Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) www.cruiseandmaritime.com 0844 998 3877 has put together an all-star cast of exciting TV soap celebrities for their Canary Islands & Madeira cruise on board Magellan in October. This is an opportunity to join some of your favourite soap opera heroes and villains from EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and others both past and present.

The Magellan star studded cruise departs from London – Tilbury 14 October for 15 nights with fares from £849pp for an inner cabin and £999 for an ocean view. Your famous travelling companions would include Derek Martin (Charlie Slater from EastEnders, Laila Morse (‘Mo’ in EastEnders), Ian Sharrock (Jackie Merrick in Emmerdale) John Savident (Fred Elliott in Coronation Street), Peter Moran (Coronation Street), Allen Mechen (Brookside), Jeffrey Holland & Judy Buxton (Crossroads & On the Up), and Sunny Osmonds (Lilian Bellamy in The Archers).

Mike Hall, CMV’s Head of Marketing said “This is another great line up for one of our popular themed cruises. Guests can enjoy enthralling talks, hilarious tales from behind the camera and fascinating personal life stories. All in addition to some great ports of call.”

Magellan visits Amsterdam, Gibraltar, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Madeira and Lisbon so in addition to the TV stars you have a contrasting range of ports and places to see.

The fares quoted are based on two people sharing a twin inner cabin, subject to availability. Includes delicious full board cuisine, afternoon teas and late night snacks, the Captain’s Cocktail party, complimentary tea & coffee 6am to midnight, big show entertainment, cabarets and classical interludes, guest speakers and arts & crafts classes, daytime activities and leisure facilities, porterage of luggage port to cabin and port taxes. For greater convenience CMV operate an automatic tipping system on board, so instead of worrying how much and when to tip, an amount of £5pp per night will be debited to the passenger’s on board account. CMV reserve the right to change celebrity guests.