Swan Hellenic Review & Full SH Minerva Ship Tour - Secrets of the Coral Triangle Expedition
This is not just an SH Minerva review and full cruise ship tour, but a Swan Hellenic review. On this luxury expedition cruise line see every deck, the cabins, dining, food, spa, pool, sauna and more. Filmed in 4K POV, this walkthrough reviews three things at once: Swan Hellenic as a cruise experience, SH Minerva as an expedition ship, and the Secrets of the Coral Triangle as a route. Every deck and every part of the onboard experience is shown as it really is, so you know what you are booking. The tour walks every deck. From the Stargazing deck to the Marina Deck where the Zodiacs launch, via the Observation Lounge, Swan's Nest, Library, Expedition Lab and cabins. Because this is a small ship, the layout is quick to learn, and the deck plan is covered space by space as you go with a review of each area. Wellness is covered in full. You see the spa, including a massage I review, along with gym fitness center, sauna, heated outdoor pool and open air hot tub. Dining is a large part of a Swan Hellenic voyage, so it gets a long look. The tour covers the Swan Restaurant across breakfast, lunch and dinner, both buffet and a la carte, the round the clock snacks in the Club Lounge, the Pool Bar and Grill, and the celebration dinners and lunches served outside on deck. Menus, service and food quality are all reviewed. There's a full Balcony Stateroom review. It covers bed and pillow comfort, noise, the fireplace, TV, internet speed, shower, balcony, couch, fridge and charging, the free wet bag and water bottle, and how the cabin is cleaned each day by the amazinfg staff. Note this is a Balcony D6 room (deck 6). The SH minerva itinerary I was on was the new Secrets of the Coral Triangle in Indonesia, and I review this route. Zodiac excursions run the daily landings for scuba diving, hiking and snorkelling with whale sharks, and reach remote villages where cultural dances, food and daily life are shared. You see how the expedition team and the landings work, and how a ship this size gets into places larger vessels cannot. This is where a small expedition vessel earns its place over a big one, and it runs through the whole SH Minerva review. If you are weighing the Swan Hellenic Minerva cruise ship against larger brands, you'll see what it offers in this video. Other Swan Hellenic reviews don't go into nearly this much detail as the footage covers what this vessel and the line actually deliver. The ship is the same wherever it sails. Whether Minerva runs the Coral Triangle, Antarctica, The Arctic, Mediterranean or Europe, everything shown inside this tour stays the same. As such a Swan Hellenic Antarctica voyage will feel largely the same as this tropical one. Plus, sister ships you'll find on other Swan Hellenic cruises - like the SH Vega and SH Diana - are built to the same design without being identical, which is worth knowing if you are comparing the fleet. Contents 00:00 Swan Hellenic SH Minerva Review 02:40 Deck 9 Observation Deck 06:39 Deck 8 Whirlpool 07:50 Bridge 09:21 Gym Fitness Center 11:14 Sauna and Steam Room 13:43 Deck 7 Main Pool and Bar 15:18 Pool Bar and Grill Dining 18:26 Club Lounge 21:26 Observation Lounge and Bar 23:20 Expedition Briefings & Lectures 28:33 Deck 3 Basecamp and Zodiacs 32:00 Library and Wi-Fi 34:10 Beauty Salon and Spa 36:10 Expedition Lab 38:08 Swan Restaurant 39:52 Buffet Breakfast 41:19 Buffet Lunch 43:49 Dinner Buffet and A la Carte Menu 47:10 Laundrette 48:51 Balcony Stateroom Tour 52:26 Bathroom and Shower 56:04 Bedroom and Bed 59:23 Fireplace and TV 1:04:00 Balcony 1:05:00 Room Noise 1:07:57 Is Swan Hellenic Worth It? 1:10:55 Secrets of the Coral Triangle 1:13:02 Expeditions 1:15:09 Staff and Guests I'm Chris Stead, an award-winning journalist, travel editor and creator of the Motivated Travel Show. I produce premium, honest, cinematic travel guides designed to help you travel smarter, better and with more confidence across Australia, Asia and beyond. This SH Minerva ship tour is part of my Cruise Review series, where you will find more full walkthroughs. #swanhellenic #cruisereview #cruiseshiptour #cruiseship #motivatedtravel