Love the 80s? It’s just across the Channel...

BOOK your cabin now for a three-night

Back To The Eighties cruise sailing from Southampton to Cherbourg on October 1. Dance to Marc Almond, The Jacksons and Jimmy Somerville. Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp will DJ, while Tina Turner and Whitney Houston tribute shows will bring the house down in the Royal Theater aboard Anthem of the Seas. The cost is from £699pp. floatingfestivals.co.uk

GET CRAFTY

Get in touch with your creative side on a cruise with Julie Peasgood, presenter of TV’s Crafty Beggars. She’ll lead a team of experts in a variety of crafts to teach classes on an eight-night voyage to the Norwegian fjords aboard Columbus. Departure is from Tilbury on September 26. Fares start at £739pp.

WINTER BREAK ON THE MED

Go city-hopping on the Mediterranean without the crowds this winter. Fly off on January 31 to spend two nights in Rome, then board the glittering new ship MSC Grandiosa and sail to Palermo in Sicily, Valletta, Barcelona, Marseilles and Genoa. On board, the indoor attractions include the uber-luxe Aurea spa, the longest covered shopping promenade at sea, and dazzling Cirque du Soleil shows. The cost is from £727pp, including the two-night hotel stay, flights, tips and transfers. iglucruise.com

SCANDI DELIGHTS

Be among the first guests on board the swish new ship Celebrity Apex, which is making its debut in Southampton this spring, and receive $700 (about £540) on-board credit to spend as you wish. A no-fly, tennight Northern European cruise sails from Southampton on April 13. You’ll stay overnight in Oslo and call at Copenhagen, Warnemunde (for Berlin), Amsterdam, Zeebrugge (for Bruges) and Le Havre.

Fares start at £1,499pp. celebritycruises.co.uk