How cruising became an indulgent hotel experience

By Brian Johnston
March 28 2015 - 12:15am
Viking Star’s winter garden.
Viking Star’s winter garden.
The spa and pool on board the Viking Star.
The spa and pool on board the Viking Star.
Viking Star’s winter garden.
Viking Star’s winter garden.
Viking Star’s winter garden.
Viking Star’s winter garden.
Glamour on Pacific Aria. Photo: Pacific Jewel
Glamour on Pacific Aria. Photo: Pacific Jewel
Glamour on Pacific Aria. Photo: Pacific Jewel
Glamour on Pacific Aria. Photo: Pacific Jewel
Glamour on Pacific Aria. Photo: Pacific Jewel
Glamour on Pacific Aria. Photo: Pacific Jewel
Glamour on Pacific Aria. Photo: Pacific Jewel
Glamour on Pacific Aria. Photo: Pacific Jewel
Viking Star’s winter garden.
Viking Star’s winter garden.

Ever-bigger ships packed with activities and experience, brassy, all-singing, all-dancing Broadway-style musicals and celebrity-chef restaurants. These are trends that have characterised the cruise-industry in recent times. Yet away from the mega-sized ships, the bling, ice-rinks at sea and surf simulators, a far more considered trend has emerged.

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