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Capital choice
SAIL down the Thames with a world-class team of scientists, historians and naturalists on all-inclusive Seabourn Venture’s maiden voyage from Greenwich, London. The PC6 Polar class ship has two submarines, two helicopters and 24 Zodiacs, so there are twice-daily adventures. 12-day ‘Inaugural Wild & Ancient British Isles’ voyage, from April 11, 2022, from £14,099 pp (seabourn.com, 0344 338 8615).
No-fly Canada
VISIT Canada’s remote communities during Borealis’s 15-night ‘Rugged & Rural Canada’ cruise on August 9, 2022, with fares from £2,299 pp including drinks and tips. The round trip from Liverpool includes calls to Gros Morne National Park and Cape Breton. (fredolsencruises. com, 0800 787 0733).
Charity partner
AMBASSADOR Cruise Line has partnered with marine conservation charity ORCA. Two conservationists will board 1,400passenger Ambience on 11 sailings in 2022 and 2023, to collect scientific data and help guests watch for wildlife. The ‘Land of Ice and Fire’ departs London Tilbury on June 7, 2022; prices reduced from £1,349 pp to £1,219 pp for 14 nights (ambassadorcruiseline.com, 0808 102 8030).
Gastro Greece
GREECE’S ‘hippest city’, Thessaloniki, has been added to Celestyal’s 2022 itineraries, so guests can visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site and explore the city’s gastronomy, which draws on ingredients from the Mediterranean and Asia. The seven-night ‘Idyllic Aegean’ itinerary departs Athens from April to September, with fares from £979 pp (celestyal.com, 0800 411 8038).
Spin the wheel
SPEND five nights in a five-star hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, then fly to Houston, Texas, before joining a week-long cruise on Liberty of the Seas to Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Jamaica. From £2,165pp (bon-voyage.co.uk, 0800 316 0194).
Superyacht savings
NEW superyacht Emerald Sakara sets sail in 2023 with £1,726 per couple savings on the 14-night ‘Mykonos, Gallipoli & Essence of the Black Sea’ cruise. The 100-guest ship also visits Georgia; Sochi, Russia; Varna and Nessebar, Bulgaria; Odessa, Ukraine; and Sulina, Romania. Depart on July 1, 2023; prices from £5,784 pp (emeraldwaterways.co.uk, 0808 301 3352).
Circumnavigate Ireland
EXPLORE Ireland on a 12-night ‘Beyond the Wild Atlantic Way’ sailing from Liverpool. MS Serenissima visits Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Waterford, Kilkenny, Kinsale, Cork, Garnish Island, Bantry, the Skellig Islands, Kerry, Galway and Belfast on August 4 and 16, 2023; from £5,295pp (noble-caledonia.co.uk, 020 7752 0000).