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An exciting new partnership with BBC Studios
Exciting news! We are now partnering with BBC Studios, for a selection of special cruises. Joining you on board will be celebrity guests and experts from some of your favourite TV shows.
From Strictly Come Dancing to Sky at Night, enjoy dazzling performances in the on-board Playhouse theatre along with themed talks, Q&As and more. All included in the price.
This is the first time BBC Studios have partnered with a cruise line, bringing these unique experiences from your television screen to our beautiful boutique ships!
Sail away with special guests…
Strictly Come Dancing
Luba and Vito will perform live during two cruises. On our cruise to the Italian Riviera they will be joined by Neil and Lauren, while on our cruise to Croatia they will be joined by Kai and Nadiya, as well as beloved presenter Angela Rippon.
The Sky at Night
Learn about outer space on two different itineraries – one to Central America and another to the Canaries.
Human with Ella Al-Shamahi
Find about about the beginnings of human history whilst sailing to the USA and Canada.
Dr Sian Williams
Learn more about Sian's varied career on a cruise to the Tropical Shores of the Caribbean.
Millennium FX
See the small-screen magic of Doctor Who and more as you explore the Caribbean and Central America.
Cruises featuring BBC Studios
Strictly Come Dancing
Watch dazzling performances from the UK’s most popular TV show…
‘Strictly’ is one of the most popular entertainment shows on British television, filled with glitz and glamour as celebrities join talented professional dancers to compete to win the glitterball trophy!
Vito Coppola and Luba Mushtuk Image Credit © BBC
On two magical cruises, join Strictly professionals Luba Mushtuk and Vito Coppola, doing what they do best, delivering showstopping performances in the ship’s Playhouse theatre! Lauren Oakley and Neil Jones will join them in the Italian Riviera, whilst Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington will join them in Croatia.
Lauren Oakley and Neil Jones Image Credit © BBC
Beloved TV newsreader and presenter, Angela Rippon who took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2023, will also be on board in Croatia, to talk about her life and career, the iconic moment she danced with Morecambe and Wise and her joyful Strictly experience. She might even show off a few of the moves that took her all the way to Blackpool!
Kai Widdrington, Nadyia Bychkova and Angela Rippon Image Credit © BBC
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Look up for a fresh perspective of the brilliant skies above us…
A staple of British television, ‘The Sky at Night’ has brought the world of astronomy and space to our screens for over 65 years. Covering subjects such as black holes, neutron stars, satellites and space missions the show has become a cultural fixture featuring on stamps issued by the Royal Mail and even having a comet named after it. Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock DBE is a space scientist and science educator. She has presented the programme since 2013 with Chris Lintott. Maggie also undertakes ground-breaking space science research and works to inspire new generations of astronauts, scientists and engineers and is a pioneering figure in communicating science to children.
Over two appearances on board, Maggie will give you an insight into her stellar career, the world of science and space exploration, and how she takes the most complex astrophysics and makes it accessible for the non-scientist. She will also tell you about the making of ‘The Sky at Night’, its long history, and how it continues to engage the audience with astronomy and space science.
Maggie Aderin-Pocock Image Credit © Fremantle Media Talkback
Human with Ella Al-Shamahi
Head back in time to the beginnings of human history…
Explorer, evolutionary biologist, paleoanthropologist, writer and stand-up comedian, Ella has presented a range of television programmes for BBC Studios. This includes ‘Neanderthals – Meet Your Ancestors’, ‘Horizon – Body Clock’, ‘Waterhole’ and the new flagship science programme ‘Human’ which transmits on BBC Two in 2025. ‘Human’ tells the story of how humanity went from being just one of many hominin species to the dominant form of life of Earth.
On board, Ella will give you an insight into her career and work from researching Neanderthal history to exploring for fossils in danger zones around the World. She will also give an insight into the making of the new BBC Studios produced series ‘Human’ and the ground-breaking techniques and research involved to bring the story of mankind to the screen so join Ella for two appearances in the Playhouse theatre.
Ella Al-Shamahi Image Credit © Windfall Films Robert Hollingworth
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Enjoy talks and compelling insights...
Dr Sian Williams is a Psychologist and Broadcaster. Sian’s broadcast career began in 1985 and has encompassed radio and television shows from Radio 4’s 'The World At One' to 'BBC Breakfast' to the 'Six O'Clock News'. Sian is familiar to audiences across the UK having presented all the main news bulletins on BBC television as well as on Channel 5.
Sian’s interest in mental health led her to her studying psychology and obtaining a doctorate, becoming a Counselling Psychologist, working in the NHS with emergency responders helping them manage stress, anxiety and trauma as well as supporting patients with acute cancer conditions.
Sian is also an author having written the critically acclaimed 'Rise: Surviving and Thriving After Trauma'. Sian has brought her expertise to the BBC Studios produced Radio 4 series and podcast 'Life Changing'. In 'Life Changing', Sian talks with people who have experienced extraordinary events that have reshaped their world in the most unpredictable ways. The podcast has been a huge success with over ten million downloads.
On board Sian will bring you some of the stories that have stood out to her from 'Life Changing', as well as giving an insight into her varied and stellar career, and how to deal with trauma and build resilience.
Dr Sian Willaims Image Credit © BBC Studios
Millennium FX
Go behind the scenes of Doctor Who, Silent Witness and more…
Millennium FX are a multi award-winning visual effects company who have worked extensively on BBC Studios productions as well as many other TV shows, major Hollywood films, West End-theatre productions and international tours. From Doctor Who to Silent Witness, Gladiator to Saving Private Ryan, Phantom of the Opera to Stranger Things, The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra to Iron Maiden, Millennium FX have made prosthetics, costumes, animatronics and props, bringing the fantastical to the stage and screen.
On board the ship, Millennium FX Director, Kate Walshe, will tell you all about the fascinating world of visual effects, and how some of the weird, wild and wonderful effects used on BBC Studios produced programmes are created. In one of her two talks, Kate will also demonstrate how to turn an ordinary man into a gruesome vampire!
Kate Walshe Image Credit © BBC
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