Performances of The Tempest and Twelfth Night, and workshops exploring the Elizabethan language, are promised on Saga Cruises’ William Shakespeare-themed cruise next year marking 400 years since the death of the Bard.

The 15-night voyage, on Saga Pearl II, departs Dover on May 6 2016 and visits Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden, Helsinki, St Petersburg and Hundested in Denmark.

From £3,269 per person cruise-only.