Cruise News
RIVER
CRUISING FOR
BEGINNERS
Thinking of trying a river
voyage? Amadeus River
Cruises has launched a series
of four-night taster sailings on
the Danube, which could be a
good place to start. You’ll sail
from Passau, Germany, to
Vienna, via Regensburg, right,
Linz (for tours to Salzburg),
Emmersdorf and Dürnstein,
in the heart of the Wachauwine-growing area, with
departures from mid-June to
early July. Four nights’ full
board on the smart Amadeus
Silver II costs from £586pp,including drinks with meals
and use of the ship’s bicycles,
departing on July 8
(amadeus-rivercruises.co.uk).
Fly to Munich.Sue Bryant has the pick of the new
adventures, from Alaska to Norway
CASTING
OFF
SHACKLETON’S
SECRETS
Asia is opening up to cruise
ships once more, and the
luxury river line
AmaWaterways hasBACK TO THE
MEKONG
announced the resumption
of its Mekong cruises from
October 17 on the sleek
AmaDara. The Charms of the
Mekong cruise sails from My
Tho, close to Ho Chi Minh City
in Vietnam, to Siem Reap in
Cambodia. You’ll visit floating
markets, attend aGet a close-up view of life on the river on a cruise through Vietnam and Cambodia
If you were fascinated by the
discovery of Shackleton’s
Endurance under the
Antarctic ice earlier this year,
you’re in for a treat on
Cunard’s Queen Mary 2.
Mensun Bound, right, the
maritime archaeologist whowas the director of
exploration on the Endurance
team, will join an Alaska
voyage from Vancouver to
San Francisco, talking about
his search for “the world’s
most unreachable wreck”
in the Weddell Sea.
Thirteen nights’ full
board from £2,749pp,
including flights,
departing on August 7,
2023 (cunard.com).Buddhist blessing ceremony,
see the Killing Fields on a
trip from Phnom Penh and
explore riverside villages and
markets. Seven nights’ full
board costs from £1,960pp,
including drinks with meals
(amawaterways.co.uk). Fly to
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