http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/ en david.simpson@seaview.co.uk Copyright 2012 2012-02-03T05:44:35+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/fred-olsen-cruises-special-offers-and-hot-cruise-deals/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/fred-olsen-cruises-special-offers-and-hot-cruise-deals/#When:04:44:35Z Each week Fred Olsen Cruise Lines releases a range of new cruise bargains to all corners of the world, and these exceptional value cruises are not to be missed. THIS WEEK’S HOT OFFER Southampton - Belfast/Liverpool mini cruise on Balmoral 3 March 2012 – 5 Nights from £299 Itinerary: Southampton, Liverpool, Belfast, Southampton Liverpool is both influential and vibrant and a leader in the fields such as the arts and culture. Explore the city’s Maritime history at the Merseyside Maritime Museum or take a river cruise to see all the history and sights. Then cruise on to Belfast, a city of industry and elegance, which boasts a rich and varied past. Visit such sights as the Grand Opera House, the Albert Memorial or why not also pay a visit to the world’s largest Titanic visitor experience. Latesaver fdares:  Two Bed Cabin - £299pp; Supplement to guarantee an Outside - £30pp Supplement to guarantee a Superior Outside - £50pp. Single - £349pp; Supplement to guarantee an Outside - £349pp. Balcony Junior Suite - £449pp; Latesaver Superior Suite - £599pp Full cruise details>> Special Offers BLACK WATCH 6 Mar Heathrow/Sydney - Callao 29 nights from £1,899 Full cruise details>> 26 Apr Southampton - Western Med 14 nights from £999 Full cruise details>> 19 May Dover - Eastern Med 23 nights from £1,799 Full cruise details>> New - 11 June Dover - UK & Ieland 10 nights from £949 Full cruise details>> BALMORAL 18 Feb Gatwick - Valparaiso to Rio 21 nights from £1,929 Full cruise details>> 9 Mar Gatwick - Rio to Southampton 25 nights from £1,124 Full cruise details>> New - 3 Apr Southampton mini cruise 5 nights from £299 Full cruise details>> 29 Apr Southampton - Canary Isles 13 nights from £979 Full cruise details>> New - 12 May Southampton - Western med 14 nights from £1,169 Full cruise details>> New - 26 May Southampton mini cruise 3 nights from £269 Full cruise details>> BRAEMAR 1 Mar Gatwick/Manchester Cuba-Caribbean 15nights from £1,124 Full cruise details>> 15 Mar Gatwick/Manchester - Caribbean 15 nights from £1,419 Full cruise details>> 29 Mar Gatwick/Manchester Caribbean 16nights from £924 Full cruise details>> 14 Apr Dover - Canary Islands 14 nights from £899 Full cruise details>> 8 May Dover - Canary Islands 14nights from £999 Full cruise details>> BOUDICCA 7 Mar Southampton - Canaries 13 nights from £799 Full cruise details>> 20 Mar Southampton - Canaries 13 nights from £799 Full cruise details>> 2 Apr Southampton - Western Med 18 nights from £859 Full cruise details>> 16 Apr Southampton - Cape Verde 18 nights from £1,299 Full cruise details>> 4 May Southampton mini-cruise from £199 Full cruise details>> 7 May Greenock - Canary Islands 13 nights from £999 Full cruise details>> 20 May Greenock - Adriatic 21 nights from £1,799 Full cruise details>> 10 June Greenock - Iberia 8 nights from £649 Full cruise details>> 10 June Greenock - Norway 7 nights from £649 Full cruise details>>   Fred Olsen 2012-02-03T04:44:35+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/special-offers-from-paul-gauguin-cruises/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/special-offers-from-paul-gauguin-cruises/#When:08:17:05Z With Valentine’s Day closing in fast, Paul Gauguin Cruises is offering an exclusive gift package for guests celebrating romance.Between now and February 18, guests booking any seven-night Tahiti & The Society Islands sailing on the Paul Gauguin will receive a special gift package comprising Leonidas chocolates, flower turndown service and a $100 per person credit at the Deep Nature Spa. As with all 2012 sailings on the Paul Gauguin, guests also receive 50 per cent off standard cruise fares and free airfare from Los Angeles. There are few places as tranquil and romantic as the picturesque islands of French Polynesia. Designed to sail the seas of the South Pacific, the stylish 332-guest Paul Gauguin offers the perfect setting to celebrate love or commemorate a wedding, renewal of vows, anniversary—or simply each other. Couples can take in the beauty of the South Pacific from the privacy of their suite or stateroom, sway to the sounds of a chanteuse at La Palette Lounge, explore paradise on island excursions, dine al fresco under a starry sky and enjoy a Polynesian blessing ceremony performed by Les Gauguines –the ship’s own troupe of Polynesian entertainers. Paul Gauguin Cruises’ seven-night Tahiti & The Society Islands voyagesdepart Papeete, Tahiti and visit Raiatea, Taha’a, Bora Bora (overnight) and Moorea before arriving back into Papeete. 2012 prices start from £3,635 per person. Paul Gauguin Cruises 2012-02-02T08:17:05+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/celebrity-cruises-special-offers-and-great-deals/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/celebrity-cruises-special-offers-and-great-deals/#When:16:51:02Z Free flights and "simply superb pricing" is the name of the game as Celebrity Cruises launches a February campaign to raise awareness of the "great value for money" on offer .As well as trade incentives linked to the romantic month of year, the campaign will be supported with national and trade advertising reflecting the brand’s new ‘Modern Luxury’ platform. Celebrity Cruises 2012-02-01T16:51:02+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/orion-expedition-cruises-launches-2012-grand-sale-with-up-to-50-savings/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/orion-expedition-cruises-launches-2012-grand-sale-with-up-to-50-savings/#When:12:40:38Z Orion Expedition Cruises has released details of an exclusive eight-night Art of Japan voyage featuring visits to some of the most culturally significant high points around the Inland Sea of Japan.Departing Busan on April 19, the itinerary has been tailored especially for art lovers and those with a curiosity about Japanese art seeking to better understand and experience the breadth of art culture in Japan, including some fine collections of Western art. Developed in conjunction with the Art Gallery of New South Wales, this tour embraces ancient Shinto shrines, exquisite formal gardens, art complexes and museums, samurai culture, medieval castles and contemporary architecture. From the floating red shrine of Itsukushima to collections of Claude Monet, the formal gardens of Korakuen and the contemporary art of Tatsuo Miyajima, this Art of Japan voyage onboard Orion II will be an unforgettable artistic revelation. Join Jackie Menzies OAM, head curator of Asian art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales; Tony Bond OAM, Assistant Director at the Gallery and Anne Graham, Artist and Academic who has worked in Japan creating several permanent public art works. Onboard and ashore they will be joined by Dr Julian Droogan, a scholar of comparative religions, archaeology and material culture, for an Art Lecture Programme providing insight into Japan’s proud ancient culture and its innovative embrace of the modern and contemporary. The cruise visits Sakai Ko, Honshu Island; Hagi, Honshu Island; Hiroshima; Miyajima, Inland Sea; Uno Ko, Honshu Island; Naoshima, Honshu Island; and Takamatsu, Shikoku Island; before arriving into Kobe, Japan, with prices from £3,825 per person cruise only - a saving of £670 per person. Orion Expedition Cruises 2012-01-26T12:40:38+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/special-offers-from-voyages-of-discovery/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/special-offers-from-voyages-of-discovery/#When:02:00:40Z Guarantee yourself some early sunshine this year and join Voyages of Discovery’s mv Discovery for a 15-day European Icons cruise from £899 per person.Discover Istanbul, Rome and Piraeus, also known as the ‘Gateway to Athens’ as you cruise through some of Europe’s most beautiful countries including Spain, Corsica, Italy and Greece. Itinerary: Flight from UK on April 27, cruise from Istanbul (Turkey) – overnight, Piraeus (Greece), Messina(Italy), Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy), Ajaccio (Corsica, France), Almeria (Spain) Gibraltar and La Coruna (Spain) before the final port, Portsmouth (UK). Price includes return flights from a major London airport, transfers and all meals, entertainment and gratuities on board and all relevant cruise taxes/fees, plus onboard lectures from a team of renowned guest speakers. Offer based on two people sharing an inside cabin. Voyages of Discovery 2012-01-23T02:00:40+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/msc-cruises-special-offers-and-great-value-deals/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/msc-cruises-special-offers-and-great-value-deals/#When:10:15:38Z MSC Cruises’ popular Pick Your Gift promotion is back by popular demand. Whisk your loved one away for a Valentine’s break in the Arabian Gulf in February and enjoy not only sun-kissed days, starlit nights and romantic ports of call, but a special gift courtesy of MSC Cruises. Anyone travelling on board MSC Lirica from February 12 to 19 on her 7 night cruise will receive a free Rose Petal Package comprising a bottle of Il Vino dell’Amore, a delicious Moscato Spumante made with juicy grapes grown in the Euganean Hills, presented in deluxe packaging. This most romantic of offerings will also include two MSC souvenir flutes and a tray of delicious petit fours. The complimentary package is available on all bookings made between by Thursday (January 19). Prices for the cruise (excluding flights) start from just £249 per person. Departing February 12, Valentine’s Day itself will find MSC Lirica in the port of Muscat in Oman. Here the romantically inclined can book a private dhow cruise experience along the route of old Muscat. The voyage will also see MSC Lirica call at the ports of Khasab in the Sultanate of Oman and Al Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. She will also spend two nights in Abu Dhabi and two nights in Dubai. Mediterranean Shipping Cruise Line (MSC) 2012-01-16T10:15:38+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/norwegian-cruise-line-ncl-special-offers/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/norwegian-cruise-line-ncl-special-offers/#When:01:11:46Z Norwegian Cruise Line is now offering savings of up to £200 per stateroom guests booking selected Alaska and Eastern Canada sailings during the 2012 summer season. The ‘Norwegians Set SALE for Alaska’ promotion is available on new bookings made between January 16 and 30 on sailings of seven to ten nights on selected dates. Guests can set sail on Norwegian Gem in Canada and New England during the fall, as well as Norwegian Jewel that makes her debut in Alaska in 2012. “Alaska and Canada have been a favourite for UK guests for many years and we are delighted to extend our current promotion to sailings on board Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Gem,” said vice president Francis Riley. “We are looking forward to bringing Norwegian Jewel to Alaska for the first time – thus making our Alaska fleet the youngest in the industry with features and on board amenities that are unmatched.” This promotion runs alongside Norwegian Cruise Line’s existing campaign, Norwegians Set SALE in Europe, with savings of up to £400 per stateroom on European cruises and Atlantic Crossings of 6 nights or more (running until February 29). Itineraries included Seven-night Sawyer Glacier from/to Seattle on Norwegian Jewel departing on various dates between 25 May and 7 September. Fly UK / Seattle (USA) – Cruise Inside Passage – Ketchikan (Alaska) – Juneau (Alaska) – Cruise Sawyer Glacier – Skagway (Alaska) – Victoria (Canada) – Seattle (USA) / Fly UK. From £1,607pp (based on 7 September departure) Seven-night Sawyer Glacier from Vancouver to Seattle on Norwegian Jewel departing on 18 May. Fly UK / Vancouver (Canada) – Cruise Inside Passage – Ketchikan (Alaska) – Juneau (Alaska) – Skagway (Alaska) – Victoria (Canada) – Seattle (USA) / Fly UK. From £1574pp Seven-night Sawyer Glacier from Seattle to Vancouver on Norwegian Jewel departing on 14 September 2012. Fly UK / Seattle (USA) – Cruise Inside Passage – Ketchikan (Alaska) – Cruise Sawyer Glacier – Juneau (Alaska) – Skagway (Alaska) – Victoria (Canada) – Vancouver (Canada) / Fly UK. From £1571pp 10-night Eastern Canada & Quebec from/to New York on Norwegian Gem between 7 September and 9 October. Fly UK / New York – Halifax – Quebec City (Overnight, Canada) – Cornerbrook (Canada) – Sydney (Canada) – New York / Fly UK. From £1585pp (based on 9 October departure). Prices are based on two people sharing an inside stateroom, flying from London Heathrow. Norwegian Cruise Line 2012-01-14T01:11:46+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/special-offers-from-expedition-cruise-line-hurtigruten/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/special-offers-from-expedition-cruise-line-hurtigruten/#When:10:30:36Z Every season in Norway offerds a unique experience, and thanks to a new special offer from Hurtigruten, yoiu can travel for less and save up to £456 per person on selected departures this spring. Available on the 12-day Classic Round Voyage, 11-day Norwegian Discovery Voyage, seven-day Classic Voyage North and six-day Classic Voyage South, guests can take advantage of the special prices on various dates during March, April and May when booking an unspecified inside or outside cabin before March 31, which will then be allocated on arrival. The 12-day Classic Round Voyage from Bergen in the south to Kirkenes in the north takes guests high above the Arctic Circle and back to Bergen. There is no better time to enjoy a voyage than during spring – a time of true awakening when the daylight returns, snow begins to melt and the landscape emerges in a riot of colour from its crisp, white winter blanket. Classic Round Voyage – From £1,536pp (Saving up to £456). The price includes 12 days full voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes and back. Classic Norwegian Discovery Voyage – From £1,442pp (Saving up to £429). The price includes 11 days voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes and back to Trondheim. Voyage North – from £1,067pp (Saving up to £319pp). The price includes seven days voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes. Voyage South – from £840pp – (Saving up to £250pp). The price includes six days voyage from Kirkenes to Bergen. Prices include full board on the ship and fuel supplement. Flights are extra. Based on two sharing an unspecified outside cabin on selected dates in March and April.  Hurtigruten 2012-01-11T10:30:36+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/seabourn-yacht-club-special-offers/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/seabourn-yacht-club-special-offers/#When:00:32:51Z Seabourn has launched its 2012 Signature Savings Event, featuring a package of benefits and special amenities for guests choosing to book early on a worldwide array of voyages throughout 2012 and 2013. Special benefits depending on sailing include Savings up to 50 per cent Complimentary suite upgrades Additional savings of up to 15 percent when combining back-to-back cruises $1,000 per suite shipboard credit on premium suites (include Penthouse Suite, Classic Suite, Signature Suite, Owner’s Suite, Wintergarden Suite and Grand Wintergarden or Grand Signature Suite) Complimentary pre or post-cruise hotel stays “This is the time of the year when many travelers are planning their vacations for the year,” said Seabourn’s senior vice president John Delaney. “Our Signature Savings Event offers valuable amenities on a wide range of cruises, and we have no doubt guests will take advantage of this opportunity to book early.” Seabourn’s Signature Savings Event applies to select 2012 and 2013 cruises in Europe, South America, the Caribbean, Canada and New England, India and Arabia, as well as transatlantic voyages.   The Yachts of Seabourn 2012-01-10T00:32:51+00:00 http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/special-offers-from-swan-hellenic/ http://www.seaviewcruises.co.uk/special-offers/article/special-offers-from-swan-hellenic/#When:00:48:18Z Be among the first to experience Swan Hellenic's the new-look Minerva by sailing in March to the Mediterranean on a 14-day Postcard from the Mediterranean fly cruise from £1,495 per person. The cruise will visit cities rich in history such as Rome, Athens and Istanbul and enjoy the breath-taking views from the ship’s new observation lounge. Guests can discover the delights of Sorrento (Italy), pick up some gems in the bustling medina in Sousse (Tunisia) or learn something new from one of mv Minerva’s experienced guest speakers on topics such as wine, music and ancient history. The lead-in price, based on March 29 departure, includes return flights from a major London airport, transfers and a 14-day voyage departing from Civitavecchia (Rome) and calling at Naples (Italy) - overnight, Sorrento (Italy), Palermo (Sicily), Sousse (Tunisia), Valletta (Malta) - overnight and Piraeus (Greece) before arriving at the final port of Istanbul (Turkey) – overnight. It also ncludes a tailor-made programme of shore excursions, talks by eminent guest speakers, meals and entertainment on board, all gratuities and all relevant cruise taxes/fees. Swan Hellenic 2012-01-09T00:48:18+00:00