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Celestyal to run short sailings from March
Celestyal Cruises is to resume year-round operations in March with three and four-night cruises. Prices for a three-night Iconic Aegean departure on March 18, 2022, departing from Lavrion, Greece, start at £369. From April 30, the Greek line will offer seven-night sailings. Thessaloniki has been added as a port of call to the Idyllic Aegean itinerary.
celestyalcruises.com
MSC cancels 2022 World Cruise but adds second 2023 sailing
MSC Cruises has revealed it will operate a second World Cruise in 2023 after the line was forced to cancel its 2022 global itinerary due to unavailability of ports. MSC Magnifica will operate
the additional sailing, joining MSC Poesia. The ships will sail the same route in opposite directions. Both will depart from Civitavecchia, Italy, on January 4. MSC Magnifica will call at 43
ports across 24 countries in five continents during thee 117-day voyage. The itinerary includes nine overnight calls including in Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia and Sydney. Prices start at £11,899. MSC said customers on the
2022 cancelled sailing would be contacted shortly and given the option to move their booking to the Magnifica sailing in 2023.
msccruises.co.uk
Civitavecchia
Azamara features 20 maiden ports in 2023-24 programme
Harry Kemble
Azamara has released its 2023-24 programme, featuring 39 itineraries and more than 20 maiden ports. Azamara Pursuit will be based in South Africa,
Azamara Quest will be in South America, Azamara Journey will operate Australian and Asia itineraries and incoming ship Azamara Onward will sail in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Azamara Onward will operate a nine-night Gems of
the Mediterranean Voyage, departing from Civitavecchia, Italy, on November 9, 2023. Prices start from £1,839. Prices for the 17-night Portuguese Quest Voyage on
Azamara Quest, departing March 15, 2024, from Rio de Janeiro, lead in from £1,755. Ports of call include Buzios and Salvador, both Brazil; Mindelo, Cape Verde; Tenerife, Canary Islands; and Funchal, Madeira. Te programme includes a range of land experiences
– called AzAmazing Evenings – in places such as Busan, South Korea; Manaus, Brazil; and Ravenna, Italy.
Star Clippers to host eight coffee mornings with agents this month
Star Clippers is to host eight ‘coffee morning catch-ups’ with agents this month to discuss its 2022-23 plans. The tall-ship line will meet agents in Edinburgh (October 21), Cheadle (October 26), Solihull (October 26), Leeds (October 27), Southampton (October 27), Newcastle (October 28), Basingstoke (October 28) and Bristol (October 29). To sign up to attend, email:
agency.sales@
starclippers.co.uk
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39Number of itineraries in Azamara’s new programme
Passengers can listen to classic arias performed by
Società Filarmonia in Ravenna or watch native dances and rituals and listen to folk music in Manaus. Te line has also added shore excursions, including
an aſternoon in Tinos, Greece, where passengers can take part in a food and wine pairing with a Greek chef. In Dakar, Senegal, a shore excursion features a
tutorial by chefs from the region. Pre and post-cruise land stays are also available.
Passengers can spend two nights in Hong Kong and visit the Nan Lian Garden, eat a dim sum lunch and go to the 100th floor of the tallest building in Hong Kong. A four-night Experience China’s Treasures land
stay is also listed. Passengers can visit the Great Wall of China and local markets as part of the extension.
azamara.co.uk
Azamara Quest
Discover Egypt offers five one-week
sailings on the Nile in November Specialist operator Discover Egypt is offering five cruise departures on the Nile next month. Prices for the seven-night sailings on its revamped Tulip ship start from £1,295. The price includes return flights from Heathrow to Luxor. Discover Egypt also offers pre or post-cruise stays in Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh, El Gouna and Soma Bay.
discoveregypt.co.uk
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