For a honeymoon brimming with breathtaking scenery, exotic fare and unparalleled service, set sail on a luxe cruise through French Polynesia with Bora Bora Cruises. Operating two 226-foot Australian-built, French-registered super-yachts, The Tu Moana and Ti'a Moana, these boats are tantamount to a millionaire's playthings rather than typical cruise ships. The word cruise itself is even misleading when it comes to this cruise line, as it usually conjures up inevitable implications of the hokey-pokey, garrulous cruise directors and crowds. None of which could be farther from the Bora Bora Cruise reality.
So rather than call your vacation a cruise, Bora Bora Cruises has dubbed the experience "nomad yachting" – a smooth blend of sensual luxury, private idylls and refinement in a relaxed atmosphere.
Still not sure what they mean? Here are 10 reasons a Bora Bora Cruise vacation is like no other.
1. Even though each yacht has 30 staterooms, only 20 are made available for each cruise. There is a crew to passenger ratio of 4:1, affording intimacy and personalized service.
2. There are no rules and no clock-watching on board these yachts. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served when and where passengers want: in the dining room, outdoors on the Main Deck, under the Bridge Deck, in their stateroom, or in a private perch on the Sun Deck. Meals are also served ashore with lavish tables set up in the surf.
3. Bora Bora Cruises scours the world for its crews, searching for smiles, charm, graciousness and experience. The right candidates are then flown to Tahiti from Europe, America and Southeast Asia for training.
4. Instead of the resort-mandatory ranks of lounge chairs, the sprawling Sun Decks of Ti'a Moana and Tu Moana, sport a dozen couch-beds that can be moved and angled at travellers' whims.
5. Drinks and snacks are served everywhere—in the main lounge and in every corner of every deck. There are no bills to sign: everything is included in order to maintain the atmosphere of total luxury.
6. As dusk falls, the colours of the two yachts subtly change. The covers of Main Deck banquettes are transformed from light to dark. Dozens of throw pillows are fluffed and strewn. Candles are lit within dozens of sleek hurricane lamps.
7. The design of the identical staterooms is an outpouring of taste and good quality. The rooms are large, with queen or twin beds, each with giant picture windows. Bathrooms are compact and beautifully conceived - surrounded by windows with venetian blinds, to let in both light and the view. Under-bed storage closets enable travellers to unpack totally for a one-week cruise and make suitcases disappear. Rooms are refreshed multiple times a day. Each evening, wet swimwear is taken away, washed, dried and returned at dawn.
8. A short stroll on the Bridge Deck brings passengers to the Bridge, where the Captain, his deputy and the pilot are on duty 24/7. The Bridge is always open, and passengers are encouraged to wander in, ask questions and chat.
9. "Vavau" ("My Bridge Deck") is a new addition to the two yachts, whereby four cabins on the Bridge Deck can be sealed off, along with the aft bridge deck, into a private yacht-within-a-yacht. The “Vavau” affords über-personalized services, including a dedicated chef, butler, masseur and housekeeper. From this aerie, Vavau guests can choose to mingle with other passengers or keep entirely to themselves.
10. The yachts have a deliberately shallow draft, so that each can enter the smallest cove. The yachts' tenders ferry guests ashore for a moonlight swim, a day of snorkeling, or a massage on the beach. Kayaks are available, too. The crew arranges beach towels, beach chairs, coolers with water and wines, and anything from a picnic to a romantic lunch à deux. For a romantic evening ashore, a lavishly draped canopy bed can be set up on a secluded beach.
To find out more, visit boraboracruises.com.
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