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WE’D ALL love to turn left when boarding a plane, so snap up free business-class flights on Scenic’s 28-day Amazing China cruise-and-tour holiday. Includes a fivenight sailing on the Yangzi Explorer, with prices from £9,795 pp. Depart Heathrow or Manchester in October 2019. Upgrade offer ends June 11 ( scenic.co.uk, 0808 256 5929).
Sail back in time
MUSIC favourites Toyah, T’Pau, Marc Almond and Midge Ure star on Royal Caribbean ship Voyager Of The Seas’s Back To The 80s cruise-and- stay holiday to Bali on June 5. From £1,399 pp, including flights, two-night hotel in Singapore, threenight sailing and seven-night stay in Bali ( imaginecruising.co.uk, 0800 840 5800).
Test the water
CONSIDERING a river cruise? Dip your toe into a four-day Danube sailing with Avalon to visit Budapest, Bratislava (below), Melk, Durnstein and Vienna. A Taste Of The Danube departures from £769 pp (excluding flights), based on November 24, 2020 sailing, which includes wine/beer with lunch and dinner ( avaloncruises.co.uk, 0330 058 8243).
Discover Down Under
PRINCESS Cruises’s most ambitious Oz programme opens on April 11, with five ships departing from six Australian ports during 2020-21. Choose from 123 cruises, including Regal Princess’s maiden voyage from Sydney — a 13-night cruise including calls to new Zealand, from £1,469 pp, departing December 2, 2020 ( princess.com, 0344 338 8663).
Sale of all sails
CHOOSE from a wave of deals in Seabourn’s cruise sale, from complimentary veranda upgrades, to £750-per-suite onboard credit when booking a penthouse. Book a combo cruise for a 15 per cent discount. Sale ends April 8 ( seabourn.com, 0344 338 8615).
App-solutely fabulous
DOWNLOAD the new ‘ myAmaCruise’ app when sailing with Amawaterways to send home e-postcards and access live itineraries, plus onboard activity and excursion information. The app is available on european (excluding Portugal), Vietnam and Cambodia river cruises. Visit amawaterways.co.uk/myamacruiseapp.
Midnight sun spectacle
JOIN a dog-sledding adventure after crossing the Arctic Circle on Fred. Olsen cruise ship Boudicca. The 16-night sailing from Dover into the Midnight Sun takes guests within 700 nautical miles of the North Pole, with calls to Spitsbergen and Longyearbyen. The July 15 cruise starts from £2,299 pp if booked before April 1 ( fredolsencruises.com, 0800 0355 242).