第一眼:Amawaterways的革命性Amamagna
经过Richard D’Ambrosio/
最高级的开始,您就登上Amamagna的日光浴。您可以立即感受到船上额外的34英尺宽度,几乎可以安装专业的冰球滑冰溜冰场。船后方的游泳池的尺寸和外观更像是您在一家高级城市酒店发现的东西。
As you step down at the bow to the main deck, you enter a space directly in front of the Magna’s Al Fresco restaurant, able to seat about 20 guests, an outdoor extension of the 28-seat venue inside, including windows that drop down in nice weather.
Travel Market Report was invited to visit the ship, docked at a Danube River shipyard just south of Linz, Austria, with about two dozen top-producing advisors from Travel Planners International.
Amawaterways共同所有人兼执行副总裁Kristin Karst说:“我们为豪华客人设计了豪华客人的Magna,现在可能最终进入河流巡游,房间里有更多的空间以及扩大活动。”,他带领小组进行了25分钟的建筑巡回演出。
卡斯特说:“您的许多客户并没有涉足河流巡航经验,因为他们没有感觉到自己想要的东西。”“我们的研究表明,典型的河流游轮没有足够的空间。”
The 443-foot long, 72-foot wide AmaMagna will have 98 staterooms (the majority measuring 355 square feet) and is able to accommodate 196 passengers. That compares with ships like the AmaViola, 443 feet long, but only 38 feet wide. (The Viola has 78 staterooms capable of holding 156 passengers.)
Dining enhancements
With the extra space, the AmaMagna offers four restaurants, including Ama’s typical main restaurant; Jimmy’s, a wine cellar-style restaurant named for AmaWaterways’ late co-owner, Jimmy Murphy; and the forward deck Al Fresco space.
凯斯特(Karst)认为,较大的船将吸引正在寻找便利设施的年轻客户,例如第四餐厅,30个座位的厨师餐桌餐厅,这是该公司现有的餐饮空间的新变化。
在Amamagna上,该空间已通过一个完全开放且易于使用的烹饪区进行了改造,客人可以在这里观看名人厨师准备他们的饭菜,或参加烹饪课。(AMA目前提供的厨师餐桌餐厅通过玻璃隔板与客人分开。)
结果,旅行顾问现在可以在他们的家乡为名人厨师提供为烹饪/葡萄酒团体表演的能力。
The AmaMagna’s main central reception area has a grand double staircase that leads up to the Violin Deck. See-through partitions divide up the area, but help it retain a spaciousness by opening views throughout the space.
AmaMagna’s main restaurant is directly behind the reception area, for both sit-down and buffet dining. The space is equivalent to the restaurant on the lower level of the AmaViola.
Located at the back of the boat, AmaMagna’s glass-enclosed Zen Wellness Studio, including a gym and massage studios, open up a guest’s workout and relaxation to the unfolding scenes just beyond the ship. Directly below the Wellness Studio is a brand new feature for Ama, a water sports platform equipped with a Sundowner boat to take up to 12 guests on more intimate river excursions.
代理反应
Travel Planners’ agents on the tour were eager to sell the ship.
“I’m excited to get back and start promoting the Magna,” said Julie Benario, of Benario Travel, in Naperville, Illinois, after her AmaMagna tour. “I can see grandparents who want to travel with their children liking the larger rooms with adjoining doors,” she said.
Benario also raved about the elevator that extends all the way to the sundeck, making the top floor more accessible to older travelers and clients whose disabilities might prevent them from using the staircases normally required to get to the deck.
“真是太神奇了。”“它有可能改变一切。我的客户在客户的高端对Magna感兴趣。而且我绝对可以看到有机会让团体上船。”
尽管该船的规模将其限制在多瑙河上,但Amawaterway的策略是将Magna推销到首次豪华巡洋舰,以及那些希望在更广阔的住宿中返回旅行的人。
Amamagna将于2019年航行上层多瑙河,以及2020年的上层和下多瑙河,这可能吸引以前的Amawaterways客户,希望看到欧洲第二长的河流最南端。
Amawaterways还将在Magna上提供可委托的礼宾高尔夫计划。每门课程的价格为$ 500,客户可以在旅途中最多可以参加四门欧洲总理课程 - 如果客户还访问布拉格,则可以参加五个。该计划将于5月到10月。
一个全新的小屋
While river cruise ships are designed to get guests out of their rooms, and either be engaged with their fellow passengers, or participating in excursions, AmaWaterways realized through research that some travelers wanted more space in their cabin — and AmaMagna delivers.
The 710-square-foot Owner’s Suite has a full living room and wet bar for entertaining, as well as a walk-in closet and sliding glass doors to the balcony from both the bedroom and living room. The bathroom includes a soaking tub and separate large shower, as well as a two-sink vanity space.
这六个大套房占地474平方英尺,最多三倍或四居占领。在355平方英尺的上层甲板阳台房间中有18个,其中4间有连接门的房间。这些房间中的四个可以容纳三倍或四边形。
在主甲板上,阳台室外的355平方英尺中有28个,其中有12个毗邻,有8个可以容纳三元组或四边形。在上层甲板上,阳台室外的252平方英尺有18个,另外16个相同的客舱在主甲板上。
In comparison, the Viola’s four largest suites are only as large as the AmaMagna’s balcony rooms. The Viola has 18 of the 235-square-foot French balcony/outside balcony combination suites.
Amawaterways还在使用额外的空间来引入其他设施,例如80%的小屋中的双壁橱和更大的浴室。