Luxury Travel Advisor - February 2008 - (Page 62) GIVE US YOUR BODY FOR A WEEK AND WE’LL GIVE YOU BACK YOUR MIND. THE PULSE Cruise Briefs MS Europa to Offer Culinary Cruises Beginning this year, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ (www.hl-cruises.com) MS Europa will operate eight cruises revolving around cuisine. German chefs Karlheinz Hauser and Holger Bodendorf will lead off the season of culinary cruises in February with a voyage wide. Guests will have the chance to meet various PGA professionals at courses throughout the cruises. Crystal’s partnership with golf brand Taylormade provides onboard instruction and facilities and golf clubs. Meanwhile, Crystal is imposing a stricter smoking policy, banning smoking on all stateroom and suite The BodyHoliday at LeSPORT in St. Lucia is the first luxury resort in the world to combine all the pleasure of an active beach vacation with cares designed to relax and revitalise body and mind. IN BARCELONA, Antoni Gaudi's Casa Milà, a.k.a. La Pedrera, is a popular sightseeing spot. from Honolulu to Australia, demonstrating their techniques and crafting dishes that fit the regions being visited. A subsequent gourmet cruise is scheduled on September 28 from Barcelona to Piraeus, featuring Southern European cuisine with guest chef Toni Moerwald of Austria. Crystal Upgrades Golf Cruises, Downgrades Smoking Crystal Cruises (www.crystalcruises.com) has enhanced its golf-themed cruises and expanded its smoking ban. On the golf side, the luxury line will offer three 11- and 12-day golf cruises in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and the maritime coast of Canada and New England at championship courses world- verandas on its two ships beginning in May. Most public areas of Crystal’s ships have been designated non-smoking for years. Cigarette smoking still is permitted in some places in the ships’ bars and lounges and in accommodations. The new policy officially goes into effect with Crystal Serenity’s May 7 sailing from London to Rome and Crystal Symphony’s May 25 Athens-to-London itinerary. Silversea’s 2009 Itineraries Highlighted By Grand Pacific Voyage Silversea Cruises (www.silversea.com) has announced its 2009 worldwide schedule and opened bookings on its four ships, which will visit more than 320 ports in 108 countries. One itinerary garnering particular THE WORLD’S FIRST WELLNESS HOLIDAY. To find out more call 1 800 544 2883. or visit www.thebodyholiday.com 62 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | February 2008 http://www.hl-cruises.com http://www.crystalcruises.com http://www.thebodyholiday.com http://www.silversea.com http://www.thebodyholiday.com
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