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What’s Your Themed cruises are such a fun way to celebrate a

birthday, an anniversary or just to try out a cruise
Interest? with a difference.

Golf cruises visit incredible courses in places like Spain,
the UK and Ireland, South Africa or take a cruise from
Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, playing the world’s best
courses by day and enjoying the music and culture by
night. And with a pro onboard there’s no excuse for not
improving your swing!
Photography cruises are growing in popularity where you
learn from a professional how to take incredible wildlife
pictures, then by day you might photograph the brightly
coloured buildings huddling on the cliffside of Cinque
Terre, or patiently wait for a penguin chick to pop its
head out for a peek in the Antarctic.
Girls weekends or a special birthday on board a Comedy
Cruise where you sail out of Auckland for three nights of
fun and frivolity are also incredibly popular. And not just
for the line-up of comedians that will have you shrieking
into your cocktail each night, but a short cruise like these,
close to home, are a great way to test the waters, as it
were, to see if cruising is for you.
Fashionistas might like the annual Cunard England to
New York fashion cruise that sails from Southampton
to New York, or vice versa. You’ll be treated to fashion
designers on board hosting their own runway shows and
be the first to see their new season’s looks.
Fans of the big international sporting events will love But if you love to be around Hollywood elite then you
the idea of a cruise that takes them to where it’s all might be lucky and catch Oprah Winfrey on a Holland
happening. Imagine strolling the boulevards of Monaco America Line cruise. HAL is known for its itineraries in
with the roar of the Formula One engines in the air or the Alaska and the Caribbean and the queen of talk, and now
thrill of watching your favourite thoroughbred thundering maven of her own network, became godmother to their
across the finish line. Event cruises are very popular and newest ship Niew Statendam in February. To launch her
the Australian Open and the Melbourne Cup are two that involvement, she and bestie Gayle King hosted a three- to share their latest knowledge and garden trends with
are close to home, yet provide all the luxury of cruise life day girls’ getaway cruise in the Caribbean. It sold out in guests during informative talks and dinners. Visiting the
with hassle-free admission into the events and transfers minutes and included Oprah’s motivational talks as well popular ports of Hobart and Melbourne, you also have the
from the ship. Cruises that stay in port for a couple of as visiting Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, which escaped option of bespoke shore tours taking in beautiful gardens
days also mean you can choose to go out on the town in most of the damage of Hurricane Dorian. On a side note, in each city.
the evening or return to the ship after the trophy is lifted several cruise lines are back visiting the undamaged
for a glass of bubbles or two. islands of the Bahamas and as well as bringing Theme cruises are ideal to get to these special events
around the world or try something new with the minimal
And if you are into food and wine, try out a cruise passengers to inject money into the economy again, they amount of hassle. And not only are tickets and transfers,
featuring a celebrity chef running cooking master classes are also bringing emergency supplies and aid. or lessons and lectures included, but you also have all the
and wine tastings every evening. Or a market-to-plate Or if blooms and bulbs are your passion, setting sail benefits of staying onboard a ship and being pampered.
cruise where you join a celebrity chef and shop in a local in March 2021 is Cunard’s inaugural gardening voyage Depending on which cruise line you are with, you might
market in Bangkok or Barcelona, then back on board offering guests a wonderful opportunity to indulge their have butler service, your laundry can be done for you,
they whip that strangely innocuous bag of groceries into love of gardening while enjoying a summer cruise on there will be several restaurants to choose from, and
an imaginative dish which tastes all-the-more sublime Queen Elizabeth in Australia’s southern waters. Nine plenty to keep you entertained – that’s if you don’t stay
because you “helped”. leading experts will join this special seven-night voyage out late at the game!

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