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SeaDream unveils programme for 2025


SeaDream Yacht Club’s new 2025 Caribbean programme, featuring 32 itineraries, is on sale now. The programme includes calls to the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico’s Culebrita Island and Guadeloupe. The seven-day Leeward Islands Explorer sailing, departing from Sint Maarten on January 25, 2025, starts from $3,999. seadream.com


Celebrity to give away £125k in wave period to incentivise agents


Celebrity Cruises has pledged to give away a total of £125,000 over the next three months in its turn-of-year trade bookings push. The Celebrity Moments


incentive will give agents the chance to earn up to £1,500, via trade platform Celebrity Rewards. The 100 top-performing


agents between December 6 and March 1 will earn £500 each. Agents also have the chance to win additional cash prizes via a prize draw for multiple bookings. Fifty agents who make 10 or


more bookings will win £500 each, while 25 agents who secure 20 or more bookings will win £1,000 each. New starters in the industry


will receive a £25 bonus for their first five bookings, on top of Celebrity Rewards earnings. celebritycentral.co.uk


Explora II will visit 26 countries in debut programme from 2024


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Explora Journeys has unveiled Explora II’s debut programme, featuring 39 itineraries with 82 ports of call across 26 countries. The itineraries, which are on sale now, run from


August 2024 to the end of April 2025 and feature cruises in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, India, the Indian Ocean and Africa. Explora II will first cross the Mediterranean reaching


ports in Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Israel and Croatia. Prices for the 21-night An Extended Journey


to Sun-Bright Beaches itinerary , departing from Barcelona on August 12, 2024, start


from £12,950. Ports of call include Palermo, Sicily; Corfu, Mykonos, both Greece; and Paphos, Cyprus. After calling into Israel, the 922-passenger ship will


pass through the Suez Canal and visit Egypt. Explora II will then sail into the Arabian Gulf and


visit cities including Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha before reaching the Indian coast.


Oceania Cruises launches 33-day Grand Voyage for autumn 2023


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Oceania Cruises has introduced a 33-day Grand Voyage in the Mediterranean departing in autumn 2023. The 1,238-passenger ship Marina will start in Venice on October 11 and call at 28 different ports. The itinerary features calls in 10 countries, including Italy, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt and Tunisia. Prices start from £6,359. oceaniacruises.com


12bars and lounges and six restaurants are on board Explora II


Other destinations include the Seychelles, the


Maldives, Mozambique, Tanzania, Madagascar, Kenya, Mauritius and South Africa. The lead-in price for the nine-night round-trip


A Journey to Age-Old Red Sea Kingdoms sailing, departing Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 12, 2024, is £5,000. Explora II will feature 12 bars and lounges as well as


six restaurants. Chief executive Michael Ungerer said: “Our


portfolio of destinations is constantly expanding. We look forward to welcoming guests on board to enjoy once-in-a-lifetime experiences in incredible countries where they will be able to connect with the people they meet, the surroundings and the local communities.” tinyurl.com/exploraagents


Explora II


Imagine Cruising reveals Sailcation with singing legends on Silver Dawn


Singing stars Katherine Jenkins, Lulu and Aled Jones will entertain guests on a British Isles and Northern Europe cruise next August. The 12-night all- inclusive Sailcation from Southampton to Denmark, organised by Imagine Cruising, will be on Silversea’s 596-passenger Silver Dawn. Prices start from £3,499. imaginecruising.co.uk


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