Top cruise deals of the week

Join Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas on a seven-night cruise around the Greek Islands departing on October 1. The fare of £782 per person includes return flights from Heathrow to Venice and the itinerary fits in calls at the walled city of Dubrovnik, in Croatia; Corfu, Athens, Kusadasi in Turkey – for a tour to the ancient city of Ephesus – and Heraklion in Crete.
See www.royalcaribbean.co.uk or call 0844 493 2061
Explore the Mediterranean for seven nights on a cruise aboard the informal Island Escape. Flights are available from Gatwick, Stansted or Bournemouth on October 6 to join the ship in Palma, Majorca, and the ports of call include Livorno (for Florence and Pisa), Genoa, Toulon, Barcelona, and the delightful town of Mahon, in Menorca. The fare of £584 per person includes flights, transfers, and full-board accommodation in an inside cabin..
See www.thomson.co.uk/cruise or call 0871 231 3243
For a luxurious pre-Christmas treat, Thomas Cook has a special deal on a 10-night Winter Wonderland cruise aboard Cunard’s Queen Victoria, sailing from Southampton to Hamburg, Stavanger, Oslo, Copenhagen and Zeebrugge. Fares for the December 9 departure start at £799 per person.
Go to www.cruisethomascook.com, call 0800 916 6070 or visit any Thomas Cook or Going Places travel agency.
Combine a three-night stay in New York with a 12-night cruise to the Caribbean in a balcony cabin on board Explorer of the Seas with a £1,399 package which includes flights from Heathrow or Manchester. Accommodation is at the 4-star Marriott Eastside in mid-town Manhattan, and the cruise calls at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Roseau, Dominica; Bridgetown, Barbados; St. John’s, Antigua and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Departures available on January 21, February 11 and March 4.
See www.dealchecker.co.uk or call 0800 011 1626
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