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Around the Adriatic

A 12-night discovery of the Adriatic including Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Italy & Slovenia aboard the 50-passenger MS Monet

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• Dubrovnik / Kotor / Durres / Tirana / Vlore / Otranto / Lecce / Monopoli / Alberobello / Pescara / Chieti / Pesaro / Urbino / Venice / koper / Rovinj / Pula / Zadar / Split

Balkan Delights

Explore Croatia’s beautiful coast & islands aboard the Queen Eleganza combined with a two night stay in Lake Bled

Queen Eleganza

• Dubrovnik / Korcula / Opuzen / Mostar / Brac / Split / Sibenik / Krka National Park/ Zadar / Rab / Opatija / Lake Bled

Timeless Landscapes of the Low Countries

A journey from Brussels to Amsterdam with Guest Speaker Michael Howard aboard the MS Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

• Brussels / Antwerp / Ghent / Bruges / Neunen / Dordrecht / Kinderdijk / Rotterdam / The Hague / Delft / Leiden / Keukenhof Gardens / Haarlem / Amsterdam

A discovery of Britain’s seabird islands aboard the Ocean Nova

• Portsmouth / Alderney / Isles of Scilly / Lundy Island / Skomer Island / Holy Island / Isle of Man / Ailsa Craig / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Lunga / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Rona / Sula Sgeir / Stromness / Fair Isle / Aberdeen

Spring in the Aegean

Island Hopping in the Dodecanese & Cyclades aboard the MY Elysium

• Athens / Naxos / Delos / Mykonos / Fourni / Patmos / Lipsi / Leros / Nisyros / Ios / Magganari Bay / Milos / Kimolos / Sifnos / Serifos / Kolona Bay / Athens

Islands of the Azores

A nine night voyage around the Azores Archipelago aboard the MS Island Sky

• Sao Miguel / Santa Maria / Terceira / Graciosa / Flores / Corvo / Sao Jorge / Pico / Faial / Sao Miguel

Iberian Stepping Stones

Discover the history, gardens & wines of Iberia on a springtime voyage from Malaga to Portsmouth aboard the MS Hebridean Sky

Hebridean Sky

• Malaga / Tangier / Portimao / Lisbon / Sintra/ Oporto / Vilagarcia de Arousa / Santiago de Compostela / Isles of Scilly / Fowey / Portsmouth

A Week on Lake Maggiore

Discover the islands, lakes and gardens of Lombardy staying at the delightful Villa e Palazzo Aminta

Villa e Palazzo Aminta

• Lake Maggiore / Borromean Islands / Lago d'Orta / Rocca d'Angera / Villa Taranto / Ferrovia Vigezzina / Ricetto di Ghemme

Idyllic Istria

Discover the beauty of Istria & Kvarner Bay aboard the Queen Eleganza

• Opatija / Cres / Rovinj / Porec / Motovun / Momjan / Pula / Mali Losinj / Ilovik / Rab / Zadar

Across Europe by River

A journey across Europe with Guest Speaker Michael Hindley & highlight performances by London Festival Opera aboard the MS Charles Dickens

• Amsterdam / Cologne / Koblenz / Rudesheim / Mainz / Miltenberg / Wertheim / Wurzburg / Bamberg / Nuremberg / Regensburg / Passau / Melk / Wachau Valley / Vienna / Bratislava / Budapest / Kalocsa / Pecs / Villany / Belgrade / Iron Gates / Veliko Tarnovo / Bucharest

From Berlin to Prague

An eight night river cruise along the Elbe aboard the MS Elbe Princesse II

Elbe Princesse II

Treasures of the adriatic.

A journey between Dubrovnik and Venice aboard the MS Monet

• Dubrovnik / Korcula / Brac / Split / Sibenik / Krka National Park / Mali Losinj / Rovinj / Pula / Koper / Venice

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Since the early 1990s, Noble Caledonia has specialised in offering small ship cruises to several of the world’s most beautifully captivating destinations. From the idyllic coastlines of western Africa to the mysterious White Seas in the Arctic Circle, Noble Caledonia is the perfect cruise line choice for passionate adventurers.

Guests who choose Noble Caledonia are guaranteed to love their exciting itineraries, enrichment-filled ship/land programs, and remarkable attention to detail.

Noble Caledonia – onboard lifestyle

Noble Caledonia has steadily built a reputation for excellence in all areas, so it is no surprise that many of its guests return year after year. On a Noble Caledonia vessel, you’ll find a warm, welcoming environment that acts as a “home away from home” for your cruise. Each cruise ship has a total capacity of 114 guests, looked after by no less than 76 highly-trained, friendly staff members.

The accommodations and public spaces are wonderfully inviting, with each ship’s interior designed to create the perfect ambience for relaxation. Food lovers will also find much to enjoy aboard a Noble Caledonia cruise ship, with delectable cuisine expertly prepared using locally sourced produce and some of the finest ingredients available.

Noble Caledonia Cruises 2024/2025

In addition to its customary itinerary programme, Noble Caledonia introduces enticing options for extended travel in 2024 through its innovative Grand Expedition programme. Among its highlights is the captivating ‘In The Wake of Shackleton’ cruise, retracing the renowned explorer’s footsteps on a voyage encompassing the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Alternatively, the 2024 collection offers new sailings to the Seychelles islands and Tasmania, providing a warmer climate for those seeking different experiences.

Looking ahead to 2025, Noble Caledonia presents an expansive collection of small-ship cruises and extraordinary expedition voyages. Particularly noteworthy is a new 12-day cruise from Darwin that explores Australia’s remote Kimberley region, as well as the Along the Barbary Coast itinerary aboard MS Hebridean Sky . This itinerary calls at an array of ports throughout Algeria and Tunisia. Additionally, Noble Caledonia will return to South America for an in-depth tour of Chilean Patagonia, starting from Ushuaia and concluding in Valparaiso.

Noble Caledonia Tours & Excursions

No matter which cruise you choose, Noble Caledonia goes above and beyond to ensure you’ll get the maximum out of your voyage by adding an attractive variety of tours and excursions.

Whether you’re snorkelling in the tropical waters of the Caribbean, spotting the brown bears dotted along the rugged shoreline of eastern Russia or visiting a wildlife reserve in Central America, your Noble Caledonia voyage will be enhanced in ways that you didn’t think possible. Each vessel also comes equipped with zodiac rafts to allow easy access to landmarks or ports situated in more remote surroundings.

Best of all, the majority of excursions and tours offered by Noble Caledonia are included in the fare at the time of booking, so you won’t need to sign up while onboard or face disappointment upon learning your chosen excursion is fully booked.

Reasons to cruise with Noble Caledonia:

• A great choice of destinations includes Central America, the Polar Regions and the Caribbean.
• Small yet perfectly formed ships, perfect for sharing experiences with fellow travellers.
• A superb variety of shore excursions is included in the price.
• Excellent customer service and on-ship expedition guides.
• Warmly welcoming accommodation

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At The Cruise Line, we share our client’s passion for adventure and discovery and take delight in recommending Noble Caledonia as an ideal choice of line for those looking for a cruise holiday that combines relaxation, enrichment and discovery in equal measure.

To learn more about Noble Caledonia’s cruises, please call one of our Voyage Consultants on 0800 008 6677 or browse the itineraries below and make an online enquiry.

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Designed to carry travelers in comfort to the most remote corners of the world. Noble Caledonia’s ships provide access to free onboard intranet and a number of resources, including on-demand movies, daily programs and landing site information, photos from the voyage, live camera feeds, international news, a full gift shop catalogue, and information about the ship and the team. Guests can access the intranet wirelessly with their tablet, laptop, or smartphone from anywhere on the ship.

Wine, beer, juice, and soft drinks served with lunch and dinner are included, as well as coffee, tea, chocolate, cappuccino, water, and snacks throughout the expedition. Alcoholic drinks and other beverages can be purchased at the ship’s bar.

Noble Caledonia’s passion is small ships and each year they create a captivating and diverse collection of worldwide journeys. Their ships are big enough to sail the seven seas comfortably but small enough to drop anchor in places off the beaten track, avoiding the regular, crowded tourist stops whenever possible.

Whether you join one of their voyages close to home in the Hebrides or one in a far flung and exotic destination such as Papua New Guinea you can be assured of a warm welcome onboard and a team of knowledgeable expedition staff and guest speakers who will make your journey an enjoyable and rewarding one.

Whilst there are many large sailing ships offering passages around the world there are few if any, that can compare in terms of luxury to Sea Cloud II. To be on deck when the sails are fully extended is a marvellous and unrivalled experience as Sea Cloud II glides through the water powered by the wind catching in her sails.

In a world where places seem to be becoming ever more crowded, exploring by river offers a respite and the opportunity to enjoy the ever-changing landscape from the comfort of your floating hotel. From the Danube to the Ganges or the Amazon to the Irrawaddy, Noble Caledonia offers a diverse range of worldwide river cruises.

For those remarkable places in the world which cannot be accessed by sea or river, Noble Caledonia offers an extensive array of escorted land tours many of which involve travelling by private train.

Small Ships – Big Experiences with Noble Caledonia. For those who enjoy seeing and learning about the wonders of nature, be it birds, mammals, marine life, geology or botany, Noble Caledonia’s worldwide expedition cruises offer the perfect environment.

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Noble Caledonia is a company specialized in cultural cruises and is very attentive to the aspects related to nature, traditions and wildlife of the places visited on its cruises. Since its foundation in 1991, Noble Caledonia's goal has been to provide its guests with an indelible memory of a trip. It has ships ranging from 24 guests to 160 guests. The itineraries are the most important element of the Noble Caledonia cruises, which always include unique stopovers and new routes including the most famous rivers, pristine and remote islands, expedition cruises both in the Arctic and Antarctic, sailing and cultural cruises. A team of experienced staff accompanies each journey.

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Noble Caledonia pride themselves on always having something new and unique to offer and their well informed and well-travelled London based staff have created a captivating collection of journeys all over the world using varying modes of transport. Constantly on the move from region to region their vessels specialise in one-off itineraries, it is rare that identical itineraries are offered within the same year and if they are it is for very special reasons or extraordinary demand.

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The experience and atmosphere onboard one of their vessels is very different to that onboard the usual big cruise ships and is more akin to a private yacht or country house hotel, with informative guest speakers and cruise directors as well as expedition teams. The emphasis of their cruises is on discovery whether based around the natural world or a more cultural theme.

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They will accompany many of the tours and add to your enjoyment of the areas you are visiting through a series of talks and informal discussions on board. Either as a specialist on the area or in a specific field, their on board talks will bring an added dimension to the tour, complementing the guides who will share their local knowledge with you during your excursions.

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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Equipped with ice-breaking technology, these huge fancy yachts are the only river cruisers running all year around. The round trip journey takes two and a half hours and floats past all the big sights like the White House, Novodevichy monastery and the Kremlin. There’s a large open air observation deck up top, while the main body of the ship houses a restaurant with a dance floor for a romantic post dinner dance. For a particularly romantic experience take one of the evening boats and admire the bright lights of the city skyline at night.

The most relaxing and picturesque tour that Moscow can offer: a great way to see the city center and its main attractions. This is a perfect alternative to exploring the city by car, if you only have time to do sightseeing during weekday rush hours.

Your English-speaking guide is eager to share every bit of their knowledge about the surrounding landscape, the architecture and historical details.

We conduct Moscow river tour on Radisson Flotilla boats all year around!  It’s warm inside during winter months, while there’s air conditioning during hot summer days. You may also treat yourself to drinks, lunch or dinner on board (drinks and food are not included in tour price).

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Government Headquarters ("the White House")

Kievsky Railway Central

Novodevichy Convent

Luzhniki Stadium

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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

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