Panorama. The itinerary visits Malta and the Aeolian Islands, with a sail past Stromboli for (hopefully) a live volcano show. The cruises start April 26 and cost from €1,850pp (£1,592) excluding fl ights.
Go north While the Mediterranean remains by far the Brits’ favourite place to cruise, Northern Europe is now the number two destination, with the high Arctic and Iceland set to be the 2014 hotspots. Thomson Spirit will be boldly going where
no Thomson Cruises’ ship has gone before on a 15-night Arctic Affair cruise that visits Longyearbyen and Ny Ålesund in Spitsbergen. The cruise, from Newcastle, departs July 12 and also visits popular spots in the Norwegian fjords. Hurtigruten, meanwhile, will be visiting fjords, glaciers and tiny settlements on a new cruise that circumnavigates Iceland next year. The 10-night voyage, on explorer ship Fram, (pictured) sails round-trip from Reykjavik on May 25 and costs from £3,834pp, cruise-only.
Further afi eld So what if clients want a taste of something more exotic? Well there’s plenty that’s new here, too. Star Clippers has a mini-season of seven-night cruises from Cienfuegos in Cuba on the 170-passenger tall ship Star Flyer (the fi rst cruises are in February and March next year, but the ship is back there again from November), while Regent Seven Seas Cruises has new voyages in South Africa and the South Pacifi c at the end of 2014. Options include an 18-night cruise from Los Angeles to Papeete on Seven Seas Mariner, departing November 19, and 10 nights in the South Pacifi c round-trip from Papeete, Tahiti, on December 7. Prices start from £4,469pp, including fl ights, transfers, shore excursions, all drinks and gratuities. In the Caribbean, Seabourn Legend is sailing a farewell season of cruises visiting little- known islands and yachting hotspots from January to March before it moves across to new owner Windstar, where it will sail as Star Pride (the company has bought all three of Seabourn’s 212-passenger sister ships; the others move over later in 2014 and into 2015).
New ships on the horizon The days of double-digit new ship launches might be over for now but construction of new cruise vessels goes on apace. In 2014, clients can hop on one of four new ships. NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE – Norwegian Getaway In brief: Launches January 2014; holds 4,000 passengers. What’s new: A sister to Norwegian Breakaway, which launched April 2013, with water slides, a ropes course and Waterfront with sea-side restaurants and bars, plus new features including a dinner and magic show, Grammy Experience and Broadway show Legally Blonde. Find it: Sailing the Eastern Caribbean from Miami.
ncl.co.uk
PRINCESS CRUISES – Regal Princess In brief: Launches June 2014; holds 3,600 passengers. What’s new: A sister to Royal Princess, which launched June 2013, with a glass-bottomed SeaWalk that extends 28 feet over the side of the ship, pool-side cabanas, a TV studio and Chef’s Table Lumière private dining experience. Find it: Sailing the Mediterranean between Barcelona and Venice.
princess.com
ROYAL CARIBBEAN – Quantum of the Seas In brief: Launches November 2014; holds 4,180 passengers. What’s new: A new class of ship and
more ‘can-you-believe-it’ fi rsts including a skydiving simulator, bumper cars, roller
skating, inside cabins with virtual balconies and Two70º, a huge lounge with
sea views by day and entertainment by night. Find it: Sailing the Caribbean from New Jersey.
royalcaribbean.co.uk
COSTA CRUISES – Costa Diadema In brief: Launches November 2014; holds 3,693 passengers. What’s new: The biggest ship fl ying the Italian fl ag, Diadema will have new restaurants including a pizzeria, Japanese Teppanyaki, and Portobella Market shopping area. Find it: Sailing the Western Mediterranean from Savona.
costacruises.co.uk
Jo Rzymowska, Associate Vice President and General Manager, UK & Ireland Royal Caribbean International
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New itineraries, new ports of call and more ships sailing ex-UK will mean agents are spoilt for choice in terms of what to offer keen cruisers and fi rst-timers in 2014.
Royal Caribbean International Summer 2014 will see both Independence of the Seas and Adventure of the Seas return to their summer home port of Southampton and Brilliance of the Seas return to Harwich. All eight Europe-based RCI ships will have completed a multi-million dollar refi t and redesign. Also new for 2014, Legend of the Seas returns to Northern European waters after an eight-year absence, offering itineraries from alternating homeports of Copenhagen, Stockholm and Hamburg while Splendour of the Seas will pay a maiden call to Argostoli in Greece.
Celebrity Cruises
Summer 2014 will see both Celebrity Eclipse and Celebrity Infi nity return to their summer home ports of Southampton and Harwich respectively, offering new seven-night itineraries throughout the Eastern and Western
Mediterranean. Cruise guests can also add consecutive cruises together to create 14-, 21- and 28-night voyages.
Other 2014 European highlights include maiden ports of call in Porto Torres (Sardinia) and Almeria (Spain) where guests can explore the famed caves of Sorbas. And fi nally, we are offering more
overnights in places like Dublin, Copenhagen and Istanbul to offer guests a combination of city breaks with their luxury cruise. Contact: 0844 417 0201;
cruisingpower.co.uk
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