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Corsica is a stop on Star Clippers’ new grand prix cruiseCOVER PHOTOGRAPH: ART KOWALSKY/ALAMY; IMAGEBROKER/ALAMY; DIAGEO; MIKE BRINSON/GETTY IMAGESfor the race and three nights
post-cruise in Rome.
Departing from Cannes on
May 27, you’ll have a day in
Monaco and then visit Lerici
on Italy’s Golfo dei Poeti;
Elba; Bastia and Bonifacio
in Corsica; and Porto Cervo
in Sardinia. You’ll then
spend three nights in the
Italian capital. Ten nights,
including seven nights’ full
board and three nights’ B&B
in Rome, from £3,999pp,
including flights
(starclippers.co.uk).It’s a lottery winner’s fantasy:
watching the Monaco Grand
Prix in the knowledge that
your luxurious ship awaits,
anchored off the glittering
coastline. Star Clippers,
which has three tall ships,
can make this a reality with
its new sailing for 2023,
which includes a week on its
five-masted flagship, Royal
Clipper, grandstand ticketsLIVE IT UP
IN MONACOOceania Cruises has launched
Go Green, a series of 150 new
shore excursions focused on
sustainability and education.
Activities include learning
about hydroponic farming
in the rainforests of St Kitts,
discovering the world of eco-
conscious art in Buenos Aires
and sampling zero-emission
rum in the world’s only
carbon-free distillery
in Devon. From Bordeaux,
there’s a trip to a biodynamic
winery, while in Costa Rica,
you can visit a sloth sanctuary
and see how the injured
and orphaned creatures
are rehabilitated
(oceaniacruises.com).ECO
EXCURSIONSWhisky and grand prix cruises —
Sue Bryant has all the news
Newcomer Elixir Cruises,
which launched in Greece
last summer with a single
ship, the 50-passenger
Elysium, has announced a
series of winter cruises that
will explore the coast of
Oman. The new voyages,
which will depart every
Saturday from January to
the end of March 2023,
hug the sultanate’s
mountainous coast, stopping
at ports off the normal
cruising circuit. Sohar,
Oman’s former capital,ARABIAN
NIGHTSCASTING
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Elixir are launching a series of winter cruises around Omanswimming stops await.
A week’s full board from
£2,363pp, including yoga,
Pilates and meditation
classes (elixir.cruises).
Fly to Muscat.is said to be the birthplace
of Sinbad the Sailor, while
Kumzar, at the edge of the
Musandam peninsula, is only
accessible by boat — 4x4
mountain tours and Visit a biodynamic vineyard