Cruising with Jane McDonald (2017)
TV presenter and former cruise ship entertainer Jane McDonald hosts a travel show in which she embarks on a series of ocean odysseys aboard some of the world's largest and most luxurious cruise ships.
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Episode 1 - California
Release Date: 2018-02-09Jane heads to the Golden State, boarding a 3,000 berth cruise liner in Los Angeles which plots a course for San Francisco. On board, she meets former Dallas star Linda Gray, attends a wedding, and has an all-over massage in which her body is coated in chocolate.
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Episode 2 - Iceland
Release Date: 2018-02-16From Reykjavik, Jane boards the former ferry Ocean Diamond for a voyage around Iceland's rugged shorelines. Highlights include hot geysers, the aurora borealis, whale watching, a dip in a lagoon, a visit to a puffin rescue centre and joining in a rettir (rounding up sheep from the mountains).
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Episode 3 - Mekong
Release Date: 2018-02-23Starting off in Ho Chi Minh City, Jane samples the sights, sounds and sumptuous cuisine of Vietnam, before setting sail up the Mekong to Cambodia where she visits a floating market before ending up at Ankor Wat, one of the oldest religious monuments on Earth.
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Episode 4 - New Orleans
Release Date: 2018-03-02Jane gets a feel for New Orleans before boarding the world's oldest steamboat for a trip along the Mississippi. On board there are sing-along piano bars and a theatre, and excursions include a trip to a former plantation, and the Louisiana State Penitentiary.