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Marella Cruises unveils UK sailings from Newcastle from July


Marella Cruises has released details of its UK sailings from Newcastle this summer, starting on July 10. Sales for adult-only ship


Marella Explorer 2’s domestic summer season opened this week. The programme will begin


with a three-day Weekend Escape, followed by a four-day sailing called A Taste of Scotland, departing on July 13. Other departures during


July include the nine-day Celtic Explorer, seven-day British Treasures and eight-day Gaelic Getaway. August departures will be


British Delights, Coastal Delights, British Treasures, A Taste of Scotland and Coastal Charms. The final sailing is Icelandic


Adventure, which will depart on September 10, visiting ports in Scotland and Iceland. Ports of call during the


summer season include Greenock for Glasgow, Leith for Edinburgh, Holyhead in Wales, Liverpool, Belfast, Torquay, Portsmouth and Le Havre. UK cruises with sister ship


Marella Explorer will depart from Southampton, starting on June 25. They went on sale on April 16. tui.co.uk/cruise


Norwegian adds two


more ships in Europe Norwegian Cruise Line is to deploy two more ships in Europe this year. Norwegian Epic will offer seven-night western Mediterranean sailings out of Barcelona from September 5 to October 24 and Norwegian Getaway will operate 10 and 11-day Greek islands sailings from Civitavecchia, Italy, from September 13 to October 25. norwegiancentral.ncl.com


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New ship Disney Wish features ‘first Disney attraction at sea’


Samantha Mayling


The newest ship in Disney Cruise Line’s fleet, Disney Wish, will set sail for the first time next summer from Florida. Bookings open to the general public on May 27, with the first sailing on the 4,000-passenger ship on


June 9, 2022. Wish will offer three and four-night cruises to


Nassau, Bahamas, and Disney’s private island, Castaway Cay, departing from its home port in Port Canaveral. The ship will feature a new attraction called


AquaMouse, described as ‘the first Disney attraction at sea’. The ride will send passengers through 760ft of winding tubes above the upper decks. Danny Handke, senior creative director for


Walt Disney Imagineering, said: “With AquaMouse, we’re combining theme park thrills, iconic Disney animation and the magic of ocean cruising to create a one-of-a-kind water attraction unlike anything we’ve


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done before.” The Grand Hall features a bronze statue of


Cinderella, and there will be a pool district with the theme of Mickey and friends on decks 11 and 12, with six pools and entertainment. Families with young children can visit a Toy Story-


themed district featuring a splash zone, wading pool, family waterslide and smoothie bar. Guests aged 18 and older can visit Quiet Cove, a secluded adult-only district offering a bar, spa and panoramic views of the ocean from an infinity pool. Also for adults is Star Wars: Hyperspace Lounge, a bar styled as a spaceship. There will be a theatrical dining experience


based on the film Frozen, called Arendelle: A Frozen


Dining Adventure. Q Disney confirmed adults boarding its ‘Disney Magic at Sea’ UK sailings this summer will require “full Covid-19 vaccination”. The line put its departures, from four UK ports, on sale last week. disneycruise.com


travelweekly.co.uk Viking’s first US cruises on the


Mississippi River in 2024 go on sale Viking has put its 2024 Mississippi River sailings on sale early due to strong demand for sailings on its first custom-built vessel. The river cruise ship is due to debut in August 2022 with cruises between New Orleans and St Paul, with Memphis and St Louis among its stops. Several 2023 sailings have already sold out. The programme is Viking’s first foray into US river cruising. vikingcruises.com


Disney Wish and AquaMouse ride on board (right)


Oceania Cruises to restart cruise


operations in August on Marina Oceania Cruises is to resume operations on its Marina ship in August, with sailings to Scandinavia and Western Europe. The 1,250-passenger vessel’s first cruise will be a 10-day itinerary departing Copenhagen on August 29. Restart dates for the rest of the fleet, as well as details about new dining


options and service levels, will be announced soon. oceaniacruises.com/agent


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