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Seabourn to host short training webinars every Thursday morning


Balmoral in Madeira


Fred Olsen unveils 2021 ex-Portsmouth sailings on Balmoral


Regional departures from Portsmouth have been added by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines for 2021. Eight new itineraries have been


unveiled for Balmoral, including four from the south coast port. Free drinks and the cost of


tips will be covered on selected sailings of five nights or more booked by October 31. Product and services director


Clare Ward said: “On board our smaller ship Balmoral, guests will be able to sail down the Seine, seek out the northern lights, chase the sun in Madeira or visit German Christmas markets.” A six-night German Christmas


Markets cruise, departing Portsmouth on November 30, 2021, starts from £699. A 13-night Arctic Norway and Northern Lights cruise, departing Portsmouth on November 4, 2021, is priced from £1,599. fredolsencruises.com


SeaDream to sail from


Barbados this winter SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream I will operate 22


week-long Caribbean cruises from Barbados this winter. Before that, the vessel will sail a 21-night repositioning voyage from Norway, departing Oslo on October 15, with ports of call including Southampton; Funchal, Madeira; Kingston, Jamaica; and Mayreau, St Vincent. seadream.com


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Royal Caribbean’s new ship Odyssey to set sail in the Med


Phil Davies


New Royal Caribbean International ship Odyssey of the Seas will make its debut in Italy to kick off its inaugural European season next summer. The 4,284-passenger vessel will operate from


Civitavecchia (Rome) for a series of Mediterranean itineraries from April 2021. As part of a 2021 deployment update, the line


has also confirmed Anthem of the Seas will sail from Southampton after this summer’s schedule was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The vessel will feature new ports of call in Denmark,


France and Norway as part of a series of cruises, ranging from seven-night Norwegian fjords to 14-night Mediterranean cities itineraries. Ex-UK departures are scheduled to run between May and October. Royal will sail to more than 200 destinations in over


50 countries with 27 ships next summer. Vision of the Seas, previously scheduled to sail from


Barcelona, will instead operate from San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Caribbean itineraries. Adventure of the Seas will now operate from Barcelona on four and five-night Mediterranean voyages instead of


original plans to sail from Copenhagen and Stockholm. Jewel of the Seas, originally planned to homeport


in Amsterdam and Barcelona, will now sail from Stockholm and Copenhagen on seven-night cruises to Helsinki, Finland; Tallinn, Estonia; and Visby, Sweden. In other changes, Royal ships will sail from


additional US cruise ports next summer including Tampa and San Juan in Puerto Rico. Independence of the Seas, originally due to sail from


Fort Lauderdale on three and four-night cruises, will move to Miami to offer a combination of six and eight- night cruises to the southern and western Caribbean, visiting islands including Aruba and Curacao. Brilliance of the Seas will stay in Tampa for the


summer offering a series of short Caribbean cruises. The line’s biggest season in Alaska will see four ships


deployed, including newcomer Quantum of the Seas. Mariner and Navigator of the Seas will run three-night


weekend and four-night weekday itineraries to the Bahamas and private island Perfect Day at CocoCay. Oasis of the Seas is set to cruise from the New York


area for the first time, while Spectrum of the Seas will offer four and five-night sailings from Shanghai. royalcaribbean.com


travelweekly.co.uk


Seabourn’s UK sales team is to host a series of 15-minute webinars every Thursday in October, November and December at 9.30am. The Mini-Moments sessions will cover topics including sales tools, new expedition vessel Seabourn Venture, and specific itineraries such as Extraordinary Mediterranean and Seabourn’s 145-day 2022 World Cruise. To register for the events, email: salessupport@seabourn.co.uk


Artist’s impression of Odyssey of the Seas


Scenic releases 2022 river range


with early-booking incentives Scenic has put its 2022 European river cruise programme on sale early. Early-booking discounts apply alongside a deposit protection plan. Savings of £1,200 per couple are offered for all 2022 European departures booked by September 30. There are additional early-payment discounts of up to £200 when balances are paid in full in advance. scenic.co.uk


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