Banish those blues with some family fun in the Sunshine State

WHISK the family off on an Easter cruise from New York to the Bahamas and Florida, the Sunshine State. The trip is ideal for three generations, as Norwegian Bliss has a thrilling go-kart track, an aqua park, fabulous spa, bars, restaurants and children’s clubs. A nine-night package costs from £1,536pp and includes a night in a Manhattan hotel, a sevennight cruise, a day in Orlando for the theme parks, and flights. Departure is on April 4. planetcruise.com

Coronavirus reassurance

With many holidaymakers worried about the coronavirus outbreak, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has set up a special ‘Booking Reassurance Guarantee’. Make a new booking on an ocean or river cruise by May 5 and if you decide to cancel, you will receive a voucher to the same value for a future cruise to be taken the same year. A minimum of two weeks’ notice is required to change 2020 voyages, and 90 days for departures in 2021 and 2022. fredolsencruises.com

Explore Australia

As Australia recovers from its devastating bush fires, Princess Cruises is adding dozens of cruises to the country. The newly revamped Sapphire Princess, which was due to operate in Asia between May and October, has been redeployed to sail from Australian ports instead. A 12-night cruise from Sydney to Fiji (above), departing on June 25, costs from £695pp. A nine-night Southern Australia Explorer cruise from Fremantle on October 6 starts at £674pp. Flights are extra. princess.com

Save on new Tui river cruises

To mark its first season of river cruises in Europe, Tui is offering a saving of £300 per cabin for departures between March 29 and May 31. A seven-night Rhine Gems cruise aboard the new Tui Maya, sailing round-trip from Frankfurt on April 5, should cost from £993pp based on two sharing, including flights. Use the discount code SPRING300 and the price goes down to £843pp. tui.co.uk/river-cruises

Grab a bargain spring break

Pop over to Europe on a no-fly cruise aboard Ventura, sailing from Southampton on March 28. Fares for the one-week Northern Europe cruise start at £499pp in a balcony cabin. The ship calls at Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Cherbourg, the departure point for an excursion to the sites of the D-Day landings. pocruises.com