2024 THE YEAR OF EXPLORATION
18 CRUISE NEWS P&O Cruises’
Arvia to Feature Exclusive
Further Than Ever Before
Make 2024 the Year of Exploration and Go
MAKE 2024 the year of exploration and combine an ocean voyage with land journeys and city stays to explore further than ever before.
Unearth the gems of Easter Island Visit the remote volcanic Easter Island
in Polynesia– a dream destination for explorers and famous for its 900 iconic moai human head structures created by inhabitants during the 13th – 16th century.
Visit the stone village of Orongo and the island’s largest crater Rano Kau, home to the island’s largest and most important archaeological site.
Look
out from one of the island’s traditional observatory sites during an evening stargazing experience and learn about how the ancient Polynesians used astronomy. Take a trip to Anakena Beach for a spot of swimming, surfing, and snorkelling.
Adventure through The Land of the Plenty
Soak up Australia’s ancient
indigenous culture and explore the country’s natural wonders. Discover the Kimberley Coastline. Journey along the King George River’s tranquil waters and through towering gorges – home to Brahminy kites, egrets, and kingfishers. Venture further into the outback to Mitchell Falls, a dramatic four-tiered waterfall that over
has been carved out millennia. Witness the
renowned Wandjina (Kaiara or Sea Wandjina) spirit paintings whose origins remain shrouded in mystery and controversy. Sailing from Darwin to Broome, the cruise visits King George River, Hunter River, Bigge Island, Montgomery Reef, Talbot Bat,
Marella Expands Onboard Spa Partnership
MARELLA Cruises has announced the
expansion of its spa partnership with provider OneSpaWorld, which will operate onboard all four ships in the Marella fleet from November 2022. The partnership will also extend to Marella Cruises’ newest ship Marella
scheduled to launch in Summer 2023. The line-up of products and services will be
ocean-inspired allowing guests to indulge and fully immerse in a sensorial experience whilst at sea. World-renowned beauty brands such as ELEMIS, Kérastase, and L’Oréal are at the core of offerings allowing guests to enjoy an immersive luxury experience.
Canada, Alaska and USA Itineraries
Experience a Wine-Themed French Adventure
FRENCH river cruise operator, CroisiEurope, is giving guests the
opportunity to greet the annual release of the famous Beaujolais Nouveau on a five-day river cruise that has been specially designed for wine lovers. The wine-themed cruise through Burgundy includes visits to the
prestigious city of Beaune, one of the key wine centres in France; the impressive partial ruins of the Cluny Abbey; the Beaujolais Route; and Le Parc du Hameau Duboeuf, a theme park dedicated to vineyards and vine. However, the highlight of the cruise is the visit to medieval Beaujeau where guests can discover the 12 appellations of Beaujolais, enjoy a lovely soiree in the town centre with cabaret entertainment and food, a torch-lit stroll to welcome Beaujolais Nouveau Day and a fireworks display. The cruise, which is round trip from Lyon onboard the MS Rhone Princess, departs on 13th November 2022 and calls in Chalon-Sur-Saône, Mâcon and Belleville.
SCENIC has announced its new 2023 programme of land journeys across Canada, Alaska and the USA. Featuring two new shore excursions as part of the operators ‘Scenic Enrich’ programme, guests can feast on farm-to- fork produce in Okanagan (Canada) and explore the sights and flavours of the Canadian Rockies. To accompany the launch, Scenic is offering a guaranteed £1,000 per person
saving, Voyager,
Buccaneer Archipelago and Lacepede Islands Nature Reserve.
Explore the rugged landscapes of Fiji Blessed with
dramatic peaks and
sun-drenched white sand beaches, the Yasawa Islands in Fiji is the quintessential paradise.
Sawa-i-Lau,
Visit an
island famous for its limestone caves,
which beach,
are accessed by climbing stairs from the passing
a
small door, and then jumping into the larger
cave’s pool. Walk through the villages of Fulanga Island and watch the locals carve outrigger canoes and wooden bowls.
Glide through the waters in a kayak or stand-up paddleboard and enjoy hikes discovering the island. Uncover sunken wrecks,
wall
dives and coral-lined tunnels on an underwater exploration on Bega Island and see pelagic fish, sharks, blue ribbon eels and octopus. Journey to Vauna Balavu Island, home to natural hot springs, volcanic landforms, and a huge lagoon. For the first time, guests can combine
Scenic’s discovery ocean voyages from new the collection with land journeys and city stays to explore further than ever before. Guests booking an Australia, Indonesia, and The Pacific voyage will save up to 20 percent when paying in full 12 months prior to departure. Alternatively, guests can add a land journey to any voyage or combine two consecutive cruises to save up to 20%.
Destination- Inspired Dishes
P&O Cruises newest ship Arvia, arriving in December 2022 will feature more than 30 places to eat and drink and new menus by Local Food Heroes, Shivi Ramoutar and José Pizarro. Arvia is also set to be home to new restaurants created exclusively for the ship including Green & Co feat. Mizuhana and 6th Street Diner.
P&O Cruises is collaborating with queen of contemporary Caribbean cooking,
Shivi
Ramoutar and acclaimed Spanish chef, José Pizarro, to bring local food experiences to
Arvia’s holidays in the
Caribbean and Mediterranean respectively. At The Beach House Shivi will celebrate her passion for Caribbean cuisine with a range of dishes including her vibrant Jerk Chicken Supreme with rice and peas, coleslaw,
plantain and
shallow-fried a
Jamaican
cornmeal speciality known as festivals.
Fred. Olsen Makes Welcome Return to Dover
FRED. Olsen Cruise Lines returned to Dover last month, offering a selection of late summer cruises to destinations including Norway, France, Spain and the Adriatic. Flagship Bolette offer guests the chance to take in the vistas and volcanoes of the Azores and Madeira, sail into the heart of the Norwegian fjords and explore three Scandinavian cities. From September to November, Dover will become the homeport for Balmoral, who will offer the chance to cross into the Arctic Circle in search of the Northern Lights, and delve into the rich history of culture of the Adriatic and Mediterranean.
along with complimentary
private door-to-door transfers, on new bookings made before 30 September 2022.
Highlights of the new 2023 programme include:
• Glaciers, expansive plains and peaks on the Icons of Western Canada and Alaskan land journey and cruise • Head East across Canada to the Big
Apple on the 21-day Eastern Canada and USA Explorer itinerary • Rafting, ice walls and floatplanes on the 27-day Canadian Rockies, Alaska & Arctic Circle land journey and cruise • Kayak with otters, visit Alcatraz and experience the world’s first Discovery Yacht on the 12-day iconic West Coast voyage – a land journey combined with ultra-luxury cruising
Fred Olsen Cruise Line To Welcome War Veteran Simon Weston CBE
FRED. Olsen Cruise Lines will be
welcoming war veteran Simon Weston CBE aboard Balmoral in 2023, when the ship visits the Falkland Islands as part of its epic 78-night voyage to South America and the Antarctic. Simon Weston CBE will join guests
onboard for 14-nights during the call into Port Stanley, and will share his experiences of his time in the Falklands. Simon is well-known in the United Kingdom and abroad for his charity work, as a motivational speaker and broadcaster after he sustained serious burns to over 46% of his body during the Falklands War
in 1982.
He is currently the Patron of the Falkland Veterans Foundation,
of The
Enham Trust, Allied Service Trust and an Ambassador for Changing Faces. Setting sail from Southampton on 5th
January 2023, Balmoral’s 78-night voyage will allow guests to discover some of the most fascinating, lesser- visited parts of the world, including the Galapagos and Patagonian Fjords, as well as iconic landmarks of Rio De Janeiro, the ancient sites of Machu Picchu and the idyllic beaches and lush green lands of Ilhabela and more.
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