Explore the Extraordinary: Book Your 2024 Cruise with Swan Hellenic

Swan Hellenic has announced its 2024 cruises, which are currently open for reservations. Sailings to the Arctic, Antarctica, South America, Africa, and the Mediterranean are included in the collection. Eight-night sailings to 21-night semi-circumnavigation voyages are available, some of which include first-time calls in Cuba and the Bijados Islands.

The SH Vega will go from Ushuaia to the Antarctic Peninsula until March 2024, after which it will embark on a 21-day South Atlantic semi-circumnavigation voyage to Cape Town, making stops at the South Shetland Islands, South Georgia, and Gough Island.

The lead-in cost for the itinerary is £18,492 and it consists of regional flights, airport transfers, all meals on board, drinks, lecture courses, some expedition activities, WiFi, and onboard refreshments.

After that, SH Vega will run cruises up the west coast of Africa and then continue on to Lisbon before providing Celtic exploration journeys of Cornwall, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. The ship will then depart for the Arctic to start its summer season, before sailing to Halifax and continuing south, stopping in the Caribbean and Brazil for October and November.

The larger ship SH Diana will be stationed in Antarctica until the end of February 2024, at which point it will depart for La Paz, Mexico, by way of the Chilean Fjords and the west coasts of South and Central America.

In May, the ship will make the crossing to Greenland to start its Arctic season.

Leaving from Reykjavik, this eight-night Iceland in Depth itinerary makes port calls at Isafjordur, Vigur Island, Grimsey Island, Akureyri, and Heimaey.

Based on a trip on 1st June 2024, prices start at £8,681.

The SH Diana will set sail from Norway on July 20, 2024, and spend the summer months in the Mediterranean before travelling through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to South Africa until late November. She will then arrive in Ushuaia in December to begin her Antarctic season.

Chief executive Andrea Zito said: “We’re truly delighted with the fantastic itineraries our experts have curated for 2024, enriched with exciting new destinations including Cuba and the Bijados Islands.

“We’re now offering an unrivalled choice of worldwide opportunities to see what others don’t with unique style and personalisation.”