Cruising with Jane McDonald
Directed byJon Cowen, Ray Easmon, Mark Drake, Vanessa Williams
Presented byJane McDonald
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series7
No. of episodes31
Production
ProducersJeff Anderson, Mark Powell, David Kirkham
Running time1 hour
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release10 February 2017 (2017-02-10) –
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Cruising with Jane McDonald is a British travel television series first broadcast on Channel 5 in 2017. It is presented by singer-songwriter Jane McDonald and follows McDonald as she embarks on various cruise ships across the world. The first episode aired on 10 February 2017 and has since gone on for a total of 7 series.

The series has been a critical and commercial success. The first series averaged 2 million viewers per episode, gaining 8.4 percent of the total UK viewing audience.[1] The second series aired throughout September 2017 and averaged 1.7 million viewers per episode.[1] The third season aired in early 2018 and was followed by the fourth series which garnered 2.4 million viewers and a 10.8 per cent audience share.[1] The television series also was the first Channel 5 programme to be awarded a BAFTA TV Award, when it won Best Feature in 2018.[1]


Episodes

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Series 1

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Pilot"10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
2"Treshnish Islands"17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
3"The Danube"24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
4"Alaska"3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)

Series 2

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Baltic"1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
2"West Mediterranean"8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
3"Rhone River Cruise"15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)
4"Cuba"22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
5"Christmas Special"23 December 2017 (2017-12-23)

Series 3

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"California"9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
2"Iceland"16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)
3"Mekong"23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
4"Mississippi"2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)

Series 4

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Australia and New Zealand - Part 1"8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)
2"Australia and New Zealand - Part 2"15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
3"South America - Part One"22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
4"South America - Part Two"29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)

Series 5

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Greece"28 January 2019 (2019-01-28)
2"Portugal"19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)
3"India, Part 1"26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
4"India, Part 2"3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)

Series 6

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Great Lakes"29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)
2"Mediterranean Riviera"6 December 2019 (2019-12-06)
3"The Balkans"13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)
4"The Adriatic Sea"20 December 2019 (2019-12-20)
5"Cruising at Christmas with Jane McDonald"24 December 2019 (2019-12-24)

Series 7

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"The Caribbean - Part One"9 May 2021 (2021-05-09)
2"The Caribbean - Part Two"16 May 2021 (2021-05-16)
3"Episode #7.3"23 May 2021 (2021-05-23)
4"Episode #7.4"30 May 2021 (2021-05-30)

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