“Do you have a preference? We have Ferragamo, Aveda, L’Occitane or Baudleaire,” Maureen, my suite steward, asks while presenting me with a tray of branded hand soaps as I settle into my sumptuous accommodation. That’s a first. Chilled Montaudon Champagne and delicate hors d’ouevres offer a taste of the indulgences that lie ahead as I journey aboard the cruise industry’s newest ultra-luxe expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit.
Though this is a polar-class vessel, there’ll be no frigid adventures involving icebergs, ice floes, ice plunges, calving glaciers, penguins, polar bears and high-vis weatherproof jackets. On this tropical expedition from Guam, we’re crossing the equator, exploring regions of the South Pacific not often glimpsed by tourists. This involves everything from uninhabited atolls of Micronesia that leave twitchers twitching, to visiting exuberant villagers on…
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