Madlist

15 May 10

Feel the wind and romance in your hair in the style of Leo and Kate in Titanic

7 CUT-PRICE KATE & LEO MOMENTS*

ANOTHER STOCKHOLM
A fine way to enjoy the Swedish capital is to take a boat to one of the thousand-plus islands that form the Stockholm archipelago (www.boatcharterstockholm.com). If your romantic Kate and Leo standing-atthe-front-as-the-sun-goes-down moment goes well, you can stop off for the night on a deserted isle. Take a cardigan.
FLY TO STOCKHOLM (SKAVSTA AND VASTERAS) FROM 39 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING EDINBURGH AND MALTA (LUQA). VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

BIG-BOTTOMED BOATS IN BERGERAC
They call the flat-hulled craft that used to carry the wine up and down the Dordogne “gabares”, and every day during the summer one leaves the small quay in Bergerac laden with tourists. Pay the driver a fiver, spread your arms and walk confidently to the front.
FLY TO BERGERAC FROM FIVE DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

MISSISSIPPI DREAMING, PARIS
It may not be exactly how Mark Twain imagined paddle steamers would spend their salad days, but the Thunder Mesa riverboat at Disneyland Paris does a convincing rendition of turn-of-the-century America. Hike up your britches and get ready to canoodle in front of scores of confused onlookers.
FLY TO PARIS (BEAUVAIS) FROM 27 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BARI AND MALAGA. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

DO IT IN STYLE IN VENICE
You can’t really get to the bow of Venice’s famous canal boats because that slippery wood is a bit precarious. But then you can always stand up in a chauffeur-driven speedboat as you hurtle past St Mark’s Square. Try www.venicewatertaxi.com.
FLY TO VENICE (TREVISO) FROM 24 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BRINDISI, LEEDS, OSLO (RYGGE) AND PARIS (BEAUVAIS). VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

FIRST TIME ON THE WATER, MADRID
If you haven’t got your sea legs yet, try boating on the lake at Madrid’s Parque del Retiro. The water has been drawing a weekend crowd for more than 100 years, so if you fall in while gazing lovingly into your other half’s eyes, a friendly Spaniard is only an oar away.
FLY TO MADRID FROM 37 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING FARO, NADOR AND SANTANDER. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

ROYAL ROMANCE, EDINBURGH
It once ferried the Queen of England around the world, but today The Royal Yacht Britannia is permanently moored at Leith docks, Edinburgh, a slow boat to nowhere. That’s no great loss, however, as for just £10.50 (€12) you can now pretend you are of blue-blooded stock, stand at an impressive bow… and think of Céline Dion.
FLY TO EDINBURGH FROM 38 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING BILLUND AND ZADAR. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM

THE OLD GUARD, MALTA
Valletta’s Grand Harbour is something else – a magnificent throwback to a bygone era best seen from the water. Do your “Jack and Rose” by night for added drama, and if you do it in a luzzu (traditional Maltese fishing boat) you’ll be doing it with panache.
FLY TO MALTA (LUQA) FROM 19 DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING DUBLIN AND SEVILLE. VISIT WWW.RYANAIR.COM