ADVENTURE & SPECIALIST

SILVERSEA

There's not one but two new ships in 2020 for the upmarket company whose small vessels offer expeditions around the globe and which won Best Expedition Cruise Line in the British Cruise Awards 2019. Currently there are nine ships, five offering a regular cruise experience, four more providing specialist adventure trips, from the pole-to-pole Silver Cloud to 100-passenger Silver Galapagos. Silver Origin, arriving in July, will sail alongside the latter around the islands. With rooms that open up to become huge balconies, Silver Moon (arriving August 2020) is an even more refined version of current flagship Silver Muse.

0207 340 0700; silversea.com

CORAL EXPEDITIONS

This Australian company celebrates its 35 birthday in 2020. , sleek and for joins late 2020, bringing the fleet to four alongside 76-guest and 42-guest (designed to explore the shallow waters of the Great Barrier Reef, the signature cruise). The anniversary is celebrated with a 60-night (35 sites of maritime history that shaped the nation, linked to the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s arrival). There’s also a while starts with a three-leg cruise from Singapore circling the Indian Ocean, followed by a southern crossing taking in the sub-Antarctic islands before arriving in Fremantle. Other destinations include New Zealand and Tasmania. Prices include excursions, kayaking, guides and boutique Australian beers and wines.