The best cruise deals on offer

A seven-night cruise on the NCL Norwegian Gem including an outside cabin and flights is available from £829. Leaving Barcelona on May 3, the ship calls at Valletta, Naples/ Pompeii, Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno and Cannes before returning to the Catalan capital.
There is also a nine-night cruise on board the Costa Mediterranea from £759. Departing from Savona on May 4, the ship calls at Malaga, Cadice, Lisbon, Vigo, Le Havre, Dover and Amsterdam. Visit www.cruise118.com or call 0800 280 2614.
-Sail from Vancouver on May 24 on a seven-night cruise from £999. The ship calls at Sitka, Hubbard Glacier, Juneau and Ketchikan before returning to Vancouver. Flights from the UK are included. Visit www.alaskaonly.com or call 0808 202 6102.
Explore the Norwegian fjords on an eight-night cruise from £659pp. Sailing from Southampton on May 24, the ship calls at Zeebrugge, Bergen, Flaam, Gudvangen, Eidfjord and Farsund before returning to Southampton. Visit www.sailfromuk.com or call 0808 202 6104.
Enjoy a “free” week at the four-star Mercure Luxor with every Nile cruise booked on the five-star Viking Premiere or five-star deluxe Royal Viking for departures on April 27.
The price is £699 for the seven-night cruise on the Viking Premiere or £849 on the deluxe Royal Viking, followed by a complimentary week B&B at the four-star Mercure Luxor.
Highlights of the cruise include visits to the Colossi of Memnon, Esna and
Edfu, Aswan and its High Dam. Contact Discover Egypt on 0844 880 0461 or visit www.discoveregypt.co.uk.
Get aboard the Costa Marina and explore Europe. Departing from Savona, Italy, stop in Malaga then sail to Morocco for shopping in Tangier then on to Lisbon, Bilbao and Bordeaux before returning home via Guernsey to Dover. Departs Savona, on May 12. Prices start at £649pp based on two adults in an inside cabin. www.costacruises.co.uk or 0845 351 0552.