Desire Cruises
Desire Cruises for Australians
Desire Cruises offer a very different kind of lifestyle holiday at sea.
Created exclusively for open-minded couples, Desire combines luxury cruising with a sensual, couples-only atmosphere where everyone onboard understands the environment they have chosen to be part of.
For Australian couples, a Desire Cruise usually means travelling overseas to join the ship — but it also gives you an experience that simply isn’t available on a normal cruise from Australia.
If you’ve stayed at Desire Riviera Maya or Desire Pearl, you’ll recognise much of the philosophy. If you’ve never experienced Desire before, a cruise can be an incredible introduction.
What happens on a Desire Cruise?
During the day, it’s still very much a luxury cruise.
You can relax by the pool, enjoy the restaurants and bars, head ashore to explore the ports or simply find a quiet corner of the ship and do absolutely nothing.
But Desire adds another layer to the experience.
There are designated clothing-optional areas, lively pool parties, couples workshops and seminars, provocative entertainment and sensual theme nights.
And when you’re ready to explore a little further, there’s also the Desire Playroom — a private adult space created specifically for like-minded couples.
You decide how much or how little you want to experience.
Being on a Desire Cruise doesn’t mean you’re expected to participate in anything. Some couples throw themselves into every party and activity. Others enjoy the atmosphere, meet interesting people and simply have a wonderfully different holiday together.
A more intimate style of lifestyle cruise
Every lifestyle cruise has its own personality.
Desire tends to place a strong emphasis on couples, connection, sensuality and luxury rather than simply trying to create the biggest party possible.
That makes it particularly appealing to couples who enjoy the lifestyle but still want excellent food, interesting destinations and a more sophisticated cruising experience.
The smaller ships used for many Desire sailings can also create a very different atmosphere from the huge mainstream cruise ships.
You start recognising people quickly.
A drink by the pool turns into dinner. Dinner turns into a theme night. And by the middle of the cruise, it can feel much more like travelling with a community than being one couple amongst thousands of passengers.
Is Desire suitable for first-time lifestyle couples?
Absolutely.
You don’t have to arrive as an experienced swinger, and there isn’t a list of things you’re expected to do once you’re onboard.
In fact, the couples-only environment can make it easier for newcomers because you don’t have to work out who is part of the lifestyle and who isn’t.
Everyone understands the nature of the holiday.
You can meet people socially, enjoy a few drinks, join the parties and take everything else at whatever pace feels right for the two of you.
Consent, privacy and respecting other couples’ boundaries are fundamental to the experience.
Your holiday is still your holiday.
Booking a Desire Cruise from Australia
Booking a Desire Cruise from Australia involves a little more planning than simply jumping on a ship in Sydney or Brisbane.
There are international flights to organise, hotels before or after the cruise, different cabin choices and often the opportunity to build a much bigger holiday around the sailing.
That’s where Corina can help.
Rather than trying to work everything out through an overseas website, you can deal with an Australian travel agent who actually understands lifestyle travel.
We can help with your Desire Cruise booking, explain the different cabin options and sailings, and help you work out how the cruise fits into the rest of your trip.
And when Corina and Bob are travelling on the same sailing, we’ll organise our Australian group before departure so you can start meeting people before you even step onboard.
Desire Cruises around the world
One of the things we love about Desire is that the cruises aren’t tied to one particular part of the world.
Current and upcoming itineraries include destinations in Asia, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and Europe.
That means choosing a Desire Cruise isn’t necessarily just about choosing the lifestyle event.
It can also be the centrepiece of a much bigger holiday.
A European Desire Cruise might become three weeks exploring France, Italy or Spain. An Asian sailing could be combined with time in Thailand, Hong Kong or Singapore.
We spend a lot of time overseas between cruises ourselves, so we’re very happy to help you think beyond just the seven or ten nights onboard.
Which Desire Cruise should you choose?
There isn’t one Desire sailing that’s automatically right for everyone.
Some couples choose according to the itinerary. Some want particular dates or a particular ship. Others barely look at the ports because the Desire experience onboard is the main attraction.
If this is your first Desire Cruise, talk to Corina.
Tell her what sort of holiday you enjoy, whether you’ve been on a lifestyle cruise before and how adventurous you want the trip to be.
We’ll help you work out which sailing makes the most sense.