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The 50 Best Winter Breaks

From Sweden to Morocco via Bath, Rhiannon Batten finds great seasonal trips for lovers of sun or snow

Amsterdam by Sea

Amsterdam by Sea

You can't beat Amsterdam, by sea, and the overnight DFDS ferry from Newcastle is in party mode as soon as it leaves the docks, warns Andrew Eames. Hen-and stag-nights dominate the dance floor on the outward journey, but you can expect a pretty quiet (aka hungover) ship on the way home.

DFDS Seaways (0871 522 9955; www.dfdsseaways.co.uk) - night city-cruise breaks on this route start from £95 per person, including return overnight-ferry crossings, one night's accommodation in Amsterdam and transfers from the port to the hotel and back

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