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Departing Fort Lauderdale, the 1,924-berth MS Noordam drops anchor at, among others, Half Moon Cay, the company s privately-owned island in the Bahamas where you can gallop through the waves on horseback, and Grand Turk, capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Make time to explore Arikok National Park, covering 20 per cent of the cactus-strewn landscape, before checking out the Casibari Rock Formation, a cluster of rocks shaped by the trade winds. Climb to the top and drink in the views.
An itinerary that includes the Romantic Island and the Island of Love (Bora Bora and Moorea respectively) seems the perfect recipe for Valentine s Day. The South Seas evoke images of island paradises where warm, turquoise waters wash white, coral sand.
During 10 days aboard the 332-berth MS Paul Gauguin (020 7399 7691/ pgcruises.com ), designed to sail the region s shallow waters, you ll be seduced by the Society Islands emerald-green peaks, coral reefs and palm-fringed beaches.
Departing Tahiti, largest of the 118 islands comprising French Polynesia, voyage highlights include Huahine with its stunning crystalline lagoon and the Tuamotu Archipelago, a string of islets rising no more than 10 feet above the shimmering sea.
Amsterdam boasts more than 60 miles of canals so take an idyllic boat trip and admire the sights vintage travel trailers or explore some of the city s 1,500 bridges, especially the eyecatching Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge), which appeared in the classic James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.
A two-night mini-cruise to Amsterdam from 98pp (two sharing). Price includes ensuite cabin, breakfast vintage travel trailers and three-course meal with sparkling wine on outward vintage travel trailers crossing and coach transfers to and from Amsterdam. Departs Newcastle, February 14.