Double dutch

Discover rural Holland, Amsterdam and Rotterdam on this springtime sail with the TV gardener

As we settled into our charter boat, a Beneteau 42, on its Newport, Rhode Island mooring, I checked the weather forecast and feared we might not make our planned destination of Nantucket island. Verit

Booking your first ocean voyage and don’t know where to start? Cruise expert Sara Macefield provides an insider’s guide to some of the best companies to set sail with

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Want to avoid the airport? You can still explore Scandinavia on a cruise departing from the UK

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