Cruising is the preferred holiday option for those who enjoy luxury, relaxation and variety and the splendour of the seven seas.Incidentally, around the time of the tales of Sinbad and the Arabian Nights the “Seven Seas” would have been the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Red Sea (including the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea), the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic sea and the Arabian Sea.In fact, there are over 100 bodies of water called seas of one sort of another, but after the Europeans discovered America , the phrase “Seven Seas” largely referred to The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
It’s the expanses of Ocean in the modern definition that Regent Seven Seas Cruises plies.The fleet of vessels operated by this company are definitely for those who like the amenities and variety of public spaces that a larger ship can provide, but still want the all-inclusive comfort and exemplary service you get on a 6-star vessel.The flagship 50,000-tonne Seven Seas Mariner for example certainly provides that.The world’s first all-suite, all-balcony ship capable of accommodating 700 guests, it also boasts the first Le Cordon Bleu restaurant at sea. Her sister ship, the Seven Seas Voyager, is equally well appointed as is the 490 guest Seven Seas Navigator.
For luxury cruises in the South Pacific, The Paul Gauguin (smallest ship in the Regent fleet carrying just 320 guests and a crew of 215) sails the waters of French Polynesia. As befits the area the ship cruises, she is a warm and friendly vessel with an intimate ambiance but does not have the breadth of facilities found on other Regent cruise ships. Even so, the Paul Gauguin is one of the best ships to ply the waters of the South Pacific with guests enjoying a casual dress code appropriate to the Polynesian destinations, food inspired by a two-star Michelin French chef and plenty of water sports opportunities even when at anchor with her own retractable marina.
