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Cruise Adviser CRUISE ADVISERFEBRUARY 2017 THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR THOSE SELLING CRUISES FJORD FIESTA Norway with Cruise & Maritime Voyages Win! A CMV CRUISE for on for two on PLUS Columbus 2017 EX-UK DEPARTURES OPINION: SVEN LINDBLAD THE RHINE WITH RIVIERA IN FOCUS: P&O CRUISES New cruise brochures OUT NOW! Including Titan’s exclusive charter, MS Serenade 1 SpecialSpecial cruise crui off ers including onboard spend and drinks packagess VIP door-to-door service with every cruise (except essential collection) FREE connecting regional fl ights For more details please visit www.titanagents.co.uk February 2017 | Forward ED’S LETTER THIS MONTH Return to the WHAT WE FOUND Norwegian fjords OUT IN THIS ISSUE P8 CRUISE ADVISER Way back in (p34), which has more cruises from THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR THOSE SELLING CRUISES FEBRUARY 2017 December the UK than anyone else this year 2014, when we (p8), as well as our comprehensive published the ex-UK listings (p38), provided by first ever issue of Choosing Cruising, which detail FJORD FIESTA cruise adviser, it every cruise leaving the UK for the Norway with Cruise & Maritime Voyages was a photograph rest of 2017. Win! A PLUS CMV 2017 EX-UK DEPARTURES CRUISE OPINION: SVEN LINDBLAD for two on THE RHINE WITH RIVIERA Columbus IN FOCUS: P&O CRUISES of the Norwegian But that’s not all: we join Riviera fjords that we Travel on the Rhine (p25) chat to OBAN AND OUT decided to put on our cover. American Queen about the arrival It rarely makes headlines, but Much has changed since then, but of the Duchess (p21), and explore 107 cruises will leave from Norway hasn’t – it remains one of the White Continent, Antarctica in Oban, Scotland, between now the great cruise destinations, easily Ports of Call (p20). Elsewhere, Sven and the end of 2017 accessible by ship and breathtakingly Lindblad shares his thoughts on the beautiful. It’s definitely a special place growth of expedition cruise (p13). In P34 for us. So when Cruise & Maritime our News section (p9) we report on Voyages invited us again, we jumped Seabourn Encore and MSC Cruises’ at the chance (that’s the majestic new private island. We take an in- Geirangerfjord you can see on the depth look at the sad demise of the cover of this issue), and have used the All Leisure Group and also share our feature to kick off our new-look How own thoughts on this on p62. To Sell section, which explores the As always, please share your considerable appeal of no-fly cruises thoughts with us by emailing from the UK (p28). Here, you’ll also [email protected]. A LOT OF HAPPY FEET find an in depth look at P&O Cruises We hope you enjoy reading. South Georgia, a British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean and regular cruise call, is home to some 300,000 king penguins P34 PROUD & OLD P&O’s roots go back to 1837 when the Peninsular & CRUISE ADVISER is brought to Cartoonist Billy Odell Sign up to CRUISE ADVISER’S weekly you by Waterfront Publishing update at cruise-adviser.com/ Oriental Steam Navigation Sub-editor Nathaniel Cramp subscribe Publisher Sam Ballard Company started a service [email protected] [email protected] from the UK to Spain +44 (0)78 0962 2541 CRUISE ADVISER is published ten CRUISE ADVISER times a year (monthly, with Publisher Anthony Pearce Collective Temperance Hospital doubles in December and [email protected] 110 Hampstead Rd July) by Waterfront Publishing +44 (0)78 3576 8383 London, NW1 2LS Limited (registered number: 08707515). All rights reserved. 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CRUISE ADVISER is Art director Jensen Brianson twitter.com/cruiseadviser printed by Wyndeham Grange CRUISE-ADVISER.COM 3 February 2017| Forward The Majestic Line (Credit: Ian Giles) Contents Midship How to Sell: no-fly cruises 28 Norway 34 InFocus 44 Ex-UK listings Anthony Pearce takes an Jeannine Williamson profiles Details of every single ex-UK cruise from London P&O Cruises, the biggest cruise departing from the Tilbury to the stunning homegrown ex-UK line, UK for the remainder of Norwegian fjords with which is celebrating its 2017, with data provided by Cruise & Maritime Voyages 180th birthday in 2017 Choosing Cruising CRUISE-ADVISER.COM 4 VRC_CruiseAdvisor_FP_170x245_Feb2017.indd 1 17/01/2017 15:20 February 2017 | Forward FORWARD 3 Ed’s letter Why we decided to head back to Norway once again 8 Infographic All the vital statistics relating to ex-UK cruise 9 News Reports on the christening of the Seabourn Encore and the development of MSC Cruises’ own private Island 13 Opinion Sven Lindblad, owner of Lindblad Expeditions, explains why the outside can be much more important than the inside 18 Ports of call A look at the White Continent, Antarctica, a unique and increasingly 60 Recipe popular cruise destination How to make Celebrity Cruises’ and Great British 21 Interview Chefs’ sumptuous and spicy American Queen explain roast lamb shuwa why their new ship is being pitched at the luxury market 61 On the road Andrew Schweitzer explains 23 Riviera 52 Jargon buster why working for Viking Sam Ballard takes a trip on Our new monthly look at Cruises is much more than Riviera Travel’s Jane Austen some of cruise’s more horned helmets and accents to see what the fuss is about esoteric terminology. This month: port and starboard 62 Final word AFT cruise adviser comment: 53 Directory Our thoughts on last month’s Got a query? Let us assist you sad demise of All Leisure 50 New crew Group and their cruise brands Keep up with the latest 58 Games room Swan Hellenic and Voyages industry comings and goings The cruise adviser of Discovery, and what the with our new hires section crossword, sudoku and quiz industry can learn from this to keep you occupied on 51 Fam trips / incentives your lunch break. What are your thoughts on the Read about Crystal Cruises Win a three-night cruise new-look CRUISE ADVISER? We’d first ever incentive on its for two with Cruise & love to hear them. Share them by river and yacht programme Maritime Voyages emailing [email protected] CRUISE-ADVISER.COM 6 3358 Cruise Adviser FP 245x170 +3mm bleed.qxp_Type area 20/01/2017 15:26 Page 1 Welcome to our world of cruises! 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Offered for sale in the UK by South Quay Travel & Leisure Ltd trading as Cruise & Maritime Voyages. ABTA V9945. ATOL 4619. Calls cost 7p per minute plus your telephone company’s access charge. 3358 THE EX-UK MAP DEPARTURES BY PORT Invergordon Invernes2 Aberde n 3 DUNDE Oban 2 Gre nock 6 107 Rosyth Holy Loch 13 12 Edinburgh 3Fairlie 9 1 Newcastle Belfast 31 5 Liverpol HUl 20 7 Tower Bridge Cardif Bristol TILBURY HARWICH 3 10 7 54 4 Gre nwich 4 Dover Departures by cruise line Southampton Portsmouth 61 1. P&O Cruises 178 2. CMV 102 Falmouth 426 9 3. Fred Olsen 96 2 4. Majestic Line 80 5. Cunard 66 NEWS February 2017 | Forward Do you have a story for us? Email [email protected] SEABOURN Seabourn Encore launches new era of ultra-luxury cruise The line’s fourth and largest ship was christened in a glitzy ceremony in Singapore last month before spending summer 2017 in the Mediterranean Seabourn Encore was christened in the Asian city state to celebrate Greece on May 6, followed by a in Singapore in January. The line’s its christening by singer Sarah seven-day Riviera Allure voyage fourth and largest ship boasts Brightman – you can read his full departing Civitavecchia (Rome) innovations such as The Grill by report in next month’s issue. on May 13. It will go on to offer Thomas Keller – an evening-only “The launch of Seabourn Encore a series of seven, ten and 14-day steaks and seafood restaurant; marks the start of a new era of cruises throughout the region, Sushi, where specialist chefs prepare ultra-luxury cruising,” said Richard including a Mediterranean sashimi, nigiri and sushi; and the Meadows, president of Seabourn. Moments itinerary that departs Retreat – a new concept atop the “This ship is stunningly beautiful Barcelona on June 3 and makes ship with 16 cabanas. This new and I know guests are going to be stops along the coast of France, 600-passenger ship has swapped the absolutely captivated as they step Monaco, Italy and Greece. In Nordic-style elements of the line’s aboard and see it firsthand.” August, the ship will finish summer Odyssey-class vessels for a more Seabourn Encore will spend with a ten or 20-day Unesco Gems curvaceous and sinuous realisation summer 2017 in the Mediterranean, of the Western Mediterranean of a luxurious Italian yacht.
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