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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Natalie Wilson

9 of the best winter cruise holidays for winter sun, city breaks and the Northern Lights

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It’s almost the season for cool cruising to the remote snowscapes of Antarctica on Arctic expeditions, chasing the waltz of the Northern Lights over Norway and floating between the charming capitals of Scandinavia on hassle-free holidays at sea.

Think celebrating Christmas in international waters, souvenir shopping at Yuletide markets on the Rhine and Danube rivers and raising a glass to the New Year on the deck of luxe floating hotels bound for the ultimate bucket list destinations.

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