Cruise news

Fear is the news – the latest immersive family dark ride at Alton Towers, Staffs, is called The Curse at Alton Manor and debuts in the spring, featuring effects and visuals never before seen in a UK theme park with ‘’unimaginable ways to scare and surprise fans’’.

altontowers.com

Passengers on Fred Olsen’s four ships had a whale of time in 2022, chalking up more than 4,400 marine wildlife sightings with the help of ORCA.

The ocean conservation charity joined selected sailings and helped guests spot dolphins, humpback whales, orca, a blue whale and the elusive Cuvier’s beaked whale, which can dive to almost 10,000ft.

Its Cruise Conservationist programme will use the information collected during the trips to identify and monitor marine mammal populations around the world.

Fred Olsen will also be welcoming ORCA on board 16 sailings in

2023, including voyages from Newcastle to Iceland and the Faroe Islands, Rosyth to Spitsbergen and the North Cape and Southampton to the Azores and Canaries. From £1,099 per person for a week. fredolsencruises.com

Cunard is offering pre- and post-cruise Rocky Mountaineer luxury scenic train tours in spectacular British Columbia and Alberta for passengers on Queen Elizabeth’s Alaska voyages heading out of Vancouver this summer.

From around £2,310 for three nights. cunard.com

Passengers flying from Luton are getting a new daily connection to Turkey’s largest city from March 28. Low-cost carrier Wizz Air will fly to vibrant Istanbul – home of the Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar – starting at £30.99

one-way. wizzair.com