cruise news 51 P&O’s total eclipse
P&O Cruises is offering a cruise designed to help passengers witness two natural phenomenons in one trip: a solar eclipse and, luck willing, the elusive aurora borealis. Exclusively for adults, Oriana’s 14-night cruise departs Southampton on March 17, 2015 and sails
Islands and northern before returning back
to the remote Faroe Norway to
Southampton. Oriana will be berthed
in
Torshavn, capital of the Faroe Islands, for the solar eclipse on March 20 as this is expected to be among the best places in Europe to view it. Other overnights for the ship are scheduled for in Tromsø and Alta, known as ‘the town of the Northern Light, where excursions on offer include a husky adventure, reindeer sledging, snow mobile rides, a visit to an ice hotel and guided trips in search of the Northern Lights. The 14-night solar eclipse &
Northern Lights cruise on Oriana starts from £1,799pp based on two sharing with £140 free onboard spending money per cabin
pocruises.com
Holland America chases sun Refurb for Crystal
CRYSTAL Symphony emerged from a two-week, $12 million-plus dry dock redesign with some big changes to its design.
BY LAURA GELDER HOLLAND America Line has launched a new winter cruise holidays brochure for September 2015 to April 2016. Eight ships will be offering seven to- 16-night cruises of the Caribbean, most including a day at its private island, Half Moon Cay. There will also be 10 Panama Canal itineraries, with calls into Central American and Mexican ports. There will be four ships in South America for the winter: MS Zaandam will offer 14-38 night itineraries, from South America Passage cruises featuring the Chilean Fjords, the Falklands, Chile and Argentina, through to Inca Discoveries in
Mexico, Guatemala and Peru, and 21-night Antarctica cruises. Maasdam will sail a 47-night Amazon and Rio Carnival Explorer cruise, while MS Prinsendam will sail the Amazon round trip from Florida. The MS Noordam will be positioned in Australasia for the first time, sailing 13 to 15- night Australia & New Zealand or South Pacific cruises from Sydney or Auckland, Great Barrier Reef cruises and a 33-night Australia circumnavigation. The MS Volendam will sail 14-night cruises to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia and ms Rotterdam will cruise an 89-night roundtrip from Southampton.
hollandamerica.co.uk
Titan’s Cruise Compendium is ‘world in one’
TITAN has debuted its first Titan Cruise Compendium 2015 brochure, containing its full range of ocean, coastal and river cruise holidays, with more than 140 itineraries and over 50 new cruises. New for 2015 is the Waterloo 200th
Anniversary cruise commemorating the historic battle on a three-night trip aboard Fred. Olsen’s Balmoral with all
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$400 free with Princess. Princess is offering up to $400 free
onboard credit in its new campaign – ‘The Best Things in Life are Free.’ The offer spans more than 380 cruises and also offers a free balcony upgrade on selected 2015 voyages booked between by November 30, 2014.
princess.com
MSC increases shore commission.
The cruise line has raised commission on shore excursions to 15 for a six month trial. Speaking at the Advantage Cruise Champions Conference in London, MSC’s Executive Director, Giles Hawke, said: “Agents are our greatest asset and we want them to know it.”
mscbook.com/uk
New ports of call for RSS. Regent
Seven Seas’ winter 2015/16 brochure has new ports: Boracay, Philippines; El Guamache (Isla Margarita), Venezuela; Fort-de-France, Martinique; Jeju, South Korea; Khasab, Oman; Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe; Santa Marta, Columbia; and Shimizu, Japan.
rssc.com
meals and an exclusive Titan drinks party included from £449pp. The 15-day Rio Carnival and Buenos
Aires cruise from £3499pp is also new. The brochure has special deals for solo travellers and savings of between £50 and £1500 on selected itineraries. Every
cruise includes Titan’s VIP
Home Departure Service as standard.
titantravel.co.uk
Highlights include a new outdoor ‘Fitness Garden,’ spanning three aft decks and filled with top- of-the-line fitness equipment. Crystal Plaza (the main lobby) has had its décor updated with bespoke carpets, new upholstery and a waterfall. The ship’s Bistro restaurant has new seating and décor which reflects a European bistro, while the Cove Bar has new up-cycled furniture, artwork and metal-work cocktail tables in a more social layout. There are now 48 newly-
converted PURE hypoallergenic luxury staterooms available on the ship, offering a
chemical and
odour-free environment with state-of-the-art medical-grade air purifiers installed to filter out 99.9% of airborne impurities. Deck 10 staterooms and penthouses have also been updated and now sport new veranda furniture.
crystalcruises.co.uk
Sail the Philippines
SEABOURN will visit three new destinations in The Philippines on its first Pearls of the Philippines & Borneo cruise. The new 14-day itinerary will
explore the Hundred Islands National Park, the famous white- sand island of Boracay, and the historic and vibrant city of Puerto Princesa in Palawan - jumping-off point for some of the region’s best scuba diving.
With a maximum capacity of just 458 guests, Seabourn Sojourn will navigate the scattered islands of The Philippines that many other ships are unable to reach, as well as the capital Manila, before continuing to Kota Kinabalu and Kuching on the island of Borneo. The cruise is from £6,139pp based on two people sharing a suite with flights and transfers.
seabourn.co.uk
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