The luxury line Silversea,
which already offers free-
flowing champagne
and butler service
to every guest,
has taken
indulgence to
the next level
on its newest
ship, Silver
Dawn, which
launches in the
spring. Otium,
a lifestyle enjoyed in
ancient Rome, combines
bathing with eating, drinking,
music and conversation,
and now it translates to
wellness at sea. Think new
DO AS THE
ROMANS DID
mattresses and pillow menus,
candlelit baths with chocolate
truffles and a curated playlist.
Other indulgent touches will
include the first hot-chocolate
menu at sea, lobster brioche
rolls on the room-service
menu and a
redesigned spa,
with champagne
and canapés
to follow
treatments.
From
£4,320pp for
an all-inclusive,
nine-night cruise
from Barcelona
to Valencia,
Cartagena, Malaga,
Cadiz, Tangier and Mallorca,
including flights and
excursions, departing
on May 16 (silversea.com).Nassau in the Bahamas.
All three itineraries can be
combined with hotel stays in
the theme parks of Orlando
or on the coast. Seven nights’
all-inclusive, including flights,
costs from £1,679pp,
departing on May 21, 2023
(tui.co.uk).art Sylvia Earle, led by the
renowned oceanographer
and conservationist herself.
There are 100 places up for
grabs to thought leaders in
the fields of science, art,
education and economics,
along with conservationists,
corporate executives and
even teenagers — the goal
being to raise awareness
of the importance of the
Antarctic. The aim will be
to come up with resolutions
to “inspire transformative
changes” for global net-zero
emissions by 2050.
Register your interest
at auroraexpeditions.
com.au.ANTARCTIC
CLIMATE
EXPEDITION
Marella Cruises is launching
affordable holidays in
America from 2023 aboard
the family-friendly Marella
Discovery, with three
itineraries operating out of
Port Canaveral in Florida.
The American Dream sailing
will head north and include
an overnight stop in New York,
while Sunshine States and
Sands features Miami, Key
West, the Turks and Caicos
Islands and the Dominican
Republic. Floridian
Favourites, meanwhile,
includes an overnight stay
in Tampa, as well as a trip to
ALL-INCLUSIVE
UNITED STATES
An emperor penguin with its chick in Antarctica
Otium on Silver Dawn, which has butler service, above left
Have you got what it takes to
shape global climate policy?
Aurora Expeditions is inviting
applications for its one-off
11-night Antarctic Climate
Expedition, which starts on
February 13, 2023, and costs
from £12,928pp. A conference
in Ushuaia, Argentina,
will be followed by a
nine-night Antarctic
expedition aboard
the state-of-the-Family fun,
left, and the
Simpsons
Ride at
Universal
Studios
in FloridaCOVER PHOTOGRAPH: CUNARD; RUDI1976, HELEN SESSIONS/ALAMY; MARK NEWMAN, PAM MCLEAN, DAVID MERRON/GETTY IMAGES