Hi Rosalyn we have also booked that cruise for March 2010 the offer came through at easter and like
you we jumped in and booked thought it was a great deal,flying out 2 weeks pre cruise and visiting family
in Melbourne,then on to Perth to join the cruise hope you have a great time,let me know how it all went
when you return
annx

Cruises looks great so ok guys whats the deal?

The repo from Vancouver to Sidney via Hawaii looks like it could become a good deal if the flights can be found.

Rhapsody has Hot spots at various places on the ship for WIFI users, but not in-cabin.

Hi Windjammer our deal was with Cruise 1st Flying with Cathay Pacific 1night stop over in Hong Kong
hotel+transfers included,flight to Perth[we changed this to Melbourne]at no extra charge ,we are paying our
own single flight to Perth from Melbourne,2nights pre cruise Parmelia Hilton Perth also included
18nights cruise on The Rhapsody [check itinerary for March 15th 2010]cruise ends in Sydney with 1 night accommodation
again included [we have added a further 3nights at our own cost]flight back to Heathrow via Hong kong again we have chosen
to stay 2nights.cost per adult in a outside large cabin deck 4 £2,009 only extras we are paying are for 3nights Sydney 2 nights
Hong kong with this deal Cathay Pacific only allow you 45days out of the country,so a good price [ fare to melboure returning
from Sydney £946 Todays cost with Cathay Pacific brings the cost of the cruise and hotels to a good deal]
We booked this at easter time i think the package has now changed with flights to Singapore but still good.
Annx

Thanks,

We are likely to get some extended free time over the winter so these very long haul trips south become viable for us.

Around £2k for a package that include a cruise,flights and some accomodation, with the possiblity of extending time(at extra cost) is good

Windjammer, our cruise is slightly different. Booked through Cruise 1st it was in last Saturday's Daily Mail and for roughly the same price as Ann we fly out at the end of October this year with BA. Included in the price is a 2 nights stopover at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore and 1 night in Perth before doing the cruise (I think itineraries are different - we do Southern side of Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand) before reaching Sydney where we have a night in a hotel before flying home via BangKok.

Rosalyn

Thanks.
There are a few itinerary options, ideal would be with a NZ start end, can't start the serious search for a couple of months, the key will be how we extend the trip if we can do it.

Hi Rosalyn our cruise has the same itinerary as yours, embark in Perth then South Australia /Tasmania/New Zealand/Sydney
looks a very interesting cruise, 2 of our family that live in Melbourne have now booked to cruise with us nice to have company.
annx

Singapore airlines have a sale on that will fit in with some of these cruises
Looking at the options to see if we can get one to fit.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1750023

example prices.
Singapore 295 GBP
Bali (Denpasar) 319 GBP
Manila 319 GBP
Hong Kong 425 GBP
Bangkok 329 GBP
Kuala Lumpur 329 GBP
Perth 389 GBP
Adelaide 395 GBP
Brisbane 399 GBP
Melbourne 389 GBP
Sydney 399 GBP
Auckland 369 GBP
Christchurch 359 GBP

Would really love to hear how you enjoy this cruise, we are booked on it in 2011, yeh, I know its a long time off, but we got a really good deal, so booked it. Australia is only just beginning to get a good selection of cruise ships coming here, I suppose we are a long way from anywhere and usually we have to fly to USA to get on a cruise, but I love to cruise, have done cruises in Hawaii, Alaske and the Polynesian Islands and loved them all. We are really looking forward to the itinery of this cruise as we havent been to New Zealand yet, so would love to hear from anyone doing this cruise.