cruising: the caribbean
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“The Caribbean offers a vast
choice for cruisers, and the ability to explore many islands and enjoy their different flavours all within
one holiday is highly appealing” NICKI TEMPEST-MITCHELL, CELEBRITY’S DIRECTOR OF SALES, UK & IRELAND
new 4,000-passenger Norwegian Getaway which sails year-round from its homeport of Miami on an eastern Caribbean itinerary. New itineraries have been unveiled by Celebrity
Cruise Lines, including a nine-night fl y-cruise from Miami on its newest ship Celebrity Refl ection. Starting in October, the round trip calls at Puerto Rico, St Thomas and St Maarten. The line will have fi ve other ships sailing in the Caribbean this winter, including Celebrity Constellation which will offer short four- and fi ve-night itineraries from Fort Lauderdale through to April 2015. Ideal for fi rst-timer cruising clients who, quite
literally, want to dip their toe in the water, Royal Caribbean International has also announced a number of three- to fi ve-night Caribbean and Bahamas cruises throughout 2014-15. It has fi ve ships sailing from Tampa, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades and Miami, and nearly all of them have recently undergone extensive refurbishments, offering passengers up to 10 dining options. They include Liberty of the Seas, which will sail four and fi ve-night western Caribbean cruises from Port Everglades. The vessel’s standout features include a four-bedroom, four-bathroom presidential family suite which can accommodate up to 14. “The Caribbean offers a vast choice for cruisers, and the ability to explore many different islands and enjoy their different fl avours all within one holiday is highly appealing,” said Nicki
Facing page: RCI’s Navigator of the Seas, This page, clockwise from left: St. Barts, Seadream 1, Cuba
Tempest-Mitchell, Celebrity’s Director of Sales, UK & Ireland. “Fans of Caribbean cruising return again and again to experience a little more of what the region has to offer. Agents can sell shorter breaks combined with city breaks in destinations like Miami and New York, or talk to past takers of Caribbean holidays about the benefi ts of a cruise between favourite islands.”
Where to book it ��FRED. OLSEN - 0800 0355 130
Fred. Olsen’s 14-night cruises on Braemar set sail from Barbados on January 26 and February 9 2015. Ports of call include St Lucia, Grenada and Bonaire. Available as a fly-cruise from Gatwick or Manchester and cruise only, prices from
£1,499pp excluding flights.
fredolsencruises.com ��SEADREAM - 0800 783 1373 SeaDream 1 has a seven-night cruise departing 22 November 2014 from £2,055.00pp fully inclusive except air fares. Sailing Barbados to Puerto Rico calling at Port Elizabeth/Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Portsmouth, Dominica; Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe, FWI; Charlestown, Nevis; Gustavia, St Barts; and White Bay, Jost van
Dyke.
seadream.com ��STAR CLIPPERS - 0845 200 6145 Star Clippers has a 14-night voyage on
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Royal Clipper, sailing from Barbados on March 28 2015 with ports of call including Venezuela, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, the Grenadines and St Lucia. Prices from £2,660pp excluding flights.
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Compare cruise lines The Caribbean is one of the cruise market’s most popular and well-covered areas so it can be hard to pick a cruise line when a clients asks for just ‘a Caribbean cruise.’ However, new comparison website Trade Cruise
Compare lists the A to Z of every ocean cruise line, showing commission rates and inclusions for many. It also lets users search for cruise lines via destination or cruise type (family, ex-UK, expedition), narrowing your choices at the touch of a button.
Tradecruisecompare.com is also an online archive
for all our latest features, just like this one, with up-to-date facts and sample packages.
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