SMALL SHIP NEWS - DEALS AND DISCOUNTS
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| Shirley Linde's column on Small Ship News is a digest of news and cruise discounts as seen at SmallShipCruises.com |
Variety Cruises -- Save up to $1,500 per cabin and get two free nights at an Athens hotel on Greek cruises on 50-passenger vessels to lesser-known islands. April two-for-one special on its Red Sea Egyptian cruise.
Hebridean Spirit -- Get 40% off plus a complimentary pre-cruise overnight stay for gardening cruise of southern France and Spain.
Windstar -- Savings of up to 50 % on select 7-day 2009 European cruises with rates starting at $1,799 per person double occupancy.
Paul Gauguin – Tahiti and the South Pacific on 7 and 11-day cruises at up to 70% off. Book by April 30.
Hurtiigruten -- Savings up to 68% on the 318-berth Fram, for a May 17-day cruise between Reykjavik, Iceland and Greenland and a September 18-day voyage between Greenland and New York. Book by 3/31.
Peter Deilmann -- South American departures have up to $2,500 off per passenger on four 13- to 20-night voyages, departing in January and February 2010 aboard the Deutschland and guests receive complimentary shore excursions.
AMA Waterways -- Free airfare from the U.S. for nine European river cruise departures during April.
Oceania Cruises -- A 5th Anniversary Celebration features up to 72 percent off on several European voyages; some winter cruises are two-for-one.
Seabourn -- Early booking savings of up to 50 percent on 7-day Mediterranean cruises and up to 45 percent on northern Europe/Scandinavia cruises. In March the Legend is half-off in the Caribbean.
Silversea -- Early booking discount of up to 35 percent, plus an additional 5-15 percent in Advance Payment Bonus for those who pay in full six months or year prior to sailing. 50% discount on many voyages in Alaska, the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Baltic, Far East, South Pacific, South America and Seychelles.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises -- 2 for 1 air for Europe, Russia, and Egypt river cruises; no single supplements for many European itineraries.
Prince Albert II -- 50% off per person on several voyages including Ushuaia to Antarctica and Spitzbergen to Norway.
Clipper Odyssey -- 2-for-1 Special for Arctic Cruises..
SeaDream --Savings on Caribbean and transatlantic five-, seven-, nine-, eleven- and twelve-day voyages in March, April and May from 45 to 63 percent off. Sailings are San Juan-San Juan or San Juan-St. Thomas and transatlantic from Miami to Lisbon.
Amazon Nature Tours -- Amazon cruises on several 7-night Spring departures are $500 off per couple.
Diving Deals -- Nekton Cruises has $500 off dive trips March 28. Discount fare of $1,295 is for dive cruises to Puerto Rico and St. Croix.
Cannes Festival, Grand Prix -- Windstar Cruises is offering an 8-day cruise departing May 17 that visits the Cannes Film Festival and Monaco Grand Prix race, St. Tropez and San Remo, with an overnight in Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival and three nights in Monaco during the Formula One Grand Prix race. Rates begin at $2,999 per person double occupancy.
Windsurf -- From now to March 30 they have specials on 7-day cruises from Barbados. Northbound cruises to St Kitts, Nevis, St. Martin, St Barts, BasseTerre, Iles des Sintes and Pigeon Island start at $1,489. Southbound to Bequia, Roseau, Pigeon Island, Mayreau, St. George’s and Tobago starts at $1,389. Or combine them for a great 2 weeks.
ACCL Discounts -- American Canadian Caribbean Line has savings of $500 per person on 11-night cruises in the Bahamas Out Islands (March). No Single Supplement on select cabins on Belize cruises.
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