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Wind Spirit in Moorea

Sail with Windstar in Taihiti and adopt your own coral to help save the French Polynesian reefs

Anyone sailing in French Polynesia with Windstar Cruises in 2023 and 2024 will have the opportunity to adopt a coral. For a donation of $35, those signing up will be presented with unique adoption cards while on board. The scheme follows Windstar’s partnership with Coral Gardeners, a Mo’orea-based organisation in French Polynesia determined to revolutionise

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Sailing along the Hudson into New York

Gilded Age mansions … West Point Academy … Ground Zero … and food, glorious food. The recipe for memorable cruising along the Hudson River

SeaView editor David Simpson is on a mission to explore the Great Rivers of America. This time he discovers what the Hudson River has to offer while on board the American Constitution. USA 158 England 2. That was the guest count on board American Constitution as we set sail from New York to cruise the

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MSC Euribia

New ship MSC Euribia to offer round-trip winter cruises out of Southampton from October 2023

MSC Cruises’ brand-new ship, MSC Euribia, will offer sailings out of Southampton from October 2023 and throughout the winter and which can be booked from today (24 October) Launching in 2023, MSC Euribia is the second ship in the MSC fleet to be powered by liquid natural gas (LNG) fuel. Striking new features will include

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Celebrity tour queue

A Celebrity Cruise next time? Probably not!

Four-time Celebrity cruiser Peter Williams was more than a little disappointed with experiences on his recent cruise to the Canaries from Southampton. Here is his balanced appraisal of how the cruise failed to live up to expectations. “We had been looking forward to our fourth cruise with Celebrity for months. To avoid possible Covid travel

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MSC pick of week Bruges

MSC Cruises Pick-of-the-Week destination kicks off with Bruges

Each week MSC Cruises will be highlighting a new must-see destination with a tempting £100 on-board credit for those booking specific cruises featuring the Pick of the Week. The beautiful and historic West Flanders capital of Bruges kicks off the promotion, and from tomorrow (Monday 17 October) until Sunday customers booking on the selected cruises

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Captain Diego Michelozzi

Welcome onboard skipper! Regent Seven Seas captain Diego Michelozzi joins Explora Journeys as Master of EXPLORA I

Explora Journeys has appointed Regent Seven Seas Captain Diego Michelozzi as Master of EXPLORA I, the first of six ships to join the luxury travel brand’s fleet in 2023. He will alternate with Captain Serena Melani whose appointment was announced earlier this year. Captain Michelozzi spent the last two-and-a-half-years as Master of Seven Seas Splendor

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Celebrity Solstice

Celebrity returns to cruising from Los Angeles after 8-year break

Celebrity Cruises has made its return to the Port of Los Angeles after an eight year break. Celebrity Solstice, pictured, set sail from the West Coast port at the end of September bound for Puerto Vallarta which also marked Celebrity’s full season of Mexican Riviera sailings in 15 years. Through to April 2023, Celebrity Solstice

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Viking 25th Anniversary Sailing

Two new ships named as Viking Cruises celebrates its 25th anniversary in Amsterdam

Viking celebrated its 25th anniversary with a historic get-together in Amsterdam as three classes of Viking ships met before sailing in a special convoy to IJmuiden. Leading the way was longship Viking Mani followed by new expedition vessel Viking Polaris and ocean vessel Viking Mars. The event on 1 March also featured the naming of

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Half Moon Cay

Every Holland America Caribbean cruise will visit the legendary Half Moon Cay in winter 2023-24 season

Holland America Line’s winter 2023-244 Caribbean programme packed with tropical experiences on five of its premium ships. The itineraries will depart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, between October 2023 and March 2024, ranging from seven to 16 days. Every sailing will include a day at the line’s own award-winning private island, Half Moon Cay, which celebrates

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MSC Virtuosa

MSC Virtuosa to offer year-round no-fly cruises from Southampton

For the very first time MSC Cruises will be offering a year-long programme of no-fly sailings out of Southampton for winter 2022/23 and summer 2023. MSC Virtuosa became the first ship to restart UK cruises in May 2021 following her launch. The ship returned to the UK in April this year and will now continue

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