See Paris in the spring – and bag a bargain too
OUR opportunities to set sail are limited for the time being, but there is an enticing choice of river and ocean itineraries for next year – and there are some tremendous savings to be had too.
Book before August 14 this year and you’ll receive not only a discount but all sorts of added perks on a week-long cruise on the Seine from Paris to Normandy with Scenic (scenic.co.uk) next spring.
In addition to the all-inclusive cruise (butlers for all, e-bikes to borrow, excursions and unlimited drinks), you’ll get a complimentary two-night stay at the Hilton Opera Paris with a sightseeing tour in a classic 2CV car, door-to-door chauffeured transfers and flights or train travel. The price for the cruise, which departs on April 20, 2021, is now from £2,945pp, based on two sharing (a saving of £1,200 per couple).
Enjoy more time to explore ashore on a bargain fly-stay-and-cruise package from Cruise Nation (cruisenation.com). The holiday starts with two nights in a hotel in Istanbul before a nine-night cruise of the Greek islands and Croatia aboard
Norwegian Spirit, and ends with a night in a hotel in Venice.
Departure is from Gatwick on May 14, 2021, with prices starting at £1,069pp (was £1,499pp).
New luxury cruise agency Panache (panachecruises.com) has launched with deals and discounts galore from a host of cruise lines. For example, you can save £600pp sailing on Oceania’s Marina from Copenhagen to Stockholm next summer. Treat yourselves to a penthouse suite on the seven-night Baltic Marvels cruise departing on August 12, 2021, and the cost is now from £2,499pp (down from £3,099pp), including flights.
You can look forward to a Vitamin Dboosting dose of winter sun by snapping up a cabin on P&O’s new flagship Iona (pocruises.com), designed and built with British holidaymakers in mind. Departing from Southampton on January 16, 2021, in two leisurely weeks you’ll sail to the Canary Islands and Madeira via Cadiz and Lisbon. Fares start at £1,099pp.
Take in three enchanting capital cities – Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest – on a summer cruise on the Danube with Titan Travel (titantravel.co.uk). You’ll sail through the picture-postcard-pretty Wachau Valley and visit opulent Melk Abbey in Lower Austria.
Fares are from £1,499pp for the departure on August 11, 2021, and include flights from a choice of six UK airports and door-to-door VIP travel service.