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Perfect your downward dog with yoga instructors on Star Clippers sailings
Blue Planet, Copenhagen
Regent Seven Seas introduces two new excursion concepts
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has launched two new shore excursion concepts: Behind the Design and Eco-Connect. The 10 Behind the Design
tours offer insights about “architectural feats” such as the Blue Planet aquarium in Copenhagen. The tours are exclusively
available on the line’s European sailings this year in destinations such as Barcelona, Belfast, Glasgow, La Coruna and Lisbon. With more than 150 Eco-
Connect tours to choose from, passengers can engage with local businesses and organisations to learn how they work to sustain the environment. Many of the tours are included in the cruise fare as part of the line’s Unlimited Shore Excursions programme, with select experiences priced from $299. The tours will be available
across the fleet from spring 2022.
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P&O offers half-price Iona fares for agents
P&O Cruises has released a half-price cruise offer for agents who redeem Shine Rewards Club points to book their own cruise on applicable Iona sailings. Agents can pay for their half-price fare either with Shine points or a mix of points and cash.
shinerewardsclub.com
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MSC to base Grandiosa in Southampton in summer 2023
Samantha Mayling
MSC Grandiosa will homeport in Southampton in spring and summer 2023 for a series of 23 cruises. The MSC Cruises ship will operate mini-cruises to
Rotterdam and Bruges, as well as longer cruises to the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands. The ship’s season will commence with a three-night
cruise to Guernsey and Le Havre, departing on April 24, 2023, with prices from £149. A seven-night sailing, departing on June 17, 2023,
costs from £599 and visits France and Spain. MSC Grandiosa is the sister ship of MSC Virtuosa,
which returns to Southampton for a full season from April to November 2022. Antonio Paradiso, MSC Cruises’ managing director for the UK and Ireland, said: “We have been delighted with the response to the MSC Virtuosa sailings for 2022 and look forward to bringing another of our largest
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and most-loved ships to Southampton. We have seen strong demand this year with particular interest in the two 14-night sailings to the Mediterranean taking place in the school summer holidays and, as a result, have replicated many of these itineraries for the 2023 season. “With an optimistic outlook and following demand
from customers, it is great to be able to put these cruises on sale over a year in advance. We urge guests and travel agents to take advantage of the great rates available during this early-booking window. “Our guests will happily book a number of cruises
several years in advance to secure their holidays.”
mscbook.com
travelweekly.co.uk
Professional yoga instructors are limbering up to join 14 Star Clippers sailings this year. The yoga-themed programme of voyages on the tall-ship line’s Star Clipper vessel runs between April and December 2022. Cruise-only prices, including port fees, start at £1,760 for a seven-night sailing. The programme includes departures from Athens, Rome and Cannes.
starclippers.co.uk
MSC Grandiosa
Raymond Blanc to give cooking demonstration on Scenic sailing
Raymond Blanc will join a Scenic river cruise in France this summer. The renowned French chef will give a cookery demonstration and host a tasting and Q&A session. Prices for the eight-day Tastes of the Rhone cruise on Scenic Sapphire from Lyon to Marseille, departing on July 14, start at £2,995, including flights.
scenic.co.uk
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