Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) will make a 121 night World Cruise in January 2018 on board its ship Columbus.

This is the highlight of a new 100-page Winter & Spring 2017/2018 brochure that goes on sale today (19 Aug) for the World Cruise.

The rest of the cruising programme will be on sale September 1.

The Columbus World Cruise departs from London Tilbury on January 5, 2018.

Announcing the new programme Lisa Jacobs, head of trade sales at CMV said: “People dream that when they win the lottery they will take a World Cruise. Now they can without that windfall – CMV has made the wish possible with our buy one get one half price deal.”

The World Cruise includes four continents; three oceans; 40 ports of call including Tahiti, Auckland, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai; and Panama and Suez transits. Shorter sector options will be available. It marks to the day, the 20^th Anniversary of this ship’s inaugural world cruise as Arcadia.

Jacobs said: “Built for deep sea ocean cruising, we believe that Columbus is the ideal ship for this epic circumnavigation of the globe. Her expansive lounge and deck areas offer the perfect surroundings to escape the winter in style and comfort. A great oipportunity for our trade partners.”

The world cruise is available from £8275pp – the equivalent of around £68 per day – when booked by  30 November 2016.

There are free twin cabin upgrades for early bookers. This fare is based on two people sharing a twin cabin and includes delicious full board cuisine, afternoon teas and late night snacks, Captain’s Cocktail parties, deck parties, self service tea and coffee between 6am and midnight, big show entertainment, cabarets and classical interludes, daytime activities and leisure facilities, Guest speakers and arts & crafts, Porterage of luggage port to cabin and port taxes.

150 cabins are available on board Columbus for solo travellers with a 25% supplement on the equivalent category twin share prices.

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