Hebridean Profile and specification

**Ally** · 10-23-2006, 08:18 AM

Hebridean - The Small Cruise Ship Company - provide luxury cruises for the individual. Our small ships cruise between northern Norway and the Indian Ocean, taking you to little-visited destinations and small islands together with the unmissable highlights of the Mediterranean, The Baltic, Norway, The Red Sea, The Black Sea, South Africa, northern Africa, Namibia, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Seychelles, Madagascar and of course, Scotland - where our first ship, Hebridean Princess, re-introduced the "Golden Age of Cruising" 17 years ago to a new and discerning audience.

Hebridean were the first cruise company to introduce an all-inclusive pricing policy. Once on board, there are no expensive "extras" tagged onto your bill. All meals on board, wines, beers and spirits, private tours, port and passenger taxes and gratuities are included in the tariff. Our private flights for Hebridean Spirit's Summer programme are also included.

Where Hebridean leads, many other cruise lines follow. Our itineraries are amongst the best in the cruising world and whilst you might find a similar voyage at a cheaper price with another cruiseline, sailing with Hebridean is the genuine article.

Outstanding service, fine cuisine, unusually spacious cabins and some of the most elegant public rooms afloat, the Hebridean Experience offers you the most relaxing luxury holiday you could wish for. The very best in personal service, tailored to be as individual as you are.

**Ally** · 10-23-2006, 08:18 AM

Hebridean - The Small Cruise Ship Company - Hebridean Spirit and Hebridean Princess - has been providing the benchmark for luxury cruising since 1989.

Both ships echo the company philosophy that "small is personal", giving a small number of guests the very special Hebridean Experience of luxury cruising to off the beaten track destinations. Our excellent crew have earned Hebridean a world-class reputation for unbeatable service, fine food and wine and an attention to detail no longer common in the present era of mass travel. There can be no more convincing endorsement of this than the fact that more than half our guests are return visitors.

Our first ship, Hebridean Princess, has cruised Scotland's West Coast waters for the past sixteen years, introducing what is probably the loveliest coastline in Europe to a new and enchanted audience. The original "country house" cruise ship, she welcomes many new passengers on board for the first time each season and has a loyal following. Hebridean Princess sails the Inner and Outer Hebrides, far flung St Kilda, the Orkney and Shetland Islands and the magnificently remote lochs and peninsulas of mainland Scotland. In late summer 2006, she visits Ireland and Norway.

Hebridean Spirit first cruised under the Hebridean flag in July 2001 when she was christened by HM The Princess Royal in Leith, Edinburgh. Her year-round programme includes India, the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, South Africa, north Africa, the Mediterranean, Baltic, the Red and Black Seas, Norway, and the UK. Her cosmopolitan ambience and stunning interiors have won Hebridean Spirit many plaudits.