TEN MORE TANTALISINGLY AFFORDABLE CRUISES TO CONSIDER...

SOLO DEAL

NO SINGLE supplement is music to solo travellers’ ears on Avalon Waterways’ A Taste of the Danube four-day river cruise to Vienna. Price from £429 pp, based on July 14 sailing (capacity 166) from Budapest through Austria’s Wachau Valley with a call at Slovakia’s capital Bratislava and Melk, home to one of Europe’s largest monasteries, before discovering Vienna. ( avalon waterways.co.uk, 0330 058 8243).

KIDS SAIL FOR £1

LEARN to juggle at circus workshops on Ambience’s 14-night Hidden Nordic Treasures multi-generational cruise where children sail for £1. Depart London Tilbury to Scandinavian capitals

Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen with on board entertainment including the former Cirque Du Soleil aerialist, Renato Pires. Adult prices from £699pp (capacity 1,400) ( ambassadorcruise line.com, 0808 102 8030).

WINE TIME

TOUR the vineyards of Bordeaux with stops in Blaye, Libourne and SaintEmilion on MS Cyrano de Bergerac’s (capacity 174) five-day Bordeaux round trip from £699pp based on July 20 departure (saving £223pp). Price includes all meals and drinks ( croisieurope.co.uk, 020 8328 1281).

TASTER CRUISE

TRY a mini-sailing from the UK if you are new to cruising. MSC Virtuosa’s twonight Guernsey Taster from Southampton (6,300 capacity) is a chance to sample the bars, restaurants and entertainment — including party nights, West End-style shows and children’s clubs. August 25 departure from £279 pp including tips ( iglucruise. com, 0203 3733 5305).

35% DISCOUNT

CALL into a new port every day

including Cadiz, for Seville — where you can enjoy superb flamenco

( pictured) — and Lisbon, Portugal, on Norwegian Sun’s 11-night Europe: Spain, Morocco, Portugal & Gibraltar cruise from Malaga, Spain (capacity 2,400). With a 35 per cent discount, fares now start from £599 pp and £250 pp airfare credit ( ncl.com, 0333 2412319).

MED TREASURE

MIX it with days on the beach and tours to ancient cities during Marella Discovery’s (capacity 1,830) seven-night all-inclusive Treasures of the Mediterranean cruise from £690 pp with flights when booked online. Departs Palma, Majorca, for Palamos, Spain; Ajaccio, Corsica; Civitavecchia ( for Rome) and Naples (for Pompeii & Capri), Italy and Cagliari, Sardinia. Depart July 19 from Birmingham ( tui.co.uk, 0871 230 2800).

HELLO SUNSHINE

ENJOY winter sun and white sand beaches during Celebrity Constellation’s five-night Western Caribbean cruise on November 6 (capacity 2,170). Depart Gatwick for a pre-cruise hotel stay in Tampa before sailing to ports including Belize City and Cozumel, Mexico. Prices from £ 998 pp including flights ( celebritycruises. co.uk, 0330 057 3826).

PRICE DROP

ENCHANTED Princess’s (capacity 3,660) Iceland & Norway 14-night Southampton round-trip to Haugesund, Flaam, Andalsnes in Norway and Akureyri, Isafjordur, Grundarfjordur and Reykjavik in Iceland has been reduced from £999 pp to £880pp. Includes full board, gym, children’s clubs and 24/7 room service ( seascanner.co.uk).

CHRISTMAS MARKETS

NOW’S the time secure a great value Christmas markets cruise. Spend a night in Cologne, to wander in the traditional markets near the 12th-century cathedral, before a four-night Rhine sailing on A-Rosa Aqua (capacity 204). Depart December 1 for calls to Mannheim, Strasbourg and Mainz with prices from £605 pp ( destination2co.uk, 01244 957904).

STAR-STUDDED

SAIL Croatia’s Game Of Thrones-inspired cruise, to mark next month’s release of House of the Dragon, departing Split on August 20 with prices from £939 pp. Yacht Mali Ante, with 21 cabins, calls into film locations including Dubrovnik, Lokrum Island and Klis Fortress ( sail-croatia.com, 0204 525 7534).