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376: Last Minute Super Specials on Gemini

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Issue 376 | 3 January 2008

Hi Cruisers,

To start the year off we have some great last minute specials for SuperStar Gemini. To farewell SuperStar Gemini from Australian waters, Star Cruises have released two new shorter sectors for January and eight super special deals!

You will board SuperStar Gemini on the 28th of January in Brisbane and cruise into Sydney on the 30th of January. This will give you a chance to sample Gemini before she goes back to Asia to complete her final 2008 Asian itineraries. Prices start from $499 and include all meals onboard, entertainment and port charges & government taxes. Click here for more.

The other shorter sector cruise is Melbourne to Brisbane departing on the 16th of January, just two weeks away!! This 4 night cruise includes a stop in Sydney, while you can spend the rest of your time lazing away in the sun! Starting from $849, click here for more.

With a saving of up to $600 for some of these cruises, why not book your last minute cruise holiday onboard SuperStar Gemini. There are 8 cruises to choose from and they are only two weeks away. With a holiday like this, almost everything is included from meals onboard to activities and entertainment! The whole family will enjoy being onboard SuperStar Gemini.

  1. Brisbane to Cairns - Cruising for 4 nights and departing 20 January
    Starting from $699, click here
  2. Brisbane Return - Cruising for 4 nights and departing 28 January
    Starting from $899, click here
  3. Sydney to Cairns - Cruising for 6 nights and departing 18 January
    Starting from $1049, click here
  4. Cairns to Sydney - Cruising for 6 nights and departing 24 January
    Starting from $1099, click here
  5. Brisbane Return - Cruising for 8 nights and departing 20 January
    Starting from $1349, click here
  6. Cairns Return - Cruising for 11 nights and departing 24 January
    Starting from $1999, click here
  7. Sydney Round Trip - Cruising for 12 nights and departing 18 January
    Starting from $2049, click here
  8. Sydney to Singapore - Cruising for 19 nights and departing 30 January
    Starting from $3649, click here

For those of you who want to travel to Fiji, Blue Lagoon still have their offer of buy one cruise and receive another cruise FREE! If you travel on any of these three sailings in February, you will receive a free cruise to the same or lesser value to be taken within 12 months of travel. So next time you cruise with Blue Lagoon, all you pay is airfares and accommodation and there are always great specials coming out!

2 nights Club cruise - starting from $1249, click here for more.

3 nights Club Cruise - starting from $1799, click here for more.

3 nights Gold Club Cruise - starting from $2099, click here for more.

On top of your cruise departing from Lautoka, Fiji, we include 2 nights (1 pre-cruise & 1 post-cruise) accommodation at the Sheraton Fiji Resort on Denarau Island and return economy airfares with Qantas from Sydney.

Last week we mentioned a number of great specials and we have had an overwhelming response to these cruises. For those of you who missed out, here are some of those specials again!

Departing on the 6th of April onboard Sun Princess we have two great reasons to book:

  1. Fly / Cruise from Adelaide and Melbourne from $1899; there are only insides left! If you book a CC - D grade cabin Oceanview, you will receive a FREE upgrade to a BA - BD grade Balcony cabin. Click here for more.


  2. If you don't need the flights because you live in Sydney, you will receive $100 onboard credit per person (on selected categories). Click here for more.

Some great cruises have become very popular after we mentioned our Rail and Sail packages with Rhapsody of the Seas.

There is an 11 night round trip Sydney departure visiting the Great Barrier Reef with two departure dates, 11 November and 2 December 2008. Starting from $1599, click here for more.

Or, cruise from Sydney and experience Tasmania before returning to Sydney. This 7 night package is departing on the 6th of January 2009 and starts from $1049, click here for more.

As well as Australian cruising, some Asian itineraries have been popular over the past week. There is a 12 night cruise on the 27th of January 2008 cruising from Singapore to Hong Kong, with one night accommodation pre and post cruise and airfares from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. Starting from $3699, click here for more.

March also seems the time to be cruising to Asia with Rhapsody of the Seas. We have a number of packages that are available ranging from 4 to 6 night cruises. Prices start from $1799, they all include pre and post cruise accommodation and return airfares. Click here for more.

If these last minute specials are a bit too much for you, and you are looking for something later in the year or early next year, we have some great specials for 2008!

If you feel like cruising in Europe this year - Oceania have extended their 65% off promotion, plus we have included early bird flights to Europe! With cruises starting in April right through to November, experience Europe onboard Nautica, Insignia or Regatta.

On the 13th of June 2008 you will depart from Rome and visit Sorrento, Amalfi, Olbia, Florence, Portofino, Monte Carlo, Saint Tropez, Provence, Palma de Mallorca and then arrive into Barcelona. This package includes return economy airfares with Singapore Airlines, a nights accommodation at the Crowne Plaza St. Peters in Rome and 10 nights onboard Nautica. Starting from $5399, click here for more.

Cruise from Rome to Stockholm, while visiting the Mediterranean and Northern Europe! Visit ports in Spain, Portugal, U.K, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Russia and Estonia. You will also transit through the Kiel Canal. This 17 night packages includes return airfares with Qantas, 16 nights onboard Regatta and one night at the Crowne Plaza St. Peters in Rome. Starting from $6899, click here for more.

You can cruise from Rome to Venice and visit France, Italy, Greece and Montenegro. Departing June, July, September and October; cruise through Summer and Autumn. Our 13 night package starts from $5749 including return airfares with Singapore Airlines, one night at the Crowne Plaza St. Peters, Rome and 12 nights onboard Insignia, click here for more.

Some specials this week with Princess Cruises:

10 night Polynesia & Pacific Island Specials onboard Tahitian Princess. - click here for the 29th of January and 29th of March departure or click here for the 8th April departure.

For something different - Mexican Riviera cruising onboard Sapphire Princess. Departing late 2008, cruise from Los Angeles and visit Mexico. Starting from $2149, click here for more.

Finally, Sydney to Auckland onboard Celebrity Mercury has also been popular this week. Departing on the 20th of January or 17th of February 2008 you will visit Melbourne, Hobart, Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sound, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington and Tauranga. Starting from $2549, click here for more.

Keep cruising,
Leanne

Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.

- Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)







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