Scenic Eclipse


Amadeus boosts commission and offers flight credits on 2025 sailings


Scenic features 500 ports in 2027-28 worldwide schedule


Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has introduced a range of new itineraries in its 2027-28 worldwide programme. Scenic Eclipse andScenic


Eclipse II will call at more than 500 ports across 63 countries in the period up until March 2028. There will be new North


America voyages, including expanded visits to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, new Arctic sailings to Canada’s Hudson Bay and Churchill, and extended voyages in the eastern Mediterranean with new destinations such as Alexandria. Both yachts will be deployed


in Antarctica, where helicopters will give access to locations such as Snow Hill Island. The 14-day Ancient Kingdoms


& Natural Treasures: Chile to Panama Discovery Voyage sailing


leads in at £8,576. scenic.co.uk


Avalon brings back Storyteller sailings


Avalon Waterways is bringing back its themed Storyteller voyages for 2026, with actor and author Graham McTavish the first to be announced in the line-up. He will join the eight-day Rogue on the Rhone: A Legendary Voyage sailing from June 19 and share tales from his life. Prices start from £3,864. avalonwaterways.co.uk/ storyteller


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Amadeus River Cruises is offering 5% extra commission to agents booking selected summer sailings. The extra payment is being introduced alongside flight credits of up to £300 and free overseas transfers on bookings made before June 15. The initiative covers 14 European river departures between June 12 and October 26. Itineraries lead in at £1,785 based on an eight-day Danube Amadeus Riva sailing. amadeus-rivercruises.co.uk


Alaska


Havila unveils £440 discount per cabin on Norwegian coastal cruises


Havila Voyages is offering savings up to £440 per couple on Norwegian coastal voyages between October 2025 and January 2026. New bookings for the round-trip voyage from Bergen will get the full discount, while those for the six-day Voyage North or five-day Voyage South will receive £220 off. The promotion applies to new bookings made by June 15. havilavoyages.com


Explora Journeys introduces Alaska in summer 2027 range


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Explora Journeys has unveiled its voyages for summer 2027, which will see the line introduce Alaska as a new destination. Explora III will sail round-trip Alaska cruises from


Vancouver between March and November. A highlighted Alaska itinerary is the 11-night


Journey Through Untamed Landscapes & Coastal Treasures, which will depart on May 10. The voyage will feature maiden calls in Sitka, Prince


Rupert and Endicott Arm, and leads in at £5,620. Another highlighted cruise is the 14-night Extended


Journey Across Alaska’s Wild Frontier, which departs Vancouver on July 2 and costs from £11,200. It combines two seven-night voyages and takes in the Hubbard Glacier, Kodiak and Indigenous heritage of Alert Bay.


The line will also launch its fourth ship, Explora IV,


for the season. It will operate itineraries in western Europe, northern Europe, Iceland, Greenland, the east coast of Canada and the New England region of the US. Meanwhile, Explora I and Explora II will operate


60 cruises in the western and eastern Mediterranean respectively, with visits to Istanbul, Algiers, Amalfi and Olbia, alongside maiden calls in Trogir in Croatia and Toper in Slovenia. Explora Journeys president Anna Nash said: “With


the intention of savouring every moment, our summer 2027 journeys have been thoughtfully crafted to enable flexibility, extended stays and deeper immersion at a gentler pace. We are thrilled to be introducing Alaska and to be offering many of our 2027 journeys on two of


our ultra-elegant new ships, Explora III and IV.” explorajourneys.com


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