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Thursday, August 28, 2008

410: This week's great deals from ecruising.travel

Issue 410 | 28 August 2008

Hi Cruisers,

Brett is out of the office for the second half of this week so I'll be bringing you up to date on all of the new specials that have been pouring in over the last few days.

More Rhapsody of the Seas 2009/10 sailings are now available for the Australia and South Pacific season. We have put together a 35 night Circumnavigation of Australia, departing from Sydney on 17 Oct 2009 and 26 Feb 2010. Priced from $5499, on this voyage you will visit Brisbane, Hamilton Island, Cairns, Port Moresby, Darwin, Broome, Exmouth, Perth, Bunbury, Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne, Burnie, Hobart, Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sound, Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington in NZ before sailing back into Sydney. Click here for more

We have also packaged up Rhapsody's South Pacific and Hawaii sailings for April 2010 as she heads back to the northern hemisphere. Our Hawaiian Voyage package includes 16 nights from Sydney to Honolulu, 2 nights post-cruise at the Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio, transfers in Honolulu, your one-way airfare back to Sydney on Hawaiian Airlines plus all port/govt taxes. Click here for more

Cruise from Honolulu to Vancouver with our 13 night package including return airfares, 1 night pre-cruise in Honolulu, 2 nights post-cruise in Vancouver plus transfers, click here for more. Or sail from Sydney to Vancouver on back-to-back Rhapsody cruises from $5599 including 2 nights post-cruise at the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, transfers in Vancouver, your flight back to Australia and more. Click here for more

Royal & Tahitian Princess double upgrade offer. Princess Cruises have just released new Sydney to Hong Kong sectors from their world voyages in February 2009 both with double upgrade offers. For the price of an Inside cabin, you'll receive a FREE upgrade to a Balcony cabin. Both Royal and Tahitian Princess' cruise packages are priced from only $5899 including 23 nights cruising from Sydney to Hong Kong, 1 night post-cruise at the Empire Hotel in Kowloon, your flight back to Australia plus port/govt taxes. Both cruises visit Brisbane, Cairns, Rabaul, Guam, Osaka, Hiroshima, Inchon and Shanghai.
For more information on Tahitian Princess, departing 19 February, click here.
For more information on Royal Princess, departing 25 February, click here.

Discover Asia with Oceania Cruises and receive onboard credit and a FREE night in Singapore. Experience the newest ship in the Oceania fleet, Nautica, with our Southern Cross Holiday. For a limited time, when you book Oceania's 18 night cruise, departing Singapore on 20 December this year, not only will you receive a complimentary nights accommodation at the Shangri-La Singapore, you will also receive $US500 onboard credit per stateroom in selected categories. Priced from only $6949, our package also includes your one-way flight to Singapore to start the cruise, port/govt taxes, gratuities on board and transfers in Singapore. Click here for more

Save up to 25% on selected NCL Europe departures, if you book by 3rd September. Prices on Norwegian Jade's 6 February Canary Islands and Morocco cruise from Barcelona now start from only $3149 including return airfares with Qantas, 1 night pre-cruise in Barcelona and your 9 night cruise. Click here for more

Or discover the Eastern Mediterranean from only $3699 including return flights with Qantas, 1 night in Barcelona and 12 nights cruise accommodation on board Norwegian Jade visiting Rome, Athens, Ephesus, Alexandria and Valletta. Click here for more

Cruise the Pacific on Dawn Princess and Save! Prices for Dawn Princess' 13 night cruise to Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu have been reduced by up to $1100 per person. Inside cabins for both the 23 May and 22 June departures now start from $1499, Oceanviews from $1699 and Balconies from $2549. Book now and you'll also receive $100 per person onboard credit on selected cabins. Click here for more

Spend Christmas and New Year on ms Volendam. Stuck for an idea of where to spend Christmas and New Year? Why not spend it on board HAL's ms Volendam cruising the waters of New Zealand and Australia. Christmas Day is spent cruising between Picton and Dunedin in New Zealand then sail out of Sydney on New Years Eve and party the night away before spending a quiet New Year's Day at sea. Now priced from only $2999, our cruise holiday includes your one-way airfare from Sydney, 1 night pre-cruise in Auckland and 17 nights cruise accommodation - click here. Or if you want to really plan ahead, the ms Volendam will be back down this way for a Christmas and New Year cruise in 2009! Click here for more

Balcony special on Dawn Princess Australia & New Zealand cruise. Balcony prices on Dawn Princess' 5 December sailing now start from $2699 - a saving of $750 per person! Depart Sydney and spend 13 nights cruising to Milford Sound, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland and the Bay of Islands before arriving back into Sydney. Click here for more

Earlybird savings on Viking's Europe river cruises. Don't forget about our great value earlybird savings on Viking River Cruises' 2009 Europe sailings. Sail from Budapest to Amsterdam and save up to $1250 per person. Departing on selected dates throughout 2009, our 15 night cruisetour includes return flights with Finnair, 1 night pre-cruise in Budapest and 14 nights scenic river cruising on board Viking Legend visiting Bratislava, Vienna, Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremburg, Bamburg, Rothenburg, Mainz, Rudesheim & Cologne. Prices start from only $6149, click here for more.

Royal Caribbean invite Crown & Anchor Society members to pre-book Oasis of the Seas. Royal Caribbean have announced that all Crown & Anchor Society members will be able to pre-book sailings on the brand new Oasis of the Seas from 29 August. These sailings will be opened to the general public on 3 September. Contact us to pre-book for Oasis of the Seas 2009/10 sailings. For more info on this incredible ship, click here.

Oceania Cruises 2009/10 World Collection Cruises. Due to strong demand, Oceania have just released details of their 2009/10 World Collection cruises. Prices are not available at this stage however bookings are open. Contact us to secure your cabin now. Cruises include 12 and 19 night South American sailings, Trans Tasman cruises between Sydney and Auckland, exotic Asian sailings and more.

Queen Mary 2 Sydney to Hong Kong sailing. This is selling like hotcakes so don't miss out. You can now fly from Hong Kong back to Sydney on Thai Airways and save $150 on the advertised package price. Click here for more

Pacific Dawn South Pacific cruises. We will be advertising the below Pacific Dawn sailings this weekend so get in early and avoid Monday's rush!
* 2008 Sydney Return - 9 December 2008, 8 nights from $899. Click here
* Yule Tides - 17 Dec & 18 Jan, 10 nights from $1349 inc. $100 onboard credit. Click here
* Best of the South Pacific - 27 Dec 2008, 12 nights from $1649. Click here
* Cruising with Pacific Dawn - 8 Jan 2009, 10 nights from $1349. Click here
* Pacific Shimmer - 28 Jan 2009, 9 nights from $1599 inc. $75 onboard credit. Click here
* Crystal Lagoon - 6 February 2009, 14 nights from $2099. Click here
* Summer Discovery - 20 Feb 2009, nights from $1749 inc. $75 onboard credit. Click here

Keep cruising,
Kristy

"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardour and attended to with diligence"
- Abigail Adams






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Don't forget to check www.ecruising.travel for the best deals or call us on 1300 369 848 for more information on any of these cruises!

















Introducing the futuristic
Oasis of the Seas

Launching in late 2009, Oasis of the Seas will be the world's largest and most revolutionary ship introducing the cruise line's new neighbourhood concept.

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