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Romance at sea

IF VALENTINE’s Day leaves you with the question of a wedding venue, many cruise lines feature harbourside, island and onboard ceremonies. they include Princess Cruises’ packages with optional live broadcasting of the ceremony (princess.com, 0344 338 8663), while MsC has a dedicated wedding planner and nuptials can be arranged at sea or on private island Ocean Cay in the Bahamas (msccruises.co.uk, 0203 426 3010).

Under £50 a night

REDUCED fares on P&O Cruises’ Iona’s ‘spain and Portugal’ March 4 cruise from southampton include meals, children’s clubs, theatre shows and tips. Fourteen nights from £664pp, departing March 4, with calls including Barcelona, seville and lisbon (cruise.co.uk, 0870 990 8824).

TV temptation

FANCY sailing on seven seas splendor, the ship that features in Channel 5’s Friday-night series secrets Of the World’s Most expensive Cruise ship? the seven-night all-inclusive ‘Grecian Holiday’ from athens to Rome has a 30 per cent discount and two-category suite upgrade. Price £4,476pp, departing november 6 (rssc.com, 023 8082 1390).

Under the sails

EXPERIENCE a UK and Ireland cruise under the sails of new three-mast sea Cloud spirit from June 10. the eight-night ‘British summer ahead’ sailing from Portsmouth to Dublin features all-balcony cabins, fine dining with wine pairing and calls to Guernsey, Dartmouth, the scilly Isles, Holyhead in Wales and Belfast. Price from £4,918 pp (seacloud.com, 0049 4030 959250).

Join celebrations

HOLLAND america line’s 150th anniversary celebrations start with a 13-day transatlantic sailing on its newest ship, Rotterdam, on april 6. sail from new York (pictured), with calls to Plymouth, Dover and Rotterdam, the city of the line’s founding. speakers, special entertainment and throwback menus mark the milestone. From £1,399pp (hollandamerica.com, 0344 338 8608).

Panama passage

TRANSITING the Panama Canal is high on cruise bucket lists and Viking sky’s 11-day ‘Classic Panama Canal Passage’ from Fort lauderdale, Florida, also features visits to Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama, with a free tour in each port. Depart november 30; fares from £3,290pp including tips (viking.com, 0800 458 6900).

Taster cruise

TEMPTED by a cruise? Celebrity silhouette’s four-night taster sailing from southampton starts at £499pp. the ‘Bruges & amsterdam’ mini-break on august 25 also features free onboard spending of up to £656 per cabin (iglucruise. com, 02037 335 557).