Small Luxury Cruise Expeditions

A luxury cruise is one that is all-inclusive. It will have à la carte dining options and all beverages are included in the price of the cruise. Most, but not all, will include shore excursions also in the cost of the cruise.

Among the larger luxury cruise companies, we have Silversea, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas cruises, Ponant, Uniworld, APT, Scenic, True North, Azamara and Tauck to choose from in 2025, just to name a few.

An expedition cruise ship holds less than 150 passengers. These ships sail to off beaten parts of the world going to places to remote or inaccessible to large ship. The guides are experts in their chosen field and share their knowledge with you. Shore excursions are sometimes done on inflatable zodiacs.

Many luxury cruises are phasing out formal attire. Dress for dinners can be best described as “relaxed sophistication”. For men this will include a sports or suit jacket, slacks, dress shoes, collared shirt and for ladies skirt or slacks with blouse or dress. Some cruises still have a formal night where a tie or bow tie for men and cocktail dress for ladies is required.

Safety and hygiene for the luxury cruise market is paramount. These cruises have extremely high crew to passenger ratios which leads to the highest hygiene level. The crew are constantly cleaning and disinfecting areas. If you are comfortable in staying in a leading 5-star hotel, eating at your local fine dining restaurant then taking a small luxury ship cruise should not be an issue.

Many of the leading luxury cruise lines, like Silversea, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas pass through Sydney on their way around the world. For those that love travelling but don't want to fly, taking a world cruise that starts in Australia can be relaxing way to start your journey.

Around the world cruises can be an economical way to see the world. Considering that all meals and most entertainment is included in the fare. A world cruise lasting 154 nights on Regent Seven Sea Mariner starts at A$142k per person which is less than A$1000 a night. This includes a luxury cabin, five star dining, all beverages including fine wine and spirits plus up to 451 shore excursions and entertainment onbard.

Most luxury cruises pass through Australian waters in the warmer months. They tend to take around 60 days to travel up via South East Asia and either around Africa or though the Suez Canal to Europe and London. To cruise from Sydney to London is a great way to travel and see the world. get in touch and we will let you know the best luxury cruise deal for Cruises Sydney to London.

In our opinion, there are so many amazing world cruises. A cruise through Asia, Africa, the Mediterranean, South America, including Antarctica, combined with cruising through French Polynesia would be hard to beat. To find your Ultimate cruise, get in touch.