MSC to refurbish all Yacht Club restaurants


MSC Cruises will upgrade all MSC Yacht Club restaurants across three more Fantasia Class ships. The refurbishment has already taken place on MSC Splendida. MSC Fantasia will be refurbished in December 2026, followed by MSC Divina in April 2027 and MSC Preziosa in February 2028. msccruises.co.uk


Celebrity unveils more than 50 Galápagos sailings in 2028


Celebrity Cruises has put its 2028 Galápagos Islands sailings on sale. The 100-passenger all-suite


Celebrity Flora, which is designed specifically for the region, will offer more than 50 cruises. The season includes itineraries


of seven, 10, 11 and 16 nights, with options to extend with land tours in Quito in Ecuador as well as Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu in Peru. Excursions include hikes


led by Galápagos National Park naturalists, snorkelling with sea lions, kayaking alongside sea turtles and visits to see giant tortoises. The seven-night Galapagos


Outer Loop itinerary, which sails a round trip from Baltra Island in the Galapagos, leads in from £13,792 for two sharing a suite class cabin for a sailing departing on January 9, 2028. celebritycruises.com


Celebrity Flora


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Ambassador unveils 2028-29 ex-UK schedule from six ports


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Ambassador Cruise Line has put its no-fly 2028-29 season on sale with four launch offers available,


including buy one, get one half price on twin cabins. Ambition and Ambience will operate 74 sailings ranging


from one to 42 nights from six regional ports in the UK between April 2028 and March 2029. Destinations include northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Nordics, Americas and the Caribbean, as well as the UK. To coincide with the launch, Ambassador is offering


buy one, get one half price for twin cabins, discounts of up to 25% for solo passengers, 15% off premium drinks packages on bookings made by June 30 and discounts on group bookings of 15 or more passengers. A highlighted voyage is the 42-night Caribbean


Island Hopping on Ambience which departs from London Tilbury on January 6, 2029, with fares for the first passenger leading in from £3,799. A seven-night Coastal Gems of Sweden & Denmark


AmaWaterways woos solo travellers and groups with range of discounts


AmaWaterways has launched solo and group offers for select 2026 and 2027 sailings. The river cruise line is offering a reduced 10% solo supplement on all stateroom categories excluding suites on more than 500 sailings across this year and next. Savings on group journeys will also treble to £600 per person on all 2027 voyages. Both offers are eligible for bookings made by March 31. amawaterways.co.uk


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voyage on Ambition from Newcastle’s Port of Tyne on June 20, 2028, costs from £929. A shorter three-night Weekend Escape to Holland


and Belgium itinerary on Ambience from Tilbury on September 21, 2028, leads in at £329. The collection includes northern lights sailings,


with a 15-night Arctic Norway & Northern Lights Explorer cruise on Ambition from Belfast on September 28, 2028, starting at £1,969. The season also features a range of festive sailings,


such as the five-night Christmas Markets Cruise – Holland and France sailing on Ambience from Tilbury on December 17, priced from £559. ambassadorcruiseline.com


1-42Range in duration in nights of sailings in the programme


Azamara opens bookings for 14


segments of its 2028 world cruise Azamara has put segments of its 2028 world cruise on Azamara Onward on sale. The 175-night voyage has been split into 14 sections, with nine grand voyages and six combination cruises. Highlights include Easter Island, plus overnight and late-night stays in Bangkok, Singapore, Cape Town and Florence. azamara.com


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