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Celesytal adds Desert Days sailing to expand Arabian Gulf programme


Celestyal has added a sailing to its Arabian Gulf season. The additional seven-day Desert Days cruise will sail from Dubai on March 3 on board Celestyal Journey, which is currently undergoing a planned refit. Prices for the departure start from £469 per person including meals, a shore excursion voucher, complimentary wine and beer with all meals, all port fees and gratuities. celestyal.com


Windstar to operate nine Wind Star winter sailings in Canaries


Windstar Cruises will deploy newly renovated four-mast sailing ship Wind Star on its first full winter season of sailings in the Canary Islands. Nine 10-day voyages will run


from November 2025 to February 2026. Cruises are being packaged with flights, overseas transfers and a pre-sailing hotel stay. The 10-day fly-cruise


programme is based on departures from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with calls at San Sebastian de la Gomera, Santa Cruz de Palma, Madeira (overnight), Lanzarote and Las Palmas (overnight). Prices for the round-trip


Canary Island Idyll itinerary start at £3,599. An all-inclusive upgrade leads in at £81 per person per day, including unlimited alcohol, WiFi and all gratuities. windstarcruises.com


Ritz-Carlton reveals Alaska trips in 2026


The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection will debut in Alaska in summer 2026. The 452-passenger Luminara will operate 13 Alaska sailings between May and September 2026 with calls at 11 ports across the state and Canada. Itineraries range from seven to 11 nights, with extended stays in selected destinations and calls into smaller ports. ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com


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Pandaw plots new India sailing on the Ganges and Hooghly rivers


Pandaw will operate a new itinerary spanning India’s Ganges and Hooghly rivers from October 2025. The 18-cabin Kalaw Pandaw will operate nine-night round-trip sailings from Kolkata to Baranagar. Prices start at £3,499 including flights from London, overseas airport transfers, cruise with all meals, drinks package, excursions and activities. pandaw.com


Card-making is among the craft activities offered


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Ambassador unveils 1980s and crafts among themed cruises


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Ambassador Cruise Line is bringing back three types of themed cruises this year. The ex-UK cruise line will operate a four-night Back


to the 80s cruise to Belgium and the Netherlands on Ambience departing from London Cruise Terminal at


Tilbury on May 1, with prices starting from £559. Ambassador will also run three Supercraft Cruises,


featuring interactive workshops where passengers can make jewellery, cards, notebooks, ornaments, trinket boxes and wreaths, guided by experts. These itineraries are available on the Hidden Gems


of The Netherlands, Belgium and the British Isles sailing, with a nine-night option leaving Liverpool on April 27 and an eight-night option leaving Belfast on April 28, priced from £959 and £899 respectively. The third cruise will be a 14-night France,


Portugal & Spain Adventure, leaving London Cruise


3The number of Supercraft Cruises, with departures from London, Liverpool and Belfast


Terminal on September 20, with prices from £1,269. Ambassador will additionally sail three cruises in


partnership with Orca Ocean Conservationists during which passengers can learn about marine ecosystems and visit marine wildlife hotspots. These include a 14-night Iberian Multigenerational


Adventure on August 10, from £1,079, a 14-night France, Portugal & Spain Adventure on September 20, from £1,269, and an 18-night Gems of Spain and Portugal sailing on September 27, from £1,999. The first two will depart from London Cruise


Terminal and the third from Belfast. ambassadorcruiseline.com


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