Christmas Turkey deal from MSC Cruises

Christmas treat:

Why worry about serving up the perfect festive turkey, when you could visit it instead? Relax this Christmas with an 11-night eastern Med sailing aboard MSC Fantasia. Departing 16 December from Genoa, the ship visits Katakolon, Heraklion, Rhodes, Izmir, Piraeus, Valletta, Messina, Civitavecchia  and Genoa. Prices start at £969 per person, including return flights from London with British Airways and transfers.

Caribbean: 

A  two-week trip around the Caribbean aboard MSC Cruises’ MSC Divina – and grab a free upgrade to a balcony cabin. Operating out of Miami, the 14-night Caribbean itinerary departing 13 December calls at Philipsburg, San Juan, Great Stirrup Cay, Miami, Falmouth, George Town, Cozumel, Great Stirrup Cay, and Miami. With free upgrade a balcony cabin, prices starts at £1,289 per person including return flights to Miami with British Airways from London and transfers.

Prices are based on two sharing unless stated. Remember that kids cruise free with MSC Cruises (paying only flights and port taxes).

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Start the New Year in style and head to the Caribbean with Celebrity Cruises

Beat the January blues and soak up the sunshine in Mexico, snorkel in the crystal-clear waters of Grand Cayman and sip local rum in Jamaica with Celebrity Cruises. Join Celebrity Silhouette on a nine-night Western Caribbean fly/cruise from £1,529 per person (based on two people sharing a balcony stateroom). 

Price includes return flights from London Heathrow, transfers, one night pre-cruise hotel accommodation and a seven-night cruise departing from Fort Lauderdale  and calling at Cozumel, George Town, Falmouth and Labadee (Haiti) before returning to Fort Lauderdale for the flight home; meals and entertainment onboard the ship and all relevant cruise taxes/fees. Price based on 10 January UK departure. 

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Latest deals from MSC Cruises

Last-minute deals from MSC Cruises for December –  do something different this festive season.

Mediterranean: For a pre-Christmas boost try an 11-night eastern Med sailing aboard MSC Sinfonia. Departing December 8 2014 from Genoa, the ship visits Civitavecchia, Heraklion, Istanbul, Valletta, Messina, and Genoa. Prices start at £599 per person, including return flights from London with British Airways and transfers.

Caribbean: Guests can indulge themselves on a two-week trip around the Caribbean aboard MSC Divina – and grab a free upgrade to a balcony cabin. Operating out of Miami the 14-night Caribbean itinerary, departing December 13 2014, calls at Falmouth, George Town, Cozumel, Great Stirrup Cay, Philipsburg, and San Juan. With free upgrade a balcony cabin starts at £1,339 per person including return flights to Miami with British Airways from London, transfers, plus Fantastica onboard experience (free room service and option of breakfast in cabin).

Dubai: MSC Orchestra (above) heads to Dubai for the first time this winter for seven-night cruises of the UAE. Departing December 20 2014, the sailing calls at Abu Dhabi, Khor Al Fakkan, Muscat, Khasab, and Dubai. Prices start at £1,149 per person, including return flights from London, Manchester or Glasgow with Emirates and transfers.

All prices are per person and, unless stated, are based on two sharing. Remember that kids cruise free with MSC Cruises (paying only flights and port taxes).

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Florida & Freedom With Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas will sail 26 new cruises between May and October 2013 every Sunday from Port Canaveral of Florida’s Space Coast. The cruises – alternating between seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries – will also feature stars of DreamWorks entertainment such as Alex the Lion, Po the Dragon Warrior, Shrek and Fiona.

The proximity of Port Canaveral to the theme-park packed destination of Orlando means  holidaymakers can combine the cruises with three and four-night stays at Universal Orlando Resort and enjoy unparalleled savings. The package to experience the best of land and sea in one amazing holiday includes hotel and shipboard accommodations, multi-day passes to Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure, complimentary admission to select live entertainment venues at Universal CityWalk and ground transfers between airport, hotel, theme parks and the ship at port.

On board the ship, families can continue their entertainment theme with activities from the DreamWorks experience such as character breakfasts, parades and themed shows. 

On the Eastern Caribbean sailing, guests will call at St. Thomas, St. Maarten and CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas. The Western Caribbean itinerary calls at Falmouth, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; and Labadee, Royal Caribbean’s private beach destination on the north coast of Haiti.

Freedom of the Seas’ summer 2013 season is now open for bookings. Prices for a nine-night fly/cruise including return flights from Manchester airport, one-night’s pre-cruise hotel accommodation and a seven-night cruise including all meals and entertainment costs from £1,595 per person for departures in June 2013.  

For all Royal Caribbean bookings, follow this link to The Cruise Line Ltd, the UK's leading cruise agent specialists.

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