Pay 6 nights, Get 5 nights Free on Hurtigruten’s 12-day Classic Roundtrip Voyage

TORONTO – Hurtigruten, represented in Canada by GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel & Tours, takes you on a breathtaking journey of discovery along Norway’s spectacular and rugged coastline and magnificent fjords. No wonder it is known as the “World’s Most Beautiful Voyage.” This fantastic voyage now comes with an incredible offer – pay only for 6 nights and get 5 nights free for select dates on their “Classic Roundtrip Voyage.”

As an added incentive Hurtigruten is extending its popular iPerks promotion – giving travel agents an opportunity to win an iPad and earn iTunes gift certificates through August 31, 2010. Book this voyage or any other Hurtigruten’s Norwegian Coastal Voyage or Explorer Cruises to Greenland, Spitsbergen or Antarctica to be eligible. Sailings must take place between August 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010. iTunes Gift Certificates range from $15 to $50, depending on product sold; the agent with the most bookings wins a new iPad.

The 12-day “Classic Roundtrip Voyage” with a cruise-only price starts as low as $1,610 CAD per person based on double occupancy. The cruise begins in the harbour town of Bergen, Norway with 900 years of rich seafaring history. This little fishing village has now grown into a leading port. Sail north to Kirkenes, an Arctic outpost bordering Russia and then return south back to Bergen. The voyage makes 34 ports of call along the way and lets you taste, observe and engage with the heart and soul of Norway. Majestic fjords, snow-capped mountains, friendly villagers and a variety of flora and fauna will be your daily companions on this voyage.

This special 5 night free offer on the 12-day “Classic Roundtrip Voyage” is valid on the following sailing dates in 2010: October 5,16,21, 24 and 27; November 13,15,17,18,21,23,26,28 and 29; December 4,5,7,10,13,20 and 30. Offer valid for new retail bookings only. Offer cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion except repeater discount. Offer valid for bookings until September 30, 2010. Passengers pay published 6 night retail rate for 11 night Bergen to Bergen cruise. The five free nights must be taken in conjunction with 6 night cruise and cannot be broken up on separate sailings. Subject to availability.

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 special offer and booking conditions.

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 Lüftner Cruises. Information on GLP Worldwide Expedition Travel and Tours can be accessed at www.glpworldwide.com or by calling (866) 760-1987.

July 30, 2010   Posted in: Cruise Ships