Cruise Line ProgramsThe legendary Orient Express name, on the largest sailing yacht ever built.
Orient Express, the name behind the most famous train in the world, has gone to sea with Orient Express Corinthian — at 220 metres, the largest sailing yacht ever built.
The yacht uses a modern rigid-sail system with three towering masts and has 54 suites, so it carries a small number of guests on a very large ship. Interiors take their cue from Art Deco and the golden age of travel. It is theatre and luxury in equal measure.
For an incentive group that has done everything, this is a story attendees will tell for years. If you are still weighing lines against each other, the at-sea overview lays out how we compare them.
Nothing else at sea looks like it. Arriving in port under those masts is an event in itself.
With only 54 suites, service is personal and the ship never feels busy.
Art Deco-inspired interiors give every dinner and reception a sense of occasion.
For the right group, chartering the yacht means the entire ship is your venue for the week.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — OE Corinthian: JPD115, CC BY-SA 4.0; Lorient - Orient Express Corinthian - contrast-enhanced: User:XIIIfromTOKYO from Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0; Orient Express Silenseas à Cannes: Nicoleon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orient Express Corinthian’s early seasons focus on the Mediterranean, including the French and Italian Rivieras, with the Caribbean in winter.
Schedules are still being established as the yacht comes into service, and we will confirm exactly what is available for your dates.
Buy the Sea has been placing corporate groups at sea for twenty-six years, across every major line. We know how Orient Express works, and we know what to ask for and when to ask for it so that your program gets the ships, the spaces and the dates it needs. That is the part we handle.
Bring us a headcount, a budget and a range of dates. We will come back with real options with Orient Express — and across every other line, because we represent all of them and we are paid by the cruise line, never by you. There is no fee, no markup and no obligation. Here is why that matters.
Within reason, and often more of it than planners expect — signage, screens, key cards, venue naming and private events are all on the table. What is possible comes together at negotiation, and we will walk you through it.
With 54 suites, a full charter is realistic for a top-tier incentive or leadership group, subject to availability. Talk to us early — this is scarce inventory.
Nothing. We are compensated by the cruise line, never by you. Twenty-six years of doing it this way is covered in why Buy the Sea.