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Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: Luxury Cruises booking is open

Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: Luxury Cruises booking is open

Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection: Luxury Cruises booking is open
23 Jan 2020

The Ritz-Carlton luxury hotels chain (94 hotels worldwide) is a part of the Marriott International hotel holding. 

A voyage with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection offers an unprecedented opportunity to be untethered. Here, freedom and flexibility allow immersion in life’s exceptional experiences; exploration of earth’s exquisite and unexpected hideaways.

  

The Ritz-Carlton® Hotel Company charted a new course with its sights set on the sea. It would expand its vision of inspiring life's most meaningful journeys with the launch of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. The first of three lavish yachts  in this series will welcome its first guests in 2020. Its arrival will give new meaning to curated luxury travel.

Partnering with the preeminent Tillberg Design of Sweden, each suite on board The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection is a perfect marriage of form and function. With high ceilings, expansive floor-to-ceiling windows and private terraces, these airy, light-filled suites connect guests to the seas and harbors they are sailing.

Most itinerary are for 7-10 nights, with night staying and various events on the beach. Each yacht will offer 149 sophisticated suites with their own terraces and can accommodate up to 300 people in a relaxed and elegant atmosphere. For the most demanding guests will be offered two duplex penthouses with an area of 138 sq.m.

   

The legendary Ritz-Carlton service and walking routes, including the most fashionable port cities, make the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection offers truly unique in the luxury cruise industry: personalised service, gourmet dishes, Luxury and Comfort.

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection announces its inaugural season itineraries. The yacht will cruise a wide variety of destinations depending on the season throughout the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Latin America, Canada, and New England in 2020. The intimate size allows the yacht to get close to the heart of a city and call on yachting harbors where larger cruise ships can’t go, like Bequia, St. Barth’s, Mykonos, Monte Carlo, and the Balearic Islands. Each voyage will introduce guests to the local culture of a destination through The Shore Collection program, which features thematically crafted experience categories that fit guests’ interests and activity levels.

   

Specialty restaurants, intimate venues, and innovative menus ensure your every culinary craving can be fulfilled. Stunning contemporary interiors maintain an understated and relaxed luxury, while al fresco spaces embrace the fresh sea air and daily destinations. Tempt your palate with our unique yacht dining experiences including regionally-inspired cuisine that provides a more immersive experience in the cultural traditions of a location. Indulge in an à la carte dining experience designed by Chef Sven Elverfeld of Aqua – the three Michelin-star restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton® in Wolfsburg – enjoy a fresh catch al fresco as you bask poolside, or order in-suite dining whenever the mood strikes. 

Begin your evening with a bubbly cocktail, toast a special event or relax with an after-dinner nightcap, this intimate cocktail lounge serves top labels from around the world, as well as premium champagnes with caviar pairings. 

    

The Yacht offers plenty of entertainment

Discover curated experiences designed to ensure each moment ashore is uniquely rewarding. No matter which you choose, each excursion has been created to provide an exceptional travel experience. For those who prefer the freedom and flexibility of independent travel, the Concierge Ashore can transform tours into a private experience or craft an entire bespoke event just for you.

The Shore Collection excursions are available for booking 120 days prior to embarkation. The excursions listed below are intended as a guide for activities that may be available in each port, however, excursions are capacity controlled and may not be available on all voyages. Please check back regularly as more excursions will be added as they become available.

  

Cruise Fare, Inclusions & Fees

  • Cruise fares are per person, cruise only, based on double occupancy and do not include additional taxes, fees, and port charges. Taxes, fees, and port charges vary by voyage and will be added to your invoice at the end of the reservations process.
  • Your cruise fare includes suite accommodations, a dedicated Personal Concierge in all suite categories, onboard gratuities for all restaurant, bar and housekeeping services, multiple dining venues, 24-hour in-suite dining, beverages such as beer, select spirits and wines, soft drinks, coffee, tea and bottled water in-suite and throughout the yacht, onboard entertainment and enrichment, use of the marina-style platform with access to watersports, and Wi-Fi.
  • Your cruise fare does not include airfare, hotel accommodations, transfers, luggage handling, shore excursions, meals ashore, specialty dining at our Specialty Dining Experience, salon services, spa treatments, upgraded Wi-Fi, or personal purchases from the boutique. Gratuities are not included for salon services or spa treatments. Select specialty champagnes, wine, spirits, and caviar are also not included in the cruise fare. If you wish to bring a quantity of your own wine onboard, a $20 corkage fee per bottle will apply when poured in the dining venues. 

 

Сruise options

The Magical Islands of Spain

Date:  17.06 – 26.06.2020

DAY

PORT

Arrive

Depart

1

Barcelona, Spain

 

23:59

2

Ibiza, Spain

06:00

 

3

Ibiza, Spain    

4

Ibiza, Spain  

07:30

5

Formentera, Spain

09:00

18:00

6

Mahon, Menorca, Spain

08:00

23:59

7

Soller (Mallorca), Spain

09:00

 

8

Soller (Mallorca), Spain  

14:00

9

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

18:00

 

10

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

   

Fare: from 5618 euro per person 

 

Voyage from Monaco to Barcelona

07.06 – 14.06.2020

DAY

PORT

Arrive

Depart

1

Monte Carlo, Monaco  

23:59

2

Antibes, France

08:00

23:59

3

Saint-Tropez, France

13:00

 

4

Saint-Tropez, France  

23:59

5

Sailing time

6

Seth, France

08:00

22:00

7

Roses, Spain

08:00

18:00

8

Barcelona, Spain

07:00

 

Fare: from 6418 euro per person 

 

To Reykjavik from Edinburgh

28.08 – 05.09.2020

DAY

PORT

Arrive

Depart

1

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK    

2

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK  

23:30

3

Invergordon (Loch Ness), Scotland, UK

18:00

 

4

Invergordon (Loch Ness), Scotland, UK  

18:00

5

Kirkwall, Orkney, UK

08:00

18:00

6

Sailing time

7

Torshavn, Faroe Islands

08:00

18:00

8

Sailing time

9

Reykjavik, Iceland

07:00

 

Fare: from 6204 euro per person

 

The Lower Eastern Caribbean

21.11 – 28.11.2020

DAY

PORT

Arrive

Depart

1

Philipsburg, St. Maarten  

23:59

2

Sailing time

3

Little Bay, Montserrat

09:00

20:00

4

Terre-de-Haut, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe

09:00

20:00

5

Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe

09:00

23:59

6

Roseau, Dominica

08:00

18:00

7

Le Marin, Martinique

09:00

20:00

8

Bridgetown, Barbados

07:00

 

Fare: from 4370 euro per person