TUESDAY 31ST MAY 2011 www.cruiseweekly.com.au JMAK= Ph: 1300 799 220 Fax: 1300 799 221 :((./< Email: [email protected] Editors: Louise Goldsbury & Amanda Collins New options in Norwegian fjords Get onboard with Healy AUSSIE CRICKETING LEGEND IAN HEALY IS INVITING Norway is the first cruise- Tours depart between January and March cruisers to join him onboard a specially 2012, priced from $5,234 per person, twin- chartered 15-day European river cruise tour holiday on offer from share. which departs Amsterdam to Budapest on Discover The World. “Norway is one of those destinations that 01 August this year. is perhaps on a traveller’s itinerary for their The voyage is only available to book via REGARDED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST second holiday to Europe, even though it’s Harvey World Travel Garden City, and is beautiful cruising destinations, the as close a destination from most major priced from $9,980pp - including return Norwegian coastline is now more accessible European airline hubs, and perhaps airfares with Emirates, the15-day through a new range of “hassle-free ‘snap- promises some of the finest and most Magnificent Europe voyage, all meals and on’ modules” for European holidays. extraordinary natural sightseeing and a sightseeing and a free night’s The Discover Norway range is Discover fascinating history,” said Roger Condon, accommodation in Dubai when flying The World’s first venture into cruise-tour sales manager, Discover The World. between Australia and Europe in both packages, in conjunction with the region’s For details, call 1800 623 267 or see your directions - see page five for full details. cruising specialist, Hurtigruten. travel agent. The initial three options include a 14-day ‘Spectacular Norway’ tour combining rail, road and sea, roundtrip from Oslo. Fjords, mountains and waterfalls act as a backdrop for the entire cruise, and on land, travellers explore historic towns and the scenic Hurtigruten cruising in Norway railway of Flam. ‘The Taste of Spectacular Norway’ cruise- tour condenses this itinerary into nine days, SuperStar upgrade offer! with seven days aboard Hurtigruten. STAR CRUISES IS OFFERING ULTIMATE UPGRADES ON Tours depart daily and prices start at selected three-, five- and seven-night Ho Chi $2,306 per person, twin-share for selected Minh sailings onboard SuperStar Virgo; as 2011/2012 departures. well as discounted three-, seven- and eight- ‘Land of Fjords’ takes guests aboard night Penang/Phuket/Krabi cruise packages Hurtigruten’s Classic Voyage South, followed onboard SuperStar Libra which are priced by a farm stay in Findebotten, with guided from $452 per person. hiking, fishing, canoeing, and berry and For details see p6 and p7 of today’s CW. mushroom picking. Available between June and September TODAY’S CRUISE WEEKLY 2011, prices start at $4,626 per person, Welcome to today’s consumer issue of twin-share. Cruise Weekly, featuring four pages of ‘Winter Wilderness’ includes a six-day cruise news and photos, plus a full page cruise, two nights in Hanseatic Bergen, one from Harvey World Travel Garden City on night in a mountain lodge, a “snowmobile page 5 and two full pages from Star safari” and dog-sledding. Cruises on page 6 and page 7. NEW MEDITERRANEAN OFFERS Free Balcony Upgrades* * plus US$500 Onboard Credit Cruise Weekly Australia/New Zealand PO Box 428, West Ryde NSW 1685 Ph: 1300 799 220 www.cruiseweekly.com.au more OVERNIGHTS. on select 2011 Europe sailings. Editorsitors: Louise Goldsbury & Amanda Collins STAYS. longer [email protected] Advertising & Promotions Book by 30 June 2011 Lisa Maroun [email protected] Cruise Weekly is a publication of Cruise Weekly Pty Ltd ABN 731 230 414 85. All content fully protected by copyright. Please obtain written permission from the editor to reproduce any material. 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CRUISE WEEKLY SUBSCRIBERS WILL TODAY RECEIVE SeaDream I has returned to the deep blue, For a family holiday next month, an 11- an emailed copy of our new River Cruise kicking-off her 2011 Baltic, Northern Europe night Eastern Mediterranean cruise is priced Guide, giving an overview of the major river and Mediterranean season with an 11-night from $4,319 per person, with children’s cruise operators marketing their products in voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Bergen, fares 50% off. the Australasian market. Norway on 28 May. Departing Venice on 27 July, the 170- To view the guide CLICK HEREHERE. During her stay in drydock all of her 56 passenger tall ship visits Mykonos, Santorini, onboard staterooms were re-wallpapered, Yithion and Corfu in Greece; Kotor in whilst woodwork was also sanded and Montenegro; Dubrovnik, Korcula, Hvar and Scenic cruising in France revarnished and new carpeting was laid in Mali Losinj in Croatia; and ends in Athens. 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Designed to pay tribute to members of the armed forces, under the scheme all current, discharged and retired members of the Australian and NZ Defence Forces (including the Royal Australian Navy, Air Force and Army) will be given onboard credit of up to $250 when booking a cruise with P&O Cruises Australia, Princess Cruises or Cunard (represented in Australia by Carnival). “We think it’s a great way of acknowledging the men and women who give so much for their countries,” said Carnival Australia Senior Vice President Jenny Lourey. Current and ex-service personnel who wish to take advantage of the free credit simply need to provide documentation demonstrating their service in either the Australian or New Zealand Defence Forces at the time of booking. 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