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DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE
FRED Olsen is aiming to take away the hassle of driving or arranging transport to and from the port by offering free door-todoor transfers (within 90 miles of your home).
This service applies to five 2019 Iceland and Greenland itineraries featured in the cruise line’s Lands of Fire & Fjords of Ice brochure, when booked by August 31.
On the Fjords of Greenland cruise, leaving from Dover on August 7, 2019 (and one of the selected itineraries), Boudicca will sail along Greenland’s legendary Tasermiut Fjord, one of the 10 Wonders of the Arctic, and you can watch out for seals, whales and arctic salmon.
Ports of call in Greenland include Qaqortoq, Narsarsuaq and Nanortalik, along with Icelandic capital Reykjavik and Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands before returning to Dover. Fares start at £2,399pp for the 16-night cruise.
Seize the chance to visit Vigur, the “Paradise Island”, home to puffins, Arctic terns, eider ducks and more, on Balmoral’s Exploring the Natural Wonders of Iceland round trip from Edinburgh (Rosyth). Icelandic ports Reykjavik, Akureyri, Seydisfjordur and Ísafjordur are on the 11-night itinerary which will depart on June 30, 2019, with fares from £1,599pp. See fredolsencruises. com or call 0800 0355 242.
MOBILE BONUS ON EASYJET
PAY-MONTHLY Three mobile customers can now use easyJet’s Hands Free service at no extra cost, saving £5 per person. When travelling from the UK they can check in a cabin bag at the desk, get on after speedy boarders, be among the first to collect their bags – and avoid the rush for overhead luggage space. Details at three.co.uk/go-roam