Resources on Luxury Cruises in Asia, Far East and the Orient

Luxury Cruises in Asia, Far East and the Orient

Asia Cruises & Orient Cruise Vacations
Cruise through the silken seas of Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Shop among the skyscrapers of Singapore, Hong Kong and Muscat. Discover a hint of Hollywood and a dash of Europe in Mumbai or Bangkok. Sailing the South China Sea you hear the bustle of Asian ports, the low boom of temple gongs.
Down under and all over The South Pacific Islands. Gorgeous, exotic islands. As far as the eye can see. As many as the mind can imagine. Islands as massive as Australia, as minuscule as Moorea, as popular as Oahu, as undiscovered as Huahine and as romanticized as Bora Bora.

Excerpt of "Asia Cruises, Orient Cruise vacations, Vietnam, China, India, Malaysia, Bali, Hong Kong.." The Cruise Web (sm) 08 June 2006 http://www.cruiseweb.com/ASIA.HTM

Cruise Ships
A cruise ship, or less commonly cruise liner or luxury liner, is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the amenities of the ship are considered an essential part of the experience.

Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with millions of passengers each year as of 2006. The rapid growth of the industry has seen nine or more new-build ships catering to a North American clientele added every year since 2001.

The practice grew gradually out of the transatlantic crossing tradition, which despite the best efforts of engineers and sailors into the mid-20th century, rarely took less than about four days. In the competition for passengers, ocean liners added many luxuries — most famously seen in the Titanic, but also available in other ships — fine dining, well-appointed staterooms, and so forth.

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