Top 10 Luxury Cruises
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Silversea, Silver Shadow
Location: San Francisco - Wrangell, Alaska
Length of Cruise: 12 days
Details: Silversea is the only six-star cruise liner in the world. Stay in a lavishly decorated Owner's Suite, and enjoy breakfast each morning on your own furnished teak veranda. Kitted out with a plasma TV, a Bang & Olufsen CD player, a Lavazza espresso maker, complementary butler service and -- most importantly -- a well-stocked beverage cabinet.
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Windstar Cruises, Windstar Spirit
Location: Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica - Bridgetown, Barbados
Length of Cruise: 14 days
Details: Carrying just 148 privileged passengers, the Windstar Spirit is a motored sail yacht like no other. Inside, you'll be able to relax with a drink, enjoy a five-star meal, gamble the night away, or get the adrenaline pumping in the sea by the Watersports Platform -- all with huge white sails billowing in the breeze above you.
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Crystal Cruises, Crystal Serenity
Location: Mumbai, India - Rome, Italy
Length of Cruise: 16 days
Details: Crystal Serenity ups the glamor stakes in the world of cruising, with one of the highest guest-per-space ratios at sea. It features new hip dining venues such as Tastes, Silk Road and The Sushi Bar. Guests can also learn a skill at the hugely popular Creative Learning Institute, which offers mini-courses in everything from foreign languages to computer skills.
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Disney Cruise Line
Location: Los Angeles - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Length of Cruise: 8 days
Details: Disney isn't just for kids. Enjoy adult-oriented amenities, such as the spa, fitness center, nightclub, several gourmet restaurants, and an adults-only retreat with good coffee, books, and WiFi Internet access. Book into one of the $3,899 Royal Suites with a queen-size bed, two twin beds in a second bedroom, two pull-down berths, a dining salon, and a pantry.
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Carnival, Seabourn Spirit
Location: Athens, Greece - Istanbul, Turkey
Length of Cruise: 8 days
Details: Little touches make this cruise extra special, such as an escort for ladies entering the dining room. Other unexpected freebies include bottles of champagne on arrival, a complimentary in-suite mini-bar, drinks, and wine with lunch and dinner. Tips for the crew are also not required or expected.
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Regent, Seven Seas Voyager
Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco - Venice, Italy
Length of Cruise: 8 days
Details: This all-suite, all-balcony cruise ship is a floating palace, with four restaurants -- one of them, Le Cordon Bleu, is a venue where you can take cooking classes and eat -- in addition to a constellation theater, casino, fitness center, aerobics room, swimming pool, miniature golf course, paddle tennis court, and onboard Carita Spa -- one of the most luxurious spas in the world.
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Orient Express, The Road to Mandalay
Location: Mandalay, Myanmar - Bagan, Myanmar
Length of Cruise: 8 days
Details: This five-star ship offers a super-luxurious cruise up the Ayeyarwady River in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). With only 66 cabins, in addition to a "play it again, Sam" style piano bar, a beauty room and an observation deck with swimming pool, your needs will be more than accommodated as you relax in your well-appointed state cabin.
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Royal Caribbean, Freedom of the Seas
Location: Miami - St. Maarten
Length of Cruise: 8 days
Details: This ship has an interactive water park (complete with wave generator), cantilevered whirlpools, a winery, a rock-climbing wall, a miniature golf course, a full-size basketball court, and an ice-skating rink. The icing on the cake, however, has got to be the onboard Ben & Jerry's parlor. Try the Owner's Suite with a queen-sized bed, a flat-screen TV, a private balcony, and a separate living room.
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Kloster Family, Nikki Beach at Sea
Location: St. Barts - France
Details: When it opens in 2009, the $498 million cruise liner will offer enough white sun-loungers and matching parasols for 832 passengers. The floating resort comprises a super Las Vegas-style casino, modeling agency, indoor theater, outdoor concert arena, shopping arcade, and a cosmetic surgery clinic. Guest services include nannies, personal shoppers, private chefs, and alternative health therapists.
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Cunard, Queen Mary 2
Location: Southampton, UK - New York
Length of Cruise: 7 days
Details: QM2, as it is better known, is as grand as cruising gets -- 15 world-class restaurants and bars, five swimming pools, a casino, a ballroom, a theater, and a planetarium. The Balmoral & Sandringham Grand Duplex Suites have oversized living rooms, balconies, and marble bathrooms.
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