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Windstar to add new eatery on Star Seeker


Windstar Cruises will add a new speciality restaurant on its ship, Star Seeker, which is due to launch in December. Basil + Bamboo will offer “a captivating blend of Mediterranean and Asian cuisine” and be open for dinner only, with reservations required. It first appeared on Star Breeze and will take the place of Cuadro 44 across the line’s fleet. windstarcruises.co.uk


Virgin Voyages makes group bookings easier after agent feedback


Virgin Voyages has updated its group travel booking options to provide “greater flexibility, richer benefits and improved offers”. The changes are based on agent


feedback and the newly renamed Circles, Groups, and Weddings programme is designed to make group bookings “easier and more rewarding” for the trade. Circles is designed for groups


still being finalised and will have no minimum cabin requirements, no deposits, more time to form a group and one complimentary Sea Terrace cabin for the organiser once a 10 cabin threshold is met, or a 2% bonus commission. Groups is for those where


numbers and destination are decided and will have an eight cabin minimum, no deposit, onboard bar tab options and price protection. virginvoyages.com


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HAL includes Panama Canal in bookings for 2026-27 season


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Holland America Line has opened bookings for its Panama Canal, Hawaii, Mexico and Pacific Coast cruises in 2026-27. The line will offer 12 voyages, each between 14 and


21 days, which include the Panama Canal. These will be on Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam and


Zuiderdam, with selected voyages stopping in Acapulco, Mexico, a first for the line in 15 years. Prices for Panama Canal cruises start at £2,939 per


person for a 14-day sailing leaving on January 2, 2027. The line will also operate six Hawaii itineraries on


Koningsdam, Noordam and Zaandam, ranging between 17 and 28 days. Prices for Hawaii cruises start at £2,619 per person


for a 17-day cruise leaving on October 13, 2026. Holland America Line will additionally have


16 departures for eight itineraries during its Mexico season, with voyages between seven and 12 days


Seabourn reveals this year’s roster of


Authors at Sea cruise programme Seabourn has revealed its line-up of authors joining voyages this year. Between March and December, Lord Jeffrey Archer, Ann Cleeves, Debbie Macomber, Robert K Wittman and Zelda La Grange will form part of the Authors at Sea programme. Prices lead in at £4,599 for an eight-day Western Mediterranean Mosaic sailing leaving on May 10, with former model and novelist Lady Sandra Howard joining the cruise. seabourn.com


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across two ships, Koningsdam and Zaandam. A seven-day cruise around Mexico departing on


November 7, 2026, leads in at £1,219 per person. The season will also include 11 Pacific Coast


itineraries, up to seven days in length, on Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam and Zaandam. These will be a variety of round-trip and open-way voyages from San Diego, Seattle or Vancouver with ports of call in Astoria, Oregon; Santa Barbara, California; and Ensenada, Mexico, as well as selected cruises offering an overnight stop in San Francisco. A Pacific Coast voyage starts at £1,259 per person


for a six-day sailing leaving on April 17, 2027. hollandamerica.com


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Regent Seven Seas offers up to 45% savings on selected European trips


Regent Seven Seas Cruises is offering up to 45% off selected 2025 European cruises if booked by April 30. The Europe Edition 2025 campaign applies to more than 35 voyages across the fleet. One highlighted itinerary is a cruise departing on July 2 on Seven Seas Splendour – an all-inclusive fare for a deluxe veranda suite leads in at £4,914, including 35% off. rssc.com/specials/europe-edition-uk


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