WHERE I’D RATHER BE . . .

IN A WEEK: This year’s pathetic excuse for summer has really got me down so I’m daydreaming about running away to sea. I’ll go for the ninenight South Pacific Cruise on Celebrity Solstice departing from Sydney on March 25 and heading to Isle of Pines, Vanuatu, Loyalty Island, Noumea and back again. Surely sunshine is guaranteed? celebritycruises.com

IN A MONTH: No need for r daydreaming with this one e . . . this time next month I actually will be experiencing Uniworld’s newly launched Joie de Vivre Super Ship on a boutique river cruise from Paris to Normandy. Visiting Versailles, Giverny, Rouen, Honfleur and Etretat. Uniworld promises luxury all the way. Magnifique! uniworld.com/nz

IN A YEAR: I reckon I could get used to a life on the water, so next year I’d like to explore the wilderness with Le Lyrial’s 22-day expedition cruise from Antarctica to Africa. Starting at Ushuaia, the cruise makes its way between two continents and visits three of the remotest British Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. au.ponant.com