Saturday Night Fever!

Royal Caribbean Internationals, Liberty of the Seas is to host the West End show Saturday Night Fever.


The show will make it's debut in April 2011 as part of the ship's 'revitalisation'.

See Liberty of the Seas cruise itineraries here.

Luxury cruise in the Far East offer

 We are pleased to announce some amazing offers on Oceania Cruises luxury ship Nautica’s 16 night cruise from Hong Kong to Bangkok, departing 30th January 2011.
Visiting some of Asia’s most exotic and exciting destinations this cruise offers guests the chance to explore and immerse themselves with several overnight stays, and the opportunity to take an overland tour to the famed temple at Angkor Wat.

The full itinerary is:

Hong Kong, China • Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan • Kaohsiung, Taiwan • Manila, Philippines • Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia • Muara, Brunei • Nha Trang, Vietnam • Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) • Vietnam (overnight) • Sihanoukville, Cambodia • Bangkok, Thailand (overnight)

Prices shown are cruise only but please call us for flight/transfer packages.

Ancient Jewels (Nautica)

30th Jan 2011
16 nights
Hong Kong – Bangkok

Grade Std Fare* Offer Fare Save

Penthouse (PH) £6,499 £2,500 62%

Veranda (A/B) £4,874 £2,000 59%

Outside (C/D) £3,249 £1,500 54%

Inside (F/G) £2,499 £1,250 50%

* Std Fare based on highest in range (F, C1, A1, PH1)

Prices per person, cruise only based on two sharing

Single Supplement - 100%

3rd/4th Guest Rates - 50%

New Oceania ship!

Oceania Cruises, has finished initial sea trials of its new cruise ship 'Marina'.

The 1,250 passenger, 65,000 ton vessel completed 3 days in the Mediterranean ahead of its first sailing in January, a 13 day trans-Atlantic cruise from Barcelona to Miami.

Crystal Cruises announcement

Luxury cruise operator Crystal Cruises has announced its award for the 17th consecutive year as the world's best large-ship cruise line.
The award, as voted for by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler, comes after 20 years of sailing the world's seas for Crystal and after receiving the award praise was given to the staff on board for fulfilling everyones wishes and to their clients for putting their trust in them.

P&O Cruises Cruise Dine Promotion

P&O Cruises has launched a Cruise & Dine Promotion which will run until 30th November 2010.




Famous for its quality dining, P&O works with three iconic British Chefs, all who have retaurants on board and who regularly sail to both oversee their food quality and to meet passengers and answer any questions they may have.

Gary Rhodes has Oriana Rhodes and Arcadian Rhodes-fine dining restaurants on Oriana & Arcadia.

Marco Pierre White has the Mediterranean restaurant and al fresco terrace. The White Room on Ventura as well as the authentic French brasseries that are Cafe Bordeaux on Aurora and Cafe Jardin on Oceana.

Atul Kochhar, the Michelin starred Indian chef has Sindhu on Azura, P&O Cruises newest ship.

This P&O Cruises promotion is open to passengers who book one of the following 2011 cruises on which the chefs will be travelling. All will be in with a chance to win a voucher to the value of £150 to dine at selected restaurants across the UK, including Rhodes 24, The Yew Tree and Benares.

Gary Rhodes dates:

•Oriana cruise X106-May 3rd Western Mediterranean

•Oriana cruise X115-Sep 4th Iberia

•Arcadia cruise J102-Mar 29th Western Mediterranean

•Arcadia cruise J106-Jul 21st Spitsbergen & Fjords

Marco Pierre dates:

•Ventura cruise N107-Mar 27th Western Mediterranean

•Ventura cruise N123-Sep 3rd Western Mediterranean

•Aurora cruise R107-Jun 20th Central Mediterranean

•Oceana cruise E119-Jul 23rd Western Mediterranean

•Oceana cruise E130-Nov 9th Canary Islands

Atul Kochhar dates:

•Azura cruise A111-May 12th Central Mediterranean

•Azura cruise A115-Jul 3rd Baltic

•Azura cruise A121-Sep 18th Iberia

•Azura cruise A125-Nov 11th Caribbean

P&O Cruises proudly presents

GoCruise proudly presents the following "Early Booking Spectacular" deals on P&O 2011 departures for the month of September.....

• Up to £700 per suite onboard spending money

(based on 14 night Caribbean sailing in suite accommodation)

• Free parking/coach on Ex Southampton sailings

(based on sailings of 4 nights or more)

• Cruise Ahead - 5% discount if paid in full

(on selected departures)

Go to our P&O page

At one time (and not too long ago )taking a cruise was something only the wealthy could consider as the cost was just too much for a working class family to ever afford one.


Nowadays however the cruise sector of the travel industry is growing like never before because, put simply, cruising can be cheap and cruising can be expensive. There is a cruise ship out there that will suit almost every individual’s needs whether it be on price or on facilities and quality.

The majority of those who take a cruise will cruise again and again and again. Why? Well, a cruise holiday is the ultimate kind of holiday when it comes to relieving stress, enjoying great food and entertainment and visiting a different country or island every day. There are also many other factors such as luxury amenities and great weather to name but two.

Now, if i can go back to the first paragraph. Price!

Prices for a cruise can vary enormously; in fact they can vary by as much as 75%! Why? You may ask.

Well cruise prices, like most goods we buy, have one controlling factor, numbers sold. Consider this. A modern cruise ship can cost about £500 million to build and usually most, if not all, of this will be financed and will probably incur interest charges. Therefore it is important that the cruise line makes profit on each cruise as otherwise there’s no more cruise company.

So when a brochure is launched there are normally some great early bird offers for those looking to secure their cruise holiday early. These ‘early birders’ will get the best choice of cabin. Once the early bird booking date has passed then, depending on numbers sold, the price will change. Could be up or down but one thing is for sure, the choice of cabin will not be so great.
As the cruise departure date approaches if the cruise has sold really well and is in profit then the prices will generally be high but if there is still lots of cabin space then the prices will come down and most remaining cabins will often be sold on what is called a ‘guarantee’ basis. This means that you can get a discounted cruise at probably up to 75% off the original brochure price and the guarantee is that if, for example, you book an ocean view cabin grade ‘F’ this is the minimum grade that you will get. You won’t get an inside and you won’t get a balcony but you might get a free upgrade to an ocean view on a better deck or one that is superior to the one you booked. This can be seen as a benefit but you cannot discuss cabin number or grade as this is the chance you take when booking a cabin on a guarantee basis..

Let’s face it, it’s no different to shopping on the high street. You might buy an outfit and it costs you £150 and you’re happy with your purchase. A few weeks later it’s in the end of season sale for £40, almost 75% off the price you paid for it but that’s how it is.

So the top and bottom is, if you are particular in what grade of cabin you want and you want the best choice,  book early. If however you’re not too fussy about what and where the cabin is and you are working to a budget go to our website at http://www.cruisemaestro.co.uk/ and look at some of the cruise deals available and whilst you’re there click on register to receive our regular email offers and download our quarterly cruisin magazine.