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FOOD SPORTS
Thomson Celebration’s Zilli restaurant Royal Caribbean offers a novel way
has the crisp white interior and classy of stretching those legs while out at
menu of a top London eatery. The sea. And it’s quite a view from the
sophistication and style are down to top of the climbing walls aboard
Italian chef Aldo Zilli, and five months ships including Liberty of the Seas
of planning went into training the ship’s and Freedom of the Seas. Not for
chefs, and designing the decor and the faint-hearted, there are
dishes. Its simple Italian menu includes outcrops and routes up the
such delights as tiger prawn ravioli with sheer surface to cater for
brandy, tomato and cream sauce, and all levels. If heights are a
pea, mint and parmesan risotto. Yum. bit much, there are onboard
Zilli has brought the atmosphere of a ice rinks, inline skating
city hotspot to the high seas. With its tracks and the FlowRider
minimalist decor and bold splashes of surf machine.
colour, it’s a real departure for a ship.
www.royalcaribbean.co.uk
www.thomson.co.uk/cruise
NIGHTLIFE
SPA PAMPERING Guests will be able to spend a night on
If clients don’t want to drag themselves the tiles aboard Carnival Splendor when
away from the spa, they don’t have to it launches in July. There’s an extensive
aboard the Costa Serena. The vast and selection of venues, including the Royal
uncluttered Samsara Spa is spread over Flush Casino, the Splendor Spectacular
two decks and includes 99 guest cabins show lounge and the Cool Jazz bar.
for those guests who want constant El Mojito, the promenade bar, is sure to
pampering. It’s bright and modern and be where the beautiful young things hang
has a Japanese tea house, gym, thalas- out. Designed to look like a pavement
sotherapy pool, Turkish bath and a VIP cafe in Old Havana with lanterns,
treatment room for spa cabin guests. terracotta floors and colourful Cuban
And the icing on the cake? A Welcome posters, it will be a laid-back place to
Ritual package that includes two treat- relax. And the Red Carpet club with its
ments, two fitness or meditation classes wall of reporters, paparazzi and camera
and two admissions to the relaxation flashes will make guests feel like stars.
area and solarium. Heaven.
www.carnivalcruise.co.uk
www.costacruise.com
WATER SPORTS
ART & DESIGN No part of the aqua blue waters of the
Billed as the UK’s largest floating art South Pacific are off limits to guests
gallery, P&O’s Ventura will be packed aboard Regent Seven Seas Paul
with more than 7,000 pieces of work by Gauguin. The rear of the ship is fitted
40-plus British artists when it’s launched with a retractable water sports plat-
in April. Sculptures, digital prints, murals form, so the captain can drop anchor
and glassworks will immerse passengers and guests can kayak, windsurf or
in art wherever they go on this stylish waterski anywhere in the ocean. Those
ship, from the cool Metropolis bar to wanting to swim, dive or snorkel can do
the ship’s corridors. Collections on the so at private beaches. Snorkelling and
three stairwells will each feature the scuba diving are also available. In 2008,
work of a single artist. There’s also a the ship will be sailing to the Tuamotus
unique chance to get a little more Islands, Cook Islands and the Australs.
involved with Tate Modern experts, It’s a great choice for wildlife lovers or
artists and curators who will join the adrenalin seekers with a dive in the
ship on six cruises in 2008. shark-infested waters of the Tiputa Pass.
www.virtualventura.com www.rssc.co.uk.
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