Ponant has rolled out two new cruise collections and an expanded range of itineraries for 2020/2021.

Abercrombie & Kent has released its new portfolio of expeditionary voyages on exclusively chartered state-of-the-art vessels with award-winning programs of discovery.

Yes, more news from the glorious Le Lyrial, sailing from Rome to Athens following last week’s column.

Time to see what a boutique-sized luxury hotel at sea is like. I chose Ponant – named for ‘look west’, the opposite of Levant – that is actually more like private yachting than standard cruising. Took a week-long cruise, Treasures of the Mediterranean World: a Family Learning Adventure, on the good ship Le Lyrial.