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Ambassador offers no-fly itinerary to see 2027 solar eclipse from Gibraltar


Ambassador Cruise Line has unveiled a solar eclipse no- fly cruise itinerary for 2027. The 19-night Mediterranean Moments & Solar Eclipse voyage on Ambition departs Dundee on July 27 and costs from £2,999. Passengers will be able to watch the total solar eclipse from Gibraltar on August 2. The itinerary features nine ports of call, with highlighted stops in Almeria, Valencia, Ceuta and Cadiz. ambassadorcruiseline.com


P&O Cruises puts five round trips on sale from Southampton


P&O Cruises has put five sailings on Ventura and Aurora for 2028 on sale, all of which are round-trip itineraries from Southampton. The cruises on Ventura range


from four to seven nights, with the first departing on February 8 and calling at Cherbourg and Le Havre, starting from £349. The Scandinavia Cruise Break


departs on February 12, with calls in Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand. It costs from £649. Seven-night Northern Cruise


Break departs on February 19 and calls at Zeebrugge, Rotterdam and Hamburg, priced from £499. The final new cruise on


Ventura is a four-night break that sails on February 26, calling at Rotterdam. It leads in at £379. The new Aurora sailing is three


nights departing on May 5, calling at Zeebrugge. Fares start at £329. shinerewardsclub.com


A-Rosa adds 20 trips to digital brochure


A-Rosa River Cruises has added 20 Rhine and Danube itineraries to its digital brochure for 2027. The new cruises allow for more in-depth visits to the


ports of call and feature A-Rosa Sena sailing southwards on the Rhine for the first time. Vienna and Duisburg will also feature as new ports of departure. arosa-cruises.com/catalogue


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Celebrity Beyond to sail ex-UK as Europe 2028 goes on sale


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Celebrity Cruises has put its Europe 2028 itineraries on sale, with Celebrity Beyond replacing Celebrity Apex from Southampton. The programme will see eight ships, of which four


are Edge Class vessels, deployed in the region. Celebrity Beyond is a larger Edge Class ship with 22


more suites and 157 more staterooms than Celebrity Apex. From November 2026, the 17-deck ship will have


venues added on board in line with newest vessel Celebrity Xcel and recently refurbished Celebrity Solstice, such as Orange Peel Bar & Grille, Tacos del Sol, Celebrity Pool Club and Bora. The ship will offer a range of seven, 10, 11 and


14-night sailings from the UK port between May and October. These will include more Arctic Circle and Iceland itineraries. A seven-night Best of Norway: Waterfalls & Fjords on Celebrity Beyond, operating as a round trip from


3 SEPTEMBER 2026


35%Fare discount for first and second passenger on some sailings


Southampton on June 17, starts from £1,188 for an inside cabin. Fellow Edge Class ships Celebrity Apex will sail from


Amsterdam, Celebrity Xcel from Barcelona and Athens, and Celebrity Ascent from Rome. Meanwhile, Celebrity Summit will sail from a new


port for the line, Reykjavik, Celebrity Eclipse will offer cruises from Barcelona and Rome, Celebrity Infinity will operate from Athens and Barcelona, and Celebrity Constellation will start voyages from Rome and Ravenna. The line has also introduced a “mini wave promotion”


offering triple rewards and 35% off the cruise fare for the first and second passenger on selected sailings. celebritycentral.co.uk


travelweekly.co.uk Celebrity Beyond


Major Travel launches platform to let agents create cruise holdays


Trade-only operator Major Travel has launched a cruise-booking platform enabling agents to create, price and book tailor-made cruise holidays in one place. Alongside the cruise and cabin grade, agents can add flights, pre or post-cruise hotel stays and transfers to build a complete holiday. hello.major.travel/major-go-cruise-pilot


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