Cruise news

By Gill Williams 18/05/2008

-TAKE advantage of cheap ferry fares from the North of England this summer to book a motoring holiday on the Continent. DFDS is offering one-way fares to Amsterdam from Newcastle for £132 for two people and a car, including overnight cabin accommodation each way. Or take the car to Norway from Newcastle from £176 one-way. There are cheap fares for Southerners, too, such as a one-way ticket from Harwich to Esbjerg in Denmark at £196 including cabins. Go to www.dfds.co.uk

-CHASE the midnight sun to Iceland and Norway on a P&O Cruises trip on board Oriana from £1,956. The price includes an outside cabin, sailing from Southampton to Ireland, Iceland and on to Norway. Book through www.1st4cruising.com

-COMBINE a Caribbean cruise with a week at the three-star Quality Inn International in Orlando, Florida, from just £799 this autumn through Virgin Holidays. Take to the high seas on board the Carnival Glory, cruising to Roatan Island, Belize and Cozumel. Prices include flights from Manchester or Gatwick and car hire. Go to www.virginholidayscruises.com

-THE trading ports of the Far East are explored in a 16-night cruise next year on board the Costa Allegra with Virgin Holidays Cruises. The ship sails out of Hong Kong, calling into ports in the Philippines, Malaysia, Borneo and Singapore, starting June 4 2009. Go to www.virginholidayscruises.com

-A CRUISE mixing shopping in New York with Bermuda and the Caribbean can be yours for £690 through www.1st4cruising.com The cruise runs for nine nights, sailing out of New Jersey cruise port south to Bermuda, St Maarten, St Thomas and Puerto Rico before turning back north. Book through www.1st4cruising.com

-GLACIER trekking, mountain biking and sea kayaking are a far cry from the sedate image of a shipboard holiday. But that’s what’s in store when you take an Alaska Hubbard Glacier cruise on board Serenade of the Seas. Prices start from £1,520pp (based on two sharing an inside cabin) and includes flights from London, a night’s hotel on dry land, a seven-night cruise from Vancouver, meals and entertainment on June 5. Go to www.royalcaribbean.co.uk