A former fighter pilot, a man who rowed across the North Atlantic, the son of Everest's conqueror, and a ballet star who defected from Cold War China — meet the extraordinary minds joining Seabourn's 145-day world cruise, and prepare to rethink what a sea voyage can actually be.

Forget the megaship Mediterranean. Aurora Expeditions is reimagining European cruising with 19 intimate voyages, a purpose-built ship and onboard historians who transform coastlines, ancient ruins and folklore-soaked islands into something you'll never find in a port crowd.

SeaDream Yacht Club is adding more than 80 new ports across three seasons, taking its intimate mega-yachts to harbors that larger ships will never reach – from remote Scottish isles to Caribbean hideaways.

Aranui's new ship Aranoa opens up French Polynesia's most elusive islands in 2027, from the untouched lagoons of Maupiti to the remote southern outpost of Rapa Iti – a maiden season that redefines what a South Pacific voyage can be.