CRUISING
T ROUND THE WORLD CRUISING Finding the right package
World cruises have been around a long time now, but the prospect of hopping aboard a slow boat to China – and way beyond – has never been more popular, says Maria Harding
he latest fi gures from the Passenger Shipping Association / CLIA UK show
that UK bookings for round the world cruises and their sectors grew by 14% in 2012 – with 29,000 Brits either taking the whole cruise or a segment – and cruise lines are optimistic that 2014 bookings will show even stronger growth. “We are trading 30% up year on
year for the period mid to end of February and early bookings for 2014 world cruises – which have long lead-in times – are contributing to this growth. There seems to be more optimism now that recession recovery is on the way,” says Mike Bonner, Silversea Cruises’ General Manager UK and Ireland. Cruise lines offering world and long-duration itineraries in 2014 certainly hope so, with Cunard Line, P&O Cruises, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Silversea Cruises, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Princess Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Holland America Line all contending for bookings aboard multiple ships. A world cruise used to be at the top of every Lottery winner’s `spend,
Top, left-right: Royal Caribbean in its eponymous home; hot tub and high tea aboard MSC; Arabian nights ashore; MSC Splendida in Malta’s Grand Harbour; Santorini. Right, left-right: Tenerife; an NCL shore excursion; MSC puts to sea; the climbing wall aboard Norwegian Epic
52 April 2013
www.sellinglonghaul.com
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