Cruise news

Spring is here and it’s timely that it coincides with the re-opening of five RHS Gardens including RHS Garden Bridgewater, Salford, which opens in May. RHS Garden Wisley which is now open will be hosting photography mornings in April and May. rhs.org.uk

The inaugural voyage on P&O’S new ship Arvia to the Canary Islands on December 9, 2022 is now open for registration.

Fares for the 14-night round trip from Southampton start at £1,449 per person and she will call at Madeira, Tenerife, Gran Canaria,

Lanzarote, Cadiz and Lisbon. The 5,200-passenger, 184,700 gross tonnage Arvia will then sail a Canaries Christmas and New Year cruise from Southampton before repositioning to the Caribbean to homeport in Barbados for the winter season. From there she will make P&O’S debut at La Romana in the Dominican Republic.

Also new for the line in winter 2022/23 are Canaries fly-cruises from Tenerife, with Azura offering two alternating seven-night voyages which can be combined to create a 14-night sailing starting at £829 per person.

Other highlights include a 99-night world cruise on Arcadia and Aurora’s 65-night circumnavigation of South America.

Registration for winter 2022/23 is now open, with voyages on Arvia on sale from April 21 and the rest of the fleet from April 28.

pocruises.co.uk

Book a holiday with CV Villas during April and get in the mood for summer with a free bottle of Whispering Angel rosé wine. The firm has luxury accommodation on offer in hotspots ranging from Tuscany and Kefalonia to Puglia and Corfu. cvvillas.com