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land versus sea Cruise
port of call, take a train or Mundy’s Lonsdale says:
share a taxi with other “The more remote and
people to see an area exotic destinations such as
without paying for the South Pacific and Indian
excursions if they prefer.” Ocean islands are the most
expensive because they
Alaska have to import much of
Land sample price: a 14-day their food and beverages –
coach tour of Alaska and so cruising in these areas is
northern Canada with Titan a great value option.”
HiTours is priced from £3,845 For some destinations,
including flights, excursions such as Antarctica or the
and some meals. Galapagos Islands, cruises
Estimated food & general from South America are the
expenses: £400 only realistic option for
Price per person per day: tourists.
£303.21 To visit the most
destinations in the least
Cruise option: Celebrity Top: Carnival Cruise Lines in New York; amount of time, it’s hard to
Cruises offers a 13-night Above: Pacific Princess in Sydney beat taking a world cruise
Ultimate Alaska cruise from – or joining one for part of
Los Angeles from £2,387pp including flights. the journey. They are operated by several
Price per person per day: £183.61 lines and ships usually set off on their
circumnavigations every January.
CRUISE WINS BY £119.60 PER DAY
Australasia
Tour of north-eastern US Land sample price: Bales Worldwide offers a
Land sample price: Travel 2’s Grand New England 17-day Coast to Coast tour of Australia from £4,125
nine-day escorted tour from Boston is priced from including flights, some meals, excursions and
£780pp including breakfasts but not flights. the Indian Pacific train journey from Perth to
Flights: £352 Adelaide.
Estimated food & general expenses: £200 Estimated food & general expenses: £500
Price per person per day: £148 Price per person per day: £272.05
Celebrity Mercury off the coast of Alaska
Cruise option: Carnival offers seven-day cruises Cruise option: Princess Cruises’ 18-night voyage
of New England and Canada from New York on around Australia from Sydney to Fremantle is
Carnival Triumph from £353 cruise-only. priced from £2,469 including flights.
Flights: £318 Price per person per day: £137.17
Price per person per day: £95.86
CRUISE WINS BY £134.88 PER DAY
CRUISE WINS BY £52.14 PER DAY
Far East
REST OF THE WORLD Land sample price: a 16-day escorted tour
Away from the major cruise areas, it becomes through Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam with
harder to compare ocean holidays with Exodus costs from £2,299 including flights, hotel
land-based equivalents. accommodation and breakfasts.
For example, cruises around Africa, the Estimated food & general expenses: £220
Middle East and Indian Ocean, South America, Price per person per day: £157.44
or even Australasia and the South Pacific, can
often call at 20 or more destinations, including Cruise option: Costa runs a 14-night cruise from
remote islands, in little more than three weeks. Hong Kong to Singapore from £1,569pp including
This would be nearly impossible to replicate flights and transfers.
as a land-based holiday without hiring a private Price per person per day: £112.07
jet or enduring an incredibly complicated and
expensive series of scheduled flights. CRUISE WINS BY £45.37 PER DAY
This illustrates the value and range of
destinations that cruises offer and land holidays Please note: Prices quoted in this feature should be
will never be able to match, even in countries used as a guide only
where the pound still goes a long way.
TTG Knowledge – March 2009
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