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Adonia Getaway Fares by P&O Cruises This Summer

2011-07-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Stateroom aboard Adonia

P&O Cruises announced their latest offering yesterday, so called “Getaway” prices on flights and small ship cruises to on selected selected Adonia Mediterranean excursions. These Fly Med Getaways apply to cruises of between 10 and 14 nights that depart from Oct. 29 thru January 2012, according to the company news.

Tags: Adonia, British cruises, Croatia cruises, Croatia travel, Cruise deals, cruise lines, cruise packages, cruises, Dame Shirley Basey, flight cruise package, Hvar travel, Med Cruise, P&O, small ship cruises, UK cruise lines

Cruising the Med in Style with Sea Cloud Cruises: Summer 2011

2011-06-28 by Phil Butler

Sea Cloud in Hamburg

Argophilia is all about the love of the journey, and what journey imaginary or real could be more poignant than a Mediterranean cruise? And since we are destined for dreams, what about a cruise aboard a real ship, a legend, the 80+ year old windjammer Sea Cloud. Talk about a journey, Jason of Argonaut fame himself would fight for the chance.

Tags: Bonifacio Corsica, Cruise industry, cruises, Hansa Treuhand Hamburg, Hansa Treuhand-Group, luxury cruises, Med cruises, Med travel, sailing cruise, sailing ships, Sea Cloud, Sea Cloud Cruises, ships, smal, small ship cruises, tall ships, Windjammer

Argo Cruise Company Deals: World Luxury Cruise Vacations

2011-06-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Halis Temel

World Luxury Cruise Vacations has just announced their active cruising itineraries for Europe. The Magna Carta in England, the Scottish Highlander in Scotland and the Shannon Princess in Ireland offer opportunities for bicycling, golf, tennis, and walking along with activities afloat.

Tags: Aegean Tours, France tours, Halis Temel, Harmony G, Ireland tours, Jean-Francois Dabrowski, luxury yacht, Magna Carta, Patmos, River Baroness, river boats, River Cruises, Scotland tours, Scottish Highlander, Seine River tours, Shannon Princess, small ship cruises, Turkey, Turkey cruise, World Luxury Cruise Vacations

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