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Splendour on Which Seven Seas?

Written on December 14th, 2009 by VacaOBXno shouts

Cruising is the preferred holiday option for those who enjoy luxury, relaxation and variety and the splendour of the seven seas. Incidentally, around the time of the tales of Sinbad and the Arabian Nights the “Seven Seas” would have been the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Red Sea (including the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea), the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic sea and the Arabian Sea (really part of the Indian Ocean).In fact, there are over 100 bodies of water called seas of one sort of another, but after the Europeans discovered America , the phrase Seven Seas largely referred to The Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Its the expanses of Ocean in the modern definition that Regent Seven Seas Cruises plies.The fleet of vessels operated by this company are definitely for those who like the amenities and variety of public spaces that a larger ship can provide, but still want the all-inclusive comfort and exemplary service you get on a 6-star vessel. (more…)