CONTENTS
cruise contents 5 NEWS
11 THE BIG ISSUE
12 PORT REPORT Top 5 sights
in...Mykonos
14 GRAND VOYAGE 20 INTERVIEW
25 WELLNESS Danube delights on AmaWaterways’ AmaMagna Al Bakker, Aurora Expeditions’ sea kayaking guide
23 SELLING TIPS How to sell: Alaska cruises
How lines are embracing the wellness trend, page 26 Six of the best: Spas at sea, page 28 Activities on board, ashore and on water, page 33
39 REVIEWS Spirit of Discovery, AmaMagna, Spectrum of the
Seas and Viking Cruises’ Explorer’s Dome Laura French, editor, Travel Weekly Cruise
Travel Weekly Cruise is published by Travel Weekly Group, Third Floor, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0AU. Tel: 020 7881 4897 Cruise editor Laura French Supplements editor Katie McGonagle Writers Jane Archer, Rebecca Barnes, Sue Bryant, Amie Keeley, Kelly Ranson Art director Flora Ioannou Senior designer Emma Winton Subeditors Mike Walsh, Stephanie Krahn, Darron Kirkby Travel Weekly Group editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley Head of sales Mary Rega Production manager Nick Cripps Managing director Stuart Parish Printed by Walstead Southernprint © Travel Weekly Group 2019 PART OF JACOBS MEDIA GROUP
editor’s welcome Latest updates from across the cruise sectors Overtourism: how lines are avoiding the crowds
As the fastest-growing sector in travel, cruise is booming – but that doesn’t mean cruise lines are sitting back and resting on their laurels. They’re evolving, innovating and responding – and here at Travel Weekly, we are too. Which is why, to celebrate our 50th year, we’re delighted to unveil our new-look cruise supplement, bringing a new design and mixing things up with more ship reviews, more first-hand content and more expert interviews. In this issue we speak to Aurora Expeditions’ kayaking guide, Al Bakker, who’s paddled everywhere from the polar regions to Papua New Guinea (page 22); hear from Gok Wan about his first cruise experience (page 9); and look at where cruise lines are turning to in the face of overcrowding (page 11). We also jump on board Saga Cruises’ Spirit of Discovery, AmaWaterways’ AmaMagna and Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas to fill you in on the latest ship launches (pages 39-42), and put the spotlight on the wellness trend sweeping through the industry (pages 25-35). So all you need to do is sit back, relax and read on. I hope you find what’s inside useful, informative and entertaining.
travelweekly.co.uk/cruise
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