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The Bosphorus is a new cruise Celebrity
Celebrity Cruises has three new 12–night itineraries sailing round-trip out of Istanbul, the first time the cruise line has offered round-trip cruises from the city on the Bosphorus Strait. Greek Isles and Turkey cruises on Celebrity Constellation will depart on September 19 and October 1 and 13 2011. Each includes a call at Bodrum and Marmaris (Turkey) and Chania (Souda).
The new itineraries also include an Uniworld makes a splash
by Julie Baxter Uniworld has launched its latest programme of boutique river cruises adding two new ships in Europe and one in Russia for 2011. The company, sold through the trade
via Titan Travel’s Elegant River Cruises brochure, now offers 10 ships with a wide array of itineraries plus optional land extensions and opportunities for multi-generational family cruising. The first new ship, the River Antoinette,
will sail the eight-day ‘Castles Along the Rhine’ itinerary on selected dates from March to November 2011. The luxurious
Hurtigruten explores Norway and beyond
Hurtigruten has unveiled a standalone ‘Explorer Voyages’ brochure for 2011/12, featuring cruises to Spitsbergen, Greenland, Antarctica and Europe. New itineraries include two new Norway and Spitsbergen combination voyages, a new climate cruise from Iceland to Spitsbergen and a selection of European voyages including, for the first time, new autumn options. The Classic Norway and Spitsbergen
cruise, an 11-day itinerary taking in the north west of Spitsbergen and the coast of Norway, with internal flights included, leads in at £2814pp, for departures on July 25, and August 1, 8, 15 2011.
facilities include a heated pool and suites with open-air private balconies. The cruise leads in at £1,599pp (if booked before September 30 2010). In addition, the new Douro Spirit will
sail the Douro River Valley and Uniworld will re-enter the Russian market with the launch of the River Victoria on the Volga. Six new itineraries are planned,
running from eight to 31 days. Destinations covered by Uniworld also include other destinations within Europe plus Egypt and China. contact on 0800 988 5867
www.titanhitours.co.uk/rivercruises
overnight stay onboard in Istanbul and calls at Ephesus (Kusadasi), Bodrum and Marmaris (Turkey), Rhodes (Santorini), Athens (Piraeus), Mykonos and Chania (Souda) and Crete (Greece). The lead-in price is from £966pp (cruise only and two sharing an inside cabin).
www.celebritycruises.co.uk
theround-up E MSC Cruises' 2010/2011 Northern
Europe brochure and Mediterranean brochure again features free cruising for children up to the age of 18 when sharing a cabin with two adults.
The Northern Europe brochure is entirely dedicated to MSC Opera, which will sail in 2011 from Southampton, calling at ports in France, Spain and Portugal, as well as Northern Europe. The Mediterranean brochure features itineraries for Fantasia class flagships MSC Splendida and MSC Fantasia. Download the brochures at
www.msccruises.co.uk
Nieuw Amsterdam, which was unveiled in Venice in July, embarks on an autumn trans- Atlantic crossing to the Caribbean to sail seven-day eastern and western itineraries from November 2010 through March 2011. Nieuw Amsterdam is the fourth ship to carry that name for the line.
E Holland America's new ship,
Contact on 0845 351 0557 or visit the website at
www.hollandamerica.co.uk
11-day itinerary taking in the capital cities of seven European countries. Leaving the UK on Costa Magica, ‘A Taste of the Great Capitals of Europe’ will travel to Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Oslo and Edinburgh. The first departure is scheduled for May 29 2011, from Harwich. Cruises will sail from Dover on June 8, 18 and 28, July 8, 18 and 28 and August 7 and 17 2011. The final cruises of the season will depart from Harwich on August 27 and September 6. Prices start from £1019pp.
www.costacruises.co.uk
E Costa Cruies has launched a new E National Cruise Week, from
Polar Bears, Islands and Fjords, a 13-day itinerary taking in Spitsbergen’s western coast before sailing south to the remote region of Bjornoya, on towards the North Cape before heading south down the coast of Norway, starts from £2876pp.
It departs September 7 2011. 020 8846 2666
www.hurtigruten.co.uk/agents
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September 19-26, offers agents the opportunity to showcase cruising through promotional activities and special offers. Agents who are accredited to the Association of Cruise Experts (ACE), will be hosting special events and the Discover Cruises website offers a one-stop shop for everything cruise, with information on ultra luxury, river and specialist collections as well as innovative excursions and activities.
www.discovercruises.co.uk
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