BLUE April 2019 Horizons VOTED ‘NO. 1 MONTHLY CRUISE MAGAZINE’ BY ALL LEADING CRUISE LINES THE ULTRA-LUXURY6H MEDITERRANEAN Vietnam & CRUISE SALE fRoM only Cambodia5H All-iNClUSiVE £2,489 riVEr CrUiSE SAlE pp THE ULTIMATE EXClUSiVE PROMOTiON 2020 MoNACo GRAND PRIX ENDS 8.30pM LAUNCH PRoMoTIoN 26TH April 2019 CRUISE NEWS HELLO AND REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES® MAKE HISTORY WITH FIrsT WOMAN CAPTAIN WELCOME TO LAUNCH A BRAND NEW CRUISE SHIP TO THE APRIL EDITION OF BLUE HORIZONS Jeremy Dickinson Chairman, ROL Cruise ow that spring has sprung, there’s no better Ntime to search for your next cruise holiday. Whether you’re planning to tick a once-in-a- lifetime experience off your bucket list, seeking a summer getaway, or simply searching for a fantastic deal, you’ll find it all within this unmissable issue. Regent Suite Living Room On page 50 you’ll find the incredible opportunity Regent Seven Seas Cruises® have made history said Jason Montague, president and chief to go in search of the elusive Northern Lights. this month with the announcement that Captain executive officer of Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Once witnessed, this natural phenomena will Serena Melani will be the first woman Captain to “She is an international role model and admired prove unforgettable and from only £1,099pp, launch a brand new cruise ship. Captain Melani by our guests and crew. We are proud to appoint this ROL Cruise exclusive is one not to TM will lead Seven Seas Splendor when the ship Captain Melani as the industry’s first female be missed! launches in February 2020. captain to deliver a new cruise ship and look “Captain Melani has distinguished herself as a forward to her many future successes leading Another incredible experience can be found TM trailblazer in the maritime and cruise industries,” Seven Seas Splendor in the years ahead.” on pages 46-47. Only available to book with ROL Cruise, you can board the Indian Pacific Turn To pages 40-41 To join regenT seven seas Cruises®’ train for a transcontinental journey unlike any “MosT Luxurious ship aT seaTM” and disCover japan in springTiMe other. Travel the longest stretch of straight railway track in the world from Perth to Sydney and enjoy included off-train excursions, before embarking Holland America Lines’ 5H Noordam for a 14 night voyage of New Zealand. On its 6H SEABOURN NAMES first day on sale this exclusive promotion FIRST NEW ULTRA-LUXURY features 5H hotel stays in Perth and Sydney, free on board spending money, launch EXPEDITION SHIP savings and free stateroom upgrades. cheduled to join the ultra-luxury Seabourn fleet in June 2021, the brand new Please don’t miss out and be one of the SSeabourn Venture is an exciting addition to Seabourn’s expedition branch of first to book! cruise ship. Featuring a PC6 Ice Strengthened Hull, a World Class Expedition Team, handcrafted itineraries, two submarines and ‘Ocean Fronts’ in all suites, expedition Join Scenic and take advantage of their Brand cruising has never felt so good. In addition to Seabourn Venture, their second New 2020 5H Grand China Discovery Launch Expedition ship will be released soon after in 2022. Promotion. Featuring luxury hotel stays in Turn to page 37 to experience 6H ultra-luxury with Seabourn Beijing, Chengdu, Xi’an and Shanghai, a five night Yangtze River cruise, plus included immersive Scenic Freechoice and Enrich activities such as a guided walking tour of ASCOT LAUNCHES THE 8TH Beijing’s famous Silk Markets, an enchanting close encounter with rare giant panda cubs and ANNUAL ROYAL ASCOT STYLE a viewing of the iconic Terracotta Army. Please GUIDE – IN ASSOCIATION don’t miss out on this exceptional package WITH CUNARD on pages 30-31. For the second year, Cunard are delighted to announce For something a little closer to home, experience Magnificent Europe on pages 28-29. the launch of the 8th Annual Royal Ascot Style Guide. Royal This Brand New 5H Luxury All-Inclusive Launch Ascot (Tuesday 18th to Saturday 22nd June 2019) is the Promotion will sell fast, so please don’t miss out on your chance to visit stunning summer event by which all others are measured in terms European destinations such as of style. Featured looks this year include designs from Budapest,Vienna, Regensburg Emilia Wickstead, Zimmerman, Victoria Beckham, Delpozo, and Amsterdam. Simone Rocha, Erdem, Suzannah and Mary Katrantzou. Happy Cruising! Turn to pages 8-11 to cruise with traditional Cunard 02 Blue Horizons | April 2019 CONTENTS REGULARS 04 - 07 P&O CRUISES Aurora’s Official No-Fly 2021 Grand APRIL 2019 Voyage to the Caribbean & South America The Official No-Fly 2020 Launch Promotion – Exclusively for Adults The Bestselling No-Fly Mediterranean Cruise Promotion 08 - 11 CUNARD The 2021 Queen Mary 2 Grand World Voyage – The Official No-Fly Launch Promotion Queen Victoria’s No-Fly 2020 Cruise Collection Queen Victoria’s No-Fly Last Minute Cruise Promotion 12 - 15 FRED. OLSEN CRUISE LINES 16 - 18 CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES 19 CELEBRITY CRUISES® 22 - 23 SAGA 24 - 25 UNIWORLD The Maiden 2020 Venice & the Gems of Italy Luxury River Cruise Launch Promotion 26 - 27 EMERALD WATERWAYS 28 - 29 APT 30 - 31 SCENIC The Brand New 2020 5H Grand China Discovery Launch Promotion 32 - 33 APT Vietnam & Cambodia 5H All-Inclusive River Cruise Sale 37 SEABOURN 38 - 39 OCEANIA CRUISES® The Exclusive 5H Luxury South Pacific & Hawaii Cruise Sale 40 - 41 REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES® 42 - 43 SILVERSEA 04-05 The Ultimate 2020 Monaco Grand Prix Launch Promotion 44 - 45 CELEBRITY CRUISES® The Maiden Iceland & Greenland Launch Promotion 46 - 47 HOLLAND AMERICA LINE The Brand New & Exclusive 2020 Australia & New Zealand Launch Promotion 48 - 50 HURTIGRUTEN EDITORIALS 20 - 21 JANE ARCHER 34 - 35 DESIRABLE DESTINATIONS Discover Ho Chi Minh City: Destination Always on the Move 36 PUZZLES 51 RECIPE 12-13 19 Front cover image is Vitenam. DON’T TO CLAIM YOUR Book any cruise featured in this issue of Blue Horizons BLUE HORIZONS th FORGET BOOKING BONUS before 8.30pm 26 April 2019 and you’ll receive a FREE WINE CONNOISSEURS SET Please see page 51 for full details. CONTACTS Reservations: 0800 714 4870 Client Services Overseas: 0044 1206 719103 ROL Cruise, Client Services: 0800 121 6191 Design: Accord Marketing Administration: 0800 121 6195 Lexden House, Blue Horizons Editors: London Road, Lexden, Finance/Payments: Francesca Hayden Colchester, CO3 4DB 0800 121 6192 and Christina Green Blue Horizons | April 2019 03 BRAND NEW – NOW ON SALE AurorA’S oFFICIAL No-FLY 2021 GrAND VoYAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN & SOUTH AMERICA EXCLuSIVE oN BoArD EXCLuSIVE No SErVICE FrEE FrEE EXCLuSIVE SPEND oF AFTErNooN TEA FrEE CHArGE uP To PrIVATE uK For TWo AT THE PrE-CruISE SAVING uP To * CHAuFFEur rITZ For ALL ‡ £1,320 ** + HoTEL STAY £910 SErVICE BooKINGS ≃ YOUR 65 NIGHT GRAND VOYAGE DEPARTS 6TH JANUARY 2021 EXCL F BOOK a Balcony Cabin (GF) or above & your EXCLUSIVE FREE Private UK galleries and shopping malls, there is OR ADu SIVELY Chauffeur Service will transfer you to the port in style** plenty to do and lots to see JANUARY 2021 Tue 9 Coquimbo, Chile u LTS Wed 6 Embark Aurora and depart Southampton for your 65 night Thu 11 Arica, Chile Grand Voyage of South America & the Caribbean Sat 13 - Lima (tours from Callaox), Peru (overnight) Sun 10 Santa Cruz, Tenerife Sun 14 No trip to Lima is complete without a few hours spent in Wed 13 Mindelo, St. Vincent, Cape Verde the history-rich Historic Centre of Lima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There’s no excuse for missing out on the must-visit Mon 18 Salvador, Brazil sites located in the area – including the Archbishop’s Palace, built Wed 20 Búzios, Brazil in the 16th century, the Government Palace and the grand houses of Thu 21 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (overnight) Aliaga, Oidor and Pilatos, among many other architectural gems Fri 22 The city of Carnival and Samba, Copacabana and Ipanema, more Tue 16 Manta, Ecuador than fulfils its romantic promise. Planted between lush, forest-covered Thu 18 Fuerte Amador, Panama (depart late evening) mountains and breath-taking beaches, the Cidade Maravilhosa H H (Marvellous City) has many charms at her disposal; a rich melting Fri 19 Full daytime transit of the Panama Canal pot of cultures Sat 20 Cartagena, Colombia Mon 25 - Montevideo, Uruguay (overnight) Mon 22 Oranjestad, Aruba Tue 26 Home to almost 70 kilometres of sandy shorelines it’s easy to see why Aruba calls itself One Happy Island. Aruba’s capital, Oranjestad, Fri 29 Port Stanley, Falkland Islands reflects the islands ties to the Netherlands rather than the traditional Enjoy a haven for marine wildlife and an ornithologist’s dream, Caribbean influences expect to encounter seals, whales and a huge penguin population. Possessing a rough-hewn charm, Stanley offers the pleasantly Wed 24 Bridgetown, Barbados disorientating feel of an eccentric British village, 8,000 miles from Thu 25 Castries, St. Lucia home. The fresh seafood and lamb is, of course, superb Fri 26 Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe Sun 31 Cruising by Cape Horn Why not head for the suburb of Le Gosier, for Guadeloupe’s main Cruising Beagle Channel seaside resort and explore pretty streets where colonial and modern FEBRUARY 2021 buildings coexist. Stroll through beautiful and abundant tree-lined parks and head for the market square Mon 1 Cruising Magellan Straits Sat 27 Basseterre, St. Kitts Tue 2 Punta Arenas, Chile Sun 28 Philipsburg, St. Maarten Wed 3 Cruising by Amalia Glacier MARCH 2021 Thu 4 Cruising by PIO X Glacier Wed 3 Hamilton, Bermuda x Sun 7 - Santiago (tours from San Antonio ), Chile (overnight) Mon 8 Ponta Delgada, Azores Mon 8 Santiago is a versatile and exciting city showcasing the best of Chilean culture.