![]() Ships deployed in the South Pacific visit ports in New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tasmania. ![]() They are operated with round-trips from Sydney NSW and also leaving from Auckland NZ. The list of larger companies with ships leaving roundtrip from Caribbean ports (Puerto Rico, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Cuba) includes AIDA, TUI, Carnival, RCI, MSC, P&O UK.Īustralia and New Zealand itineraries offer some of the world's best scenery, tranquility and unique charm. There are many "international" ships deployed in Southeast Asia (homeported in China and Singapore), but for foreigners that market is operated with fly-cruise deals (inclusive of flights from USA, Australia, Europe). In Asia, the most popular are Dubai-based ships operated by AIDA, Costa, MSC, RCI, HAL. There are also (very limited) departures from South Africa (Durban). African voyages (excluding Nile River cruises in Egypt) during Christmas are available with departures from Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt). South American voyages during Xmas-NYE can be booked mainly through the Italian companies MSC and Costa. The so cheap Canary Islands food and drinks, and the stunning fireworks in Funchal are just the tip of the "pleasure iceberg" sinking so many "money ships" there each year. These are among the best-priced (meaning cheap, of course) choices for cruises during Christmas and New Year on roundtrip departures from UK ports. Spain's Canaries and Portugal's Madeira are also immensely popular island vacation destinations. The unique European Christmas Markets experience features two things - shopping for handcrafted gifts and locally made souvenirs, and the traditional Xmas treats. They combine river voyages to some of Europe's best Christmas Market destinations. Mediterranean travel vacations in December also offer more ashore time to explore museums and attractions without the long queues of the summer tourists.Ĭhristmas Market cruises are the best sellrs of the European river shipping lines. There, you can enjoy guided tours in beautiful and charmingly big port cities, with much fewer tourists compared to the summer season. Another interesting destination with relatively inexpensive Christmas Holiday cruise prices is the Europe's Mediterranean. The list of most popular Xmas-NYE ship travel destinations starts always with the sunny Caribbean, followed by Mexico Riviera and Hawaii (from California), Australia New Zealand and Asia. Christmas Holidays cruise travel destinations ![]() These beautiful creatures are CruiseMapper's choice of "Christmas Cruise" photos because of their most obvious "Xmas-themed" look. Each of these worms produces two multicolored spirals, which are apparatus for feeding and respiration. Aka "bristle worms", these are tube-building marine species living on coral reefs in tropical ocean waters. These are the so called "Christmas tree worms" (Spirobranchus giganteus / translated "giant spiral gills"). Depending on shipping company and destination, Xmas-NYE itineraries vary from 4-5 days (short-breaks) to 7-10 days and even up to a month, extending from early or mid-December through early January.Īll CruiseMapper's Xmas pages have themed photos similar to the one above. Combined Christmas (Xmas) and New Year's Eve (NYE) voyages are operated with longer and usually roundtrip itineraries. Christmas and New Year cruises offer the perfect combination of the three best buys - holiday, travel, vacation.
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