (pictured below), launched in April 2022, the cruise will be divided into 10 segments, starting with Hong Kong to Singapore and ending with Reykjavik to New York. From $93,000 per person. Contact +1 800 722 9955, silversea.com calls, seven exclusive events, three optional

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