Fred Olsen’s new programme features 82 countries


Hurtigruten unveils two Iceland voyages


Fred Olsen adds sailings from Belfast and Tilbury in 2022-23


Phil Davies


New regional departures from Belfast and London Tilbury are being introduced by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines next year. The line’s 2022-23 programme includes 126 new


voyages taking in 82 countries. Departures are from eight UK ports – London


Tilbury, Belfast, Portsmouth, Southampton, Dover, Liverpool, Newcastle and Edinburgh (Rosyth). The programme includes closer-to-home sailings


around the British Isles, shorter five-night breaks and fly-cruise options. Maiden ports of call include Crotone, Gallipoli and Monopoli in Italy; Lyngdal in Norway, Louisbourg in


Canada and Hakata and Nagoya in Japan. Braemar also returns to the narrow Corinth Canal in


Greece in spring 2023. A choice of an all-inclusive drinks package or


onboard spending money is offered for new bookings.


HIGH TIME: A high ropes experience, swim-up bar and a restaurant with a plant and fish-led menu will feature on P&O Cruises’ new ship Arvia. Passengers with a head for heights will be able to take on two Altitude Skywalk high ropes courses while 54m above the ocean. Another first for P&O will be a nine-hole mini-golf course. Arvia, a sister vessel to Iona, is due to enter service in December 2022. It will also boast the line’s first retractable SkyDome roof, beneath which there will be a swimming pool by day and entertainment by night. Its 12 restaurants and eight casual dining venues will include sushi bar Mizuhana. Like Iona, Arvia will be powered by liquefied natural gas. pocruises.com


16 18 MARCH 2021 Prices lead in at £799 for a five-night Balmoral sailing


from Newcastle to Norway on August 27, 2022. An eight-night Scenic Isles of Scotland cruise on


Borealis, departing from Liverpool on June 9 and Belfast on June 10, 2022, starts from £1,299. And Bolette will sail a 15-night Ancient Walls of


the Med with Malta cruise, departing from Tilbury on November 17, 2022. Prices start from £1,899. Head of itinerary planning and destination


experience Martin Lister said: “We are always incredibly proud to unveil our new cruise programmes, but this year it feels particularly exciting as it is the first time we will do so with our new-look fleet. “This has felt even more important this year, with


the past 12 months having left us all dreaming of our next adventures and really considering what we all want from our holidays. A big part of 2022 will be making the most of our beautiful British Isles, with scenic cruising just as rewarding as the wonderful ports of call.” fredolsencruises.com/agent


Hurtigruten has launched two Iceland sailings from Liverpool next year and a short British Isles cruise from Portsmouth, all on Fridtjof Nansen. Sailings start from May 7, 2022, and are in addition to Dover and Glasgow departures on Maud and Spitsbergen. A nine-day Half Circumnavigation of the Land of Ice and Fire costs from £2,890. hurtigruten.co.uk


Ponant puts together new Indian Ocean trips


Ponant is offering new itineraries for next winter and 2022 in India and Sri Lanka, Antarctica, Madagascar, the Arabian gulf and the Caribbean. The luxury line’s sailings include a 12-night Treasures of India and Sri Lanka trip from Chennai to Mumbai in February 2022 on Le Bellot, from £4,030, excluding flights. ponant.com


Star Clippers to set sail for Costa Rica


Star Clippers has added Costa Rica to its winter 2022-23 programme. Sailings are from December 2022 to March 2023 on 166-passenger Star Clipper. The four-masted tall ship will operate two seven-day itineraries from Puerto Caldera, one taking in Nicaragua, the other visiting Panama. agents.starclippers.co.uk


new P&O ship Arvia Renderings of travelweekly.co.uk


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