Thompson cruises offer great value and an unrivaled convenience of local departure points. You can fly to most of the cruise departure points from many local airports throughout the UK with Thomson Flights.

You can cruise for one or two weeks or take a cruise and stay holiday where you stay in a hotel for a week and cruise for a week.

Thompson Cruises offer some great itineraries and there is nothing better than waking up than with the prospect of visiting somewhere new. There is even a special Dance Fever Cruise where dancing experts are available to help you master your rumba.

Thomson have five cruise ships - Thomson Spirit, The Emerald, Thomson Celebration, The Calypso and the Thomson Destiny.

Check out the latest prices and availability on your Thomson Cruise using the special discount link > Thomson Cruise Discount Link

If you are one of the many people who are planning on sailing around the Mediterranean then you are more than likely sailing from Southampton. In 2008 there are a record number of ships sailing from Southampton and for many people getting there could be harder than for others.
Flybe has lots of flights to Southampton from all over the UK and Ireland and rather than fly to London and then get a coach or taxi why not fly straight to Southampton.

Flybe has flight to Southampton from;

• Aberdeen
• Belfast
• Dublin
• Glasgow
• Edinburgh
• Inverness
• Isle of Man
• Newcastle
• Jersey
• Manchester
• Paris

It is advisable to book now to get the best fares and availability. The prices are only going to go up as the flights fill up. Visit the Flybe website for more information click here > FLYBE

Ventura Cruise - Canaries Delight Save up to £2950 per person, Departing Southampton 4 July 2008 for 14 nights.

04 Jul 2008  Embark Southampton. Fri 4 Jul cruise check-in 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Sail late afternoon.  
07 Jul 2008  Madeira Arr 13:00 Dep 18:00
09 Jul 2008  La Palma Arr 08:00 Dep 18:00
10 Jul 2008  Gran Canaria Arr 08:00 Dep 18:00
11 Jul 2008  Tenerife Arr 08:00 Dep 18:00
12 Jul 2008  Lanzarote Arr 08:00 Dep 18:00
14 Jul 2008  Cadiz Arr 08:00 Dep 17:30
15 Jul 2008  Lisbon Arr 08:00 Dep 17:30
16 Jul 2008  Vigo Arr 09:00 Dep 18:00
18 Jul 2008  Disembark Southampton. Fri 18 Jul arr early morning. Disembarkation 9.00am to 11.00am.

Prices from £1439 to £9229 per person further information from P&O Cruises

NCL are offering FREE UK Connections and great savings off some of their cruises.

You can save up to £160 per person off The Norwegian Sun Cruise sailing the Western Caribbean.

Fly UK - Miami  and visit the following ports

• Roatan
• Belieze
• Cozumel
• Great Stirrup Cay

 9 nights fly Cruise departing 21st December 2007.

For further deatils call 0870 87 22 555. 

Carnival Cruise Lines October ‘Super Sale’ is due to end in five days. You have until 28th October 2007 to get up to $100 FREE onboard credit. This deal is available on almost all three, four and five day cruises and you can also get up to $100 credit on almost every cruise lasting six days or more that sails before 31st December 2008.

Residensa has started to sell suites and apartments onboard the world cruise ship, following yet another change of policy by the residents who live on the cruise ship the world.
Management company Residensa is renting accommodation onboard through specialist cruise companies such as the Cruise Line and Mundy Cruising.
Cruise ship the World has one hundred and sixty five apartments of which just under 50% are available to rent. Prices start at around £650 per night for two and includes all gratuities and tips.

List of 2008 Cruise Ship Launches

April
MSC Cruises - MSC Poesia (2,500 passengers)
P&O Cruises - Ventura (3,100 passengers)

May
Royal Caribbean International - Independence of the Seas (3,634 passengers)

June
Holland America Line - Eurodam (3,006 passengers)

July
Carnival Cruise Lines - Carnival Spleandor ( 3,006 passengers)

November
Princess Cruises - Ruby Princess (3,110 passengers)
MSC Cruises - MSC Fantasia (3,971 passengers)

December
Celebrity Cruises - Celerbrity Solstice (2,852 passengers)

Cosmos Tourama are now offering more cruises than ever before. The new Cosmos Tourama brochure offers twenty six cruising itineraries accross Europe, Northern Africa and China. The brochure also includes cruises in the Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia. For further details visit the Cosmos Tourama web site

Louis Cruise Lines have announced that they will sail twenty nine seven day Greece and Turkey cruises from Piraeus from the Summer of 2008. The first cruise departs on the 11th April until the end of October 2008. Planned ports include Istanbul, Mykonos, Patmos and Rhodes.

MSC Cruises new ship is to be christened by celebrity Sophia Loren in Dover, England on the 5th of April 2008.