{"id":8429,"date":"2011-03-31T21:41:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/this-weeks-great-deals-from-ecruising-travel-7\/"},"modified":"2011-03-31T21:41:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T21:41:00","slug":"this-weeks-great-deals-from-ecruising-travel-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/03\/this-weeks-great-deals-from-ecruising-travel-7\/","title":{"rendered":"This week&#8217;s great deals from ecruising.travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/ecruising-blog.blogspot.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"79\" src=\"http:\/\/images.ecruising.travel\/ECnews\/20110331\/Header---Tbanner-reloaded_02.jpg\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/ecruising-blog.blogspot.com\/\">Edition 547 &#8211; 31 March 2011<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Hi Cruisers,<\/p>\n<p>Brett and Philippa have just jetted off on our exclusive Galapagos  charter so I\u2019m in control this week!  It\u2019s been another busy week in  the world of cruising (so no slacking off while the boss is away for  us&#8230;), so let\u2019s get straight into it!<\/p>\n<p>Released at the end of this week is P&#038;O\u2019s August 2012 \u2013 May 2013 cruise program.  Billed as Australia\u2019s biggest ever cruise program with 126 departures,  over 50 unique itineraries and 5 different home ports including  Melbourne, we\u2019ve been working hard on this and we will bring this to you  very soon!<\/p>\n<p>Cunard\u2019s Europe &#038; Exotic sailing programme is  also due for release early next week and it promises to be a cracker!  Consisting of 84 voyages, Cunard will visit 129 ports in 48 countries in  2012. On 5th June 2012, Cunard will create another historical moment as  the three Queens meet in Southampton for the first time to Celebrate  the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. Sure to be an emotional  moment!<\/p>\n<p>Costa has also just announced their 2012 programme.  Highlights include the deployment of 2 ships in Asia, Classica &#038;  Victoria and the launch of the new flagship, Costa Fascinosa (114,500  gross tonnage &#038; 3780 total guests).<\/p>\n<p>New for Princess is this great value 51 night South American circumnavigation package onboard the Grand Princess.  Departing 26 Jan 2013 from <b>Fort Lauderdale<\/b>, set sail for <b>San Francisco<\/b> the long way round! You\u2019ll visit The<b> Virgin Islands<\/b>, <b>Antigua<\/b>, <b>Barbados<\/b> and <b>Trinidad and Tobago<\/b> in the Caribbean, <b>Fortaleza<\/b> and <b>Salvador<\/b> in Northern Brazil before spending 10 &#038; 11 Feb in <b>Rio de Janerio<\/b> for <b>Carniv\u00e0le<\/b>! Continue on to <b>Buenos Aires<\/b>, <b>Montevideo<\/b> and The <b>Falkland Islands<\/b> before rounding <b>Cape Horn<\/b>.  Visit <b>Ushuaia<\/b>, the southern- most city in the world before stopping at <b>Punta Arenas<\/b>, then scenic glacier cruising. <b>Puerto Montt<\/b>, <b>Santiago<\/b> and <b>La Serena<\/b> in Chile are the next ports of call. Then it\u2019s off to <b>Lima<\/b> in Peru and <b>Quito<\/b> in Ecuador. Heading for Central America we stop at <b>Puntarenas<\/b> in Costa Rica and <b>San Juan del Sur<\/b> in Nicaragua. The Mexican Riveria finds us stopping at <b>Acapulco<\/b> and <b>Cabo San Lucas<\/b> before disembarking on  16th March in <b>San Francisco<\/b>.  Phew! Included are return flights, a nights accommodation at the Hilton  Fort Lauderdale beach resort, 1 night at the Hilton Union Square, San  Fran plus transfers. Insides start from $7,949.00, Oceanviews $8,439.00,  Balconies $10,319.00 and Mini-suites $11,609.00. Terrific value for  such an amazing experience! <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/ecruising.travel\/Details.aspx?id=11435\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You have probably seen the new Celebrity Solstice Australian sailings by now on the website, but here\u2019s a few highlights. Departing <b>Barcelona<\/b> 26 Oct 2012 head to <b>Alexandria<\/b> where you\u2019ll overnight with plenty of time to get to <b>Giza<\/b> to see the <b>pyramids<\/b> before heading to <b>Safaga<\/b>, the gateway to <b>Luxor<\/b>, where the ship will overnight.  Head for <b>Dubai<\/b> and <b>Muscat<\/b> before overnighting in <b>Cochin<\/b>, the centre of the ancient spice trade for many centuries. Travel to <b>Kuala Lumpur<\/b>, <b>Singapore<\/b> and <b>Bali<\/b> before stopping at <b>Darwin<\/b>, <b>Cairns<\/b> and <b>Brisbane<\/b>. Arriving in <b>Sydney<\/b>  on 9th December, this 46 night package gives you plenty of time to  enjoy all that Celebrity Solstice has to offer! Starting from $6,849.00  this is a great way to welcome this beautiful ship to our shores. <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/ecruising.travel\/Details.aspx?id=11457\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If thats too long how about a 1 night sampler cruise departing 9 December 2012.<br \/>Insides from just $259.00<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/ecruising.travel\/Details.aspx?id=11443\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t wait that long to experience Celebrity Solstice? How about this 14 night <b>Barcelona<\/b> roundtrip package. Departing 4 Nov 2011 you\u2019ll visit <b>Livorno<\/b> (<b>Florence\/Pisa<\/b>), <b>Civitavecchia<\/b> (<b>Rome<\/b>) and <b>Naple<\/b> in <b>Italy<\/b>, <b>Athens<\/b> in <b>Greece<\/b>, <b>Ephesus<\/b> in <b>Turkey<\/b>, The Island of <b>Crete<\/b> and then <b>Malta<\/b>. Includes 2 nights at the <b>Hilton Diagonal Mar<\/b> and flights with Singapore Airlines. Insides are $3,499.00 or how about a Deluxe Veranda from just $3,969.00. <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/ecruising.travel\/Details.aspx?id=11532\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for more details<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Keep Cruising, <br \/>Lynden &#038; The ecruising team<br \/><i>The World  is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.<\/i> <br \/>Saint Augustine <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edition 547 &#8211; 31 March 2011 Hi Cruisers, Brett and Philippa have just jetted off on our exclusive Galapagos charter so I\u2019m in control this week! It\u2019s been another busy week in the world of cruising (so no slacking off while the boss is away for us&#8230;), so let\u2019s get straight into it! 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