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Wild at heart
SUPPORT the World Wildlife Fund on Azamara Cruises’ People to Planet voyages when the cruise line will donate £76,000 to the charity plus £22 from each excursion booked by passengers. The 12-night ‘South Africa Intensive Voyage’ on January 6, 2021, includes a two-day rhino conservation experience in Richards Bay and a 4x4 drive through Addo Elephant Park. Cruise- only price from £1,872 pp ( azamara.co.uk, 0844 493 4016).
£799 Dubai deal
CRUISE Nation’s ‘ Dubai Kingdoms’ cruise- and- stay winter sun holiday includes an 11-night sailing on MSC Lirica with calls at Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. The Dubai roundtrip sailing on January 24 also includes two nights’ hotel accommodation in the city. Priced from £799 pp including return flights with Emirates ( cruisenation.com, 0800 073 6487).
Le Gavroche at sea
MICHELIN-star chef Michel Roux Jr will lead Queen Mary 2’s first Transatlantic Festival of Food & Wine on June 7. As Chef Patron of Le Gavroche restaurant, Roux will host a series of dinners in The Verandah restaurant as well as preparing a three- course signature gala menu in the Britannia Grill. The Southampton to New York crossing starts from £1,249 pp including return flight (cunard.co.uk, 0344 3388 650).
60% off second booking
BOOK one Royal Caribbean sailing by March 31 and get another cruise with a 60 per cent discount. Choose from any of the cruise line’s 26 ships, including Anthem of the Seas, which will sail from Southampton in summer 2020. The five-night ‘Half-term Paris and Bilbao’ cruise departs on October 27 with prices from £759 pp ( royalcaribbean.co.uk, 0844 493 4005).
Putting on the style
FIVE-star hotel stays top and tail Seven Seas Mariner’s 12-night Los Angeles round-trip to Mexico. Spend three nights at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas before the sailing, and complete the trip with a two-night stay in the Mr C Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The October 17 cruise- and- stay holiday starts from £4,349 pp including flights ( sixstarcruises.co.uk, 0808 239 8690)
Enchanting Douro
VIP door-to- door travel, all-inclusive drinks and six excursions add excellent value to Titan Travel’s ‘Enchanting River Douro’ sailings in 2020. The seven-night cruises on MS Gil Eanes or MS Amalia Rodrigues start from £1,999 pp including flights, a saving of up to £350, based on the June 30 sailing ( titantravel.co.uk, 0808 2391 428).
Wineries & Wonders
CHECK out the host of inclusions on Oceania Riviera’s ‘ Mediterranean Wineries & Wonders’ cruise; return flights, tips, shore excursions, house-brand drinks, wi-fi and an upgrade to a balcony stateroom plus a two-night pre- cruise stay in a five-star hotel in Barcelona. The seven-night cruise on July 9 calls at Monte Carlo and Antibes in the South of France and Livorno for Florence and Pisa in Italy. Price from £2,475 pp ( trailfinders.com, 020 7368 1311).