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Grandiosa’s Mediterranean sailing from Genoa on October 4. Calls include Barcelona, Valencia,

Civitavecchia and La Spezia, while on board there are West End-style shows, laser tag games and children’s clubs. DETAILS: From £459pp (msccruises.co.uk, 0203 426 3010).

FLOATING BED TO THE MED

KEEP it simple with Sky Princess’s No-Fly Mediterranean Adventurer sailing to Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia and Gibraltar. The 14-night round trip departs Southampton on October 21. DETAILS: From £1,429 pp (rolcruise.co.uk, 0800 204 4660).

CHRISTMAS CHEER

PUT a Queen Mary 2 festive markets’ cruise at the top of your Christmas list to set sail from Southampton to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Bruges. The ship will be decorated for the December 10 sailing with a giant Christmas tree and a gingerbread village.

DETAILS: From £599pp (cunard. com, 0344 338 8641).

ALASKA AHOY!

LOOK forward to an Alaskan

Autumn on Regent Seven Seas Mariner on September 7, 2022 — a seven-night sailing including flights, a three-night pre-cruise land programme in Vancouver and free shore tours. DETAILS: From £5,064pp (panachecruises.com, 0161 513 8200).

DUBAI DREAM

SEVEN-NIGHT sailings on the MSC World

Europa from Dubai start in December 2022. This ship will be powered by liquefied natural gas, and calls at Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas Island and Doha in Qatar. DETAILS: From £699 pp (msccruises.co.uk,

0203 426 3010).

SLOW BOAT HOME

BOOK (very) early for a slow route home from Hong Kong to Southampton on Arcadia’s 35night sailing on March 9, 2023.

Prices include outward flight with calls to Chan May and Phu

My in Vietnam, as well Singapore and Port Klang and Penang in Malaysia.

After that, you stop at Colombo in Sri Lanka, Dubai, Muscat in

Oman, Valletta in Malta and Cadiz in Spain. DETAILS: From £4,479pp (pocruises.com, 03453 555 111).