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Hebridean Island Cruises’ The Lord of the Highlands. Discover a Scottish welcome.

24/04/2026 by .
Michael Edwards luxuriously investigates the Nessie legend on Hebridean Island Cruises’ The Lord of the Highlands.

Michael Edwards luxuriously investigates the Nessie legend on Hebridean Island Cruises’ The Lord of the Highlands.

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Royal Clipper with Sails

Sublime Royal Clipper Cruise. Cannes to Rome

This is the Royal Clipper, the largest five masted fully rigged sailing ship in the world on its Mediterranean cruise, from France to Italy.

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Andy Mossack joins the Round Britain Cruise on Royal Princess   RP 2016 1022 MV AerialsFL 444 TB RGB

Round Britain Cruise on Royal Princess. Discover Great Britain by sea.

Andy Mossack joins the Round Britain Cruise on Royal Princess

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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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