Luxury Travel

Enjoy the Best Cruises Without Being Surrounded by Tourists

It’s becoming easier to find a private oasis on 4,000-passenger ships.

MSC Meraviglia

Photographer: Ivan Sarfatti

There’s a new way for the crowd-averse to set sail—and it doesn’t require chartering your own yacht.

In an effort to woo 1 Percenters from smaller luxury lines, a wide range of mainstream cruise companies are investing in all-suite cruise enclaves, creating a semiprivate ship-within-a-ship experience for the pickiest of premium passengers.