Earn money when you cruise: Luxury line Regent Seven Seas unveils exciting hotel partnership

Want to earn dollars while you travel? Thanks to the union of luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, you now can!

Anyone sailing with Regent can now benefit from its land-based partner’s loyalty program GHA DISCOVERY – perfect for anyone seeking a luxury cruise and stay holiday!

Members of GHA’s scheme not only have access to 800 hotels, resorts and palaces operated by 40 hotel brands in 100 countries but they are also rewarded with the program’s innovative rewards currency, DISCOVERY Dollars (D$1 equal to US$1 – 77p at the time of writing).

Through this latest exclusive partnership between Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Global Hotel Alliance, the program’s 24 million members can enjoy the additional benefit of earning D$ as they explore the world.

All you need to do is reserve a cruise with Regent and you can redeem those benefits in any GHA hotel, resort and palace.

GHA DISCOVERY members who reserve a Regent cruise will also be fast-tracked to GHA DISCOVERY Titanium status, which provides a number of benefits at GHA hotels and resorts worldwide.

Valid for over 12 months, Titanium status gets you such bonuses as double room upgrades, special amenities, early check-in, and late checkout at GHA hotels and resorts worldwide.

The perks don’t stop there! GHA members will additionally receive a special welcome gift of champagne and chocolates to be enjoyed once onboard their reserved Regent cruise. Talk about ensuring your holiday on the high seas begins with a bang!

To celebrate the launch of this partnership with Regent Seven Seas Cruises, GHA DISCOVERY members can now collect triple rewards of up to D$7,500 (equivalent to £5,750), redeemable at any participating GHA hotel or resort.

The offer is valid for bookings until September 30, 2023, and cruises departing on or before December 31, 2023.

The news of the GHA alliance comes as Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that Sarah Fabergé, the great-granddaughter of Peter Carl Fabergé (the legendary Russian artist-jeweler behind the brand’s iconic eggs), will serve as Godmother to new Regent ship Seven Seas Grandeur which will set sail in November 2023.

Fabergé will christen the ship at a gala event in Miami, Florida on December 10, 2023, before Seven Seas Grandeur embarks on a three-night Caribbean christening cruise. It will then return to Miami for its maiden Caribbean season.

Bespoke earrings and a ring have been specifically designed for Fabergé to wear at the upcoming Christening event – and you might be able to get your hands on them yourself!

The exquisite pieces, made of 18k white gold and featuring blue guilloché enamel, white diamonds and pearls, will be auctioned to raise money for charity in 2024.

If you’re lucky enough to sail on Seven Seas Grandeur, look out for the one-of-a-kind, meticulously hand-crafted objet d’art known as Journey in Jewels. This exquisite Fabergé egg will hold the distinction of being the first-ever permanent resident of its kind on the open seas, proudly serving as the crowning jewel within the ship’s awe-inspiring multi-million-dollar art collection.

What’s more, Sarah Fabergé will host a Fabergé Spotlight Voyage on board Seven Seas Grandeur, sailing July 1, 2024, welcoming luxury travellers into the world of Fabergé with small group master-class programs, exclusive access to unique and intimate shore-side tours, jewelled egg demonstrations and fascinating lectures and screenings.

The 10-night sailing will depart from Rome (Civitavecchia) and cruise the Mediterranean, calling in Salerno, Italy; Taormina (Sicily), Italy; Valletta, Malta; Palma de Mallorca; Barcelona, Spain; Provence (Marseille), and Antibes, France before ending at Monte Carlo.