Variety Cruises starts


Greek Islands cruise Variety Cruises has launched an eight-day Greek islands itinerary as the first of a collection of new sailings starting this summer. The first Limited Collection Voyages sailing is Hidden Greece: Unexplored Greek Islands, which is due to depart on July 30, 2021. Prices start from £2,350. The line will resume sailings this from May 14. varietycruises.com


CroiseEurope launches Canary Islands and Corsica sailings


CroisiEurope has released a new seven-night Canary Islands cruise with overnight stays at Tenerife and Lanzarote and a week-long sailing in Corsica. Between October and


December, La Belle des Oceans will sail the Cruise through the Canary Island Archipelago itinerary, calling at El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, and Gran Canaria. The overnight stays in Tenerife


and Lanzarote will be at the beginning or end of the sailing. Prices for the cruise, departing


Tenerife on November 6, start from £2,175. The seven-night round-trip


Corsican Cruise, which launched last year, departs from Nice and calls at Ajaccio, Bonifacio, Porto Vecchio, Bastia and L’Ile Rousse, all France. A Corsican-themed evening


and lectures on the French island are part of the onboard entertainment programme. Prices for the cruise, departing


Nice on June 30, start from £2,039. The sailing runs between May and October in 2021 and 2022. Passengers are required to


provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR or rapid antigen test result before embarkation. croisieurope.co.uk


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Celebrity Beyond will launch in April 2022


Celebrity Beyond’s maiden voyage starts in Southampton


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Celebrity Cruises’ next Edge-series ship will sail its maiden voyage from Southampton in late April 2022. The line has also announced Hollywood actress


Gwyneth Paltrow, chief executive and founder of health brand Goop, as its new “wellbeing advisor”. Celebrity Beyond’s first sailing will depart on April 27


and will call at Bordeaux, Lisbon, Seville, Majorca and Barcelona, where it will be based throughout the summer. It will offer a programme of nine and 10-night


Mediterranean voyages from the Spanish port. Voyages went on sale on April 28. Once Beyond completes its European programme,


it will reposition to Fort Lauderdale where it will offer seven-night Caribbean cruises. The first Caribbean sailing is due to depart on October 25 next year. The ship, which will be the largest vessel in the


Celebrity’s fleet, will not be named in Southampton, chief executive Lisa Lutoff-Perlo confirmed.


APT is offering private charter for 34


people on new ship Lady Eleganza APT is offering large groups the chance to book all 18 cabins on its soon-to-launch vessel. A group of 34 people can each pay £2,195 to block book Lady Eleganza for an eight-day Croatian cruise in 2022, the cruise line said.The itinerary goes from Zagreb to Dubrovnik. Stop-offs include the islands of Krkü; Rab; Šibenik, Split, and Korčulaü. aptouring.co.uk


Celebrity Beyond is 20 metres longer and 17 metres


taller than other Edge-series ships. It will have an additional 179 cabins and suites compared to its sister vessels and would feature a new 50-seat restaurant called Le Voyage. The main open deck is 40% larger than on previous


Edge-series ships and now includes an expanded Rooftop Garden. The Rooftop Grill, where passengers can listen to live music and dine outdoors, has also been expanded. A two-storey sundeck has been added to The


Retreat, the exclusive onboard area for suite passengers. It also features Personal Retreat Hosts. Speaking on a Travel Weekly webcast last week,


Jo Rzymowska, managing director for UK & Ireland, said the line had “done a lot of work” to appeal to a more affluent demographic. She said: “We learned a lot by talking to our luxury


travel partners who ffer this concierge service to their customers every day. It’s absolutely spot-on for those who truly appreciate the finer things in life.” travelagentcentral.com


Scenic Eclipse to visit four new


destinations in new programme Scenic has released its 2022-23 programme for Scenic Eclipse, featuring four new destinations. Russia’s far east, Japan, the Northeast Passage and Alaska, have all been included in Eclipse’s programme for the first time. Details of the sailings, which are on sale now, feature in Scenic’s Arctic & Fjords & Japan, Russian Far East Voyages & Land Journeys brochure. scenic.co.uk


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