Holland America's Caribbean Christmas

Christmas has come early at Holland America Line, with Caribbean cruises now starting from just £249 for a 'taster' cruise and £499 for a full week’s holiday, cruise-only - the perfect antidote to the hectic festive season.

Take your pick from this delightful selection:

Four night pre-Christmas Bahamas taster cruise
Departing Fort Lauderdale on December 18, this four-night voyage on board the MS Eurodam calls at Key West, Nassau and Half Moon Cay (Holland America Line’s private island in the Bahamas). The trip is ideal for combining with a Christmas break in Florida and costs from just £249 per person cruise-only, based on two sharing an inside cabin. A verandah cabin starts from £349 per person.

Seven night Western Caribbean cruise
This week-long sailing onboard the MS Nieuw Amsterdam departs from Fort Lauderdale on January 26. The ship then calls at Half Moon Cay, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Key West before returning to Fort Lauderdale. The cruise also features special performances from the professional dancers of ‘Dancing with the Stars’. The trip costs from just £499 per person, cruise only, based on two sharing an inside cabin. A verandah cabin starts from £699pp.

14 night Southern Caribbean cruise
Start the New Year in style with a two-week cruise of the southern Caribbean. Departing from Tampa, on January 5, the MS Ryndam calls at Key West, San Juan, St Thomas, St John’s, Castries, Soufriere, Willemstad, Oranjestad and Grand Cayman. This leisurely cruise to some of the Caribbean’s less well-known islands starts from just £1,109 per person cruise only, based on two sharing an inside cabin. Ocean view starts from £1,229pp.

More info: visit www.hollandamerica.co.uk or call 0843 374 2300.

 

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Regent's Deals Of The Week

Some great offers from Regent Seven Seas today, including a great Alaska cruise next May. It's all about booking early, you see...

MIAMI TO MIAMI on Seven Seas Navigator for 7 nights on February 23 for £1,999pp based on two sharing an H category suite (subject to availability).

The highlights of the cruise include Miami, Key West, Belize City, Roatan and Cozumel, with up to 30 free excursions plus a 1-night pre-cruise luxury hotel stay in Miami (Concierge Suites and above).

VANCOUVER TO VANCOUVER on Seven Seas Navigator for 7 nights on 21. For £2,299pp based on two sharing an H category suite (subject to availability). Highlights include Vancouver, Ketchikan, Juneau, Wrangell and Prince Rupert Sound, with up to 31 free excursions, plus a 1-night pre-cruise luxury hotel stay in Vancouver (Concierge Suites and above).

As ever with Regent, it is a truly all-inclusive luxury experience:

• FREE flights and transfers.
• FREE 1-night pre-cruise Luxury Hotel Package.
• FREE unlimited shore excursions on every cruise.
• ALL inclusive onboard: fine dining, premium spirits and fine wines, gratuities and entertainment.

More info: call 023 8068 2280 or visit www.rssc.com.

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More Great Offers From Regent

Luxury all-inclusive line Regent Seven Seas send in some great periodical special offers and here's another selection that should definitely be worth perusing.

Take your pick from:

                                                  

Eastern Caribbean – Miami round-trip 
Seven Seas Navigator, 10 nights, sailing Jan 27, Feb 26, Mar 22; now priced from £2,999 pp (based on two people sharing an H category suite). Highlights: Miami, Nassau, San Juan, St Barts, Antigua, St Lucia, St Maarten, Miami. Also with up to 37 FREE excursions. 

Western Caribbean – Miami round-trip

Seven Seas Navigator, 10 nights, sailing Apr 1; now priced from £2,999pp. Highlights: Miami, Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Belize City, Santo Tomas, Roatan, Costa Maya, Miami. Also with up to 56 FREE excursions. 

Rome to Barcelona

Seven Seas Mariner, 7 nights, May 15; now priced from £2,099pp. Highlights: Rome, Florence/Pisa, Portofino, Monte Carlo, St Tropez, Marseille, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, also with up to 52 FREE excursions.

Vancouver to Vancouver

Seven Seas Navigator, 7 nights, May 22; now priced from £2,299pp. Highlights: Vancouver, Wrangell, Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Cruise the Inside Passage, Vancouver, also with up to 57 FREE excursions.

Vancouver to Seward

Seven Seas Navigator, 7 nights, June 12; now priced from £2,699pp. Highlights: Vancouver, Cruise the Inside Passage, Ketchikan, Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Juneau, Skagway, Sitka, Cruise Hubbard Glacier, also with up to 41 FREE excursions.

Copenhagen to Stockholm

Seven Seas Voyager, 7 nights, July 18; now priced from £2,299pp. Highlights: Copenhagen, Berlin, Tallinn, St Petersburg (overnight), Helsinki, Stockholm, also with up to 39 FREE excursions.

All cruises include FREE flights and transfers, 1-night pre-cruise Luxury Hotel Package, unlimited shore excursions on every cruise and all-inclusive onboard, with fine dining, premium spirits and fine wines, gratuities and entertainment.

For bookings, follow this link to the Cruise Line, the UK's luxury cruising specialists.

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Get Set For A Caribbean Cruise Bonanza

Royal Caribbean have announced their winter 2013-14 Caribbean cruises on board six innovative ships, including new itineraries from New Orleans. 

Oasis, Allure, Independence, Freedom, Navigator and Serenade of the Seas will together offer 140 sailings on 31 itineraries that will call at 20 ports of call. Independence, Freedom, Navigator and Serenade of the Seas have all undergone recent enhancements to deliver more dining options, cutting-edge entertainment and modern on board features that first debuted on board the big new duo, Oasis and Allure.

Serenade will offer the new itineraries from New Orleans (Louisiana). Guests can be on board when the ship crosses the Atlantic and arrives in The Big Easy for the first time, on a 15-night itinerary, departing on November 27, 2013 from Barcelona. The first sailing will be a one-time, nine-night Caribbean Adventure, departing December 12, calling at Key West, Nassau, Labadee (Haiti) and Ocho Rios (Jamaica). Serenade will then alternate new seven-night Bahamas and Western Caribbean itineraries. On the Western itinerary, calls will be at Falmouth (Jamaica), Grand Cayman and Cozumel, while the Bahamas itinerary calls at Key West, Nassau and CocoCay.

Oasis and Allure will continue to alternate seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries. Sailing round-trip from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, the ships will call at Nassau, St Thomas and St. Maarten on the Eastern sailing and at Falmouth, Cozumel and Labadee on the Western route.

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

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Regent's BIG Caribbean Discounts

Some heavily discounted cruise fares are on offer from Regent Seven Seas on two sailings in April in the Caribbean.

WESTERN CARIBBEAN, 8 April 2011 | 7 Nights, Seven Seas Navigator

Highlights: Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Cozumel, Belize City, Santo Tomas de Castilla, Costa Maya, Fort Lauderdale

Balcony Suite (E) NOW..... £2,264pp (was £3,019pp); Penthouse Suite (C) NOW..... £2,399pp (was £3,199pp)

BERMUDA & COLONIAL SOUTH, 15 April 2011 | 10 Nights, Seven Seas Navigator

Highlights: Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral, Charleston, Hamilton (2 overnights), St. George, Nassau, Fort Lauderdale

Ocean View Suite from £3,329pp, Balcony Suite from £3,769pp

ALMOST EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED...
FREE flights & transfers
FREE unlimited shore excursions
ALL fine dining
ALL drinks & beverages
ALL gratuities & ALL activities onboard

FREE SHORE EXCURSIONS EXAMPLES

KEY WEST: Glass Bottom Boat; originally £60.................now FREE
HAMILTON: Horse & Carriage Ride; originally £53.................now FREE
CHARLESTON: Magnolia Gardens; originally £100.................now FREE

Book by March 31.

All fares are based on lowest available lead-in fare for destination and are subject to availability. Alternative suite categories available. Prices are per person based on double occupancy. Further terms and conditions apply. Please see www.rssc.co.uk/ or call the luxury cruise agents of The Cruise Line Ltd on 0800 008 6677.

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