DESTINATIONS MUSIC HOLIDAYS MATURE TRAVEL
w SONGS AT SEA Given the more mature age profile of the average cruise customer, it’s no surprise lines have cottoned on to the idea of enticing guests with the aid of their favourite tunes. Over-55s specialist Saga Cruises has just released a sounds of the 1960s cruise visiting Scandinavian cities onboard Saga Sapphire. Expect Gerry and the
Pacemakers getting the crowds to sing along with anthems I Like It and You’ll Never Walk Alone, the Merseybeats singing signature tune Wishin’ and Hopin’, and The Fortunes crooning away with You’ve Got Your Troubles. The 10-night cruise departs Dover on May 10, priced from £1,707. If clients missed out on the
nine-year run of Jersey Boys – the story of Frankie Valli and the Four
ABOVE: Friend of Elvis, George Klein, offers private tours of Graceland Luxury Gold offers unrivalled
access with a private after-hours visit hosted by George Klein, one of Elvis’s oldest friends – they met in eighth grade and the King was best man at his wedding – and a tour around Elvis’s car collection. The operator’s nine- day Southern Grace tour starts at £3,895, including flights and luxury accommodation. Most tours pair Graceland with the sounds of the Deep South: namely Sun Studio in Memphis, where Elvis, Johnny Cash and BB King recorded their biggest hits, then Nashville’s Studio B, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry. Cosmos has a departure marking the 41st anniversary of the King’s death, departing August 11, from £2,246 including flights. Some tours also tag on
Detroit’s Motown Museum – aka Hitsville, USA – plus Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Chicago’s famous blues bars. Europop doesn’t have quite the same profile as its American equivalent, with one notable exception. “If one band sums up the music of the 1970s, it has to be Swedish ‘super troupers’
A tour of Graceland is hosted by one of Elvis’s oldest friends – the King was best man at his wedding
Abba,” says Lauren Ross, Europe product and commercial manager for Simply Luxury by Travel 2. “A visit to the Abba museum in Stockholm is a must for dancing queens and casual fans alike. The permanent exhibition gives visitors the opportunity to find out how Björn, Benny, Frida and Agnetha got together, and see the band’s costumes, gold records and memorabilia. There’s even a telephone that only members of the band have the number for; if it rings, you could be talking with a pop legend.” Four nights’ B&B at the Nordic
C Stockholm Hotel starts at £699 in a double standard room, including Gatwick flights, lounge passes, and private transfers.
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w We’ll meet again: Sing Second World War ditties such as White Cliffs of Dover on Grand UK Holidays’ wartime nostalgia trip to Torquay, which features quizzes and entertainment. Priced from £299 in October 1.
w Choir capers: Be the star of the show on HF Holidays’ three-night Bach to Bacharach at Abingworth break, which allows guests to harmonise to Burt Bacharach, The Beatles and Abba songs. Prices start at £359, departing September 14.
w Simply the best: Watch new show Tina: The Tina T
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Musical, featuring Proud Mary and What’s Love Got to Do With It. Omega Holidays offers a night in a London hotel, theatre tickets and local pick-up, from £149.
w In harmony: Shearings now offers short breaks to see Il Divo at Edinburgh Castle and Ragley Hall in Warwickshire in July. A two-night break starts at £164, including B&B accommodation in Edinburgh and coach pick-up.
Seasons – in the West End, fear not; Norwegian Bliss is bringing Broadway on board with Jersey Boys headlining the main stage, which can be booked onboard or prior to departure, at no extra cost. The ship also boasts its own Cavern Club, featuring only artists who performed in the original Liverpool venue. Also taking to the stage on 10 Carnival Cruise Line ships is Motor City, featuring the best R&B and Motown sounds with hits from the Commodores, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes and Stevie Wonder. And if that show doesn’t feature on your clients’ cruise, chances are 88 Keys: The Rock ’n’ Roll Piano Show will, with singalong hits from Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Joel. All are included in the cruise price.
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