Magical flotillas

Katy Stickland introduces her non-sailing family to life afloat on a charter holiday in Greece’s spectacular Ionian Sea

As complete newbies to cruising, we took a seven-night trip around the Med on the luxurious 17-deck ship Celebrity Ascent, one of Celebrity Cruises’ newest ships – and now we’re total cruise converts.

The best cruises take travellers to places that are otherwise difficult or even impossible to get to, allowing families and multi-generational groups to travel together while delivering excellent food

Prima ’s Karen Swayne wanted to see as many Eastern Caribbean islands as she could – and found a way to do it with a Holland America Line cruise

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Race charter in the Caribbean is not only all about sailing in turquoise waters with consistent trade winds and dramatic island backdrops but it’s also about being part of a lively, local tradition. Y