Escape's cruise expert Andrea Black rounds up a hot list of cruise lines and itineraries to consider for your next holiday.
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Get a taste for cruising on Carnival’s four-day Tangalooma sailing from Sydney, which includes a day beachside on Moreton Island. Multiple sailings are available.
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Experience the brand-new vessel on a seven-day Caribbean cruise departing from Galveston, Texas, between December 2023 and March 2024.
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Expect all-inclusive luxury while sailing the Med from Venice to Rome on an 11-day cruise aboard the Silversea ship. The cruise departs August 21, 2023.
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Discover incredible landscapes and wildlife on Aurora Expeditions’ 17-day Ireland and Scotland Discovery. The expedition departs Dublin on May 17, 2023.
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Sail the South Pacific, taking in Vanuatu and New Caledonia, on an eight-day cruise departing Brisbane. Various dates.
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Experience Scenic’s Iconic Japan: Sacred Cultures and Nature 10-day itinerary from Seoul to Sapporo. The trip begins with an overnight in Seoul June 12, 2023.
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Explore the Viking Homelands on a 15-day cruise departing from Bergen, Norway. The cruise sets sail May 29, 2023.
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Cruise Italy, Turkey and the Greek Islands on an 11-night sailing departing Rome on May 6, 2024.
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Take a three-day Sapphire Coast seacation along the NSW coast. Departing November 4, 2023, cruisers will get to explore the port of Eden.
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Discover the Adriatic on the new Regent Seven Seas vessel. The seven-night journey from Venice to Barcelona sails November 18, 2023.
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