The Ultra-Luxury, Small-Ship Cruise Game Has a New Player: Orient Express

First there was Ritz-Carlton. Soon, Four Seasons. Now another iconic luxury brand is getting into ultra-small-ship cruising: Orient Express.  Beginning next year, Orient Express is launching what it’s calling the “world’s largest luxury sailing yacht” for a series of cruises that will include a season in the Caribbean.  Orient Express Corinthian, as the ship is called, will kick off its Caribbean itineraries with a two-week sailing from Lisbon to Barbados.  That will be followed by a range of sailings that cover short two-night jaunts and as many as nine days, with stops in hard-to-re