Sizzling Summer Discounts On Hurtigruten Cruises From GLP Worldwide Expedition

TORONTO – Adventure. Luxuriously appointed vessels. Spectacular scenery. A Hurtigruten cruise provides the passenger with an unforgettable voyage to some of the most stunning and remote places on earth. GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel & Tours is now offering a number of special discounts on Hurtigruten cruises that sail the waters of Norway, Greenland, Spitsbergen and Antarctica. Hurtigruten has a fleet of 13 ships that provide you cruising comfort, exceptional service, and go beyond traditional cruising by offering itineraries and journeys that get close to environments, wildlife and local people in the most remote parts of the world.

Please contact GLP Worldwide Expedition (www.glpworldwide.com) for complete details on the various offers and booking conditions.

COMPANION SAILS AT HALF PRICE

Book by August 31, 2010 and your companion will sail at half price on any of Hurtigruten’s Norway cruises. Experience Norway’s majestic, fjord-filled west coast with 34 inviting ports. During the fall don’t be surprised to see killer whales making their presence known as you cruise along. Offer valid on new bookings only and cannot be combined with any other discounts or promotions. Valid on select departures and restrictions apply.

2011 EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT

Book by September 30, 2010 and save up to 20 percent off the normal rates on Hurtigruten’s voyages below. Early booking rates below are in Canadian currency and reflect the cruise only price, per person, based on double occupancy, Category I2. The below early booking price does not apply for sailings on the MS Trollfjord and MS Midnatsol – a 10 percent early booking discount is available on these two ships.

Voyage South – from $860 pp CAD – 6 day Kirkenes-Bergen

Voyage North – from $1,000 pp CAD – 7 day Bergen-Kirkenes

Classic Norwegian Discovery – from $1,465 pp CAD – 11 day Bergen-Kirkenes-Trondheim

Classic Roundtrip Voyage – from $1,560 pp CAD – 12-day Bergen-Kirkenes-Bergen

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

Book by August 31, 2010 and there is no single supplement on Hurtigruten’s Norway cruises utilizing the ships MS Vesteralen, MS Lofoten or the MS Nordstjernen. These cruises are available in 6, 7, or 12 day voyages. Valid on new bookings only for select departures and restrictions apply. Offer cannot be combined with any other discount.

COMPANIONS SALE AT HALF PRICE on ANTARCTICA CRUISE

A journey of a lifetime is one way to describe Hurtigruten’s cruise to Antarctica. Now if you book the December 17, 2010 departure your companion sails at half price. And what a way to sail – on the luxurious MS Fram. Explore the “White Continent” in style while enjoying this special holiday cruise which includes Norwegian glogg, a visit from Santa Claus, and a special Christmas breakfast. Celebrate New Year’s as well on the ship. This special 17-day Shackelton’s Christmas in Antarctica cruise is priced from $4,470 pp CAD. Offer is valid on bookings made by September 15, 2010.

GREENLAND & ICELAND – 25 PERCENT OFF

Book now and save 25 percent off on all cabin categories. If you book a suite you also get free airfare (Toronto flight departures). The offer applies on the following departures:

Peaks, Ruins & Erik The Red – 12 days from $4,260 pp CAD – departs Sept. 2, 2010

Greenland’s Remote & Wild Coast – 11 days from $5,595 pp CAD – departs Sept. 13, 2010

14-DAY IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS – 25 PERCENT OFF

Book by July 31, 2010 and save 25 percent off on all cabin categories. If you book a suite you also get free airfare (Toronto flight departures). Join Dr. Jason Box, a professor of geography and expert on climate change and Greenland in this Hurtigruten exclusive cruise. Retrace the legendary routes of Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson. The cruise departs Iceland before moving to Greenland and then Canada’s Atlantic Coast.

The Wake of the Vikings – 14 days from $4,980 pp CAD – departs Sept. 26, 2010

For complete details on all the offers and discounts and cruise details please contact GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours. To obtain a copy of the 2010/11 Hurtigruten brochure, travel agents should visit www.hippoexpress.ca and a brochure will be mailed out. If agents need 10 or more brochures please email: requests@hurtigruten.ca or call toll-free (866) 383-1110. Agents may also download the 2010/11 brochure at www.hurtigruten.ca website. The website will also have additional itineraries not listed in the printed brochure.

GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours is based in Toronto, Ontario and acts as the Canadian representative for various cruise operators such as AMA Waterways, Hurtigruten, Fred. Olsen Cruises, Go Barging and LĂĽftner Cruises. Information on GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours can be accessed at www.glpworldwide.com or by calling (866) 760-1987.

July 13, 2010   Posted in: Cruise Ships