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The latest news from the high seas

Scotland swap

ROUND-BRITAIN cruises are proving a good bet for summer deals, although passengers will find calls to Scotland are now being swapped to ports such as Liverpool. Cruise lines including Celebrity, Saga, Viking, Tradewind Voyages and P&O are awaiting Holyrood Covid updates before announcing changes to itineraries.

Ready, steady, go

U.S. CRUISE lines are following the UK and Europe’s lead by restarting sailings. Celebrity Millennium has departed St Maarten for a Caribbean cruise, while Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas will sail from Nassau in the Bahamas. Norwegian Cruise Line also plans to visit Alaska in August.

£193 weekender

SPEND a three-night UK staycation on P&O Cruises’ Britannia from £193 pp, including all meals. Laze by the pools, dance and watch theatre shows during the Southampton round-trip on July 8 ( iglucruise.com, 020 8544 6620).

Kayaking on the Danube

PADDLE along the Danube River on a kayak to take in Belgrade during Scenic Jewel’s 16-day Danube Delta Discovery cruise. The sailing from Vienna to Bucharest starts from £4,645 pp departing March 19, 2022 ( scenic.co.uk, 0808 301 7599).

Head to the Med

EXTEND your summer by sailing into the Med on Harmony of the Seas from £831 pp on October 3. The seven-night Barcelona round-trip includes calls to Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Marseille, France and Naples, Italy ( royal caribbean.co.uk, 0344 493 4005).