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Windjammer- do you have any hotel recommendations in Barcelona?
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We stayed at the travellodge (20eur but hat was early booking) not the best location 10min walk to the train station, taxi was 20eur from the airport and 20eur to the port.

If you search for hostels they are small hotels that seem to be good value, then check on trip advisor. is you find something close tothe botom of las ramblas there is a 2eur bus from the monument to the ships.
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Hotel for Barcelona. If you are DIY'ing into Barcelona Airport and taking the airport bus to the main square (Catalunya, from memory) then consider the Gran Ducat, a 3 star hotel less than 200yards from the drop-off point.

We used it last October, complimentary brekkie, and it meets the requirement perfectly and is well placed for taxi to pier on embarkation day. We will certainly use this one next time we embark at Barcelona.
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Windjammer, you asked at the weekend about the 29 June sailing to Norway on NCL Jade, and to notify any new price drops.

There is one today on vacations to go quoting $899 plus taxes etc. NCL's own site is quoting $989 plus the other add ons. There will be other sites possibly even better than VTG. Bobstheboy alerted us to a one day sale from NCL for today only! You will know you need to move quickly!!
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Offers also on Celebrity Summit 12 nights in the med. 27th August price is considerable lower than all of August and September. Lead in price for an inside room including tax £719 with Best at Cruises Cruise only but it is Venice to Barcelona so easy to get a one way flight
Voyana has the offer also and I have got a deal with Scotland Cruise Centre by usual TA to just undercut them but for a single room £1322 for a grade 9 room Grade 2C for my friend for £1955

Good ports including stay overnight in Venice Dubrovnik Santorini as well as the usual Florence Rome etc. I have sailed on this ship previously and enjoyed her.

Sue
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The Jade cruise on the 29th June is at $769 + add ons at bestpricecruises, so it is going to be under £500 pp. The sale is on for a week, until 12th May so worth keeping an eye on but the best bargains will disappear quickly I fear !

Bob
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Prindy, you asked if I could post any QM2 deals for July that came to my notice. Received e-mail today from cruise365.com and have extracted offers on 16 July for both 6 nights (with optional stay in NYC) or 12 nights, which is two back to back crossings. There is also an August offer for both 6 and 12 nights. To be honest the 6 day ones are not great prices, but for 12 nights better value. On the 12 nighter you would have a day to explore some of NYC.

Enjoy an exclusive luxury liner experience this summer with a choice of a FREE Stateroom Upgrade from Inside to Balcony or a FREE Child Place. A Transatlantic Cruise with Cunard Line is a must do thing for any cruise enthusiast! And with adult prices starting from as little as £749 per person in a Balcony Stateroom or a family of three sailing away from only £1698, these prices are too good to ignore. These special deals are as follows:

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6 Nights Transatlantic Sailings
Sail from Southampton to New York and rediscover yourself and your travelling companions. Fly back to the UK.
Departure: 16 July 2008
Book Inside stateroom for £799 and receive FREE Upgrade to Best Grade Balcony (up to A1 Grade)

Extend stay by 2 Nights in New York at the World Famous Waldorf Astoria from £199 per person.
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12 Nights Return Transatlantic Sailing
Sail from Southampton to New York and rediscover yourself and your travelling companions. Spend an unforgettable day in New York and then sail back to Southampton - visit New York without flying.

Departure: 16 July 2008
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6 Nights Transatlantic Sailings with 1st Child FREE
Sail from Southampton to New York and rediscover yourself and your travelling companions and take the opportunity of spending quality time with your children. Fly back to the UK.

Departure: 1 or 13 August 2008
Inside £849 Ocean-View £899 Balcony £949 1st Child* FREE 2nd Child* £199
*Child aged up to 11 years on day of outward travel.
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12 Nights Return Transatlantic Sailing with 1st Child FREE
Sail from Southampton to New York and rediscover yourself and your travelling companions. Spend an unforgettable day in New York and then sail back to Southampton - visit New York without flying.

Departure: 1 August 2008
Inside £999 Ocean-View £1099 Balcony £1149 1st Child** FREE 2nd Child* £199
*On 12 Night Transatlantic Child aged up to 17 years on day of outward travel.
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Well the Upgrade Fairy smiled on me today.
I booked the promotional rate ($200 each) for Inside Guarantees on the 10th and 15th May Navigator of the seas..... when I printed our Setsail passes today they have assigned us a Midships superior Ocean View room for the first cruise and a midships Promenade room for the second. (again $200 each)
Way to go Royal Caribbean :tup
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It's time to look our for those Princess round britain deals Grand Princess 12nights various dates.

First one seen on TXT is 7 june from £679 the 10n in 2005/6 came done to about £550 so this is close tothe same pppd pricing and could go lower still.

Some of these are peak season school hols and they have come down to this level before, these are not the med but good ports around the UK that many may never have visited before.
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emdia43 wrote:
Well the Upgrade Fairy smiled on me today.
I booked the promotional
rate ($200 each) for Inside Guarantees on the 10th and 15th May
Navigator of the seas..... when I printed our Setsail passes today they
have assigned us a Midships superior Ocean View room for the first
cruise and a midships Promenade room for the second. (again $200 each)
Way to go Royal Caribbean :tup


Thats great stuff, did you get a good deal on the flights, be interesting to here what the total DIY ends up at for comparison this is looking like a cheap cruise, these short trips do not seem to be selling that well and I think they are doing the same next year could be a bargain to look out for get the flights early and fall back is a few days in Barcelona.

I would give RCI a call and try and try to get the same cabin for both legs, if that does not work then talk to the desk when on board part way through the first leg(first/last days they are busy) to get a feel for the cabin transfer process so you can have a full day in barcelona and try again for no cabin change/upgrade on the seccond leg.

Might also be worth having a chat with the second leg cabin steward to try and get the cabin done early so you can move quick or say you will be off the boat and he can do it last.

I had a cabin move messed up on one trip becaue I did not understand the process, I thought it would be done for me but that did not happen.
If they have a proper butlers trolly no need to pack everything it all stays on the hangers during the move
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Thanks WJ- I will do that. I wouldn't mind staying in the ov room rather than the Promenade, but if not possible then it was still a good deal.
Flights- I got a steal on Air France, from Philadelphia to Paris, then on to Barcelona and return same, for $374 each. It took hours of searching and finally found them on http://www.cheaptickets.com ( it is part of Orbitz, major booking agent)
The fllights from our home airport to Philadelphia cost almost that much! Still all told the combination is not bad.
The worst problem I had was finding a hotel in Barcelona for a pre cruise night, I spent hours looking for something in the Las Ramblas general area,thought I was going to be sleeping in the airport- finally had to go outside downtown and got one for $203 - on Cheaptickets also- Amrey Diagonal, it has lots of good reviews on Tripadvisor. Everything was booked solid. Hope it's OK.
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MSC Melody 8 day cruise only £169 inside £269 outside 12May 2June

ex BCN so flight should be OK DIY if not that cheap being so close

TXT 227 08082011756

Abta No. on the TXT add says it is these people (not used them before)

http://www.kwiktravel.co.uk/
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Offers from 365cruise Check in Cruise Club. Hope that some of these will be of use to someone.

Itinerary Sail Date Duration Cabin Types & Prices
Barcelona & Western
Mediterranean Fly-Cruise 1 Jun 2008 6 Nights Inside Ocean View Balcony
Royal Caribbean - Navigator of the Seas
Fly UK to Barcelona & have an overnight stay in a hotel, following day join Royal Caribbean International's Voyager Class ship, Navigator of the Seas. Cruise visits: Barcelona, Spain - Cannes, France - Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Italy - Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy - Barcelona, Spain.
Short Break Bargain - The Inside Price is not a mistake! £339 £669 £745
Canary Islands Cruise
is not a mistake! £389 £689 £769

Barcelona & Mediterranean Fly-Cruise 6 Jun 2008 10 Nights Inside Ocean View Balcony
Royal Caribbean - Navigator of the Seas
Fly UK to Barcelona & stay overnight in a central hotel. Following day join Royal Caribbean International's ship the Navigator of the Seas. Cruise visits: Barcelona, Spain - Provence (Marseilles), France - Cagliari, Sardinia - Sicily (Palermo), Italy - Barcelona, Spain - Villefranche (Nice), France - Ibiza (2 days) - Barcelona.
Med Cruise Bargain - The Inside Price is not a mistake! £565 £1,115 £1,279

Barcelona & Mediterranean Fly-Cruise 11 Jun 2008 5 Nights Inside Ocean View Balcony
Royal Caribbean - Navigator of the Seas
Fly UK to Barcelona & stay overnight in a hotel, following day join Royal Caribbean International's Voyager Class ship the Navigator of the Seas. Cruise visits: Barcelona, Spain - Villefranche (Nice), France - Ibiza (2 days) - Barcelona, Spain.
Short Break Bargain - The Inside Price is not a mistake! £325 £579 £695

Scandinavia & Russia Cruise
from Harwich Summer 2008 12 Nights Inside Ocean View Balcony
Royal Caribbean - Jewel of the Seas
At the UK port of Harwich join Royal Caribbean International's Radiance Class ship the Jewel of the Seas. Cruise visits: Harwich, UK - Oslo, Norway - Copenhagen, Denmark - Stockholm, Sweden - Helsinki, Finland - St. Petersburg, Russia (2 days) - Tallinn, Estonia - Harwich, UK.
Late Bargain on this beautiful Radiance Class Ship Prices from
£849 Prices from
£999 Prices from
£1,099

Scandinavia & Russia Cruise
from Harwich 27 Jun 2008 13 Nights Inside Ocean View Balcony
Royal Caribbean - Jewel of the Seas
Join Jewel of the Seas in Harwich. Cruise visits: Harwich - Klaipeda, Lithuania - Tallinn, Estonia - St. Petersburg, Russia (2 Days) - Helsinki, Finland - Stockholm, Sweden - Copenhagen, Denmark - Oslo, Norway - Harwich.
Late Bargain on this beautiful Radiance Class Ship
£969 £1,149 £1,299

Barcelona, Greece & Turkey
Fly-Cruise 9 Oct 2008 11 Nights Inside Ocean View Balcony
Royal Caribbean - Navigator of the Seas
Fly UK to Barcelona & stay overnight in a hotel, following day join Royal Caribbean International's Voyager Class ship the Navigator of the Seas Cruise Ship. Cruise visits: Barcelona, Spain - Messina, Sicily - Thessaloniki, Greece - Istanbul, Turkey (2 days) - Valletta, Malta - Barcelona, Spain.
Autumn Bargain - Book Early £799 £1,049 £1,175
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Hope I have split them up OK

Sue some great deals as a lot seems to include flights.
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Well spotted Sue, have been busy today and just opened up my e-mails. The only one I have that is not included in your post is with Gill's cruises for Grand Princess...a very good deal!

Grand Princess
26 May 08 - 12nts
Rome to Home!

This fabulous Mediterranean cruise from Princess has been reduced from an original selling price of over £1300 per person to an astonishing £649 per person!

Featuring 11 ports of call, including visits to Florence/Pisa, Seville and Lisbon, this cruise will prove unforgettable with Grand Princess as your host. This spectacular ship rivals the most luxurious of land resorts!

Fly UK/Rome (Civitavecchia)
Livorno (Florence/Pisa)
Cannes - Barcelona - Gibraltar
Casablanca - Cadiz - Lisbon - Vigo
La Havre - Southampton
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I have seen this offer at the weekend for £599 trying to remember which agent had it. Saturday last Daily Mail. Might have been Voyana or Gill these were the 2 cruise companies who had most offers in the newspaper.

Today I am on top of the world having booked my Summit cruise for 27th August. See this 27th August on the teletext at £999 and this includes flights.

Sue
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Just checked back to a post I made on Saturday and it was Gill cruises

Sue
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Latest deals on the new Cunard Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria - 12nts from only £809pp
This is a fine opportunity to try Queen Victoria in her maiden season, on a lovely Norwegian fjords voyage.

Voyage of the Vikings
10th June & 6th July 2008
Southampton, Bergen, Tromso, Honningsvag, Trondheim, Hellesylt, Geiranger, Olden, Stavanger, Southampton
D8 inside only £809pp
D2 inside deluxe only £929pp
C5 outside (obstructed) only £1019pp
A7 Balcony (metal fronted) only £1289pp
The above offers are on a guarantee basis"¦.i.e. cabin number not allocated at time of booking but you are guaranteed your grade or better.
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For anyone who has not done the Fjords it is simple breathtaking and I am sure that this Ship would be equally so.
I am not completely committed for this year having booked the Summit for August but just wish I could justify booking this. If they were to offer me a single room at this price I would jump at it.

Sue
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PS Geiranger is the DIVA of the Fjords and the one that is always shown in any photos of the Fjords. Truly breathtaking and the Seven Sisters as you sail in and out of it just spectacular.

Sue
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