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Great Rail Journeys teams up with Viva Beyond
Viva Cruises goes all out with extensive programme for 2027
Viva Cruises has put the 2027 programme for its nine-ship river fleet on sale. It’s “the most comprehensive” in the specialist’s history, with two new ships in its Viva Boutique offering, Viva Beyond and Viva Unique, joining the line-up with itineraries in Venice and Paris. The seven-night maiden voyage
of Viva Unique from Venice on May 28 leads in from £2,350. The full season includes
new itineraries on the Basel to Brussels, Dresden to Prague and Amsterdam to Nuremberg routes, plus expanded departures for Amsterdam to Budapest sailings. The European river cruise
operator will also offer 32 departures on the Douro on Porto Mirante and three-night City Stay cruises in Paris and Venice. Lead-in price for the programme is £550.
viva-cruises.com
Tui adds six Egypt excursions for winter
Tui River Cruises has expanded its excursion options in Egypt for this winter to coincide with the launch of its second Nile river ship, Tui Bahareya. Highlights of the six new activities include visiting the Agatha Christie Old Cataract Hotel, the New Grand Museum in Cairo and food tasting with a Luxor family. Prices start from £1,279.
tui.co.uk/river-cruises
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Azamara for tour-and-cruise combos Great Rail Journeys has partnered with Azamara Cruises to launch a tour and ocean cruise collection for 2027. The 15-night Lake Garda Tour & Venice, Sicily, Amalfi Cruise leads in at £4,499 and comprises an escorted tour of Lake Garda, Verona and a Valpolicella winery, followed by a cruise from Venice. The specialist is offering a £1,000 discount off upgrades for bookings made before December 15.
greatrail.com
Renaissance
Atlas Ocean Voyages offers Arctic trips with early-booking savings
Atlas Ocean Voyages has launched its 2027 Arctic expeditions. It includes 27 new ports of call, including Pond Inlet and Kimmirut in Nunavut, Churchill and Coats Island in Hudson Bay, East Greenland fjords and the King Frederick VI Coast. Agents can book for clients early to benefit from 15% discounts and air credit of up to £1,200 on selected voyages.
atlasoceanvoyagesuk.com
Carlisle Bay, Barbados
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Ambassador unveils 2026-27 Caribbean fly-cruise schedule
Ella Sagar Ambassador Cruise Line has put its second
Caribbean fly-cruise programme on sale. Renaissance will homeport from Bridgetown in
Barbados again and sail a series of eight 14-night voyages between October 29, 2026, and April 1, 2027. The ship will also offer two longer repositioning
voyages on either side of the season. The 24-night Atlantic Horizons & Caribbean
Discovery sails from London Tilbury and combines a transatlantic crossing with visits to France, Portugal and the Azores before reaching Antigua, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Grenada. The sailing ends in Bridgetown, with return flights to Manchester and Heathrow included. The 14-night Island Rhythms & Blue Horizons
voyage departs on December 6, 2026, and calls at Saint Lucia, Bonaire and Curaçao. It leads in at £2,199. There is also a Christmas & New Year Caribbean
Celebration sailing departing Bridgetown on December 20 with ports of call in Grenada, Curaçao,
Tobago, Saint Lucia and St Kitts, with Christmas Day spent in St John’s, Antigua, and New Year’s Eve marked by a celebration at sea. It is priced from £2,609. Details of the itineraries are available in a 24-page
digital brochure. Prices for the programme include flights, transfers, bonded luggage and accommodation. Ambassador Cruise Line chief executive Christian
Verhounig said: “The successful take-up of our inaugural Caribbean fly-cruise season confirmed what we had hoped – there is a strong appetite for more choice and flexibility when it comes to winter cruising. “Our 2026-27 programme builds on everything that made the first season so attractive and we are very
much looking forward to welcoming guests aboard Renaissance when she returns to the Caribbean.”
ambassadorcruiseline.com
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