OTHER LEADING CRUISES FOR ALL TASTES February 21, 2010 Silversea Seabourn’s only serious rival for luxury, it’s possible that Silversea even exceeds Seabourn when it comes to room design and service – the Silver Whisper ship, for example, has more space per passenger than any other ship in the world, while the staff to passenger ratio is an almost excessive 1.3 to 1. Its six [...]
New day, new port: a view of the world from a luxury cruise February 21, 2010 WHEN Oasis, the world’s biggest cruise ship, launched last year in Miami with all the fanfare of a royal spaceship, I recoiled. The idea of a floating carnival/town/funfair/shopping mall/beach resort holding 6,296 passengers, a good portion of whom may well end up sunburnt, drunk, disorderly and seasick, is about as far from my idea of [...]
TRAVEL NOTES February 21, 2010 Explore Tanzania African tour specialist Wild about Africa has added seven new itineraries in Tanzania, ranging from eight to 13 days. They focus on the quintessential quartet of Tanzania’s “northern circuit” – the Serengeti, Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Parks, and the Ngorongoro Crater. Camping is in comfortable dome tents, while walking safaris ensure you’ll [...]
Where to take the family for a splendid Easter February 21, 2010 Sunny escape in the south of France Les Jardins de Saint Benoit is a beautiful riverside estate in the Languedoc region of the South of France, with vineyards, olive groves and renovated medieval gardens. This Easter break children aged four to 16 can enjoy the daily Kids Club, with activities that get them closer to [...]
OUT OF OFFICE February 21, 2010 HENRY MOORE AT TATE BRITAIN Opening this week, the Tate’s new retrospective revisits the legacy of one of the giants of British art in the twentieth century, and arguably the country’s greatest-ever sculptor. In the age of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, it’s easy to forget the dramatic experimentation and poetic power of Moore’s strange, [...]
Poulter beats Casey to win Match Play February 21, 2010 IAN POULTER clinched the biggest triumph of his career last night when he beat Paul Casey 4&2 in all-English final of the WGC Match Play in Arizona. Poulter, who becomes the first Englishman to have won any of the four individual World Golf Championship titles since their inception in 1999, scooped a cheque for $1.4m [...]
City and Liverpool both lose ground in battle for fourth February 21, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY (0) v/s LIVERPOOL (0) MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini admitted his side were struggling in the absence of star striker Carlos Tevez after their top-four ambitions were stifled by Champions League rivals Liverpool. Both sides came into the match desperate for the win that would fire their hopes of qualifying for Europe’s biggest [...]
Battling Wasps sink Sarries February 21, 2010 WASPS head coach Shaun Edwards insists Danny Cipriani’s impending departure will not derail their play-off charge after the fly-half kicked them to a 9-0 victory over Saracens. England outcast Cipriani scored three penalties as Wasps completely shut out the Premiership’s early pacesetters and climbed into fourth place. The talented No10 confirmed last week that he [...]
Roman puts Spurs back in driving seat February 21, 2010 WIGAN ATHLETIC (0) v/s TOTTENHAM (3) FORGOTTEN man Roman Pavlyuchenko reminded manager Harry Redknapp and suitors alike of his talent with a two-goal cameo that thrust Tottenham back in front in the scramble for fourth place. Jermain Defoe put the visitors ahead in controversial fashion but it was Pavlyuchenko, without a league start all season, [...]
Electric Villa run riot as Clarets have a shocker February 21, 2010 ASTON VILLA (5) v/s BURNLEY (2) MARTIN O’Neill hailed an “electric” 13-minute spell in which his Aston Villa side tore Burnley to shreds and reignited their top-four charge. Villa fell behind early on to a Steven Fletcher goal but equalised through Ashley Young before running in four goals in less than a quarter of an [...]
