Cruise news

Are you brave enough for a high tea clipper experience at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, southeast London? From April 2, visitors will be able to climb 68ft up the rigging of the 153-year-old ship to the top platform. From £41 adults, £26 child. RMG.

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Entertainment on Royal Caribbean’s biggest ship Wonder of the Seas (right) will range from multi-sensory to ice skating via good ole country.

At 236,857 gross tonnage and

6,988 passengers, Wonder takes the title from sister Symphony and packs in the live shows. Highlights include the high dives of inTENse with an all-female cast in the AquaTheater, and the artistic 365: The Seasons On Ice.

In the Royal Theatre, Voices: An Intimate Performance on a Grand Scale, will fuse virtual communication with live music, singing and dancing, while Mason Jar Southern Restaurant & Bar will serve up homespun country tunes

And the ever-popular roving Stowaway Piano will roll around the ship.

Wonder debuts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 4. royalcaribbean.com ■■Oceania has unveiled its Around the World in 180 Days sailing for January 2024 on board 684-passenger Insignia.

It departs from Los Angeles and features 96 destinations and 100 UNESCO world heritage sites in 34 countries. Prices start at £38,599 per person and the equivalent voyage for 2023 sold out in a day. oceaniacruises.com

Make a hotel an offer and bag a bargain bed for the night. Website hoo lets travellers bid direct for a room price and the property can accept, or make a counter-offer. Choose from more than 1,000 hotels around the world, from fivestars to B&Bs. justhooit.

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