Try A Family Med Cruise Bargain With Carnival

There’s no more relaxing holiday than sailing the Mediterranean from Barcelona, Spain’s most cosmopolitan city. And destination highlights with Carnival Cruises in 2012 include Naples, a city full of ancient treasures under its great volcano, Mt Vesuvius. 

From the famous walled city of Dubrovnik, Croatia, relive the dramatic history of this Adriatic fortress; then sail to Venice, where an extended overnight stay may enable you to explore the city’s piazzas and palazzos, bridges and great basilicas. 

Visit Messina, Sicily, beneath the snow-capped Mount Etna and gateway to the ancient theatre at Taormina; the French Riviera offers opportunities to visit to Monte Carlo or Marseilles, while Livorno, is gateway to the Renaissance wonders of Florence.

The brand new 3,690-passenger Carnival Breeze will also feature something for everyone, from dazzling public areas to intimate bars you can chill out in; from 'Serenity' adult-only zones to family restaurants; from the relaxation of a state-of-the-art spa to some of the most exciting stage shows afloat! 

This 12-night Mediterranean fly/cruise starts from just £1,179 per person (for a family of four) with reduced deposits from £266 per person. It departs from London on July 21 and includes scheduled flights between London and Barcelona and the full 12 nights on the ship on a full board basis per person, based on an inside stateroom.

 

For booking details, be sure to check out this link with the UK's leading cruise agent specialists, The Cruise Line Ltd.

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Louis Cruises let the train take the strain

With a dozen different cruise itineraries sailing from Marseille this year Louis Cruises reports that more of their passengers are choosing the train to reach their embarkation point.

“A London to Marseille journey by Eurostar and TGV can take less than seven hours, making rail a genuine alternative to flying – and a great deal more civilised,” says the cruise line’s Peter Adamou.

Louis Cruises are always sold on a ‘cruise only’ basis allowing travellers to tailor-make their own journey to Marseille, Genoa and Athens – the embarkation points for the line’s variety of Mediterranean cruises.

For example, a seven-day/six-night ‘Mediterranean Highlights’ cruise on the Louis Majesty sails from Marseille on 29 August, 29 September and 10 October (with the option to depart a day earlier in each case from Genoa). The ship visits the islands of Menorca, Malta and Sicily as well as Tunisia during the cruise.

Prices for this cruise start at just £319 per person based on two sharing a Standard Inside Stateroom. This includes full board accommodation, on-board entertainment and all port taxes and charges but not drinks or shore excursions.

Other sailings from Marseille include an eight-day ‘Spanish Odyssey & Tangier’ itinerary on the Louis Majesty (from £349 per person) and an 11-day ‘Adriatic Coast, Italy and Ionian’ cruise on the Orient Queen from £519 per person.

NB: Eurostar.com is currently advertising return travel to Marseille from £119 return.

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