Best cruises from National Cruise Week
IT'S National Cruise Week from September 2 to September 9, so cruise companies will be keen to take your custom. Brad Crouch handpicks six deals.
AUSTRALIAN holidaymakers can look forward to a flood of great deals from cruise lines around the world when National Cruise Week gets under way from tomorrow (September 2-9). Co-ordinated by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia, the cruise promotion features deals from dozens of international cruise lines that will be available exclusively from CLIA travel agent members across the country until September 9. The deals will include special discounts, upgrades and bonus offers on bookings, with travel agents planning an array of special activities to promote the offers to holidaymakers.
ONBOARD CREDITS
BOOK any Royal Caribbean International voyage of five nights or more for next year 20014 during National Cruise Week September 2-9 and receive an onboard credit of $US100 a room. Cruises include a 10-night South Pacific and Fiji cruise on luxury liner Voyager of the Seas departing Sydney on February 27 next year, priced from $1099 a person, twin share, for an interior stateroom.
Ph 1800 754 500 or see royalcaribbean.com.au
FREE RETURN FLIGHTS
A LUXURIOUS 14-night Vietnam and Thailand cruise on Azamara Journey departing Singapore on February 3 next year comes with free return airfares from Sydney if booked during National Cruise Week from September 2-9.
Fares start from $4399 a person, twin share, for an oceanview stateroom.
Ph 1800 754 500 or see azamaraclubcruises.com.au
ROOM UPGRADE
BOOK an eight-night South Pacific cruise on Celebrity Solstice departing on April 3 next year during National Cruise Week from September 2-9 and receive a bonus $US100 onboard spending credit plus a free upgrade to balcony stateroom for oceanview bookings.
Fares start from $1399 a person, twin share, for an oceanview stateroom that includes the free upgrade.
Ph 1800 754 500 or see celebritycruises.com.au
EUROPE SPECIALS
APT is offering special savings of $250 a couple on all Europe and Russia cruises booked between September 2-16 as part of National Cruise Week.
This is on top of lucrative deals now on offer, for example free return airfares are available on selected 2014 "Royal Experience" European river cruise itineraries booked with deposits paid by October 31.
The free air deal includes the 15-day Magnificent Europe itinerary from Amsterdam to Budapest priced from $6570 a person, twin share, and the 21-day Magnificent Europe trip from Paris to Prague priced from $10,270 a person, twin share.
Ph 1300 278 278 or see aptouring.com.au
SOUTHBOUND FROM UK
CRUISE and Maritime Voyages has released the itinerary for Astor's cruise to Australia for its return 2014-15 season, even before the 620-guest ship commences its inaugural 2013-14 summer based in Fremantle. Astor will depart from Tilbury, London on Wednesday, November 5 next year , 2014.. Her Ports of call will include Lisbon (Portugal), Tenerife (the largest of the Canary Islands), Ascension Island, Cape Town/Mossel Bay (where a game park tour will be offered), Durban, Reunion and Mauritius. Fares on the southbound voyage to Australia start at $3849 a person in a fourth-berth cabin for 38 nights; $4739 a person, twin share, in a category 3 cabin.
See travel agents or cmvaustralia.com
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