DESTINATIONS POPULAR PORTS | CRUISE 3


Turkish delights Istanbul, the Turkish city famously located where east meets west, has fallen in and out of cruise lines’ favour in recent years, but many had planned to bring it back into their programmes last year. It remains to be seen whether that enthusiasm will remain when cruising restarts, but passengers who can hop off at this port will find its big-hitting sights as enticing as ever. Visit the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, St Sophia, the underground cisterns, the Grand Bazaar and Spice Market, or swap to a smaller vessel for another cruise –


along the Bosphorus this time – to see the city from every angle. Book it: From £1,120 for Holland America Line’s seven-day Aegean Sunsets cruise from Piraeus to Venice, departing July 31. hollandamerica.com


Tulips from Amsterdam The Dutch capital is a mainstay of the cruise world, but even if clients have been there before, there’s always more to see in this ever- evolving city. If they’ve ticked off the Old Masters in the Rijksmuseum, check out its enormous exhibition of Asian art or swap it for the contemporary works of the Stedelijk Museum. If they’ve climbed the stairs of Anne Frank’s House to see the secret annex, explore a different era of Amsterdam’s history at the Museum Van Loon, a 17th-century family home, or delve into the city’s seafaring heritage at the National


Maritime Museum. Book it: AmaWaterways’ expanded range of no-fly cruises includes Tulip Time, a seven-night sailing on AmaCerto departing from Amsterdam, costing from £2,115 for a March 15, 2022, departure; add two nights pre-cruise for £577. amawaterways.co.uk


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New York, New York The Big Apple or the city that never sleeps – whatever you call it, everyone knows and loves New York, even if they have never been, because it has starred in so many films and TV shows. Central Park, Broadway, Fifth Avenue, the Empire State Building, Lady Liberty, Times Square, Wall Street, the MoMa and The Metropolitan Museum of Art – clients need Crystal Cruises’ two-day stay in the city just to scratch the surface. Tours take passengers to must-see sights as well as visiting the 9/11 Memorial Museum. A Brooklyn bike ride gives a different perspective


and burns off a few calories at the same time. Book it: From £3,586 per person cruise-only for Crystal Cruises’ 14-night Eastern Seaboard Heritage voyage from Quebec City to Miami, departing October 21, 2022. crystalcruises.co.uk


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