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CULTURE WITH A ‘SEA’

is taking to the water, with two culture-focused cruises set for 2020 in partnership with Ponant. The 10-day itinerary sails from Athens to Venice in August, via ancient Greek and Roman cultural treasures. November’s nine-day itinerary, meanwhile, sails Muscat to Dubai via Qatar, taking in architecture, the dhow (boat) builders of Sur and the Arabian ‘fjords’ of Khasab.

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