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River Cruising with Great Rail Journeys. Discover a no-fly Cruise along the Rhine

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

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

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Seabourn takes delivery of Seabourn Encore

Billed as one of the world’s most luxurious cruise operators, it’s reputation is reinforced as Seabourn takes delivery of Seabourn Encore during an official handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy.

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Oceania Cruises New 2018 Voyages. Discover luxury on the seven seas.

With more than 100 voyages and 71 new itineraries offering a blend of culinary, historical and cultural experiences, Oceania Cruises new 2018 programme Europe and The Americas has been announced.

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Princess Cruises Announces its Biggest Ever Season of Sailings

With the cruising season fast approaching, there is some ambitious future planning being done as Princess Cruises Announces its Biggest Ever Season of Sailings for the UK in 2018.

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Seabourn's new ship the Seabourn Encore is out of dry dock and was floated for the first time last week.

Seabourn Encore is out of dry dock

Seabourn’s new ship the Seabourn Encore is out of dry dock and was floated for the first time last week.

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COSTA CRUISES recruits ROBOTs Pepper Costa Logo

COSTA CRUISES recruits ROBOTs. Remarkable new tech.

Many travellers have stories about trying to deal with people in the leisure industry who act like robots, well now they can talk to real robots as Costa Cruises recruits robots to serve on two of their ships.

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New York on the Queen Mary 2.

New York on the Queen Mary 2. Discover a wonderful voayage of timeless elegance .

When was the last time you danced in a conga line round Heathrow’s Terminal 3 just because you were headed to the USA? Well, on the Queen Mary 2 you might well go all celebratory despite yourself. It’s that sort of a ship.

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