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Quark Expeditions offers trio of inclusions for selected polar sailings


Quark Expeditions has launched a triple bonus offer for wave giving passengers three pre-voyage benefits worth up to $3,500. Until the end of March, passengers booking an Arctic 2025 voyage or selected Antarctic 2025 and 2026 voyages, will receive $1,500 in flight credit, a complimentary charter flight and hotel package, and a one-year priority pass membership. quarkexpeditions.com


MSC Musica’s 2027 world cruise to visit 45 destinations


MSC Cruises has revealed details of its 2027 world cruise which is now on sale. The 121-night itinerary on


2,550-berth MSC Musica covers 45 destinations in 25 countries, with seven overnight stays. The voyage, leading in at £16,139, departs from Europe and takes in South America, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, the US West Coast, Panama Canal and Caribbean. Embarkation is possible


from one of four European ports – Civitavecchia for Rome, Genoa, Marseille and Barcelona – between January 5-8, 2027. The itinerary includes full-


day stays at every port as well as overnights in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Ushuaia, Valparaiso, Hobart, Sydney and Papeete. msccruises.co.uk


Cunard introduces Wellness at Sea range


Cunard will roll out a Harper’s Bazaar Wellness at Sea programme across its fleet. The three-day regimes are priced from $629 and include spa treatments, Elemis products and healthy dining options. It comes after the line announced a Wellness at Sea Event Voyage on Queen Anne in 2026. cunard.com/en-gb


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Unforgettable Croatia limits sailings to 28 guests on six selected cruises


Unforgettable Croatia has introduced a series of adult-only sailings with a maximum of 28 guests. The Yacht Cruise Collection will be available on six voyages from June to September 2025, sailing Split- Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Split and Zadar-Dubrovnik, on the 16-cabin Alfa Mario. Prices start at £3,095. unforgettablecroatia.com


Virgin Voyages’ Annual Pass offers unlimited sailings for a year


Virgin Voyages adds Necker Island to £160k Annual Pass


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Virgin Voyages has added a one-week stay on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island as part of its Annual Pass for 2026. The adult-only line’s Annual Pass enables passengers


to sail on any ship, any time, from anywhere, for an entire calendar year. It costs £160,000 and would provide agents with £8,200 commission. The unlimited sailings will include the opportunity to


sail on the line’s newest ship Brilliant Lady, due to head to Alaska for the first time in May 2026 from Seattle. The pass also includes round-trip business-class


flights and ferry transfers from anywhere in the continental US to Necker Island; daily opportunities to “Shake for Champagne” to have Moët delivered anywhere on demand; a Yellow Leaf hammock in Virgin


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Voyages’ signature red colour to take home; a birthday upgrade to a RockStar Quarters suite; and a $10,000 shopping spree in high street shops including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, MAC and more. Other inclusions span a privately hosted ‘Shore


Thing’ every quarter; a beach, grove or poolside cabana at the exclusive Beach Club in Bimini (which is limited to 10 per year); and personalised RockStar robes. Passengers must book before March 31, 2026, and


can choose start dates for their 12-month passes as the first of the month in January, February, March or April. Virgin Voyages has also brought back its Summer


Season Pass for summer 2025, with options ranging from 24 to 40 nights for two passengers in 2025. Prices start at £12,286 for two passengers.


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