Richard Branson has been in L.A. for the launch of V Australia Airlines a new airline from Virgin. As V Australia takes off; cruisers from Sydney now have a the chance to link up with Mariner of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship that recently moved to L.A. to offer cruises. Likewise Americans will also benefit from a direct link to Sydney for Australian Cruises.
The V Australia take off will offer three direct flights between L.A. to Sydey a week.
With the world becoming a smaller place you can now visit one of the furthest places away from the UK on Australia Cruises. Many leading cruise liners now offer Fly Cruises even from as far away as Australia.
P&O Cruises for instance offer a cruise on their ship Aurora which is due to set sail on a 48 night cruise from Brisbane on 25 February 2009 with the final destination being Southampton. UK cruisers can therefore take a fly cruise option by flying to Brisbane where they will join Aurora for the start of their Australia cruises experience.
Princess Cruises has received top honors in three categories of the Porthole Cruise Magazine’s 2008 Annual Readers’ Choice Awards. The cruise line came away with awards for Best Central American Itineraries, Best Australia/New Zealand Itineraries and Best Onboard Shopping.
This is the eighth year in a row that the cruise line has been recognized for having some of the best itineraries and the second consecutive year that they have received the award for Best Central America Itineraries.
The 2009-2010 cruising season will see the cruise line add a two day canal experience to their Central American itineraries.
For the full press release see The Cruise News.
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