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Europa 2 is aimed at multi-generational
families. As such, she features inter- connecting suites and trained nannies to look after children while the dress code is deliberately less formal. You can forget the tuxes and ties, smart-casual rules here (albeit with the emphasis on smart).
he is nothing less than the Adlon with azipods or, if you prefer, the Ritz. On my recent cruise, the average age was in the late 40s, and this resulted in a lively and energetic atmosphere at night, despite the fact the ship has no casino. A slid- ing glass roof allowed for outdoor parties around the pool while Sansibar, the indoor/ outdoor nightclub on the aft decks, was busy until the small hours.
S She also boasts a sumptuous Spa and a Family Values
By way of a curious coincidence, our publisher, Robin Maclear (see photo on Page 52), just happens to be the great-great grandson of Eduard Crusemann, co-founder of the famed Norddeutscher (North German) Lloyd line – a company better known today as Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Both Robin and his nephew James (also pictured on P52 aboard the new
Europa 2), are now Directors of The Cruise Line Limited – the leading UK cruise agents for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises! Some of the images and memorabilia shown over these pages have been supplied by their family.
world-class cooking academy as optional extras, and is immaculately served by a crew that raises hospitality to the level of an art form. Consistent excellence is the order of the day and, though not as truly all-inclusive as some rivals, this modern masterpiece represents the absolute pinnacle of modern, casual luxury living at sea. Europa has been a proud, cherished
name down through the decades. And, indeed, it still is. More than anything, it stands for a superlative standard of continuity. This latest ship is more than a tribute to that idea; she is the perfect distillation of past and present, wrapped in one wondrous, beautiful hull.
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