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STRIKE A LIGHT.
Rudolph and friends
compete every year in
Norway at the annual
T
ARS
Sami reindeer racing
championships – and
Hurtigruten can take you
there. A four-night voyage OPERA UNDER THE S
from Bergen to Tromso is
followed by three days in FLOAT OPERA. Opera Under The Stars, an open-air
Tromso, coinciding with What could be more dramatic than listen- performance at Cable Beach Amphitheatre
Sami National Day on ing to opera at sunset and watching the in Broome. The sailing costs A$8790 (about
February 6. Celebrations last twinkling stars of the southern sky come £3,900) and this includes accommodation,
a week and the highlight is the reindeer races, out? Australian-owned luxury line Orion excursions, meals and entertainment, but
in which local competitors try to stay upright Expedition Cruises has a 10-night voyage international flights are extra.
on their skis behind reindeer as they gallop this year from Darwin to Broome, depart- orionexpeditions.com
down snow-covered streets at speeds of up to ing August 21. The fare includes a ticket to operaunderthestars.com.au/opera
40mph. Prices for 2010 have yet to be released
but, as a guide, prices this year started from
£995 for flights, transfers, four nights on the TAKE IT AND LEAF IT.
ship and three nights’ B&B in Tromso. Enjoy a kaleidoscope of colours on an
NCL voyage to North America in the
Hurtigruten also has a similar-length voyage autumn. The line’s Canada and New
from Bergen to Tromso, culminating in the England in the Fall itinerary aims to make
Northern Lights Festival in January 2010. Artists the most of the stunning season. Voyages
from around the world gather in Tromso, and departing on September 4, 11, 18 and 25
even the Hurtigruten ship provides one of the onboard Norwegian Dawn take in the spec-
venues for the musical extravaganza. If you’re tacular oranges, reds and yellows along the
lucky the elusive Northern Lights could provide IN WITH A BANG. coastline from New York to Halifax, Nova
a spectacular visual experience to go with the Clients want to see in the New Year with a Scotia. Seven-night prices from £1,499.
musical soundtrack. The 2009 package started bang? Then book them on a P&O cruise to ncl.co.uk
at £983. Check with Hurtigruten for 2010 rates. Madeira. Last year the regional government
hurtigruten.co.uk/agents spent about £1 million on a huge firework
display in Funchal at midnight and it’s
always a spectacular show. Oriana has an
DATE WITH DARWIN. 11-night Atlantic Islands cruise departing
Eclipse, a high-end expedition ship in the from Southampton on December 28 and
Galapagos, is operating an official fundraising calling in Madeira, Gran Canaria, Tenerife,
e and Heritage.
cruise to mark the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth Lisbon and Vigo before returning to
and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Southampton on January 8. Prices start
On the Origin of Species. The seven-day all-inclusive from £1,329 based on two adults sharing
o
urism, Cultur
cruise will be hosted by naturalist Randal an inside twin cabin on a full-board basis.
Scotia T
Keynes, the great-great grandson of Charles pocruises.com
v
a
No
Darwin, and will raise money for the Galapagos
Conservation Trust and the Charles Darwin
Foundation. Eclipse has 26 en suite cabins. CARMEN ROLLERS.
Prices start from £4,146, plus a $1,000 Join Regent Seven Seas Cruises for an
contribution for the designated charities. evening of elegance at the opera in Verona.
sanctuaryretreats.com/cruises This summer the line is offering two nine-
night cruises that include tickets to operas
at the Arena di Verona. The first, departing
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o
na
on July 24, starts in Istanbul and ends in
ena di V
Venice, and includes tickets to Barber of
Seville and a two-night stay at Due Torri
Hotel Baglioni. The second, departing on
ondazione Ar
, F
July 29, starts in Venice and ends in Monte
ainello
Carlo, and includes tickets to Carmen and
anco F two nights in the Baglioni. From £2,983.
Gianfr rssc.co.uk
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TTG Knowledge – March 2009
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