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Oceania Cruises offers savings and flight upgrades in UK on Black Sea cruise in September

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Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen

Category: Latest offers Latest offers

Published: 01 July 2014 01 July 2014

Oceania Cruises is offering fare savings of up to £2937pp, free return UK airfare, optional business class flight ugrades from £199pp, free gratuities, free unlimited premium spirits, wine, beer and soft drinks and free unlimited internet on the line’s 22^ndSeptember 2014 `Black Sea Legends’ departure from Istanbul to Athens.

 

The cruise takes in Nessebur (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Sochi (Russia), Trabzon and Sinop (Turkey), before navigating the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Straits to Ephesus (Turkey) and on to Piraeus for disembarkation on 2^ndOctober. Staterooms are available from £1649pp, was £3066 (saving £1417), with the best value and savings on a Penthouse Suite, now available for £2549pp, was £5486pp, (saving £2937pp).

Windstar Cruises celebrates America's birthday with savings

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Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä

Category: Latest offers Latest offers

Published: 01 July 2014 01 July 2014

Windstar Cruises, a leader in small ship cruising, is celebrating the Fourth of July with exceptional savings on select sailings. Guests can book the yachting vacation of their dreams for as low as $1,776 per person, a savings of up to 76% off, on select voyages until July 11, 2014.

"Take advantage of these savings and cruise in Windstar Style, the perfect pairing of comfort and luxury. Experience the glamorous ports of the French Riviera on Glitter & Glam of the Riviera. Relax on the beautiful beaches of the French Polynesia islands on Dreams of Tahiti," the company said in a statement.

Additionally, select Asia voyages include a $1,000 airfare credit per person. From Singapore and the Malay Peninsula to Hong Kong and Vietnam, Windstar explores the best of Asia. All Asia voyages include Windstar’s new Private Events, a complimentary on shore experience that is crafted to give guests an in depth and authentic taste of the local culture.

P&O Cruises in two month summer promotion

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Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen

Category: Latest offers Latest offers

Published: 01 July 2014 01 July 2014

P&O Cruises Great Sail Away, a two month summer promotion, starts today with thousands of holidays departing from September 2014 to June 2015 and a choice of customer offers. 

Benefits include free additional on board spending money on P&O Cruises Select Price holidays and free flights on exotic and world sector cruises this winter. 

In addition, reduced Early Saver prices are being released for sailings starting from September 1, 2014up to the end of June 2015. 

P&O Cruises Great Sail Away will run throughout July until the end of August and cover departures which include those over the key school holidays of autumn half-term, Christmas and Easter 2015. 

There is a huge selection of child friendly or adult only holidays and destinations including short breaks to Bruges, ex-UK to the Mediterranean, Atlantic islands, Baltic and Norwegian fjords, Mediterranean fly-cruises and transatlantic Caribbean cruises as well as world cruises and sectors of world cruises. 

Offers will also be available on new ship Britannia which launches in March 2015. 

The free extra on board spending money on Select Price holidays can be spent on drinks, fine dining, shop purchases, spa treatments and shore excursions booked on board, and is in addition to the Select Price benefits which include: 
·        A choice of on board spending money, car parking or return coach travel (on cruises seven nights or more) 
·        A choice of cabin 
·        First priority restaurant booking 
·        First priority for upgrades 
·        Shuttle buses 
·        Flexibility to change the booking (terms & conditions apply) 

Book by July 31 for world cruises, sectors of world cruises and spring holidays. Options and offers include: 
·        World cruise sector: A 48-night Southampton to Brisbane voyage on Arcadia departing January 6, 2015 starts from £4,899 per person for a Select Price with free flights to London worth £730. This equates to £102 per night 
·        Easter: A 14-night Portugal, Spain & Morocco cruise on Britannia departing March 28, 2015 starts from £1,279 per person for a Select Price with an extra £70 per cabin free spending money 

Book by August 31 for autumn and winter cruises as well as short break mini cruises. Options and offers include: 
·        Mini cruise break: A two-night cruise to Bruges from Southampton on Azura departing October 13, 2014 starts from £199 per person for a Select Price with an extra £30 per cabin free spending money 
·        Oct half term: A six-night cruise break on Azura departing October 25, 2014 starts from £649 per person for a Select Price with an extra £60 per cabin free spending money 

P&O Cruises marketing director Christopher Edgington said: "This is our greatest summer promotion with literally thousands of holidays on offer across a huge spectrum of travel dates and destinations. 

“Everyone can benefit; from families travelling in peak school holidays to those who want to be the first to experience all the glamour and excitement of our new ship Britannia.”

Princess Cruises offers savings on bucket list cruise destinations

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Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä

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Published: 18 June 2014 18 June 2014

Princess Cruises’ Bucket List Extravaganza Sale gives guests the opportunity to visit exotic vacation destinations on their travel bucket list. The cruise sale, running through July 17, offers up to $200 free onboard spending money and up to $400 in pre-paid gratuities, when booking a balcony, mini-suite or suite.

Voyages featured in the sale include cruises to the clear blue waters and white sandy beaches of Tahiti, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia or exploring the ancient temples of Asia.

In addition to special fares, guests booking interior and oceanview staterooms will receive an onboard credit of $50 per stateroom for six- to nine-day cruises or $100 per stateroom for cruises 10 days or longer. Guests booking balcony staterooms or above will receive $100 onboard credit per stateroom for six- to nine-day cruises or $200 onboard credit per stateroom for cruises 10 days or longer.

As an added value, guests booking balcony staterooms, mini-suites, or suites will also receive free pre-paid gratuities.

More information about the Bucket List Extravaganza Sale and cruise pricing can be found at princess.com/sale.

Examples of Bucket List Extravaganza cruise deals include:

–    Tahiti cruise vacation — 10 days; $1,499 interior, $2,199 balcony
     
–    Australia and New Zealand cruise vacation — 12 days; $1,499 interior, $2,499 balcony
     
–    Grand Asia cruise vacation — 17 days; $1,199 interior, $2,199 balcony
     
–    South America cruise vacation — 14 days; $1,399 interior, $1,999 balcony
     
–    Transatlantic cruise vacation — 14 to 32 days; $1,299 interior, $1,999 balcony

Information about other cruise deals and promotions can be found at princess.com/topcruisedeals.

All cruise prices are per person, based on double occupancy. Free gratuities are based on the pre-payment by Princess Cruises on behalf of the guest at the suggested amount of $12 per day for mini-suites and suites and $11.50 per day for balcony and below. The Bucket List Extravaganza cruise sale runs through 11:59 p.m. PDT on July 17, 2014 and is available to residents of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Bermuda.