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River lines resume European sailings


CroisiEurope has resumed its river cruise programme, though river cruises remain subject to the FCO’s advice against all cruise travel. It’s first vessel set sail on the Seine on July 13. River cruise operator Viva Cruises also completed its first post-Covid-19 itinerary, an eight-night Rhine sailing on Viva Tiara.


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G Adventures unveils 2022 range of Arctic and Norway sailings


A series of 12 departures run by G Adventures in a 2022 summer programme of Arctic and Norway cruises has been released ahead of schedule. The voyages, to the Norwegian


fjords and the Arctic circle, will be operated by 134-passenger ship G Expedition. A new 22-day itinerary from


Edinburgh sails to the Norwegian fjords as well as Svalbard, Spitsbergen and Longyearbyen. Sailings will run from May


to September 2022 with prices fixed at 2021 rates. Bookings are covered by G Adventures’ new Book with Confidence policy. Managing director Brian


Young said the early release “allows us to offer the best availability and flexibility”. An eight-day sailing from


Longyearbyen departing on June 12, 2022, leads in at £2,799, excluding flights. gadventures.co.uk


Geirangerfjord, Norway


Hurtigruten aims to run British Isles sailings in September


Travel Weekly reporters


Hurtigruten is in discussions with the UK government over plans to operate a series of short-break itineraries around the British Isles in September. The line confirmed talks were ongoing after the


Foreign Office updated its advice against all cruise travel last week. It also insisted its plans for the UK cruises were “underpinned by a flexible booking policy to reassure guests”, including a refund if sailings are cancelled. As Travel Weekly went to press, Hurtigruten was


planning to run eight reduced-capacity British Isles cruises from three UK ports. The hybrid battery-powered ship Roald Amundsen


will operate voyages to destinations in the UK and Ireland described as “remote and often inaccessible”. The first departure, from Portsmouth on September 2,


would make Hurtigruten the first line to operate a post-pandemic ex-UK sailing. Four six-day itineraries include Enchanting Islands and Coastal Towns, from Portsmouth to Liverpool, calling at the Isles of Scilly


DFDS restarts its Newcastle ferry service to Amsterdam this week


DFDS is resuming its Newcastle-Amsterdam ferry service on July 16. Passenger capacity will be reduced; there will be early and staggered boarding and disembarkation; crew will wear protective equipment; and passengers are advised to wear face coverings for embarkation and disembarkation. DFDS restarted passenger services across the Channel on July 10. dfds.com


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and Waterford, Ireland, with prices from £1,000. Three 11-day cruises include a British Isles with


Scottish Highlights itinerary, which features St Kilda and the Isle of Skye, from £1,999. There is also a 21- day option, The Many Wonders of the British Isles, from £3,799, with visits to 13 ports in England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Roald Amundsen will operate at about 65% of its


capacity, with a reduced maximum of 350 passengers. Other planned departures are from Liverpool on September 7 and 17, and Glasgow on September 12. UK general manager Anthony Daniels said: “In


the planning of this short break series, comprehensive Outbreak Prevention Plans and Covid Response Plans were voluntarily submitted to port authorities and local destination stakeholders for scrutiny, and acceptance before launch. We are in discussions with the government over the return of expedition cruising for UK guests.” Hurtigruten previously announced it would debut in the UK with a year-round programme out of Dover from March 2021. hurtigruten.co.uk


Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen


The Majestic Line offers small-ship sailings to Orkney Islands in 2022 Small-ship operator The Majestic Line is to sail to the Orkney Islands in 2022. Its new 2021-22 brochure features 18 itineraries, including Orkney cruises and a season of Loch Ness and Caledonian Canal cruises. A six-night trip costs from £1,900. Glen Shiel will carry up to 12 guests on six-night Orkney cruises, with four departures in July and August 2022. themajesticline.co.uk


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