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A rejuvenating experience awaits you at the SeaDream Spa. Choose from an extensive range of spa favorites such as our Thalgo Marine Algae body wrap, Javanese Lulur body treatment and La Prairie Cellular Hydrating Facial. The SeaDream Spa is an experience that you will surely want to return to again and again.

Thalgo Marine Algae Body Wrap

Minerals, vitamins and micro nutrients boost the body’s immune system and help it detoxify. This treatment activates circulation, increases metabolism and relieves aches and pains. Excellent for general well-being and total relaxation.

Javanese Lulur

A traditional Javanese body scrub using an indulgent recipe of ingredients including yogurt, lemon and herbs that tighten and moisturize the skin. Equally suited for men and women.

La Prairie Cellular Hydrating Facial

The most dramatic results for stressed, fatigued skin. This intensive treatment combines an energizing mask and massages with the revitalizing benefit of Cellular Cycle Ampoules for the face.

You may browse through a list of our Spa therapies here.

Trip Advisor’s list of Best Beaches 2011 includes Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico as one of the top beaches in the world as chosen by millions of travelers. SeaDream has been visiting this undeveloped piece of paradise for years and now it seems word is getting out. The snorkeling is great by day, and by night SeaDream offers an adventure to the phosphorescent Mosquito Bay. As guests move and swim in the water, millions of luminescent dinoflagellates light up as a reaction to the motion. Don’t miss this rare and remarkable opportunity.  

Vieques, located just 6 miles off the southeast coast of Puerto Rico is the largest of all Puerto Rico’s offshore islands which include Isla de Culebra, La Isla de Mona and Isla Desecheo. Beauty and history merge on this 21 by 4 mile island which is home of the Punta Mulas Lighthouse, built in 1893 and still protecting their port. 

In late 2011, sail to Isla de Vieques with SeaDream on the following voyages:

Nov. 4, 2011     SeaDream II Voyage # 21143              
Nov. 26, 2011    SeaDream II Voyage # 21146
Dec. 16, 2011    SeaDream II Voyage # 21149              
Dec. 17, 2011    SeaDream I Voyage # 11148

SeaDream yacht club announced hat Gregory Lamoot, it’s former Director of Business Development for Benelux, Spain & Portugal, will return this month as Director of Business Development for Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland.

Lamoot has returned to SeaDream yacht club from Regent Seven Seas, where he was Director of Sales for Mainland Europe for the past year. Before joining Regent Seven Seas, Lamoot had worked at SeaDream yacht club for eight years where he was a highly regarded member of the sales team. 

“We welcome him home as a proven leader, an exceptional sales person and a respected name in the cruise industry.” said SeaDream’s President, Bob Lepisto. “The growth of SeaDream’s European business suggests that the addition of a talent such as Gregory’s will enhance our success going forward.”

Lamoot speaks Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish and said he is excited about rejoining SeaDream yacht club after “a stimulating time at Regent Seven Seas.”  He added: ”In returning to SeaDream, I look forward to working with a highly talented and skilled group of professionals, and in growing with this great company into the future.” Married and living in Antwerp, Belgium, Gregory Lamoot may be reached at Gregory.Lamoot@sdyc.no, +32 3 644 76 66 and cell +32 499 12 64 15.

SeaDream I & II are soon to leave the Caribbean and cross the Atlantic, where they’ll spend May through October in Europe. If you didn’t get a chance to sail the Caribbean this year, you may book your fall Caribbean voyage now. Both vessels will return to Caribbean in November and offer several voyages before the holidays using San Juan as a turn around port. Easy, direct air makes San Juan extra attractive.

For winners there is a cash prize, an engraved crystal plaque, a photo with the Captain to commemorate the honor and other gifts including luxury paid vacations.

The 2010 Manager of the Year aboard SeaDream I is Chef, Tomasz Kozlowski.

What’s not to like about this man? He keeps our bellies full of absolutely delectable fare. As the recently published Frommer’s guide, “Best Cruise Ships of 2011” said about SeaDream ; the “cuisine is fine, fine, fine.” Tomasz said of his award “I am an original SeaDream crew member who joined the yachts in 2001. It’s with great pride over the years to have grown with the philosophy of SeaDream and I look forward to the future.”

SeaDream yacht club is considered a “small” luxury brand, with just two vessels of 56-staterooms each. SeaDream has relationships with luxury brands that align nicely with our product and our guest expectations. One such company is Caspian Star Caviar (as it is known to the trade) or Caviar Russe as it’s known to the public with it’s namesake a bar, restaurant and retail shop on Madison at 54th Street in New York City.

Sturgeon, the fish that produce caviar, have roamed the seas and rivers since the age of the dinosaurs. The word caviar originates from the Turkish “khavyar”, first appearing in English print in 1591. Caviar was once reserved strictly for royalty. Russian Caviar has always been considered of the best quality due to the breeding conditions in the Caspian Sea.

SD: What is your name and what is your position at Caspian Star Caviar/Caviar Russe?

Ilya Panchernikov- Managing Director          

SD: What are the different types of caviar?

The three most well know species are Beluga, Osetra and Sevruga  -the “Big Three”

SD: Is all caviar expensive? If so, why? Is one type of caviar more expensive than another?

These days there are so many varieties of caviar that it allows the consumer to choose from many different price points. Some of the caviars we carry provide a very good price to quality ratio and allow our caviars to be enjoyed on a more frequent basis. The Wild Caspian caviars are the most expensive due to supply and demand.  We carry a Caspian Sea aquacultured Osetra which is fantastic in quality and sells at a significantly more attractive price point.

SD: What part of the world consumes the most caviar/ Where is it most popular?

Caviar is popular throughout the entire world. Traditionally the largest consumers have been Russia, France and the U.S.

SD: I suppose there are different brands of caviar one can purchase? What is unique about Caviar Russe?

Our company is unique in the sense that our main specialization is caviar. We have a tremendous variety of caviars that allow the consumer the greatest available options to choose from. There are no middle men when purchasing with us, we are the Importer, packer, and distributor. We sell to the trade and to the retail public through our brand “Caviar Russe”

Caviar Russe recently launched a brand new luxury website www.CaviarRusse.com