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New Web Site launched for Cruising Russia and Ukraine

September 22nd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in 2009 Itineraries, Cruise News, River Cruise News, River Cruise Special Values, Travel

Russia The week the new web site cruisingrussia.com was launched including itineraries, ships, deck plans, passengers reviews and lower prices. Covering the Volga river in Russia and the Dneiper River in the Ukraine there are many itineraries to select from with prices from $1,599 per person.

You can read reviews on the site from passengers that have sailed the ships, eaten the food and slept in the beds.

This site joins other specialized sites for river cruising: Danubecruising.com. Rhinecruiseforless.com and rivercruisereports.com.

For more information contact Mike Davies 864-446-7524

River Discounts Uniworld Savings

Riverqueen RiverDiscounts.com announces special pay-in-full and early booking discounts on Uniworld river cruises through Russia, and Ukraine, the Black Sea and Istanbul. By planning ahead, guests save money while experiencing the big, bold and beautiful destinations of Russia, and Ukraine, the Black Sea and Istanbul.

Couples who book a 2009 Uniworld cruise to Russia or Ukraine, the Black Sea and Istanbul, and pay for their trip before November 30, 2008, can save up to $1,200 per couple ($600 per person), and those who place a deposit on their cruise by December 31, 2008, can save up to $600 per couple ($300 per person). All cruises include riverview staterooms, all meals onboard, fully hosted shore excursions with local English-speaking guides, transfers on arrival and departure days, and the services of a Uniworld Cruise Manager.

Cruises range from 14 to 17 days and highlight some of the region’s most famous landmarks – Red Square, the Kremlin, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Catherine’s Palace, the Hermitage Museum, Yalta’s Livadia Palace, and Istanbul’s Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar.

“We’re thrilled to introduce travelers to the dramatic history and spectacular sights of Russia and Ukraine,” said Guy Young, president of Uniworld. “We are always seeking destinations which offer our guests enriching experiences and now these regions are even more affordable with our pay-in-full and early booking savings.”

2009 Russia, and Ukraine, the Black Sea and Istanbul itineraries include:

  • Waterways of the Czars: 14-days from Moscow to St. Petersburg  from $2,999 per person/cruise only
  • Imperial Russia: 16-days from St. Petersburg to Moscow from $3,499 per person/cruise only
  • Land of the Cossacks: 17-days from Rostov-on-Don to Moscow from $3,099 per person/cruise only
  • Ukraine, the Black Sea & Istanbul: 17-days from Kiev to Istanbul  from $2,999 per person/cruise only

About Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

Los Angeles-based Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, the premier river cruise company, was recently named to Travel+Leisure’s World’s Best Top 10 Small Cruise Lines, Condé Nast Traveler’s 2008 Gold List and their Reader’s Choice Awards for World’s Top 10 Small Cruise Lines. Uniworld features intimate boutique, hotel-style cruise ships with an average capacity of 134 guests, and a ratio of one staff member for every three guests, world-class cuisine, and expertly planned itineraries with custom-blended shore excursions. The company offers over 500 departures on more than 35 itineraries sailing on 12 rivers in over 20 countries throughout Europe, Russia, China and Egypt.

For more information or to book a 2009 Uniworld cruise, please contact your Preferred Travel Professional. RiverDiscounts.com 800-640-4899

Amadeus Free Air

July 20th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in River Cruise News, River Cruise Special Values

Amadagio_small AMA Waterways is making a European river cruise even more alluring, with a special FREE airfare promotion*. The promotion is available on the Nov. 12, 2008 Amsterdam to Paris and Nov. 12 Blue Danube Discovery itineraries, as well as select Christmas Time Cruises  and Christmas Wonderland sailings.

The AMSTERDAM TO PARIS itinerary includes a 7-night cruise to Trier, Germany, along the Rhine, Main and Mosel rivers, followed by a 3-night stay in Paris.  Nov 12th 2008.   
Cruise & Land from $2,099 per person
The BLUE DANUBE DISCOVERY program begins with two nights in vibrant Budapest, followed by a 7-night Danube cruise to Nuremburg, and a 3-night stay in Prague. Nov 12th 2008.
Cruise & Land from $2,499 per person

The 11-day CHRISTMAS TIME CRUISE
features two nights in Prague before sailing from Nuremberg to Budapest; Nov. 19, 22, and Dec 12
Cruise & Land from $2,099 per person

The 12-day CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND CRUISE
includes three nights in Paris before sailing from Trier to Amsterdam. Nov. 22 and 26
Cruise & Land from $2,299 per person

For The free Air offer contact RiverDiscounts.com 800-640-4899