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Summer deals and a cool Arctic adventure

Caroline Hendrie

WE’RE back in the travel swing and cruise bookings are rocketing, but there are still some great ocean and river trips available for this summer. Here’s my pick, along with a special Arctic adventure for next year.

BOOK by the end of this month to scoop discounts on selected P&O cruises, including a seven-night tour of the beautiful Norwegian fjords.

This round trip from Southampton, departing on August 6, now costs from £649pp – a saving of £100pp. On board new ship Iona, you can do as much or little as you like – gaze up at towering mountains and tumbling waterfalls from one of the dozens of hot tubs, or go ashore to take a hike, visit a farm or tour a brewery (pocruises.com).

If you have never tried river cruising before, a short jaunt on the Danube is the perfect introduction. And this fournight cruise, with seven departures between May 30 and July 11 from Passau in Germany, is just the ticket.

You’ll call at medieval Regensburg, sail through the picture-perfect Wachau Valley, have the chance to tour Salzburg or borrow the boat’s bikes and explore Linz on your own.

Fares, from £586pp, include an overnight stay in Vienna and freeflowing wine with meals on board, but not flights or excursions (amadeus-rivercruises.co.uk).

Yoga instructors will be leading daily sessions on the warm teak deck of handsome tall ship Star Clipper during a one-week cruise along the Amalfi Coast. Departing from Rome on July 2, with calls at Lipari in the Aeolian Islands and Sicily, the price from £2,179pp includes return flights and transfers (starclippers.co.uk).

Next summer, Bolette, the flagship of the Fred Olsen fleet, will sail from Newcastle on a 23-night voyage going deep inside the Arctic Circle. The exciting itinerary will take you to Norway’s northernmost point, across the Barents Sea past Bear Island to Spitsbergen, and make calls around Iceland and Greenland.

The endless daylight will give non-stop opportunities for wildlifewatching and adventures ashore.

Bolette departs on June, 1, 2023, and fares, currently from £3,799pp, include your choice of either doorto-door travel service or £250pp to spend on board (fredolsen cruises.com).

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