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Celestyal Cruises introduces ‘no-frills’ Freedom Fares in UK


Greek line Celestyal Cruises is to trial “no-frills” fares in the UK starting at £199 for three nights in the Aegean Sea. The cruise-only Freedom


Fares enable passengers to add elements such as drinks packages and excursions. Upgrades to all-inclusive rates,


which include drinks and two excursions, start at £50. The Freedom Fares are valid


for all 2022 sailings booked in the UK by August 31. They include accommodation, dining, entertainment, taxes and gratuities, with the option to upgrade. Three-night rates start at £199,


rising to £1,357 for an 18-night Christmas and New Year sailing. Chief commercial officer


Leslie Peden said: “We are piloting the Freedom Fare in the UK and, if it proves popular, which I’m sure it will, the aim is to roll it out across all our markets by the end of the year.” celestyal.com/gb


Heritage Expeditions plots trio of cruises in Pacific and Asia


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New Zealand-based cruise line Heritage Expeditions has released three voyages for 2023 calling at destinations across Asia and the South Pacific. Passengers can swim with whale sharks during a


14-day Undiscovered Philippines & Indonesia sailing, departing June 27, 2023. Prices start at $8,975. A 27-day Asian Island Odyssey voyage sails from


Osaka, Japan, and visits destinations in the Philippines and Indonesia before ending in Darwin, Australia. Fares for the June 14, 2023, departure lead in at $17,950. The itinerary includes visits to “eco-paradise”


Yakushima Island, Japan, and Batan Island and Hundred Islands National Park, both the Philippines. The first of the three voyages is a 29-day Grand


Pacific Odyssey itinerary, departing from Auckland, New Zealand, on March 20, 2023. Ports of call include Norfolk Island, Australia;


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Tetepare Island and Kolombangara Island, both in the Solomon Islands; and Torishma Island, Japan. Passengers will cross both the Tropics of Capricorn


29Duration in days of line’s Grand Pacific Odyssey itinerary


and Cancer, and the Equator. Fares start from $10,680. The sailings will be operated by the 140-passenger


Heritage Adventurer and all prices include meals, house beer, wine and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, Zodiac excursions and guided nature tours and transfers. Heritage Expeditions commercial director and


expedition leader Aaron Russ said the itineraries were designed for “cruise enthusiasts and adventurers”. “The new voyages bring a trio of exciting, authentic


expedition itineraries, well off traditional tourist routes, to the expedition cruise market,” he said. “These remote tropical outposts are home to rare


wildlife and boast incredible natural history. Some are Unesco World Heritage Sites and conservation sanctuaries and reserves, while others blend rich human history including the Spice Trade and the Second World War.” heritage-expeditions.com


Princess reveals season of sailings from Los Angeles to Mexico and Hawaii


Princess Cruises has released a 2023 programme from Los Angeles, featuring a mix of 11 voyages spanning Mexico, Hawaii and the Californian coast. The 3,080-passenger Emerald Princess vessel will operate sailings of


between five and 16 nights from the US West Coast port from May to August next year. The programme includes Mexican Riviera with La Paz departures, lasting seven nights, and a five-night Cabo San Lucas Getaway sailing.


travelweekly.co.uk A seven-night Classic California Coast sailing, with an overnight stay


in San Francisco and calls in San Diego, US, and Ensenada, Mexico, also features in the programme. Departures for this sailing are on May 20, June 17 and July 22. Prices for the first of these start at £1,019. Stop-offs in San Francisco and Ensenada also feature in a West Coast


Getaway with San Francisco itinerary, departing on July 1, for which the lead-in fare is £649. Prices exclude flights. princess.com


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