Join us at CRUISE Show!
Here’s good news for all World of Cruising readers: we’re going to be at THE TELEGRAPH CRUISE SHOW in Birmingham this month, and we have a special offer of FREE tickets for our readers.
T
he Telegraph CRUISE Show is THE forum for all cruisers and would-be cruisers to come along and learn about the latest ships, itineraries, special offers and more – MUCH more – in a fully immersive cruise environment featuring all the main lines.
It offers impartial advice, inspirational talks, Q&A sessions with experts and the chance to save money and discover new destinations and opportunities for 2014. The Show is now staged in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow each year and the 2013 Birmingham event will be at the big NEC centre in the heart of the city from September 21-22, with the Glasgow show at the Glasgow SECC from October 5-6.
Now here’s the special free ticket offer part: We have arranged for all World of Cruising readers to have 2 free* tickets to BOTH remaining shows this year (Birmingham and Glasgow). All you need to do is quote ‘WOC2FREE’ when booking tickets in advance online at
www.cruisingshow.com or when calling 0871 620 4024 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras.)
Whether you’re an experienced ocean
traveller, a lover of the laid-back culturally rich river cruises, or completely new to the wonders of cruising - you are sure to find inspiration and advice for your next voyage at The CRUISE Show. There is an amazing array of destinations and cruise styles available, some you may never have discovered before, so let The CRUISE Show bring you the whole spectrum of incredible holidays afloat and make it easy for you to find your ideal cruise. And don’t forget to come along and talk to us at Birmingham!
*£2.50 booking fee applies to Free Tickets offer, which is valid until 1pm on the Friday before each show.
Cruise News VIKING’S MISSISSIPPI
VIKING RIVER CRUISES will begin operating on the Mississippi River in 2015, with the company building a new five-deck, 340-passenger ship that will home-port at the city of Red Wing, 50 miles downriver from Minneapolis. Viking chairman Tor Hagen has long claimed the company would branch out to the big US river but this is the first confirmation, with the new vessel being substantially larger than the 190-passen- ger ships the company uses in Europe. The Mississippi has undergone something of a rebirth in the past two years with American Cruise Lines’ new 150-passenger Queen of the Missis- sippi and the refurbished 436-passen- ger American Queen of the American Queen Steamboat Company. More info:
www.vikingrivercruises.co. uk or
www.vikingrivercruises.com.
ENTER, EMERALD
Australian-based luxury river-cruise company Scenic Tours has launched a new line, EMERALD WATERWAYS, that will begin operations in Europe next April with two dramatic new 182-passenger ships, the Emerald Star and Emerald Sky, that will sail eight to 15-day cruises. As a novel feature, each ship will have a heated swimming pool with a retractable roof, with the space transforming into an evening movie theater. There will be the usual main dining room, Reflections, but an alternative, the Terrace, will serve breakfast and lunch. Staterooms will range from 162 to 210sq ft, each with a floor-to-ceiling window that can roll down the upper half at the press of a button. Guests in the Grand Balcony and Owner’s suites will be able to order a continental breakfast, pre-dinner canapes and after-dinner sweets. Emerald will feature four itineraries that sail the Danube, Rhine and Moselle rivers, with prices including all transfers, all meals onboard and most meals ashore, unlimited tea and coffee, plus wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner and bottled water in the cabins. There will also be free wi-fi throughout the ship and all excursions, gratuities and port charges will be included. More info:
www.emeraldwaterways.com.
Autumn 2013 I WORLD OF CRUISING 11
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