Luxury Cunard cruise-£599

I've just discovered a fantastic cruise deal from Cunard on their ship Queen Victoria.

Its called Mediterranean Moments-Queen Victoria Voyage V023

The cruise departs Civitavecchia (the port for Rome) on 24th November for 7 nights calling at
Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Cartagena and Gibraltar before ending in Southampton on 1st December.
Scheduled flights are from London Heathrow

That's the good bit....now the 'great' bit! The price for this 5 star luxury cruise is as follows:

Inside stateroom: £599pp-Outside stateroom: £649pp-Balcony stateroom: £699pp

You'll have to be really quick on this one so if you want to call me and book it....!

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River cruising is about to get a much greater representation from the PSA (Passenger Shipping Association).


Bill Gibbons, who is a director there said that river cruising has, up until now, been seen as the ‘sleeping partner’ at the PSA as there were insufficient members who represented river cruising. However he went on to add “We have had four new members join the PSA from the river cruising sector in just the last nine months.”

River cruise operators Viking Cruises and Swan Hellenic have been members for some time and, with membership of the sector now growing continuously, there will be more promoting and much more awareness of river cruising within the travel industry in the coming years.

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River cruises-Is 'cheap' value for money?

River cruises are becoming so popular that many river cruise ships are full for sailings in 2011.
There are of course many river cruise operators throughout the world but only a few operate cruise ships that most of us British would say at the end of a cruise "we really had a fantastic cruise" and/or " the ship was superb".

Take a Nile cruise for example. Little do people who book a Nile river cruise at, let's say £450, know that their ship will be moored up overnight and....yes you've guessed it....so are another 50 or 60 ships and they're all side by side, with their engines running to keep the air-conditoning operating. Not too bad if you're on the middle or upper deck but if you've booked the cheapest cabin on the bottom beck the chances are that you will be breathing in fumes all night!! Take a look here and you will find quality ships that will give you a fabulous holiday.

Then you have river cruises in Europe. Lots of cruise ships of very different standards. Some 3 star, some 4 star and some 5 star. True, 5 star is not cheap but then 5 star never usually is. What most people don't realise though is that, more often than not, it is false economy to book the cheapest (yes i realise that we all have a budget and that we can't all afford to spend £1500-£2000+ each for a weeks river cruise) but if you want a quality river cruise you should look no further than AMA Waterways.

They are an American company who operate a number of superb vessels throughout Europe and the Far East and they are second to none. They include so many extras with the price such as unlimited quality wines with your dinner, a daily excursion programme, bicycles to use whilst moored near a town, infotainment system in every stateroom and the list goes on.

Take a look at AMA Waterways by visiting our website Cruise Maestro and if you would like some more information just contact us.

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AMA Waterways' prestigious award

AMA Waterways river cruise ship ms Amalyra has won the prestigious award of "Best New River Cruise Ship" at the 2010 Western Agents' Votes of Excellence (WAVE) awards ceremony held recently.

Amalyra is sister ship to Amadolce, Amadante, and Amacello and joined the fleet of AMA Waterways in 2009. All carry just 148 guests and, amongst many other benefits, offer the free use of bicycles for exploration when moored plus their special infotainment system in every stateroom. This includes computer with internet access, English speaking TV channels, movie selection and lots of programmes dedicated to music.

20 night Oriental river cruise & stay

Vietnam Mekong River cruise & Eastern & Oriental Express

Free Transfer to departure point(within a limited radius) or free car parking.
Return flights from London (regional connections available-please ask)
3 nights aboard Oriental Express
8 nights accommodation
7 nights cruising on MS Amalotus
Sightseeing & transfers as per itinerary

Visit Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh and others

Mekong River Cruises by AMAWATERWAYS

This is a fantastic and unique experience that combines a 7 night cruise along the incredible Mekong River , 3 nights on board the Eastern & Oriental Express and 8 nights visiting world famous cities such as Bangkok and Singapore. For more information and full itinerary click here.

28 night Caribbean cruise from £61 a night full board!

Black Watch
W1020
12th November 2010
28 Nights
Relaxing Caribbean
Southampton ~ Tenerife ~ Barbados ~ Grenada ~ St. Lucia ~ St. Kitts ~ Tortola ~ Antigua ~ St. Maarten ~ Azores ~ Southampton
Music & Laughter cruise featuring: The Divas of Motown & The Upbeat Beatles
Inside Twins (H to I)
was £2239 now £1699pp
Outside Twins (D to F)
was £2779 now £1999pp
Superior Outside Twins (A to C)
was £3109 now £2228pp
Suite (DS to JS)
was £4269 now £2995pp

Exclusive offers from Fred Olsen

We have some sensational savings on cruises with Fred Olsen for 2010/2011. Many have on-board credit or transport and free parking options. There are four ships.

BALMORAL

BOUDICCA

BRAEMAR

BLACK WATCH

Many of the cruises are from UK ports so no flying!

Monaco Grand Prix package.

If you like the idea of going to the Monaco Grand Prix next year we are offering a 4 night 5star cruise and grand prix race day package. The package does not include flights but these, with hotels and transfers can be added.

The cruise is on the 5 star Azamara Journey out of Nice on the 26th May calling at the wonderful port of Portofino in Italy and St Tropez in France before arriving into Monte Carlo on race day morning where the ship will be anchored in the harbour until 3am the next morning before departing back to Nice. Board is full board and includes some wines with dinner.

The cost of the package is from only £895 per person and if you consider the cost of staying in a Monaco Hotel and dining out this is an exceptional deal so don't leave it too long or miss out!

Take a look here and Call us on 0115 714 7714 to book your ticket!

Celebrity Cruises is offering three new 12 night cruise itineraries for 2011 that depart from Istanbul on the Bosphorus.

The recently refurbished Celebrity Constellation will depart Istanbul on September 19th, October 1st and October 13th with stops at ports such as Bodrum, Marmaris and Kusadasi in Turkey, and Rhodes, Santorini, Piraeus (for Athens), Mykonos and Chania in Greece/Greek Islands.

There are some early booking deals on all three dates on our website.

Go Cruise have received an award at the recent ACE cruise convention held in Southampton.

The award was given for 'excellence in cruise innovation' which included generating awareness by focussing on new opportunites to sell cruise innovately and to different markets.

There were over 700 delegates in attendance (largest number ever) at what was the fourth such event to be held and, as the number of people taking a cruise increases, so will the cruise convention.

Bring on 2011!

Azamara Club Cruises Sale

Azamara Club Cruises, the small-ship 5 star 'arm' of Celebrity Cruises have some amazing deals on but, alas, they only last until close-of-play 15th July.

They're not 'cheap cheap' (then 5* cruises never are) but, for example the sailing on Azamara Quest (seen here) 16th October for 7 nights in an ocean-view cabin is just £1099 each based on 2 sharing.......

now wait for it!! If you book it by 15th July you will get (yes between you) $1000 to spend on board!! "$1000?" you say. Yes $1000. That equates to about £330 each which, if you take it away from the £1099 means that effectively you have got a 5* cruise on a 5* ship for £769 each...now it's cheap!!! Take a look and call 01623 646484

Celebrity Eclipse late offers

Take a look at these Celebrity Eclipse cruise offers that we have this weekend. We believe the prices to be the lowest available for these dates (24th July , 7th August, 21st August)and if you can run to the Aqua class (savings of up to £927 EACH) do it!
But...be quick as availability is limited and is constantly changing.
I have been on Celebrity Eclipse and the cruise experience is truly wonderful.

Azamara Cruise Club Offers

Azamara Club Cruises is offering $500 credit to spend aboard all remaining 2010 sailings for oceanview grades and above plus free flights on selected sailings. In addition single travellers can cruise for an extra 25% for use of a twin cabin.

These Azamara offers will expire 31st August.

River cruising

Taking a river cruise can be far more enjoyable for many than it actually sounds.

What do yo you think of when someone mentions river cruise? A barge perhaps (not that there's anything wrong with a barge if you know what i mean) or some 'beaten up' old piece of wood thats seen better days? Well i can tell you something that will probably surprise you river cruise 'virgins' out there. Some river cruise ships are absolutely amazing with many offering benefits that an ocean cruise often doesn't such as a relaxing holiday, inclusive of excursions, wine and beer included with your meals, complimentary use of bicycles whilst moored in the centre of a beautiful city and lectures on history and culture.

I shall be adding to this post on a regular basis but in the meantime go to our website at

http://www.cruisemaestro.co.uk/ and click on river cruises and have a look!