{"id":5966,"date":"2008-11-30T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-30T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/first-hand-experience-at-sea\/"},"modified":"2008-11-30T21:37:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-30T21:37:00","slug":"first-hand-experience-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/11\/first-hand-experience-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"First hand experience at sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TRAVEL BRIEFS<\/p>\n

By John Crook <\/p>\n

Big Fella Festival<\/p>\n

New Years day and night should have a listing in your diary, for that’s when the party starts at Falls Creek Alpine Resort.\u00a0 Jazz from Liz Cavanagh and her regular support muso’s, just one of the headline acts at the inaugural festival.\u00a0 Check this out! Three nights lodge accommodation, continental breakfasts, Big Fella event pass for two, with a tariff from $207 per person based on double occupancy.\u00a0 It’s valid Dec 31 2008 \u2013 January 2 2009.\u00a0 To book call 1800 033 079 or email fallscreekinfo@bigpond.com<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n

Free nights and all your food<\/p>\n

Enjoy bonus free nights in Fiji, where TravelOnline is offering special rates at Shangri-La Resort and Spa.\u00a0 Departures ex Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne with land only content priced from $1158 per person twin share.\u00a0 Check with www.tourismfiji.com<\/a> for more information and bookings.\u00a0 The package is for six nights (but pay for the price of only four) and note that all meals are taken care of with some other extras included.\u00a0 The offer is valid for sale until 31 March 2009 and for travel to 25 December 2008 and from 11 January to 31 March 2009. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Luxury stone cottages<\/p>\n

Never before have I experienced such high quality in a B&B, one which has been created out of stones from the property.\u00a0 When Liz and Kyle started building their stone cottages, there was a degree of doubt, almost ridicule, amongst locals.\u00a0 That has all changed.\u00a0 Their group of cottages are in the upper luxury area.\u00a0 Everview is\u00a0 located near Canowindra (NSW) and currently there’s a 2-night accommodation package, with a complimentary bottle of wine, an upgrade to a gourmet breakfast and a late\u00a0 check-out.\u00a0\u00a0 Tariff is $460 and valid Monday to Thursday.\u00a0\u00a0 Check www.everview.com.au<\/a>\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Five star dining aboard<\/p>\n

With 55 staterooms and 95 crew no wonder that SeaDream I\u00a0 and II continue to win awards, the latest being named the world’s best five-star vessels,- thanks to Berlitz Guide to Cruise Ships and Cruising magazine.\u00a0 Check the prices at www.seadream.com<\/a>, but remember the prices are inclusive of all 5-star dining, drinks from the open bars and wine with all meals, nightly cocktail parties, use of the 50-course golf simulator, gratuities and port charges and taxes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Just a slice of paradise at sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Billy has arrived<\/p>\n

The Melbourne season of Billy Elliott will break all records.\u00a0 That’s my opinion and is judged on the many reports I receive from friends who have caught the production.\u00a0 It plays Her Majesty’s Theatre from December 13.\u00a0 Mantra Southbank has an offer worth pursuing.\u00a0 If my eyes are not deceiving me one package in particular is priced from $175 per room per night including show tickets, boxed continental breakfast for two, one pre-show drink per person in Up One Bar and a late checkout.\u00a0 There are more competitive packages at other Mantra properties in Melbourne.\u00a0 Call 1300 780 13 15 17.\u00a0 Conditions and some surcharges apply.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First hand experience at sea<\/p>\n

In what I would regard as a super deal, I note we Aussies can now experience Queen Mary 2’s features in a 15 nights cruise ex Los Angeles to Sydney departing February 10 2009.\u00a0 The price is from $2599 per person twin share . That is value!\u00a0\u00a0 Air fares not included.\u00a0\u00a0 Ring 13 24 41 or visit www.cunardline.com.au<\/a> \u00a0
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* Please note conditions may apply to these packages\u00a0 and prices are subject to change and availability.\u00a0 This information is provided as a guide only.\u00a0 Check with your travel agency.\u00a0\u00a0 Block out periods may apply.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Need a holiday ?\u00a0 We’re archived on\u00a0 http:\/\/travellersgoodbuys.info<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TRAVEL BRIEFS By John Crook Big Fella Festival New Years day and night should have a listing in your diary, for that’s when the party starts at Falls Creek Alpine Resort.\u00a0 Jazz from Liz Cavanagh and her regular support muso’s, just one of the headline acts at the inaugural festival.\u00a0 Check this out! Three nights […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}