Cruise news

New brand Breeze by

Kuoni is specialising in North America with a slick Netflix-style website and city break, multi-centre and road trip packages to the likes of New York

City, Florida, Las Vegas, New Orleans, California, Vancouver and the Rockies. breeze.

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Virgin Voyages has unveiled its spectacular new base at PortMiami in Florida.

Richard Branson’s line marked the opening of its sustainable Terminal V – initially home port for Scarlet Lady, then later in 2022 for sister Valiant Lady too – with mermaids, palm trees and razzmatazz. The brand’s chief

Tom McAlpin said: “Terminal V gives us greater opportunity to elevate the Sailor experience from the moment you see the AHOY sign to the time you disembark.

‘’Scarlet Lady deserves a home as beautiful as she is, and we cannot wait for our Sailors to begin their voyage at Terminal V.” virginvoyages.com ■■Disney Wish has touched water for the first time after being floated out of the dock at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. It took five hours and 29 million gallons of water from the River Ems to flood the dock as 144,000 gross tonnage Wish (above) was pulled out by tugs with just 3ft feet clearance either side.

She is now having finishing touches and will sail her maiden voyage on July 14 from Port Canaveral, Florida, to The Bahamas. disneycruise.com

Head to the Queen’s

Platinum Jubilee exhibition at the Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan. Visitors can see the 1935 Silver Jubilee crown issued during King George V’s reign, and strike their very own 2022 50p. royalmint.com/

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