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MSC opens bookings for new Yacht Club areas on Musica and Orchestra


St Kitts


P&O Cruises adds St Kitts as a homeport from November 2027


P&O Cruises will add Basseterre in St Kitts as a homeport to its Caribbean fly-cruise programme from November 2027. The island’s port will be an


additional turnaround location for Iona and development of a modern cruise terminal at Port Zante is being “fast-tracked”. The 16-night Caribbean


Transatlantic from Southampton on October 30 to Basseterre via Tenerife, St Maarten, Dominica and Bridgetown, leads in from £1,329 for an inside cabin. The 14-night Eastern


Caribbean Islands Fly-Cruise round-trip from Basseterre on November 29, calling at Tortola, St Maarten, Fort de France, Antigua, Grenada, Castries and Bridgetown, leads in at £1,499. St Kitts is served twice a week


by direct British Airways flights from Gatwick. pocruises.com


Marella creates Suite


Service Max package Marella Cruises will introduce a ‘Suite Service Max’ offering across its six-ship fleet for summer 2026. The programme for suite passengers includes priority embarkation and late check-out, in-suite daily breakfast, weekly afternoon tea, a welcome gift of champagne and truffles, and a high-usage internet package, among other benefits. tui.co.uk/cruise


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MSC Cruises has opened sales for the MSC Yacht Club on MSC Musica and MSC Orchestra. The high-end ‘ship within a ship’ product will be added to both ships during dry dock upgrades by November 2026 and March 2027, and will feature 63 suites with 24/7 butler service, speciality restaurants Butcher’s Cut and Kaito Sushi Bar, and a refurbished MSC Aurea spa and gym. mscbook.com


Valiant Lady


Royal Caribbean adds variety show with America’s Got Talent acts


Royal Caribbean will introduce a variety show in August on Legend of the Seas featuring performers from America’s Got Talent including magicians and musicians. The show will join entertainment such as the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical, acrobatics in the AquaTheatre and ice shows in Absolute Zero. myclubroyal.co.uk


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PICTURES: Shutterstock/Wangkun Jia; St Kitts Tourism Authority


Virgin Voyages unveils more ex-US sailings for 2027-28


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Virgin Voyages has unveiled more winter 2027-28 sailings from US ports on Brilliant Lady, Resilient Lady andValiant Lady. Destinations include the Caribbean, Mexican


Riviera, the Pacific coast and the Panama Canal for departures from late 2027 until spring 2028. Brilliant Lady will operate voyages from Los


Angeles, calling at destinations in the Mexican Riviera, Pacific coast and Panama Canal before embarking on a Caribbean winter season from Miami. Highlights include a seven-night Baja Mexico


Halloween Cruise and a seven-night Mexican Riviera voyage with a maiden stop in La Paz. Caribbean itineraries range from three to 10 nights,


with highlights including a five-night Mexico & Bimini Beach Club Holiday Christmas voyage. Prices start at £366 for a three-night Bimini sailing on January 4, 2028. Resilient Lady and Valiant Lady will be based in


Miami for the winter.


3-14Range of cruise durations in nights of Virgin’s latest US schedule


Valiant Lady starts the season with a 14-night


Halloween transatlantic from Barcelona, followed by a series of six, seven and eight-night Caribbean sailings. Destinations include Nassau, Grand Turk, and


Samana and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic on eastern Caribbean routes, while western itineraries include Ocho Rios, George Town and Key West. Prices lead in at £797 for a six-night Eastern Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club departure on January 23, 2028. Valiant Lady will offer short Caribbean cruises, such


as a five-night Grand Turk & Bimini Beach Club voyage and a four-night Key West & Bimini New Year cruise. Prices start at £513 for a four-night Bahamas & Bimini Beach Club sailing on January 13, 2028. sellvv.co.uk


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