Explore the gorges,
coastlines and
antiquities of Greece’s
Peloponnese region
on foot on a new
hiking-themed
cruise with the small-
ship line Variety
Cruises. You’ll travel
round-trip from Athens on the
49-passenger motor sailer
HIKE THE
PELOPONNESE
Galileo, with calls at Itea (for
Delphi), Katakolon (for
Olympia), Pylos, the ancient
fortress town of Monemvasia
and elegant Nafplio, left. As
well as two guides, the
company’s resident
archaeologist,
Evgenia, will join you
on the cruise. Seven
nights’ full board
from £1,299pp,
including most hikes,
departing on November
4 (varietycruises.com).
Fly to Athens.service up and down
Norway’s coastal route,
between Bergen and
Kirkenes. Eleven nights’ fullGracious Me, joins a 14-night
Iceland and Norway cruise
departing on July 22. The West
End singer Phillip Browne,
who played Mufasa in
The Lion King, will perform on
board for the summer season,
while the pop star Gareth
Gates will also take the stage
on voyages departing on
July 1 and July 22. Seven
nights’ all-inclusive from
Southampton to Spain and
France costs from £899pp,
departing on August 5
(princess.com).Princess Cruises has revealed
a starry line-up of guest
entertainers and speakers on
its summer 2022 cruises from
Southampton on the new,
3,660-passenger Enchanted
Princess. The Loose Women
host Andrea McLean will
be on board a 14-night
Mediterranean Adventurer
sailing, departing on July 1.
Nina Wadia, of EastEnders and
the BBC hit show GoodnessSTARS AT SEA
This week, the new Havila
Castor, the second ship in
Norway’s Havila Voyages fleet,
will make history. On June 2
the ship will be the first cruise
vessel to sail Norway’s sheer-
sided Geirangerfjord purely
on battery power, in complete
silence and free of emissions.
By 2026, only ships with zero
emissions will be allowed into
Norway’s Unesco world
heritage sites, including
Geirangerfjord, right, and
Naeroyfjord. Older, more
polluting ships will have to
stay outside the fjords,
EMISSION-FREE
FJORDS
The Galileo‘s Peloponnese voyage will appeal to walkers
Andrea McLean, Gareth
Gates and Nina Wadiaboard costs from £1,406pp,
departing on November 13
(havilavoyages.com).
Fly to Tromso.ferrying passengers on
excursions on electric day
boats. Havila Voyages offers
a year-round scheduledCOVER PHOTOGRAPH:WIPHOP SATHAWIRAWONG/GETTY IMAGES; QUANG NGUYEN VINH, ROY JOHNSON, JÜRGEN FEUERER/ALAMY; DAVID FISHER, KEN MCKAY/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK