Easter in Italy? Life has never been so sweet
SHOP for gorgeously wrapped Easter eggs in Naples and spend Easter Sunday in Rome during a week-long cruise from Malta sailing on April 18. The celebrations on board P&O’s Oceana include a lavish chocolate buffet. Work off calories in the gym on the two days at sea, or go kayaking in Corsica. The trip costs from £769pp, including flights (pocruises.com).
Child-free fun
JOIN the Marella Explorer in Barbados for her adults-only voyage to Newcastle before she starts her summer season sailing in Northern Europe. Setting off on April 28, for three, child-free weeks you’ll hop between five Caribbean islands and have a total of seven sea days, punctuated with stops in the Azores, before calling at Brest, Cherbourg, Le Havre, Bruges and Southampton. The all-inclusive cruise costs from £1,356pp, including the flight out to join the ship. Book with Planet Cruise (planetcruise.com).
Gok’s fashion in the fjords
TV FASHION guru Gok Wan will be aboard Sapphire Princess sailing to the Norwegian fjords this summer, sharing sartorial secrets, imparting advice and inviting passengers to take part in a ‘red-carpet event’. And you can pack as many outfits as you like – there are no luggage limits on the one-week, no-fly cruise sailing from Southampton on July 6. Fares start at £749pp with Princess Cruises (princess.com).
Dash along the Danube
TICK off three capital cities in as many days, and sail through the scenic Wachau Valley on a new four-day A Taste Of The Danube cruise starting next year. Sailing between Budapest and Vienna, you’ll also visit Bratislava, and Melk Abbey. Departures are from May to November 2020. Cruise-only fares from £840pp include wine with meals, guided tours and use of boat bikes with Avalon Waterways (avaloncruises.co.uk).
Navigate by the stars
ON A family holiday aboard tall ship Royal Clipper, you can all climb rigging to the crow’s nest, haul ropes and take a turn at the wheel. Learn navigation by the stars and spot dolphins from the deck beneath 42 sails. Under-18s pay half price when two adults and two children share two cabins. A one-week family cruise of the Caribbean sailing from Barbados on January 4, 2020, starts at £4,410, excluding flights, with Star Clippers (starclippers.co.uk).
Pole to Pole in luxury
NEW polar-class super-yacht Crystal Endeavor will have 100 suites, an expedition team of 25 and butlers galore when she launches in August. The inaugural seasons in the Antarctic and Arctic for this year and 2020 are almost sold out. So book now (and start budgeting) for a luxurious adventure in 2021. Ten- to 28-night voyages to the Northeast Passage, the Russian Far East, the Aleutian Islands, polar regions and other remote places in between start at £7,730pp, excluding flights (crystalcruises.co.uk).