Go Channel-hopping and see the best of British

WITH no more countries added to the green list and Portugal demoted to amber, many holiday hopes have been dashed. But you can still take a break on water.

FOR a last-minute voyage, join Viking Venus on Saturday for a week-long Scenic British Isles cruise from Portsmouth. You’ll see the Channel Islands and the Hebrides, and spend time ashore in Falmouth and Liverpool. Fares cost from £895pp (vikingcruises.co.uk).

Venturing farther afield, green-listed Gibraltar beckons and the luxury yacht hotel Sunborn Gibraltar is moored in a marina in the tiny British Overseas Territory.

You won’t go anywhere but there are plenty of sun beds on deck, a casino and a sumptuous spa. Double cabins start at £189 a night (sunborngibraltar.com).

Looking ahead, Celebrity

Beyond is launching next spring with the promise of creating a revitalising sanctuary at sea. Book a swish AquaClass Sky Suite and you’ll get a table in a private restaurant, a spa concierge and products from Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness brand goop, among other perks.

Fares for the ten-night cruise from Southampton to Barcelona on April 27, 2022, start at £2,209pp and include unlimited drinks, wi-fi and tips (celebritycruises.com).