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Get into the spirit
BOOKINGS for Saga Holidays’ new-build boutique riverboat Spirit Of The Rhine open on December 2, but interest can be registered now for European river cruises from spring 2021. The 95- cabin vessel will sail on the Moselle, Main, Danube and Dutch waterways, with full-board cruises including wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, tips and VIP home chauffeur transfers ( saga. co.uk/spirit-rhine, 0800 300 400).
Jungle Book journey
STAY at The Bagh Resort in Madhya Pradesh, the region that inspired Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, to look for wildlife including tigers (pictured) and deer in Kanha National Park. Heritage River Journeys’ new 11-night Ganges cruise and land holiday features a seven-night roundtrip sailing from Kolkata on the 28- suite RV Bengal Ganga. Prices start from £3,049 pp, with departures on January 14, March 24 and April 1, 2020 ( exoticheritage
group.com, +91 11 26124069).
Saint Lawrence luxury
SET sail along the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Saint-Pierre-EtMiquelon on the new ocean ship La Belle des Océans from June 2020. Ten-night sailings on the 124-passenger ship will feature calls into the French-Canadian ports of Quebec, Tadoussac, Baie-Comeau, Gaspé and Cap- aux- Meules. The cruise- only price, from £4,694 pp, includes all meals and drinks, guided tours and a one-night hotel stay in Montreal ( croisieurope.co.uk, 0208 328 1281).
Ring in the New Year
WATCH the New Year’s Eve fireworks over Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, during Celebrity Constellation’s 15-night Best Of India And South East Asia sailing. Depart from Singapore on December 18 with cruise-only from £1,299 pp, which include two nights in Dubai and an overnighter in Mumbai, ( 0800 441 4054).
celebritycruises.co.uk, Business sense
GET complimentary business-class flights and a 10 per cent discount on Silversea’s Mediterranean Dawn September 22, 2021 cruise if you book by December 31, 2019. The nine-night sailing from Rome to Sorrento, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Split and Venice starts from £5,760 pp and includes drinks and tips ( mundycruising.co.uk, 020 7399 7670).
Pick of the ports
MARELLA Discovery’s newly released summer 2021 cruises feature 11 new ports — Charleston, New York, Freeport, Norfolk, Key West, Miami, Tampa, Nassau, Fort Lauderdale, New Orleans and home port Port Canaveral. Cruise-and-stay packages in Orlando for Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort can be added to the seven and 14-night sailings. Prices yet to be announced ( 020 3451 2688).