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Meanwhile, Sue Bryant, cruise editor of The Time and The Sunday Times is a big fan of small ship expedition cruising.

“Small ships have taken me to some incredible places,” said Bryant.

“Just recently I’ve snorkelled with manta rays in Indonesia, I’ve been snowshoeing in Antarctica, hiking in east Greenland and kayaking in Costa Rica.

“That’s the thing about cruising, it can take you to places that would be so hard to reach otherwise.”