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From ex-UK voyages to rail-and-sail packages, no-fly cruises are booming. Laura French picks out the best itineraries for anyone looking to skip airport queues this spring and summer
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here’s something magical about casting off from UK shores, watching the British coast fade into the distance as you head off for an adventure on the high seas. Throw in the added bonuses of going flight-free – among them seamless travel, no airport queues and no need to feel the flush of flight-shaming – and it’s not hard to see why demand for ex-UK cruises is booming. And with an ever-greater number of cruise lines getting in on the trend, from the all-new Ambassador Cruise Line sailing from Tilbury in April to MSC Cruises extending MSC Virtuosa’s UK season, you aren’t short on choice. But no-fly cruises don’t only have to mean ex-UK. More and more operators are packaging up Eurostar or coach travel with continental river cruises, bringing the likes of the Seine, the Rhone, the Rhine and the Moselle to your fingertips without requiring a flight. So whether you’re looking to sail along the Seine, navigate the Norwegian fjords or cast off to Croatia, we’ve sought out some of the most enticing no-fly trips to get excited about for this spring and summer.
