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Silversea's newest ship Silver Muse sails into Asia for the first time
Silver Muse.
RECONSIDER RUSSIA
If the recent FIFA World Cup has you intrigued with Russia then Scenic still has 2019 departures available on its river cruises from St Petersburg to Moscow on the 112-passenger Scenic Tsar. Its 15-day 'Jewels of Russia' cruise along the Volga-Baltic waterways takes in highlights of the two cities, such as the Kremlin, Red Square and a Russian circus in Moscow; and Catherine Palace and the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. It also visits highlights in between such as Kizhi Island for World Heritage-listed wooden churches, and trading towns Yaroslavl and Uglich.
Phone 13 81 28. See www.scenic.com.au
MUSE IN ASIA
Silversea's newest ship Silver Muse sails into Asia for the first time later this year with a 17-day cruise from Muscat in Oman to Singapore in October 2018. The ship then sails itineraries between Singapore and Hong Kong, with visits to Vietnam and the Philippines, before continuing on to Indonesia and eventually onwards to Australia. Among the cruises is a 12-day roundtrip voyage from Singapore on 1 December 2018 that visits Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Phuket, Yangon and Langkawi, and an eight-day Singapore-Bali voyage on 13 December 2018 that calls at Jakarta, Karimunjawa, Semarang and Lombok.
Phone 1300 306 872. See www.silversea.com
THE GREAT RACE
Australian expedition cruise company Coral Expeditions has announced yachtsman Tony Carpenter will be joining passengers as the guest lecturer and historian for this year's Sydney-to-Hobart themed expedition in December 2018. Coral Discoverer will chase the race on a six-night cruise narrated by the yachtsman, who has experienced all the drama of the famous yachting race 12 times. Passengers on 'A Yachtsman's Cruise' will watch the spectacle of the fleet sailing through Sydney heads from the ship's sundeck, and arrive in Hobart for celebrations on New Year's Eve for fireworks over the Derwent River.
Phone 1800 079 545. See www.coralexpeditions.com
NIGHTS TO REMEMBER
Windstar Cruises has added more overnights and late-night port calls to its roster, which now feature on 45 per cent of Windstar cruises, allowing passengers greater immersion in 299 port destinations. Some ports feature two-night stops. Bora Bora, Quebec, St Petersburg, Hong Kong and Seville feature among overnight destinations, while ports with departures at 10pm or later include Mediterranean destinations Portofino, Monte Carlo, Mykonos and Cadiz. In some places, special evening tours or events are arranged, such as an evening at the ruins of Ephesus in Turkey, with dinner in an illuminated courtyard.
Phone 1300 749 875. See www.windstar.com.au
CONTINENT COVERED
Travellers can explore South America on a 38-night Ecruising cruise-holiday package to the continent. Combining a 30-night cruise with visits to popular destinations such as Iguazu Falls, the 'Rhythms of South America' itinerary blends key highlights with more off-the-beaten-track destinations. The journey beings with an overnight in Buenos Aires on 24 February 2019, followed by three nights in Iguazu and two further nights in Buenos Aires before a cruise on Norwegian Sun around the South American coastline and through the Panama Canal, finishing in Miami. Two hotel nights in Miami are also included.
Phone 1300 369 848. See www.ecruising.travel
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