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Hapag-Lloyd partners with Emirates to offer luxury flight-cruise packages


Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has partnered with Emirates to offer combined luxury cruise and air packages from 2026. The combined packages will be available across the five-ship fleet and will provide passengers with more options to reach ports in the Indian Ocean, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Additional packages will be available for MV Europa 2, Hanseatic Inspiration and Hanseatic Spirit. hl-cruises.com


Saga Cruises launches five-night sailings from Dover and Portsmouth


Saga Cruises will operate its first mini cruises next year. The over-50s line has scheduled


three five-night mini cruises by Spirit of Discovery, with two from Portsmouth and one from Dover. The destinations include a visit


to Amsterdam for the Keukenhof Gardens, Zeebrugge and Honfleur in April 2026; Guernsey and the Cornish coast in June; and the Isles of Scilly, Guernsey and Honfleur in September. Prices lead-in at £1,822 for the


Guernsey and Cornish itinerary, departing from Portsmouth and returning to Dover. The short breaks come as part of a 2026 commitment to include an excursion in every port. Saga Cruises destination


expert Neil Cron said: “These mini cruises are designed to offer a taste of everything that makes Saga cruises so special.” travel.saga.co.uk


Oceania offers 30% off 200-plus sailings


Oceania Cruises has launched a sale across its eight-ship fleet offering up to 30% off on more than 200 sailings departing until March 31, 2026. Bookings made by June 30 will also qualify for a free beverage package, onboard credit up to $800 and 50% reduced deposit. oceaniacruises.com


16 8 MAY 2025 Azura in Malta


Celebrity Xcel to offer ‘all-day date night’ dining, shows and festivals


Celebrity Cruises has unveiled a “date night, all day long” concept to debut on upcoming new ship Celebrity Xcel. Elements include the line’s first brunch offering at new al fresco restaurant Bora, three new theatre shows, two new interactive shows, dance parties and destination-inspired festivals. celebritycruises.com


P&O Cruises reveals return to Albania as 2027 goes on sale


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P&O Cruises has put its summer 2027 sailings on sale, with a return to Albania among the highlights. The line will call at Sarande – known for its beaches


and the Unesco World Heritage Site of Butrint – for the first time since 2018 as part of a seven-night eastern Mediterranean sailing on Azura in May and a 21-night central Mediterranean cruise by Arcadia in October. The summer 2027 schedule includes late stays and


overnight calls at more than 20 destinations, including Casablanca, Malta, Tenerife, Lisbon, Ibiza and Hamburg. Holidays booked by June 30, 2025, and departing on


or after March 1, 2027, will qualify for offers including a 10% early-booking discount, 10% deposits and free places for third and fourth passengers in cabins on selected off-peak cruises from Southampton. A new 19-night eastern Mediterranean sailing by


Aurora in April 2027 features tours to the Pyramids of


Giza from Alexandria. Britannia’s call into Cadiz will coincide with the


total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027, during a 14-night Mediterranean cruise. A 21-night central Mediterranean itinerary by


Britannia has been refreshed to include Greek islands and Turkey. The sailing from Southampton in June 2027 includes maiden calls into Kusadasi, Piraeus, Rhodes and Heraklion. Other maiden calls include Havre-Saint-Pierre in


Canada and Harstad in Norway aboard Aurora. Capacity is being added to Norway with two


additional sailings by Britannia, increasing the ship’s total in the region to eight. A seven-night eastern Mediterranean fly-cruise on


Azura departing on May 6, 2027, starts at £799. shinerewardsclub.com


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