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A new luxury cruise ship debuting in 2016 will have one of the largest and most expensive suites ever offered at sea.
Regent Seven Seas will be charging US$5,000 a night, per person, for a luxury suite that is truly the size of a large house - with 3,875 square feet of space - onboard its new Regent Seven Seas Explorer ship.
The Regent Suite will include a grand piano, two bedrooms, views from three sides of the ship and a personal spa retreat with a private sauna, steam room and treatment area.
And all this is designed for just a maximum of four people, but preferably two.
"There is nothing like the Regent Suite anywhere in the cruise industry," Regent president Jason Montague said at the New York announcement of the ship.
Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor-in-chief of CruiseCritic.com predicts Regent will have no trouble selling the high-priced suite.
On any ship, Brown said, "the top-priced suite and the cheapest cabins are always the first to go."
The Explorer is expected to launch in July next year.
The ship will spend its first season in Europe, and the first of its 11 sailings will be from Monte Carlo to Venice.
The ship will carry 750 guests. It's Regent's first new ship since 2003, though it just completed a US$150 million refurbishment of its other three vessels.
All fares on the ship include dining, shore excursions and tips, but the price of the Regent Suite also includes unlimited spa treatments, laundry services, a private car with driver and guide for port calls, an onboard on-call butler and limousine transportation to and from the ship.
Spencer Brown said the new ship is part of a trend in which cruise lines "are replicating resort-like experiences" with ships that feel like "high-end luxury small resorts" where you barely feel like you're at sea.
She added that the Explorer "is large but not carrying that many passengers".
"Will you ever run into a queue at the bar or having trouble finding a seat in the lounge before dinner?" she pondered.
"No. What you're paying for is that you never have to wait," she added.


Regent Seven Seas to offer house-like suite and resort-like ambiance on cruise chip

Master bedroom of the Regent Suite.Photos: SCMP Pictures

The Regent Seven Seas Explorer ship has room for 750 guests.

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Cruise ship to offer two-bedroom abode with grand piano and personal spa retreat
