2023’s most dazzling cruise destinations
, 2022-12-05 10:11:00,
From iconic classics to surprising new ports of call, Sarah Holt discovers the best places to visit on a cruise next year.
Porto
Straddling the River Douro in the northwest of Portugal, buzzy Porto is a great place to start or finish a river cruise. The city lends its name to the region’s famous fortified wine, and there are tasting opportunities wherever you look. Take time also to wander the narrow cobbled streets of the medieval Ribeira district, with its stylish merchants’ houses and many cafes.
Sao Francisco Church, known for its ornate gilded carvings, is definitely worth a visit, and don’t miss the Livraria Lello bookshop, where sometime Porto resident JK Rowling took inspiration for her Harry Potter books.
Get on board
AmaWaterways’ seven-night ‘Flavours of Portugal & Spain’ cruise aboard Ama Vida, from Vega de Terron to Porto via Barca d’Alva, Pinhao, Regua, Caldas de Aregos and Entre-os-Rios, departs May 2, 2023, from £3,545 per person.
Arctic
For UK travellers, the Arctic is far easier to reach than the Antarctic, yet it remains an incredible journeythat few of us ever make. Within the Arctic Circle lie parts of Canada, the USA, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. On cruises here you’ll get to spot polar bears, arctic foxes and walruses, and you’ll learn how four million people, including many indigenous…
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