Getting thereSince a recent reorganisation, Fyffes no longer offers trips on the Jarikaba, but her two sister ships, the Sierra Nafria and the Sierra Nava, follow the same route from Southampton to Surinam via the Netherlands and Georgetown, Guyana The round trip takes 27 days. Details and bookings through Strand Travel (tel: 020-7836 6363).PricesRound trips from June to September cost £1,750 per person, rising to £1,950 between the months of October and May One-way trips are offered at £950 There are no supplements for single passengers Strand Travel may be able to tailor some trips Accommodation and all meals are included. Other informationThe banana boats carry up to four passengers (two doubles).There is a first-aid officer on board, but no doctor. Passengers over the age of 65 are required to produce a medical certificate. Information is carried on board both vessels about activities and hotels in Surinam.. Take a 13-night cruise to the rarely visited polar-bear territory of Hudson Bay.
Only two or three ships a year make the journey to view the wildlife of Canada's north-eastern coastline, and Le Levant (capacity 96 passengers) makes the voyage on 11 July and 13 August only. Fly into St John's, then connect to the tiny French-dependent island of St Pierre et Miquelon, where the cruise and its expert naturalist guides will travel to Newfoundland, Labrador, Baffin Island and Hudson Bay The ship will also call at Inuit settlements. The cost is £3,995 including return flights, transfers, full-board cabin accommodation (in outside cabins) and port taxes. Companie des Iles du Ponant/Cruise Line (tel: 020-7629 3300). 1 Polar bearsTake a 13-night cruise to the rarely visited polar-bear territory of Hudson Bay. Only two or three ships a year make the journey to view the wildlife of Canada's north-eastern coastline, and Le Levant (capacity 96 passengers) makes the voyage on 11 July and 13 August only. Fly into St John's, then connect to the tiny French-dependent island of St Pierre et Miquelon, where the cruise and its expert naturalist guides will travel to Newfoundland, Labrador, Baffin Island and Hudson Bay The ship will also call at Inuit settlements.
The cost is £3,995 including return flights, transfers, full-board cabin accommodation (in outside cabins) and port taxes. Companie des Iles du Ponant/Cruise Line (tel: 020-7629 3300).2 Black sea Departing 26 October for 11 nights, cruise the Aegean, the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus and the Black Sea. This tour, on board the Funchal (capacity 450 passengers) takes in the ancient cities of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires, the cathedrals and palaces of the Black Sea ports, and destinations associated with the Gallipoli campaign and the Crimean War Flights go into Kusadasi and out of Alexandria. The Funchal stops at Gallipoli, Varna, Odessa, Sebastopol, Yalta, Istanbul and Mytilini. The price is from £799, including return flights, transfers, full-board cabin accommodation and port taxes. For information, contact Voyages of Discovery (tel: 01444 462150).3 GreeceFor an eight-day cruise starting in Venice and sailing round the Greek Islands, hop aboard Festival Cruises' (tel: 0207 734 0005; www.festivalcruises ) award-winning Mistral. Travelling to Piraeus you will sail around the charming islands of Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes and Corfu after an excursion to Athens.
