Do you want to enjoy the added value of a cruise holiday

For many a cruise holiday is seen as an expensive holiday option, but cruises starting from under £500pp for 7 nights including  24 hour food and entertainment and 3/4/5 star service, you could be on holiday for around £70 per night. over the last few years lots more holiday makers are enjoying the benefit of cruising, why not become one of them and contact us today for our latest deals.

Take a look below and see for yourself, how many more people are enjoying cruise holidays.

Of course if you read to the end, you find some are enjoying more than most!

Cruising popularity soars despite recession

Cruising is riding the wave of the recession, attracting more customers than ever, according to Passenger Shipping Association figures just out. The numbers show cruise passengers were up 6% in 2010 compared to 2009 and cruising now accounts for 11.7% of the total overseas package holiday market, up from 10.6% in 2009. UK cruise departures were also up by 10% in 2010, underlining the popularity of trips that don’t require expensive flights at the start and end of the holiday. The figures show that Brits took 1.62 million cruises last year – more than double the amount taken in 2001. And the PSA forecasts that cruise passenger numbers are heading towards 1.7 million this year and will hit two million by 2014. Mediterranean cruises are still the most popular with Brits – some 43% of British cruisers chose this region – with Northern Europe the second most popular. PSA Director William Gibbons said: “The UK cruise market continues to buck the trend and 2010 was no exception.  “The cruise sector reports impressive growth and the success of UK cruising, during one of the toughest economic periods the world has seen, can be attributed to the excellent value for money and the fantastic variety of a cruise holiday.  “The exceptional standards of quality and service are the key to our continued growth, along with the huge choice of worldwide destinations and the wide range in styles of cruising.”  He added: “2011 is well and truly on course to be yet another record year, with 1.7 cruises expected to be taken by Brits, and we are confident that cruise passenger figures will reach two million passengers by 2014.” Meanwhile, and somewhat more light-heartedly, Travelmole can reveal today that just under one in ten serial cruisers have admitted to cheating on their partners whilst on board. 

Info from Travelmole and PSA