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A trip on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train was something that has been on our bucket list for years, and imagine our excitement when we found we could combine a cruise on the Cunard Queen Victoria from Southampton to Venice.

This is a trip that has been on our bucket list for a while and so as we consider ourselves as novice foodies, we decided to embark on the Hebridean Island Cruises “Gastronomic Scotland” Cruise around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The ship has a maximum of 50 passengers and a crew of 40. At 2,112 gross registered tons, the ship is small by modern standards. It is small but charming, cosy and inviting with great character.

As big fans of Crystal Ocean cruises we decided to take a river cruise on one of their newest ships the Crystal Ravel.  Our “Danube Dreams and Discoveries” cruise started in Vienna and took in the ports of Esztergom, Budapest, Bratislava, Melk, Linz, Krems and Wachau Valley back to Vienna.

As part of our amazing cruise from Dubai to Southampton, we would transit through the Suez Canal which has been on our bucket list for a long while. This was the last sector of the Queen Mary 2 2019 World Cruise.