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Saga Cruises adds four celebrities to entertainment line-up

Four celebrities will join Saga Cruises in coming months to give talks and answer passengers’ questions during their sailings.

Former BBC royal correspondent and presenter Jennie Bond will deliver a talk and Q&A session on the 14-night Winter Sun in the Canaries cruise departing Portsmouth on December 7. Prices lead in at £2,826.

Host of BBC series Garden Rescue Charlie Dimmock will sail on the 14-night Canary Island Discovery cruise departing Portsmouth on February 17, 2024.


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She will speak about water features and behind the scenes on set. Prices start at £4,195.

Journalist, presenter and host John Craven will entertain passengers with stories from his broadcasting career on the 14-night Canary Island Medley sailing departing Portsmouth on December 4. The lead-in price for the voyage is £2,737.

Counselling psychologist, former BBC breakfast and Channel 5 News anchor and presenter Sian Williams will join the 15-night Highlights of Spain and the Balearics cruise departing Dover on September 24.

She will talk to passengers about the stories of life on air and her mid-life career change to work for the NHS.

Saga Cruises chief executive Nigel Blanks said: “We’ve been really focusing on our entertainment programme and securing high quality celebrities to talk on subjects we know our guests will enjoy, from life behind the lens to the royals and gardening.

“These latest speakers deliver exactly that and we anticipate a full house for their seasons.”

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