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Lynn with entertainment team, including Handré Potgieter and Camilla King


Windstar unveils 2026 itineraries and new excursions


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Windstar has introduced 15 new European itineraries as part of its 2026 deployment. The small-ship line will call at


34 new ports and include a solar eclipse sailing around Iceland in August 2026. Its new 81-day Grand Europe Adventure will begin in Helsinki on July 14, 2026, visiting 20 countries and 67 ports, before ending in Athens. Overnight stays of up to four


days in a single destination and late-night departures are part of the extended itinerary. The line will debut


cruise tours from Madrid, a circumnavigation of Ireland, an Aeolian Islands cruise and an exploration of northern Greece. Windstar will also run


new shore excursions on selected seven and eight-night itineraries including learning the lyre (stringed instrument) in Thessaloniki and creating moulded chocolates in Bruges. Longer voyages combining


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67Ports visited on Windstar’s Grand Europe Adventure cruise


one or more cruises into a comprehensive voyage of more than 13 days with few repeated ports are available, with free daily laundry provided. An offer for early bookings


made by October 31 includes a free all-inclusive experience worth £73 per person per day featuring Wi-Fi, unlimited wine, beer and cocktails, and gratuities, plus a $100 onboard credit per cabin. The lead-in price for 2026


European voyages is £1,897 per person for the five-day Yachtsman’s Harbors of the Rivieras cruise departing October 25. Of the new itineraries, the seven-day Italy & the Allure of the Aeolian Islands cruise departing July 16 leads in at £2,614. Prices includes all meals, drinks,


gratuities, Wi-Fi and port taxes. windstarcruises.com


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moments with... Lynn


I recently returned from an amazing family holiday on Seabourn Encore in the Mediterranean. My trip coincided


with the debut of two new shows called Skyline and Better Together, created by BK Productions, featuring our very talented vocalists – their performances enhanced by state-of-the-art LED screens. Our guests loved it.


I am often asked why Seabourn is different and one


of my answers is always about our entertainment. Those of you who were at the Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards a few weeks ago will have enjoyed the voices of Bradley Jaden and The Barricade Boys – who are West End musical stars in their own right and regularly appear in top-ticket shows such as Les Miserables. Bradley is


just one of the musical superstars who will perform on Seabourn Encore’s new Stars and Stars themed Japan & Hawaiian Islands Pacific Crossing Voyage on March 16, 2025, alongside Seabourn Conversations with some fascinating individuals that enhance the theme including Jim Kennedy, former director of Nasa.


Our new cruise programmes for 2025 and beyond have been designed to meet the demand for Asia and


particularly Japan. We’ve just launched our Seabourn Quest winter 2025-6 voyages featuring southeast Asia, Australasia, the South Pacific, Hawaii and the Panama Canal. New itineraries include the 10-night Bora Bora & Tahitian Nights voyage round-trip from Tahiti, with overnight


stays in Papeete and Bora Bora. On these and the new Encore Spring sailings, there’s a 10% saving for bookings made by November 19, 2024. I can’t believe that summer is nearly over. Watch out for our new campaign, coming soon – and, of course, make sure you are ready for Clia Cruise Week starting on September 16.


moments with...


Lynn Narraway vice-president UK & Europe, Seabourn Reservations: 0344 338 8615 salessupport@seabourn.co.uk seabourn.com


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