NEWS IN BRIEF


Hurtigruten adds regional flights for next winter


Hurtigruten has added six departure dates from regional airports for its Classic Round Voyage for winter 2018-19 – three from Gatwick and one each from Manchester, Bristol and Bournemouth. Prices lead in at £986 for the 12-day itinerary. hurtigruten.co.uk


New Paul Gauguin cruises set sail for Tahiti this year


Paul Gauguin Cruises will debut two itineraries that call at Tahiti this year. The seven-night Society Islands & Tahiti cruise has four departures between June and October, with prices from £5,185, while a 10-night Society Islands & Tuamotus voyage departs on September 19. pgcruises.com


Oceania Cruises to install high-speed internet system


Oceania Cruises is to install a new high-speed internet system across its fleet by the end of April. The free and unlimited Wavenet service will be included for all cabins on all sailings. A streaming upgrade, Wavenet Prime, is available for $9.99 per day for passengers who wish to stream movies, music or videos. oceaniacruises.com


Celebrity extends its range of Ben Fogle adventures


Harry Kemble harry.kemble@travelweekly.co.uk


Celebrity Cruises has expanded its tie-up with adventurer Ben Fogle with 11 new adventure experiences worldwide.


The Ben Fogle’s Great


Adventures programme now includes ocean yacht racing in Antigua, volcano climbing in St Kitts and kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness. Prices lead in at £237 for adults


for the five-hour Antigua Yacht Race activity, in which participants can learn to sail a 40-foot Beneteau First 40.7 yacht. Prices for the Mount Llamuiga


Volcano Hike in St Kitts start at £97 for adults and children. The six-hour trek along a six-mile rainforest trail up and down the


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CMV will name its incoming new ship Vasco da Gama


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Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ recently acquired ship is to be named Vasco da Gama following a vote by trade partners and passengers.


The 1,260-passenger ship,


currently sailing for P&O Cruises Australia, will operate for CMV’s German brand TransOcean Kreuzfahrten from next year. Vasco da Gama will sail from


Bremerhaven and Kiel between May and October and from Fremantle and Adelaide during


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PYRAMIDS: Vasco da Gama will call at Egypt on its maiden sailing


“Some are not for the fainthearted, such as climbing a volcano in St Kitts to its peak”


dormant volcano climbs more than 3,000 feet above sea level. Prices for the Icy Strait Point


Kayak Adventure in Alaska lead in at £155 for adults and children. The 18-strong Ben Fogle’s


Great Adventures programme, which previously featured seven experiences in Europe and the Middle East, is available to book now. Fogle, who was recently


appointed Celebrity Cruises’ global ambassador, said: “My new role as global destination ambassador allows me to indulge my shared passion with Celebrity Cruises


FOGLE: Yacht racing is a new option for Celebrity passengers


of opening up the world with incredible experiences. “Some are not for the faint-


hearted, such as climbing a volcano to its peak, but the rainforest sights and sounds on the way up and views at the top


are well worth the ascent.” celebritycruises.co.uk/benfogle


the Australian December to March summer season. Vasco da Gama’s maiden


voyage will depart from Singapore on April 24, 2019. The 46-night sailing includes southeast Asia, Egypt, Jordan, the Suez Canal, Israel, the Mediterranean, London Tilbury, Amsterdam and Bremerhaven. Prices start at £6,999. Further details of Vasco da


Gama’s maiden voyage are due to be released in May. The ship was built in 1994.


Prior to joining P&O Cruises Australia, the vessel sailed for Holland America Line as Statendam.


cruiseandmaritime.com


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