All Leisure group, the privately owned British company that owns boutique cruise brands Swan Hellenic, Voyages of Discovery and Hebridean Island Cruises, has cancelled the first cruises of the year of the first named two brands.

Voyages of Discovery, which operates the Voyager cruise ship, has cancelled the Riches of the Orient cruise, which is due to start in Malaysia on 4 January 2017, information on the company’s website shows. A message on the Swan Hellenic website announces the cancellation of Minerva’s “Gateway to the Atlantic Isles” cruise scheduled to leave Marseille on 3 January.

Cruise Business Online has been unable to obtain further details from the All Leisure group.

Hebridean Island Cruises, which operates the Hebridean Princess, is due to recommence sailings in the waters of the west coast of Scotland in March.