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Travelsphere combines Arctic cruise with Olso stay in new 10-day itinerary


Travelsphere has launched a 10-day combined Arctic tour and cruise itinerary for 2026. The operator offers two departures, on July 10 and 17, for the Arctic Explorer: Land of the Polar Bear tour, pairing a two- night stay in Oslo with a seven-night cruise through the Svalbard archipelago on G Adventures’ 128-passenger Expedition. Prices start at £7,599, including return flights from London, overseas transfers and accommodation. travelsphere.co.uk


CroisiEurope launches first paddlewheel cruises on the Seine


CroisiEurope will operate the first paddlewheel cruises on the Seine with two new itineraries in 2026. The modern paddlewheel


ship RE Waydelich LJ will operate the voyages between April and November 2026. It has capacity for 81 passengers across 42 cabins, with a restaurant, lounge bar and sun deck. The first itinerary is the five-


night Little Gems of the Seine, with round-trip departures from Paris between March and November 2026, and fares from £1,158. The second is the seven-night


The History of France from Paris to Normandy, also round-trip from Paris, departing between April and September 2026. Fares start from £1,639. Prices include all meals,


drinks, Wi-Fi, port fees and repatriation insurance. croisieurope.co.uk


Quark adds payment tool to agent platform


Quark Expeditions has added a self-service payment tool to its online travel agent platform that enables agents to take payments online from clients without having to call Quark’s sales team. Agents can also update guest details and buy add-ons. The functions can be accessed via the Manage My Client’s Booking section. quarkexpeditions.com


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Astronomy experts to accompany Swan Hellenic Chile-to-Peru cruise


Swan Hellenic will host former Nasa aeronaut and professional astronomer Dr James De Buizer on a nine- night Chile-to-Peru voyage. The cultural expedition on SH Vega sails from Valparaíso to Callao on March 30, 2026, with fares from £4,350. De Buizer and fellow researcher Dr Thomas Esposito will give lectures and accompany guests on expeditions ashore. swanhellenic.com


MSC opens 2027 sales with Meraviglia in Southampton


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MSC Cruises has put its summer 2027 itineraries on sale, with a different ship serving Southampton for the season. MSC Meraviglia will replace MSC Virtuosa as the


line’s dedicated ex-UK ship sailing from the south coast port between May 18 and October 30, 2027. The vessel has been scheduled to run 19 sailings


ranging from six to 14 nights in duration. New destinations include Ibiza, Gibraltar and


Tangier, alongside the Canary Islands, Lisbon, Malaga and the Norwegian fjords. A new Baltic Sea itinerary visits Oslo, Norway, and


Fredericia and Copenhagen in Denmark. The lead-in price for a seven-night sailing on board


Meraviglia from Southampton in summer 2027 is £759 per person. MSC Virtuosa will complete its ex-UK summer season next year before moving to the Mediterranean


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for summer 2027, sailing from Barcelona to La Goulette (Tunisia), Palermo, Naples, Livorno and Marseille. Meanwhile, MSC Preziosa will be based in the UK


for winter 2026-27 to operate an extended season from Southampton though to April 16, 2027, replacing MSC Poesia. MSC Cruises has also opened sales for its second


Alaska season. Between April and September 2027, MSC Poesia will homeport in Seattle and offer seven-night itineraries departing every Monday. Destinations will include Ketchikan, Icy Strait Point,


Tracy Arm and Juneau in Alaska, along with Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. The lead-in price for the Alaska summer 2027


season is £684 per person for seven nights. Prior to the summer 2027 season, Poesia will sail


an 18-night repositioning cruise from Miami to Seattle on April 8 with a Panama Canal crossing, with prices starting at £1,579 per person. mscbook.com


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