THEMED CRUISING
NEW YEAR Cruise Tip
In Europe, the most popular spots for cruise ships on New Year’s Eve are Funchal Harbour on MADEIRA (left) and Santa Cruz on TENERIFE.
CHRISTMAS Cruise Tip
Looking for the most way-out
Christmas Day destination? That probably goes to
NOBLE CALEDONIA, with an adventure cruise to Tristan da
Cunha, the world’s most remote island (and its population of only 260).
Here, passengers will spend
Christmas Day
ashore celebrating with the islanders in typical local fashion.
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embellish their ships with wreaths, lights and trees, and stage themed shows, films and carol services. With a slightly more international feel, Regent
Seven Seas passengers will be sailing in the South Pacific or along the Amazon, but will still be served eggnog, cookies and have carols, themed enter- tainment and an impressive display of gingerbread houses. Christmas Day menus include goose, roast turkey with chestnut stuffing, Buche de Noel, and pumpkin pie.
S
un and sea-air are a wonderful counterpart to feasting. Nearer home, popular seasonal des- tinations are the Canary Islands and southern
Europe, while Thomson Cruises head for the Red Sea with gala dinners, carols, Santa’s grotto and even bagpipers. The Caribbean is another island-hopping Christmas cruise itinerary where passengers can enjoy different island celebrations, attend church services, join in the St Kitts’ carnival that runs from mid December to January 2 and Nevis’ Boxing Day horse-racing. On a seven-night Star Clippers cruise along the Costa Rican coast, Christmas Day is spent snorkelling or kayaking off the sandy beaches. Rainforests appeal more than rain on Hapag-Lloyd’s 17-day cruise start- ing on December 19 in Acapulco and moving on to the rainforests of central America. Christmas trees are flown in specially from Germany and carol singing and traditional foods are not forgotten. Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony goes Down Under with its Southern Summer Holiday from Auckland to Melbourne, cruising the Pacific between Napier and Christchurch on Christmas Day with
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