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Cruise News for the
Corporate Travel Professional |
Friday, July 31, 2009 |
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Uniworld Debuts New River Beatrice
on Danube |
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Uniworld has introduced the new River Beatrice on the
Danube. The ship features original art-sketches in black and white,
color lithographs, and oil on canvas paintings by Marc Chagall,
Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and more. The interior was designed by
Beatrice Tollman, godmother and namesake of the River Beatrice and
president of Uniworld’s sister company, Red Carnation Hotels.
Assisting were lead designers for Red Carnation Hotels, her daughter
Toni and Brian Brennan.
The lobby is adorned with an Italian-grade marble floor in brown,
maroon, and cream, hand-crafted wood panels with antique beveled
mirror insets, and a grand chandelier, handmade by Vecchia Murano of
Venice, Italy. The main lounge, the Captain’s Lounge, and the
restaurant feature custom-made carpets, silk taffeta window
treatments, mahogany-paneled walls, and Julian Chichester
classically inspired English furnishings, including deep red-velvet
Mohair Berger chairs and library sofas.
Eighty percent of the staterooms have French balconies. All
staterooms and suites have English Savoir beds, which were designed
originally for the Savoy and Claridges hotels in London and now are
used in all Red Carnation Hotels and onboard some Uniworld. The beds
are draped in Egyptian combed-cotton linens, cashmere/wool blankets,
and European duvets. The different categories have three color
schemes, with the walls upholstered in gold, turquoise or grey silk
taffeta with a woven leaf and vine design in cream. All bathrooms
have floor-to-ceiling marble, either snow-white Thassos marble, or
white-and-grey Carrera marble. Bath amenities include L’Occitane
bath products, towels from Christies of Manchester -- the oldest
towel maker in Europe -- and bathrobes.
The owner’s suite features a custom-made carpet with a vine-and-leaf
design in chocolate brown, cream and white; an antique Italian gilt
headboard, circa 1800 and restored to its former glory and
upholstered in cream Mohair velvet; wall upholstery and curtains in
golden silk taffeta; Brunswig and Fils chairs from the 1930s; a
sunburst mirror from a London auction house; an entertainment system
with sub woofer DVD and surround sound; two flat-screen TVs with
satellite channels; and art by the 20th century English
Impressionist Paul Maze. The bathroom has floor-to-ceiling Thassos
marble, a separate rain shower and bath tub, a secluded toilet and
bidet area, and towel warmer. For more information, call 800 881
8114. |
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150 S. University Dr. Ste E,
Plantation, FL 33324 - USA
Tel: +1 954 452 8800 Fax: +1 954
252 3945
EMail:
sales@cruiseco.com
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