A sweeping view of San Miguel de Allende
satisfying mix of travel, relaxation and entertainment on a luxuriously appointed ship. Today you can choose from megaships that hold a few thousand passengers to smaller, more exclusive vessels. Destinations and itinerary options abound. While Caribbean cruises are bestsellers, you can also cruise the Pacific Coast’s wine country or head abroad to the French Riviera and Mediterranean. Boutique cruises in smaller ships that can enter smaller ports are increasingly popular, notes Matuszewski. He cites the French
A PONANT ship on the high seas
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cruise line PONANT as an example. It takes the idea of smaller ships to heart. Promising guests a five-star cruise in a five-star environment, PONANT’s small-scale luxury yachts can access smaller harbors and ports of call than their larger counterparts. The cruise line’s yachts have fewer cabins than traditional luxury liners, which affords greater privacy and relaxation. No matter where your dream destination is, it’s time you visit it in real life and not just when you sleep.
Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF ROSEWOOD SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE; PONANT PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHILIP PLISSON; BELMOND CASA DE SIERRA NEVADA PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF BELMOND MANAGEMENT
If you love art and artifacts, don’t miss the Bellas Artes art museum and school nor the textile mill-turned-art studio complex Fabrica La Aurora.