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Newmarket unveils cruise and tour of Caribbean, Costa Rica and Florida


Trafalgar expands into cruising with sailings on Rhine and Danube


Escorted land tours specialist Trafalgar is expanding into river cruising, offering two itineraries on the Rhine and Danube, with sailings starting on April 11. The operator – part of TTC


Tour Brands – is opening sales exclusively to travel agent partners before general release. The eight-day Best of the


Danube on 128-berth Trafalgar Reverie will sail from Budapest to Passau, via Bratislava and Vienna, and costs from £2,649. The 10-day Best of the Rhine


and Amsterdam itinerary on the 128-berth Trafalgar Verity, from Basel to Amsterdam via Cologne and Strasbourg, leads in at £3,149. Melissa DaSilva, deputy


chief executive at TTC Tour Brands, said: “We’ve always been dedicated to making it easy for travellers to connect with the heart and soul of every destination.”


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Great Rail Journeys launches river trips


Great Rail Journeys has launched three escorted luxury river cruises on the Rhine and Douro departing between November 2025 and October 2026. The Festive Markets of the Rhine leads in at £1,399, the Exclusive Golden Douro from £3,399 and a Lisbon & Exclusive Golden Douro sailing from £4,599. greatrail.com


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Seabourn’s 2027 world cruise to visit 19 nations in 145 days


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Seabourn has put its 2027 world cruise on sale, with Seabourn Quest departing from Miami on January 5. The 145-day voyage will visit the South Pacific,


Australia, New Zealand and South America, taking in 67 destinations across 19 countries. The itinerary features two maiden calls – Wallaroo


in Australia and Whangarei in New Zealand – and five overnight stays: Lima (Callao) in Peru, Hobart in Australia, Papeete in French Polynesia and Sydney and Darwin in Australia. Seabourn will offer passengers four optional


land-based Seabourn Journeys, in Machu Picchu, the Galápagos Islands, Easter Island, and Uluru in Australia. Other highlights include scenic cruising along the


Kimberley Coast of Australia and Fjordland National Park in New Zealand.


15 MAY 2025 A shortened 126-day version of the sailing ends in


Long Beach, California, on May 11, 2027. Passengers who book either option will receive up


to $10,000 credit per suite, return business or first-class flights, unlimited laundry, one-night pre-cruise hotel stay, private transfers from home to airport, a 50% reduced deposit, luggage shipping service, an upgraded Wi-Fi package powered by Starlink for two devices and a medical services package worth up to $1,000. The full world cruise leads in at £65,699 while the


shorter option starts at £58,499. Both are for an Ocean View cabin based on double occupancy. Away from the world cruise, Seabourn Ovation,


Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Quest will offer 31 departures to 73 destinations in 30 countries spanning Japan, the Caribbean and southeast Asia between November 2026 and April 2027. seabourn.com


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Newmarket Holidays has launched an 18-day tour called Caribbean Cruise to Costa Rica & the Panama Canal with Miami Beach, available from February 2026. The itinerary includes a 12-night cruise on a Holland America Line ship, four nights’ room-only accommodation in Florida, seven excursions, transfers and a tour manager. Prices start from £3,875 including flights from Heathrow. newmarketholidays.co.uk


Cunard marks anniversary with $185 onboard credit promotion


Cunard is offering a $185 credit per stateroom to mark its 185th anniversary. The offer applies to new bookings for any suite or stateroom on 450 voyages across the four-ship fleet made before June 2. This is combinable with another promotion offering up to $660 credit per balcony stateroom on selected Cunard Fare bookings. cunard.com


Kimberley Islands, Australia


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