Seabourn's Winter Wonders

Small-ship luxury cruise line Seabourn is offering some great value cruises this winter, with 7-day voyages from just £1,299 per person - perfect for exploring some of the great historic civilizations of Western culture, away from the maddening summer crowds, and some of the Caribbean’s hottest destinations.

Take your pick from this wonderful little selection:

7-day Mediterranean Wonders

Departure Date: Nov 10

Route: Civitavecchia (Rome) to Piraeus (Athens)

Ports of Call: Naples, Messina, Crotone, Corfu, Corinth Canal and Mykonos, with prices from £1,299 per person.

10-day Indonesian Odyssey

Departure Date: Dec 11

Route: Singapore to Benoa (Denpasar), Bali

Ports of Call: Semarang, Java, Indonesia; Surabaya, Indonesia; Probolinggo, Java, Indonesia; Celukan Bawang, Bali, Indonesia and Lembar, Indonesia, with prices from £2,099pp.

11-day Caribbean Harbors

Departure Date: Dec 10

Route: Fort Lauderdale, round-trip

Ports of Call: Grand Turk, Prickly Pear Island, BVI; Antigua; St. Martin; St. John (Cruz Bay), USVI; San Juan, Puerto Rico, with prices from £2,199pp.

All prices are per person and based on two people sharing a suite, fully inclusive of all tips and gratuities, fine dining, open bars and fully-stocked mini bar.

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

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New Brochure from Swan Hellenic

By guest blogger Steve Newman

The winter 2011-2012 season brochures are going on sale now and Swan Hellenic’s latest features cruises throughout northern Europe, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, North Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Following particularly successful sales for Far East cruises this year, the cruise line will return to the region in late 2011 with ports of call throughout India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Indonesia and the Philippines , including a return to Yangon in Myanmar.

New ports, all accessible only by smaller ships like Swan Hellenic's Minerva, featured in the brochure across Europe, Asia and Middle East include the wildlife conservation reserve of Sir Bani Yas island in the United Arab Emirates, the Vietnamese coastal city of Qui Nhon, and the French fishing town of Port Vendres close to the Spanish border. The 320-guest ship (above) is also small enough to transit the Corinth Canal in Greece, the Kiel Canal in Germany, the Yangon River in Myanmar and the Saigon River in Vietnam.

One of the highlights is an insight into the tribes, religions and cultures of Indonesia and South East Asia, with a 22-day ‘East of Java’ cruise from Singapore to Hong Kong and ports of call that Semarang in Java, Bali, Lombok, Komodo, Sandakan in Malaysia for a visit to an orangutan sanctuary, and Manila in the Philippines, before arriving in Hong Kong. Prices are from £3,345 per person for a 22-day fly-cruise in January 2012.

Brochures can also be viewed online at www.swanhellenic.com/2012brochure.

Swan Hellenic will be exhibiting at the Cruise Show in Birmingham on October 16-17. and at London's Olympia on March 26-27 2011.

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