Life doesn’t get much better than drifting leisurely aboard a pretty wooden junk around a UNESCO World Heritage site, where every which way you look is a picture-perfect scene of towering limestone pinnacles, and each stop consists of swimming in jewel-toned water, island exploration and visits to local fishing villages.
The close-knit fleet consists of the “three sisters”; Ginger with her golden sails and culinary-minded ways, Jasmine who lingers in the stately air of Indochina-era cruising, and Violet whose six individually themed cabins offer a 1930’s glamour worthy of an Agatha Christie novel.
Violet Imperial Suite Phoenix
Violet Lounge
Violet Imperial Suite Dragon
Cua Van Fishing Village
Ginger Library
Lady Ginger Spa
Ginger Regent Suite
Ginger Ship
Ginger Signature Suite
Historically, travellers may have unwittingly overlooked Vietnam for its neighbour across the Gulf of Thailand, but with its mesh of bustling cities, hill tribe communities and beautiful coastlines, this resilient country is turning the tables.
With over 100 hotels occupying plum positions on terra firma, the legendary service and luxurious creature comforts that this celebrated brand are known for have now been cast out to sea.
Not so much ships than country clubs at sea, the vessels that complete Oceania Cruises’ fleet are some of the most intimate and plush to sail the seas.
While this grande dame has certainly kept up with the times, there’s still a place in her heart for those classic little touches.
