Best deals for National Cruise Week

Florida sailing – Royal Princess sails a 7nt round trip from Fort Lauderdale on Dec 1, calling at Princess Cays (Bahamas), St Thomas (US Virgin Islands) and St. Maarten. From £499pp f/b inc entertainment. Flights extra, from £603pp. princess.com, 0845 075 0031.
Hawaii – 11nt Hawaii Stay and Cruise, sailing on the freshly refurbished Pride of America. Virgin Holidays Cruises has four nights at the Outrigger Waikiki on room only before joining Norwegian’s ship for seven nights from Honolulu around the islands to Kahului, Hilo, Kona and Nawiliwili. Fares start at £1,099pp with a free $50 onboard spend and flights from Heathrow with Virgin Atlantic on December 12. virginholidayscruises.co.uk, 0844 488 3084.
South America – Splendour of the Seas’ 7nt Argentina and Uruguay fly/cruise sails from Santos (Brazil) on Jan 19. From £2,099pp inc flights from Heathrow to Sao Paulo, transfers, f/b and entertainment. Ports of call: Punta Del Este, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santos. royalcaribbean.co.uk, 0844 493 2061.
Canary Islands – 12nt Canary Islands cruise on P&O’s Azura departing on Oct 20. From £969pp f/b. Sails from Southampton for Madeira, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Lisbon and back to Southampton. www.pocruises.com. 0843 373 0111.
Baltic – Saga Sapphire’s 14nts White Nights in the Baltic sails from Dover on Jun 17. From £2,379pp inc f/b, gratuities, travel insurance, port taxes and visas, UK mainland travel. Ports of call: Kiel Canal, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Klaipeda (Lithuania), Kalundborg (Denmark), Sandefjord (Norway). saga.co.uk/cruises, 0800 051 3355.
Southampton sailing – 4nt night from May 2. The Saga Sapphire trip to Belgium, Holland and Guernsey starts with a chauffeur-driven car service to Southampton. Fares from £519 per person include meals, room service, entertainment, gratuities, and other extras. saga.co.uk/cruises, 0800 051 3355.
English Channel – The 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings is being acknowledged next year on six- and seven-night Channel cruises departing from Bristol and Harwich. Harwich passengers will sail on June 1 on the Braemar for seven nights, with Bristol travellers departing on the same date on the Discovery for six nights. Fares start at £629 for the Harwich trip and £549 for Bristol and include free taxi transfers between home and port (up to 20 miles) or a transport allowance of £45 each for those making their own way. davidurquhart.com, 0844 848 6025.
Carnival’s deals include up to $500 onboard credit and cabin upgrades on selected sailings from November to May to destinations including Florida, the Bahamas and Caribbean. www.carnivalcruise.co.uk.
MSC is offering free drinks packages for any 2013/2014 bookings made during cruise week. www.msccruises.co.uk.