VANCOUVER — Emerald Cruises has unveiled a new collection of luxury yacht cruises through April 2026 sailing aboard its twin luxury vessels, Emerald Azzurra and Emerald Sakara.

In addition to a brand new destination – the Indian Ocean and the Seychelles – the upcoming season also features new ports of call and fresh itineraries in the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Red and Caribbean Seas. 

As further incentive, guests joining either yacht from April 17, 2024 onward will enjoy a complimentary drink package with unlimited access to a range of cocktails, mocktails, premium wines, Prosecco and Champagne by the glass, bottled beer and soft drinks, as well as a minibar selection in each suite.

Guests who book by Dec. 31, 2023 will receive free, roundtrip economy air on stateroom and premium air on suites, plus additional savings of up to $1,000 per couple with Emerald Cruises Super Earlybird offer.

To view the sailing schedules for both yachts through April 2026, click here. 

THE SEYCHELLES

New for winter 2024 and into 2025, the 100-guest Emerald Azzurra will take guests on a journey to the Seychelles, a vast Indian Ocean archipelago known for its pristine beaches, coral reefs and granite rock formations. 

The eight-day ‘Tropical Charms of the Seychelles,’ sailing roundtrip from Mahé, calls on eight islands, including Praslin where guests will visit Vallée de Mai reserve, a prehistoric palm forest where the colossal coco de mer nut grows wild. They’ll also visit Cousin Island, a nesting ground for sea turtles and rare magpie robins, and La Digue Island, known for its granite boulders and  aquamarine waters. 

The first sailing will depart on Dec. 22, 2024.

RED SEA

As it transits between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean, Emerald Azzurra will offer several sailings in the Red Sea. Calling on gateway ports in Jordan, Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia, these itineraries highlight some of the region’s most ancient and fascinating landmarks, including Jordan’s hidden city of Petra, the Pyramids of Giza and Valley of the Kings in Egypt, and the sacred city of Jerusalem. 

A variety of eight- to 12-day Red Sea sailings are available in December 2024, March, April, October and November 2025 and April 2026.

THE MED AND ADRIATIC

Another first for Emerald Cruises, 2024 will find both yachts spending the full summer season in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas. A variety of new itineraries will call on the Western Med, including Emerald Sakara’s eight-day ‘Yachting Gems of the French and Italian Rivieras’ between Nice and Barcelona, and the nine-day ‘Coastal Spain and the Algarve’ between Barcelona and Lisbon. 

THE CARIBBEAN

Beginning this November, the 100-guest Emerald Sakara will spend the winters in the Caribbean, offering three distinct, eight-day itineraries that call on a total of 22 ports in the Eastern Caribbean, Grenadines, Windward and Leeward Islands. Guests can combine these three itineraries into a 15- or 22-day ‘Hidden Treasures of the Caribbean’ sailing with no repeat ports.

Most Emerald Cruises yacht journeys in all regions are combinable, from two weeks to 22 days, without repeating a port.

Emerald Azzurra, the line’s first ocean-going vessel, made its debut in March 2022, followed by Emerald Sakara in August 2023. On the rivers, Emerald Cruises sails eight branded Star-Ships in Europe and one on the Mekong.

For more information call 1-855-444-0161 or go to www.emeraldcruises.ca to order or download a brochure.