CRUISE CALENDAR 2018 DESTINATIONS
LEFT: Sapphire Princess
RIGHT: Scenic Eclipse
BELOW: Roald Amundsen
restaurant and exclusive cabanas are highlights on Seabourn’s new 600-passenger Seabourn Ovation. The ship is spending its maiden season sailing the Baltic and in the Norwegian fjords. Sample price: From £6,499 for a 14-night Vintage Europe cruise from Lisbon to Ijmuiden (Amsterdam), departing May 26.
w JUNE What? MSC Seaview, the second of MSC Cruises’ Seaside-class ships, will be christened in Civitavecchia on June 2. It will feature a promenade deck lined with bars, restaurants and shops. Sample price: From £429 for a five-day cruise from Civitavecchia to Barcelona, departing June 4.
What? Former diplomat Sir Tony Brenton will be talking about his life as British ambassador to the Russian Federation
Roald Amundsen will be the world’s first hybrid ship, capable of running on traditional fuel and electric
between 2004 and 2008 on a Volga Dream river cruise on sale through UK general sales agent Fred River Cruises. Sample price: A 12-night cruise from St Petersburg to Moscow, departing June 12, starts at £2,995.
What? Le Laperouse will be the first of two expedition ships Ponant is launching this year. It will feature a lounge below the water line and a hydraulic platform for easier access to
Zodiacs. Sister ship Le Champlain enters service in September. Sample price: From €4,610 for the seven-night inaugural Icelandic Mosaic cruise round-trip from Reykjavik, departing June 19.
What? Voyages to Antiquity will be dipping into history, culture, castles and geology when it launches cruises to Norway. Sample price: From £2,795 per person for a 15-day Norwegian Fjords cruise round-trip from Tilbury, departing June 23.
w JULY What? Viking Cruises is launching its fifth ship, the 930-passenger Viking Orion. The vessel features all-balcony cabins and suites, an infinity pool, cookery school and snow room in which real flakes fall each night. Sample price: From £2,490, including flights, for an eight-day
Iconic Western Mediterranean cruise from Civitavecchia to Barcelona, departing July 8.
What? Hurtigruten is launching Roald Amundsen, the world’s first hybrid ship, capable of running on traditional fuel as well as electric. Its inaugural sailings will be in Antarctica next winter. Sample price: From £8,017 for an 18-day Antarctica and Falkland Islands cruise round-trip from the Chilean capital of Santiago, departing November 25.
w AUGUST What? Scenic is launching its first ocean-going vessel. Scenic Eclipse will have all-balcony suites, eight places to eat, butlers for all, a sumptuous spa and offer adventurous voyages with all excursions included in the price. Sample price: From £3,495, including flights, for an 11-day
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