Cruising Reviews

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CroisiAfrica’s Safari Cruise – flying, sailing and driving through four nations – is an epic adventure

13/10/2026 by Michael Edwards.

Marion Ainge goes drifting along the Douro aboard Riviera Travel’s newest ship Riviera Rose, the princess of Portugal’s Douro river.

Explorer Yacht Aureum has been added to the Secret Atlas expedition portfolio for the 2027/28 and 2028/29 Antarctic and South Georgia seasons.

David Powell enjoys river cruising with Great Rail Journeys, and lets the train take the strain to the Rhine.

Michael Edwards luxuriously investigates the Nessie legend on Hebridean Island Cruises’ The Lord of the Highlands.

Lynne Coates enjoys Windstar Cruises ‘Windward Ways & Tobago Cays’ cruise onboard Star Pride, visiting some of the lesser-known Caribbean islands.

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