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Cruising offers the opportunity to holiday on the water, while enjoying your location by stopping off at numerous ports and exploring different places every few days. Onboard facilities range from ice rinks, gourmet restaurants to tennis courts, cinemas and spa treatments. There is a plethora options to book with independent operators who can tailor your needs or offer exclusive destinations. - Avalon Waterways offer specialist river cruises in Europe, China and Egypt, offering local sightseeing tours, local food and relaxation on the decks of its ships. Its fleet of ships are the newest in Europe. A variety of rooms are available including a wall-to-wall panorama view in the Panorama Suite. Itineraries include cruising the waterways of Holland and Belgium for eight days, taking in the sights of Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Antwerp.
Avalon Waterways
Circuit Travel Pty. Ltd.
33 Erskine St., Level 6
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
011-61-2-8259-1110
avalonwaterways.com.au - Cruise Africa offer luxurious cruises that include overland tours to explore the wildlife, scenery and adventure in Africa. Its Prince Albert ship has a passenger-to-crew ratio of nearly one to one. There is complimentary room service, large suites and panoramic views. Itineraries include a 10-day cruise from Port Louis, Mauritius, to Cape Town docking at Durban and Richards Bay en route.
Cruise Africa
11 Broadway, Suite 330
New York, NY 10004
800-334-6544
cruiseafrica.com - Orion Expedition Cruises offer unique cruises around Asia-Pacific. The Orion is a purpose-built ship, designed for this particular tour operator. It can access areas usually unable to be visited by conventional cruise liners. The destinations vary seasonally. For example, between March and April Papua New Guinea and Melanesia will be explored. From December through February, Antarctica and sub-Antarctica will be cruised. The company's second boat cruises its maiden voyage in 2011, exploring the Far East of Russia, Borneo, Thailand and Vietnam.
Orion Expedition Cruises
630 Fifth Ave., Suite 2214
New York, NY 10111
877-674-6687
orionexpeditions.com - SeaDream Yacht Club is a family-owned company operating cruises in the Caribbean. It has smaller vessels able to dock at harbors and ports which are too small for larger cruise liners. "Conde Nast Traveler" awarded SeaDream with a gold standard to acknowledge the company as one of the world's best. A variety of cruise options are available with five-, seven-, nine- or 14-day tours of the Caribbean. Its website provides a map of its destinations and a 360-degree virtual tour of the boat.
SeaDream Yacht Club
601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 1050
Miami, FL 33131
800-707-4911
seadreamyachtclub.com - Silversea offers cruises worldwide including South America. You can select from a number of cruises depending on the choices you make. For example, you can choose an itinerary to include archaeological sites such as Machu Picchu, Chan Chan and the giant stone monoliths on Easter Island. Silversea's fares are all-inclusive, allowing you freedom to order 24-hour room service, take transport from your docking ports and to join a guided excursion without keeping track of your spending.
Silversea Cruises
110 East Broward Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-522-2299
silversea.com
Avalon Waterways
Cruise Africa
Orion Expedition Cruises
SeaDream Yacht Club
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