CRUISE 2019 CALENDAR DESTINATIONS


scenic cruise to Hubbard Glacier. Book it: From £2,668 departing May 21, including flights and transfers.


What’s new? Celebrity Cruises’ new 100-passenger Galapagos ship Celebrity Flora sets off on its maiden cruise. It has top-deck cabanas where passengers can camp under the stars and wake to a full-size breakfast. Book it: From £9,659 for the seven- night inaugural cruise round-trip from the island of Baltra departing May 26.


Z JUNE What’s new? Keen golfers can play top courses in the UK and improve their swing with Californian teaching pro Mike Smith on a Crystal Cruises voyage from Dover to Reykjavik in Iceland. Book it: From £5,575 for 11 days departing June 10.


What’s new? Uniworld president Ellen Bettridge is hosting a reunion cruise for River Heritage Club members to celebrate the relaunch of the refurbished and renamed river ship Bon Voyage. Book it: From £2,239, including flights, for a seven-night round-trip from Bordeaux departing June 30.


Z JULY What’s new? Saga Cruises’ first-ever new ship, Spirit of Discovery, will be christened in Dover on July 5. It accommodates 999 passengers, has 109 single cabins and a club created in


partnership with music legend Jools Holland. Book it: From £4,150 for a Gourmet Spain cruise with Jools Holland, departing from Dover on August 3.


What’s new? U by Uniworld’s The B is overnighting in Paris on July 14, as the city celebrates 230 years since the storming of the Bastille. Passengers can party onshore then grab a lie-in as the vessel sets sail along the Seine. Book it: From £1,529 for a seven-night Northern France at a Glance round-trip from Paris departing July 14.


Z AUGUST What’s new? Budding artists can get their mojo on Titan Travel’s Footsteps of Turner Rhine cruise onboard Serenade. They’ll see the places he painted and hear four lectures about the painter’s work by art historian Gerald Deslandes. Book it: From £1,399, including coach travel from the UK, for an eight-day round-trip from Cologne departing August 22.


What’s new? Silversea’s expedition ship Silver Cloud sets out in search of polar bears and deep fjords on an August 26 cruise in the Canadian Arctic and Greenland. Book it: From £15,660 for a 16-day cruise from Kangerlussuaq. The price includes return flights from Reykjavik to Kangerlussuaq.


Z SEPTEMBER What’s new? Azamara Club Cruises’ Azamara Quest sets out on a 14-night Circle Japan cruise from Tokyo. One of nine country-intensive cruises new for 2019, it visits 10 Japanese ports and the South Korean port of Busan. Book it: From £3,776 departing September 4.


ABOVE: Golf with Crystal Cruises


LEFT: Cologne


What’s new? Italy’s answer to Jamie Oliver, chef Armando Bisceglia, is adding a touch of celebrity to a sailing around Amalfi and Sicily on Star Clippers’ ship Royal Clipper.


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