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See the world
SHIPWRECK diving in the Caribbean, visiting the Pearl Harbour National Memorial in Hawaii and the Sydney Opera House are highlights of Arcadia’s 99-night World Cruise. P&O’s adults-only voyage departs from Southampton on January 6, 2024. Prices from £9,505pp
(iglucruise.com, 0203 3733 5305).
Jungle journey
MEET the Embera tribe in the Darien Jungle during new ship Minerva’s South American Wildlife & Archaeology cruise to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Panama. Departing Lima, Peru on March 15, the 12-day sailing starts from £4,219 pp
(swanhellenic.com, 020 7846 0271).
Graceland guests
STAY two nights at Graceland’s Guest House Hotel, and join a VIP tour of Elvis’s mansion, then board American Melody on a seven-night Lower Mississippi cruise. The riverboat’s New Orleans to Memphis sailing on March 12 starts from £3,000pp plus £367pp for the hotel stay
(americancruiselines.com, 1-800-460-4518).
Sail with the stars
LOVE musicals? Enjoy an Evening With Sir Tim Rice on Seabourn Encore’s ten-night Canary Islands Retreat fly-cruise departing on February 19. Sir Tim will share his career highlights and Kerry Ellis will sing West End hits. Prices for the Lisbon roundtrip start at £2,899pp including flights, drinks and tips
(seabourn.com, 0344 338 8615).
Celtic fringes
BRITISH Isles cruising was the big story of 2021 and Saga continues the trend with Spirit of Adventure’s 13-night Celtic Fringes sailing on August 28 from Southampton. Calls include Jersey, Brest in France, Dublin, Isle of Skye and Liverpool. Reduced by 25 per cent to £3,810 pp
(travel.saga.co.uk, 0800 092 3660).
Maiden call
SANTA Margherita, with its palm-fringed harbour, is a new destination for Celebrity. Guests can take a boat to
Portofino and its pastel-painted houses and call into the seaside town of Rapallo. The nine-night Italian Riviera & France round-trip from Barcelona on July 30 starts from £1,499 pp (celebritycruises.
co.uk, 0330 057 3826).
Norway nights
JOIN Viking Venus next month for a chance to see the aurora borealis over Norway. The 13-day cruise includes six tours. Depart from London Tilbury on February 5 with a return flight from Bergen. Prices start at £3,990 pp (viking.
com, 0800 458 6900).
Get active
GO KAYAKING on the Danube (left) in Belgrade and hike to Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria, during Scenic Jewel’s 16-day Vienna to Bucharest Danube Delta Discovery river cruise. Book by February 18, 2022, to save up to £2,400 per couple plus a further £200 pp by paying in full 120 days before departure. Prices from £4,345pp
(scenic.co.uk, 0808 301 7599).
Trio of trains
TAKE three train rides during Titan’s Best of Norway by Rail and Sea — To The Top Of The World cruise and tour. Included are six nights’ hotel accommodation, a four-night cruise on Havila Castor and seven excursions, including rides on the Flam, Rauma and Dovre railways. Depart on June 25 from £3,399pp including flights and door-to-door travel
(titantravel.co.uk, 0800 988 5823).