American Cruise Lines’
newest vessel, the American Star, will debut this month.
The 100-passenger ship will sail itineraries along the Maine coast
through the fall.
The 235-room Raffles Le
Montreux Palace in Montreux, Switzerland, has been
rebranded as the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace.
Orient-Express Hotels
Ltd. has fully acquired the Royal Scotsman, a
36-passenger luxury train in Scotland, and Afloat in France, a
luxury river-cruise company that runs five barges on the waterways
of France. Orient-Express previously owned 50 percent of both
entities.
Kempinski Hotels will
manage a five-star luxury hotel within the Cavo Sidero resort
complex being developed on the Greek island of Crete. The hotel,
which will open in 2010, will have 180 guest rooms and 10
presidential suites. Facilities will include a number of
restaurants and bars, tennis courts and a large spa with indoor
pool. The Cavo Sidero complex, which also will have luxury villas
and an apartment complex, has four golf courses and
horseback-riding facilities.