CRUISE NEWS
All you need to know from the High Seas
Canada ban goes on
CANADA has extended its ban on cruise ships ‘to limit the spread of Covid-19’ until the end of February 2022. Anyone booked on a vessel carrying more than 100 passengers to Alaska, Greenland, the Great Lakes and New England this year will need to get in touch with their travel agent or cruise line.
Downing Street tipple
ChApEL Down vineyard in Kent is an official wine supplier to 10 Downing Street and its produce will be celebrated on AmaCerto’s sailing from Budapest, hungary, to Vilshofen, Germany, on November 13. Fare from £2,489pp includes tastings and presentations ( amawaterways. 0800 520 2250).
£599 solo deal eal
SOLO travellers rs can sail from £599 99 on MSC Magnifica’s fiCities & Northern Shores es cruise on October er 9. The seven-night ht Southampton round- trip calls into hamburg, Zeebrugge for Bruges ( pictured) and Le havre with an overnight mooring in Rotterdam. price includes all tips ( passionforcruises. 02920 619961).
Pharaohs and pyramids
SEE the pyramids on Viking Aton’s pharaohs & pyramids 12-day river cruise, with three nights in Cairo. Egyptologists give lectures and lead tours on the September 11, 2022, trip. From £4,665pp ( vikingcruises. co.uk, 0800 458 6900).
Private island escape
SpEND the day lazing in a cabana on half Moon Cay, holland America Line’s private Bahamian island, during new ship Rotterdam’s 202122 Caribbean sailings. A three-day sampler cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on November 7 starts from £439pp. Flights extra ( hollandamerica. 0344 338 8608).
Barging in a bubble
TRAVEL in your family bubble on hotel barge La Belle Epoque with all meals prepared by a master chef and fine wines from local vineyards. Save up 20 per cent on Burgundy Canal sailings booked by February 22 with prices for a 12-passenger charter from £3,300pp ( europeanwaterways. 01753 598555).