9 ship Hotels

The luxurious Ylang ship with unique masts by Heritage Line cruises features plush cabins, authentic Vietnamese handcrafted furniture and decorations, and a luxury spa. The Ylang is the newest premium addition to the cruises in Lan Ha Bay. It had its maiden voyage in the summer of 2019 and is …

MSC is the world's third-largest cruise company, with 21 supersized ships. After the tumultuous years of COVID-19 that hit the tourism industry and ocean cruises especially hard, MSC is now on a journey to find smart ways of utilizing its fleet of ships. One of them is entering into a …

The aviation industry makes an ever larger impact on our global emissions. So experts and politicians are trying to find greener travel forms in these challenging times. With the renaissance of the night train across Europe, there is little talk about something equally important. CO2 reduction of ferries compared to …

This schooner first set sail in 1910. It spent 100 years sailing to icy destinations all over the world, from the Arctic Circle to the penguin-strewn islands of Antarctica. Today, it has a double life. Since being restored to its former glory, it sets sail every summer on exciting expeditions. …

If you’re a history geek – or watch The Crown – you’ll remember Britannia, the former royal yacht of Queen Elizabeth II. Now out of service, the ship is permanently docked in Edinburgh and serves as a museum, attracting thousands of visitors each year. Luckily for all of us hotel …

For much of the last century Woodlyn Park was a farm but today it is an educational center and family fun park with some unique accommodation. Before we get onto that, it is worth mentioning Billy Black’s Kiwi Culture Show where you get a sheep-shearing, cow-riding, wood-chopping experience of Kiwi …

Unusually for a decommissioned lifeboat hotel (wow, I’ve talked about so many unique hotels that this phrase doesn’t even seem strange), this one is still functioning. You can hire a captain to take you, your partner, and your whole hotel out into the open sea. Now that sounds fun! This …

All the pomp and grandeur of the Titanic without any of that silliness with icebergs; the Queen Mary has had a long and prosperous career with no (fingers crossed) bad renditions of ‘My Heart Will Go On’ yet. Beginning life in the 1930s, it was built in Scotland and became …

Forget staying in a hotel by the sea. How about staying in one in the sea? Your room in this unique hotel is on a floating platform in the beautiful Swedish fjords. Each 2-story unit was built off-site and towed to Klädesholmen where each piece was permanently moored ready for …