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JUNE BONUS 2021 VOTED ‘NO. 1 MONTHLY CRUISE MAGAZINE’ BY ALL LEADING CRUISE LINES RAISING THE ANCHORS! S P G E N C I I S A I L U R E D C IT F IO O N N R C U EL T EB RE RATING THE BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE WITH THE UK & IRELAND’S NO.1 OCEAN CRUISE SPECIALIST REGULARS FIRST CRUISE 04 – 05 FRED. OLSEN CRUISE LINES TAKES TO THE SEAS! HELLO AND CONTENTS 06 – 09 P&O CRUISES 12 – 17 UNMISSABLE NO-FLY 2021 MSC Cruises’ newest flagship,MSC Virtuosa was SUMMER CRUISES the first cruise line to welcome guests as cruises WELCOME restart in the UK. Embarking on her maiden voyage 18 – 19 FRED. OLSEN CRUISE LINES th from Southampton on 20 May 2021, the vessel TO YOUR EXCLUSIVE The Exclusive 2022 No-Fly circumnavigated our very own British Isles ahead of her Closer to Home Cruise Sale UK summer programme which starts on 5th June 2021 with a series of mini-cruises. She has since departed on BONUS EDITION OF 20 – 21 CELEBRITY CRUISES® her second-ever sailing with guests. MSC’s Managing Director for UK and Ireland, Antonio Paradiso, said BLUE HORIZONS 22 – 23 SAGA The Bestselling All-Inclusive from the ship: "I'm still emotional: we have successfully Jeremy Dickinson, completed our very first cruise out of the UK. And 2022 No-Fly Escapes people have had the time of their lives. They genuinely Chairman of ROL Cruise seem happy and, more importantly, they felt safe at all 24 – 25 APT times. It's a historic moment for the UK cruise industry.” The All-Inclusive 5H 2022 e are absolutely delighted to present our Voyage Through the Balkans Turn to pages 10-11 to find out when your favourite exclusive special edition of Blue Horizons, Cruise Lines will be returning to the seas... celebrating the return to cruising! Last month 26 – 27 EMERALD CRUISES w saw MSC Cruises' MSC Virtuosa become the 28 – 29 SCENIC first cruise to take to the seas in over a year and we The 2022 5H No-Fly Idyllic find ourselves looking ahead to a brighter future with Rhône River Cruise Sale more and more of our favourite cruise lines raising 5 H SERVICE WITH ROL CRUISE their anchors for their summer 2021 seasons. 30 – 31 UNIWORLD A UK summer escape offers the perfect getaway 32 SILVERSEA – SOLO TRAVELLER – exclusive to UK residents, enjoy the unrivalled OFFER pleasures of on board life while witnessing the The 2022/23 All-Inclusive ‘BEST TRAVEL AGENCY OUT THERE’ beauty of our British coastlines, stunning highlands Festive Indonesia & Australia As always, the service that I received from ROL Cruise and bustling Scottish cities. Gather your family and Odyssey was excellent. The staff are so good at what they do, friends and you will always have teammates ready ® friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. I would recommend 34 – 35 AZAMARA and waiting for quiz nights, dance partners for ROL to anyone thinking of booking a holiday. The Brand New 5H All-Inclusive evening galas and friendly faces to enjoy a coffee (or 2022 Festive South African maybe even a cocktail!). Turn to pages 12-15 to create Adventure by Land, Rail & Sea memories closer to home that you will talk about for ® years to come. 36 – 37 PRINCESS CRUISES ‘EASIEST AND FRIENDLIEST WAY ® If a cruise escape isn't on the cards for you this 38 – 39 CELEBRITY CRUISES TO BOOK A CRUISE HOLIDAY’ year, then we have plenty of choice for 2022 and When I talk to ROL, it is more like talking to a friend 40 – 41 CUNARD beyond, so why not treat yourself to that bucket-list 34-35 ® than a sales person. I have used them many times experience? One such experience can be found on 42 – 43 REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES and it feels like we have a personal relationship. pages 34-35. Only available to book with ROL Cruise, The 6H All-Inclusive Ultra- They know what I want to do and always have you can enjoy the wildlife wonders of Chobe National Luxury 2022 Caribbean Escape all the information I need. I already recommend Park before journeying on board the most luxurious 44 – 45 OCEANIA CRUISES® them to my friends and will continue to do so. RAISING THE SPECIAL ANCHORS EDITION train in the world, Rovos Rail, visiting the majestic ® Victoria Falls and discovering some of South Africa's 46 – 47 SILVERSEA top destinations. You will also enjoy a 5H all-inclusive voyage of South Africa with Azamara®! Please don't ‘EXCELLENT AS EVER’ miss out though, as we have added a new date due to EDITORIALS Thank you for being there as a “real person” popular demand and this will sell extremely quickly! on the phone. Excellent, efficient and professional. 10 – 11 RAISING THE ANCHORS To celebrate the return of cruising, when you book any I always receive a top quality service from ROL. Cruising is back and better 2022 or 2023 cruise from this special edition of Blue than ever! Horizons you will receive a free Champagne Gift Box to toast your booking, and the 16 AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH return of cruise! TONY ROBERTS ‘KNOWLEDGEABLE, EFFICIENT AND With cruises departing imminently, 33 SOUTH AFRICA BY LAND, RAIL & FRIENDLY. A 5H SERVICE’ we say this with the utmost 16-17 44-45 SEA JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS Even though we have had two cruises cancelled, ROL happiness... staff arranged a replacement cruise of our choice next year. ROL Cruise consultants are both knowledgeable Happy Cruising! Book any 2022 or 2023 cruise from this special edition of Blue Horizons and and friendly, and I have always found dealing with them IN CELEBRATION OF THE receive an EXCLUSIVE FREE CHAMPAGNE GIFT BOX with our compliments+ a pleasure. Quite frankly, I wouldn’t go anywhere else! 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