Sicily beckons the winner of the new word game series, which kicked off yesterday.

Virtu Ferries is offering three return passenger tickets on its catamaran run, which are valid until December. The prize includes fuel and port services charges.

Virtu Ferries has introduced a number of excursions catering for various tastes and expectations of passengers. These range from adventure trips and cultural visits to the Sicilian southwest Unesco World Heritage sites to gastronomic tours to sample Sicilian cuisine, increasingly recognised as the finest example of a healthy Mediterranean diet. The winner can make his own way around Sicily or decide to take up one of the tours.

Despite the variety, excursions have two things in common: they are based on the very diverse but beautiful countryside of Ragusa and on passenger feedback that reflects the ever-changing and exciting world of travel.

The six correct words of the last word game were hermitage, transform, abdicated, calorific, embellish and laudatory.

The new game ends on August 22, with entries having to be submitted by August 28.