Early Booking Travel Credit Offered on American Safari Cruises’ Yacht Adventures in Hawaiian Islands and Mexico’s Sea of Cortés

Advance planning for a winter escape to warmer climes pays off for travelers booking an un-cruise adventure with American Safari Cruises. The line is offering travel credits of $500 per couple on its yacht in the Hawaiian Islands or $300 per couple in Mexico’s Sea of Cortés aboard the newest addition to the fleet, the Safari Endeavour.

The 86-guest Safari Endeavour will spend its first winter exploring wildlife rich Sea of Cortés on weeklong Baja’s Bounty expeditions roundtrip La Paz, Baja, Mexico. Transfers are included from either Los Cabos or La Paz airports. Highlights include snorkeling with sea lions, water sports activities, and viewing dolphins and whales. Guests making a new reservation by September 30, 2012 receive a $300 travel credit per couple.

The 36-guest Safari Explorer embarks on its second season of Hawaiian Islands cruises sailing seven-night inclusive Hawaiian Seascapes adventures between Hawaii, the Big Island and Lana’i with two days of activities on Moloka’i. Flexible yacht itineraries focus on the leeward side of the eastern-most Hawaiian Islands. A $500 travel credit per couple is offered on Hawaii sailings. Both travel credit offers are for new bookings made by September 30, 2012 for travel November 2012- April 2013.

“Over the past two years, we’ve significantly increased opportunities for warm weather cruising during the winter,” said Tim Jacox, executive vice president of sales and marketing. “The travel credit is an incentive for new or returning guests to try our style of un-cruising adventures in Mexico or Hawaii.”

In the Hawaiian Islands and the Sea of Cortés, guests can be as active as they like and activities include hiking, kayaking, paddle boarding, snorkeling and skiff excursions. Expert naturalists provide interpretation on guided excursions ashore and at sea. The unstructured itinerary allows time for viewing wildlife such as whales and dolphins.

Cruise fares start at $4,995 in Hawaii and $2,995 in the Sea of Cortés based on double occupancy. The inclusive cruise includes all from-the-yacht activities and equipment; transfers; exquisite meals; fine wine, premium spirits and microbrews; and all port charges, taxes and fees. An all-American crew has a guest-crew ratio of about 2 to 1. Yachts can be booked as a private charter or by individual stateroom. To book a yachting adventure or to request additional information, contact your travel agent or American Safari Cruises at 888-862-8881 or email sales@innerseadiscoveries.com.

Star Clippers Upgrades and Free Flight Offers

Tall ship sailing specialist Star Clippers is offering a week-long series of upgrades, free flights and onboard spending credit for bookings taken in the week beginning June 25, 2012, in a `Star Clippers Bonanza Week’.

The offers will be valid for bookings for sailings on board all three Star Clippers’ tall ships across cruises throughout 2012, as listed below. Each offer is valid for one day only, for the departures listed below, with details as follows:

· Monday, June 25: €600 per couple on board spending credit (or €300 per person for singles)

· Tuesday, June 26: Free ex-UK flights up to the value of £300 per person

· Wednesday, June 27: Single supplements waived and special offers for solo travellers, for example on Star Clipper’s October 20 Athens-Malta sailing, down to £870 per person for sole occupancy of a single cabin, saving £435

· Thursday, June 28 Free cabin upgrades (as high as Category 3 to Category 2 on each ship) and a further special offer on Star Clipper’s October 20 Athens-Malta sailing at £870 per person plus a cabin upgrade from Category 6 to Category 5

· Friday, June 29 Luxury luggage worth £300 per person

The offers apply to any of the following sailings:

Royal Clipper

· October 27, Rome to Lisbon

· December 15, Barbados

Star Clipper

· July 7, October 6 and October 13 Athens round trip

· August 1 Venice to Athens

· August 11 Athens to Istanbul

· October 20 Athens to Malta

· October 25 Malta to Malaga

· November 3 Malaga to Las Palmas

· November and December All departures from St Maarten

Star Flyer

· July 31 Stockholm to Warnemünde

· August 12 Warnemünde to Oslo

· August 18 Oslo to Hamburg

· August 25 Hamburg to Southampton

· September 1 Southampton to Lisbon

· September 9 Lisbon to Malaga

· September 15 and October 6 and 13 Round-trip Malaga

· October 20 Malaga to Las Palmas

· November and December All departures in Costa Rica

 Bookings must be made and deposits taken on the day of each applicable offer. The offer is subject to availability. Offers apply to new bookings only.

To book, telephone Star Clippers 0845 200 6145 or visit www.starclippers.co.uk.

No single Supplement to see the Northern Lights

 Hurtigruten is offering single guests the chance to travel on selected departures to Norway to see the Northern Lights this winter with no single supplement. Representing a saving of up to £484pp from the brochure price, this new offer is valid on certain dates from October to December 2012 on select itineraries.
The offer is applicable on bookings made before 31December 2012 on the 12-day Classic Round Voyage, 11-day Norwegian Discovery Voyage, seven-day Classic Voyage North and six-day Classic Voyage South. All voyages are on a full board basis.
The popular winter months provide excellent opportunities to see the Northern Lights, particularly north of the Arctic Circle where they are more frequently spotted. Following some phenomenal sightings last winter, the solar activity this winter is also expected to be extremely high.
Classic Round Voyage – from £1363pp – Enjoy a 12-day voyage from Bergen in the south to Kirkenes by the Russian border and back again. Prices lead in at £1363pp on selected departures in November and December and include full board on the ship. Flights are extra.
Voyage South – from £744pp – This six-day voyage south starts in Kirkenes, far north by the Russian border and travels down the coast to Bergen in the south. Starting at £744pp on selected departures in November and December, the price includes full board on the ship. Flights are extra.

For more information call Hurtigruten – 0844 448 7601 www.hurtigruten.co.uk