DESTINATIONS SUMMER 2024 | CRUISE
Splurge Silver Nova
Summer bookings are buoyant at the upper end of the market too, with luxury cruisers still looking for the value and ease of a holiday at sea, but with the high-end dining, larger suites and butler service expected of smaller ships. For Silversea Cruises, which saw its best-ever week for sales in the UK in February, the top-selling spots this year have been the Med, Alaska and (for winter departures) the Caribbean.
Peter Shanks, managing
director for the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa, says: “These three destinations have always
Cruising is the
ideal way to explore Alaska’s Inside Passage and spot humpback whales
been popular for British guests. Silversea tends to focus on the smaller, unique ports where we are benefitting from people wanting to stay away from mainstream ports. “Alaska is set to be a popular choice this summer and we have Silver Nova there on her inaugural Alaska season. There is
no better ship to see that magical destination.” Alaska cruises run from May until September, with the shoulder months offering fewer crowds on shore, while peak June and July sailings provide more daylight hours and the best chance of bear sightings. Whatever the departure date, cruising is the ideal way to explore Alaska’s Inside Passage, spot humpback whales or capture the Hubbard Glacier on camera. Excursions available with
Silversea include helicopter flightseeing over glacier peaks, dog-sledding on the icefields and a chance to board an Alaskan crab
HOT SHIPS FOR summer Sun Princess: Princess Cruises’
first Sphere-class ship is spending its maiden summer season in the western Mediterranean and Greek isles. It will even make a call at Southampton in September, as the line operates its biggest-ever season of ex-UK cruises,
featuring Sky Princess, Regal Princess and Caribbean Princess.
Queen Anne: Cunard’s newest addition will be sailing from Southampton to
northern Europe, the Norwegian fjords and the western Mediterranean this summer, after a naming ceremony in Liverpool on June 3.
Celebrity Apex: Celebrity Cruises is homeporting its Edge-class ship in Southampton in 2024 and 2025, with four-night to 13-night sailings to Scandinavia and the Med between May and October. EMEA managing director and vice-president Giles Hawke said the ship was in the line’s top two best-sold this year, proving even more popular than its previous UK flagship, Celebrity Silhouette.
fishing boat for the day. For those who prefer to soak up the scenery and explore the area’s port towns and gold rush history under their own steam, the line has introduced ‘Essential Fares’ for departures within the next four to five months, which provide cruise-only prices without airfares or shore excursions. Book it: Silversea Cruises offers a seven-day Alaska cruise from Vancouver to Seward departing June 6, with prices from £3,950 (Essential, not including flights or shore excursions) or from £6,800 (Door-to-door, including flights, transfers and shore excursions).
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