It’s been a long winter and there have been so many demands on your time this year that you feel exhausted and more than ready to recharge your battery.
How can you get this? You have the urge to be incommunicado for a week or so with no annoying phone calls, texts or emails and most of all leave your responsibilities in the hands of someone else and completely relax.
Your partner is also in desperate need of some regeneration and pampering. You’ve ruled out long international flights with dubious connections and the associated accommodation problems – this is hardly relaxing!
Then you hear a whisper about a Pacific island cruise, not just an ordinary cruise, you know the usual kind, a huge floating hotel with a thousand or more other fellow travelers, but a small luxury island-hopping cruise ship that caters just a few like-minded ones. adventurers discovering the little-known islands and bays of sun-kissed places like Vanuatu and the enchanting island kingdom of Tonga.
Discover the advantages of small ship cruises
• The moment you step off the plane, you’ll find yourself in a warm tropical paradise, far from the maddening crowds, where you’ll be greeted by a friendly crew and transferred to your floating vacation hotel.
• Your elegant stateroom will be ready and waiting with your own private bathroom and shower that includes a variety of toiletries. With individual climate control, doors that open onto a spacious terrace, and views of the crystal clear waters, you definitely won’t need the TV or video entertainment program (but it’s there anyway, just in case)!
• Dining on a small luxury cruise ship is a grand affair. The clean Pacific air will whet your appetite for delicious gourmet meals prepared by some of the world’s best chefs using fresh local produce and seafood to present you with gastronomic delights, all served with a selection of fine wines; al fresco dining is usually the norm to take advantage of the warm evenings.
• Your ship will set sail to explore some of the most idyllic small islands and coves the world has to offer. To further investigate the sights, a landing craft is provided and for the more intrepid, sea kayaks are great fun.
• Snorkel over coral reefs, swim on deserted white-sand beaches or take a long walk through lush tropical vegetation. Fishing on the islands can be spectacular with the chance to try a trophy fish. Tuna, mahi mahi and wahoo are often landed and then deliciously prepared by the chef.
• Meet the smiling local villagers whose way of life is largely untouched by tourists who often perform impromptu dances and local cultural ceremonies, and if you’re exceptionally lucky, the chief will invite you to take kava with him.
The choice is yours: do as much or as little as you like: take part in all the onboard or water activities on offer or simply lie back in perfect peace on the sundeck with a tropical fruit cocktail and dream away your cares.
These luxury cruise ships are staffed by a fully trained crew dedicated to making your vacation enjoyable and relaxing from boarding to departure.
