DESTINATIONS — CRUISE
April: Michael’s Club on Celebrity Cruises ships
April: European Waterways’ La Belle Epoque
fleet with a swimming pool. A sister river cruise vessel, Scenic Opal, enters service in May. How much? From £2,145 for an eight-day Gems of the Danube cruise from Nuremburg to Budapest, departing July 13. What’s new: Celebrity Cruises’ top-paying passengers will be fêted with the line’s new Suite Class. Benefits include a dedicated restaurant and VIP access to Michael’s Club, while those in the very best rooms (Royal, Penthouse and Reflection suites) will also have a private bar serving complimentary drinks. How much? From £2,199 cruise-only for a Sky Suite on a seven-night Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton on Celebrity Eclipse, departing May 9.
l MAY What’s new: Viking Star, the first ship for Viking River Cruises’
new ocean-going company, will be named in Bergen, on May 17 by godmother Trude Drevland, the city’s mayor. How much? From £3,049 for a 10- day Empires of the Mediterranean cruise from Istanbul to Venice, departing November 8. What’s new: Ponant’s 122-passenger Le Lyrial sets off on its maiden cruise on May 9 – a seven-night voyage round-trip from Venice along the coast of Croatia to Kotor in Montenegro. How much? From €3,330 cruise- only for the seven-night inaugural cruise, departing May 9. What’s new: The world’s biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas, arrives in Barcelona for a debut summer season of one-week cruises in the Mediterranean. How much? From £1,866 cruise-only, sailing October 18. What’s new: Clia UK & Ireland’s Selling Cruise Convention takes place in Southampton on May 21-23.
May: Viking River Cruises names Viking Star
As well as a conference and trade fair, delegates will be able to visit P&O’s Britannia, Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas and Princess Cruises’ Royal Princess. How much? £50 plus VAT, rising to £60 plus VAT on February 1. What’s new: Cunard’s Three Queens (Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth) will meet on the Mersey in Liverpool for the first time on May 25 as part of the company’s 175th anniversary celebrations. How much? From £959 cruise-
only for a six-day Liverpool Salute round-trip from Southampton on Queen Victoria, departing May 22.
l JUNE What’s new: Emerald Waterways’ new Emerald Dawn enters service on the Rhine, sailing between Amsterdam and Basel. It’s the company’s second new vessel this year. Emerald Sun launched in April, cruising between Amsterdam and Budapest. How much? From £1,895 for an eight-day Jewel of the Rhine
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