Exclusive Offers
As the owner of Lush Life Travel, a boutique travel agency affiliated with Direct Travel, I’m delighted to bring you access to exclusive offers through Direct Travel’s status as one of the largest Virtuoso luxury travel network partners.
Here are some fantastic opportunities from a few of our favorite travel supplier partners:
DESTINATION of the week:
Malta – See https://www.virtuoso.com/travel/destinations/europe/malta
Malta in Depth – Private Luxury Malta Tours (9 days)
SMALL OCEAN CRUISE Partner of the week:
Explora – A Journey of Spectacular Festivities and Caribbean Wonders (9 Days)
San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, FL, United States
Explora Journeys
Ship: EXPLORA III
RIVER CRUISE Partner of the week:
Tauck – river cruise options for solo travelers https://www.tauck.ca/guest-travel/solo
EXPEDITION CRUISE Partner of the week:
Just Released: The 2029 Circumnavigation of Antarctica Aboard Le Commandant Charcot
Some news landed in my inbox this week that I couldn’t sit on: Ponant has just opened sales for its 2029 Circumnavigation of Antarctica aboard Le Commandant Charcot — the world’s only luxury icebreaker. I’ve actually sailed on that ship. I was aboard Le Commandant Charcot for the Canadian Boreal Forest expedition in February 2025, and it’s unlike anything else sailing today — a vessel purpose-built to go places most expedition ships simply can’t. A full circumnavigation aboard her isn’t just a cruise. It’s the kind of trip people plan their whole travel life around. This is a once-in-a-lifetime itinerary, and Ponant is expecting strong demand with limited availability. If a full Antarctic circumnavigation has ever crossed your mind — or you know someone who’s been quietly dreaming about it — now is the time to start the conversation, not after the good departures are gone. I’d love to help you look at what this voyage could actually look like: the route, the pricing, the cabin categories, and whether 2029 gives you the right amount of time to plan around it.
Browse the current departures: https://us.ponant.com/cruises/on-board/vessel-le-commandant-charcot?periode=2029_02%2C2029_01&stock=true
TOUR PARTNER of the Week:
Hotel of the week
Six Senses Douro https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/sheilagallanthalloran/travel/luxury-hotels/15267218/six-senses-douro-valley
LUXURY experience of the week:
Explora Journeys – A Journey From Italian Gems to Spain’s Southern Coast (10 Days)
Civitavecchia, Italy to Barcelona, Spain
Explora Journeys
Ship: EXPLORA II
📩 Let’s Start Planning Your Bucket List Journey:
Sheila Gallant-Halloran | www.lushlife.ca | ✉️ sheila@lushlife.ca