DESTINATIONS 2019 CALENDAR CRUISE


Queen Steamboat Company’s American Duchess sets sail on a new season of cruises on the Lower Mississippi. Book it: From £3,795 for a seven-night cruise from New Orleans to Memphis departing March 23, including flights.


Z APRIL What’s new? Scenic’s long- awaited ocean-going yacht Scenic Eclipse sets off on its inaugural voyage. It has nine places to eat and carries a helicopter and submarine for exploring above and beneath the waves. Book it: From £8,795, including flights, for the 15-day Great Civilisations maiden cruise departing April 13.


What’s new? Royal Caribbean International’s new ship, Spectrum of the Seas, says hello and waves goodbye to the Med as it sets off on the first leg of the journey to its homeport in Shanghai, China. Book it: From £5,748 for a 16-night voyage from Barcelona to Dubai departing April 18.


What’s new? Ponant’s Le Bougainville sets sail on its maiden voyage. The exploration vessel accommodates 184 passengers and has a lounge in the hull with a window out to the ocean. Sister ship Le Dumont


RIGHT: Naples


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Norwegian fjords


D’Urville will launch in August. Book it: From €3,490 for the seven-night inaugural cruise from Nice to Athens departing April 15.


What’s new? Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Triumph emerges from the Navantia shipyard in Cadiz with a new name and completely different look, following a two-month, $200 million makeover. Welcome Carnival Sunrise! Book it: From £640 for a four- day cruise to Bermuda round-trip from New York departing May 23.


Z MAY What’s new? Marella Explorer 2 sets sail on May 1 from Marella Cruises’ new homeport of Naples. The ship is adult-only and has a golf-themed cocktail bar, champagne bar and a spa run by Champneys.


Book it: From £1,111 for a seven- night Adriatic Splendours cruise taking in Croatia, Italy and Sicily, departing May 1.


What’s new? AmaMagna, the double-width river ship being built by AmaWaterways, sets sail on its inaugural cruise on the Danube. It holds 196 passengers, has four places to eat and an aft water sports platform. Book it: From £4,141 for the seven-night Romantic Danube maiden cruise from Vilshofen to Budapest departing May 5.


What’s new? Roald Amundsen, the world’s first hybrid cruise ship, enters service. The first new Hurtigruten vessel for more than 10 years, it runs mostly on liquefied natural gas but can switch to silent battery power for short periods of time.


Book it: From £1,978 for the 14-night maiden voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg departing May 17.


What’s new? Clia’s annual cruise convention opens in Southampton on May 15. There will be conference sessions, networking, a trade fair and the opportunity to tour Celebrity Edge, MSC Preziosa and Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. Book it: The three-day event is open to Clia members only and already heavily sold. Tickets cost £102 per person. Register at cruiseexperts.org.


What’s new? Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth starts a mini season of 10-night Alaska cruises from Vancouver that call into Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Sitka, and include a


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