Atlas Ocean Voyages: The Adventure Luxury Cruise Line Calling All Stylish Thrill-Seekers
For thrill-seekers who are looking to explore the world in style, Atlas Ocean Voyages has the world’s safest, most sustainable, and of course, sleekest ships around. In fact, this self-proclaimed adventure luxury cruise line is the coolest new kid on the luxury travel block in over two decades. Headquartered in South Florida, Atlas Ocean Voyages, which proudly waves the Portuguese flag of its parent company, is determined to get you to your destination differently than you’ve ever experienced before.
This first of its kind cruise brand, which regularly visits remote locations, is now taking their groundbreaking philosophies and ideals to the seas. From hang gliding in France to hiking in a nature preserve or ATV’ing in the Bedouin desert, their exciting excursions are meant to ensure that you live in the moment for the most memorable experience possible – this is not your grandparent’s cruise line. Aside from city tours aboard motorcoaches, a complimentary choice of an active or traditional option is offered at every port. Atlas continuously aims to take your travel to new – and more exciting heights.
The fun doesn’t end when you return to your ship, either. Rather, guests can gather in one of their lounges while recapping their sightseeing and scuba diving stories over a drink. As they like to say – think Apres Ski at sea. “We encourage our guests to laugh and just have fun,” explains Marketing Director Harry Liu. “We are creating a society at sea of like-spirited travelers. Usually, they’re more experienced and younger compared to other luxury lines. We’re always trying to create the most unique experiences for our guests.”
After a long 19 months, why wait to hit the waterways when you can wake up in this laidback yet luxe line’s first vessel, the World Navigator, which launched in August 2021. With popular itineraries, including Antarctica, travelers can check off a few – or all – of their bucket list items. Featuring six general categories of staterooms and suites with high-end bath products and robes, you’ll have all the comforts of home on the high seas. While plans for their floorplans got underway well before COVID-19 changed the world, AOV, whose tagline is ‘small is the new big’ was pandemic proof before there was a pandemic. Each ship only has 98 rooms with less than 196 guests on board. This intimate and safe environment will allow you to leave your worries behind the moment you hit the water. Atlas Ocean Voyages, which is an all-inclusive luxury cruise line – that means roundtrip airfare, prepaid gratuities (no having to split the bill amongst friends), emergency medical evacuation insurance, unlimited soft drinks, wine and beer, entertainment, and enrichment lectures – will be a fleet of five by 2024.
When traveling to Antarctica on the World Navigator, your adventure begins before you even arrive on your vessel. That’s because AOV charters their own private jet to bring guests from Orlando to Ushuaia, Argentina, minimizing exposure to other travelers in foreign airports while maximizing comfort and safety. This also allows for more efficient connections, especially since commercial routes usually require an extended layover in Buenos Aires or Santiago de Chile.
President of Atlas Ocean Voyages, Alberto Aliberti, who has his own version of luxury, was determined to ensure that all guests onboard his ships remain comfortable. While you can easily get stuffed from their regionally influenced cuisine, the atmosphere is anything but stuffy. Staff wear khakis rather than suits and guests can remain ‘cozy chic’.
From retro decor which is stylistically chic without taking itself too seriously – think rich, wood walls with light floors and marble – to SeaSpa by L’OCCITANE, the first ever L’OCCITANE spa at sea, the World Navigator is both stylish and more importantly, sustainable. The brand goes above and beyond the necessary guidelines in order to be the best cruise line that they can be, both for their guests as well as the planet. They even incorporated a unique hydro jet propulsion system in addition to each ship’s twin propellers. When the hydro jets are engaged themselves, the vessel can cruise up to 5 knots in almost complete silence. This leads to less stressed fish and more satisfied passengers who can view various sea life a bit longer. This is in addition to consuming the lowest sulfur marine diesel, one of the cleanest fuels available for marine shipping.
Atlas Ocean Voyages wants to provide a unique and elevated guest experience. Let’s just say that while everyone else is going to Alaska this summer, they are traveling to the Mediterranean. “We do things which make us distinctive,” explains Harry. Their ships also feature the lowest forward observation bow of any other watercraft called the Water’s Edge, allowing guests to get closer to marine life.
Though currently sailing Antarctica expeditions, World Navigator will explore the British Isles and Ireland, plus the Norwegian Fjords, Svalbard, Iceland and Greenland, as well as voyage to the Baltic for summer 2022. World Traveller, Atlas’ second ship, which will launch in July of 2022, will sail the Costa del Sol, French Riviera, Adriatic and Greek Isle voyages for her inaugural season.
They might go their own way, but Atlas Ocean Voyages, the alternative – or perhaps only – luxury adventure cruise line, always gets to their destination the right way.
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