The inaugural Asia/Northern
Australia season of the world’s
top rated boutique ship,
SeaDream II, still has availability.
Since last year’s announcement that
SeaDream Yacht Club would make its first
venture down under, company president Bob
Lepisto has been looking forward to welcoming
past and new guests from Australia and New
Zealand.
Speaking to Cruise Weekly from the
company’s Miami head office, Lepisto said the
18 Asia-Australian sailings had attracted most
booking from locals and Europeans, rather
than Americans.
“We love Australians,” he said.
“It actually surprises me how we get so many
Australian guests who travel as far as Europe,
the Caribbean and the Amazon to sail with
SeaDream.”
Lepisto also expects to see many Aussies
aboard the company’s new Baltic cruises.
“These itineraries are relatively new for us
but our owner is Norwegian, so guests will
discover a few surprises he has organised in
Norway, and we also spend multiple nights in
St Petersburg,” he said.
SeaDream II is schedules to enter dry dock in
Singapore in May before the Asia season.
“She’ll be repainted and get new decking,
new soft coverings, wall coverings, furniture
and some steelwork and maintenance, so
Australians will see her absolutely pristine,”
Lepisto said.
Departing 1 February 2014, the 14-night
Cairns to Bali voyage, via Papua New Guinea
has a starting price of US$10,909 per person
twin-share including all drinks, meals, tipping,
room service and “water toys” from the
yacht’s marina.
Also included are “shore side casuals” with
the crew, such as bike tours, kayaking or food
shopping with the chef.
For the same price, the reverse 14-night Bali
to Cairns sailing, departing 18 Jan 2014, visits
three Indonesian islands, West Timor, Darwin
and Seven Spirit Bay in the Northern Territory,
Thursday Island, Cooktown and Port Douglas,
Queensland.
A seven-night Singapore to Bali voyage, is
priced from US$4,254 per person twin-share.
Staterooms aboard a 13-night Phuket to
Singapore, with two overnights in Yangon,
Myanmar, starts at $8,044 ppts.
More information on SeaDream II’s range of
local itineraries, ports of call visited and more
features aboard the ship can be viewed online
at www.seadream.com.
