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

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ichael Edwards sails aboard CroisiAfrica’s Safari Cruise and collects passport stamps from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe

Michael Edwards sails aboard CroisiAfrica’s Safari Cruise and collects passport stamps from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

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Andy Mossack enjoys a day out on the high sea as he explores sailboat charters in Campania.

Sailboat charters in Campania. Experience a fantastic private yacht tour.

“Where are we going today then Marzio?”  “We go wherever the wind takes us, my friend.” So says Marzio Cuoco, former RAF Tornado pilot and now a charterer of luxury sailboats based in the charming port of Agropoli in Campania

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Symphony of the Seas Royal Caribbean

Symphony of the Seas. Experience thrills on the world’s largest cruise ship

Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas is where, as I discover on a special pre-launch cruise, kids of all ages, parents and grandparents, can holiday together but not stick together, a truly multi-generational destination.

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Andy Mossack enjoys French hospitality as he goes expedition cruising around South Africa with Ponant

Expedition Cruising around South Africa with Ponant

With just 122 cabins and a couple of hundred passengers, this is light years away from the ever-expanding floating behemoths that graze the high seas. It’s personal, informal and distinctly French. It’s like waking up in the south of France each morning

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Cruising Andalusia and the Algarve with Fred Olsen

Cruising Andalusia and the Algarve with Fred Olsen. Magical ports of call.

Fortunately, the Braemar is smaller than most, at a little over 24,000 tonnes and holds only 930 passengers. I climb on board and make my way to what will be my home for the next 13 nights. 

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PONANT to build electric hybrid icebreaker

PONANT to build electric hybrid icebreaker

Luxury French cruise line PONANT, which specialises in adventure and expedition cruises, has ordered another cruising first. Following on from its ground-breaking Blue Eye lounge, it has announced it is to build the first electric hybrid icebreaker propelled by Liquefied Natural Gas.

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PONANT unveils Blue Eye

Cruise line PONANT which specialises in luxury expeditions to some of the remotest places on Earth has announced a global first. Its new Explorer series of luxury cruise ships will be equipped with Blue Eye an underwater passenger lounge showing spectacular seabed and marine life views.

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