Cruising with Jane McDonald

The singer returns to embark on more voyages around the world, beginning with the first of two programmes charting a trip to the Caribbean aboard a new luxury liner. The first leg takes her south-east from Fort Lauderdale in Florida toward the private resort of Princess Cays on the island of Eleuthera, and from there she continues along to the Virgin Isles and St Thomas, ending on the island of St Martin.

The singer concludes her journey around the Caribbean, visiting Grand Cayman for a spot of horse-riding along the beach. She then heads to Roatan off the coast of Honduras, discovering the wonders of the deep aboard a submarine, before finishing her trip on the Mexican island of Cozumel, where she parties the night away at the colourful local carnival.

Jane books a four-berth private luxury river cruiser to travel along the Thames from Hampton Court to Henley-on-Thames to celebrate the 70th birthdays of her good friends Sue and Olwen. At Shepperton Lock, where they meet lock-keeper Steve Newman, who shares his 46 years of knowledge of with Jane, before heading for Windsor.

Jane and her friends conclude their cruise down the Thames, setting off from Windsor in the Magna Carta and heading to Michelin-starred restaurant the Waterside Inn at Bray and visiting the Cliveden estate. Later, they go to the village of Cookham, where they take in the Stanley Spencer Art Gallery, before finishing their travels in Henley-on-Thames, where they enjoy a roast dinner.

Returning to her Scottish roots, Jane McDonald starts her journey in Edinburgh, enjoying the sights and sounds at the city's spectacular Christmas market. Travelling north to the snow-capped hills and mountains, she meets friends old and new, enjoying a warm Highland welcome with whisky-tasting, bauble-making and candlelit carols with children.