The Elegance and Splendour of Cumbria Cruises

This article is about the cruising company, Cumbria Cruises which is an independent cruise specialist offering cruising holidays both at home and abroad.

Many people might have clicked on this link in order to find out information about cruising and the Lake District, and there are many different companies that offer this option, Cumbria cruises is one of those, albeit a small part of their operation.

For this post we will take a quick look at the Cumbria cruise company, a look at a few of their different destinations, and the deals that you can expect to find on their website[i].

Cumbria cruises are part of the Co-op Group Travel 1 limited[ii].

Originally, the business was part of the Barrow Travel Group which was founded in 1982.

It was one of the first specialist travel agents who dealt with cruising in the 1980s and went under the name Cumbria Cruise Club.

When you go to the Cumbria cruises website you will see several options along the top including “Special Offers”, “Late Deals”, “Cruise from UK”, “Stay & Cruise”, “Luxury Cruises”, and River Cruises”.

We’re going to look at a couple of those options.

Stay & Cruise

The stay & Cruise option allows you the best of both worlds, the rolling romantic experience of a cruise with the option of getting off the ship for a land based tour.

A couple of these options include Australia and New Zealand Highlights, from Princess Cruises, which is a 19 night Stay & Cruise giving you a two night hotel stay in both Auckland and Sydney, and 15 nights on board the diamond princess.

Or, how about the 15 nights New York Silhouette, offered by Celebrity Cruises, which includes 12 nights on board the Celebrity Silhouette and a two night stay in New York City.

Or if you’re looking for something a bit more romantic, the Far East, Indian Ocean, and South Africa 27 night cruise offered by P and O cruises might be just the ticket, where you will spend 19 nights on board the Arcadia cruise ship, two nights hotel stay in Singapore, and the Garden Route and Cape Winelands Tour.

Luxury Cruises

Maybe you have a bit more money and you are looking for opulence, sophistication, and need a bit of indulging.

Luxury cruises offer you six star luxuries on board some of the most magnificent vessels.

For instance, with Crystal Cruises you can discover Miami and Los Angeles with a 14 night cruise on the Crystal Serenity.

Or, what about the Beaches and Rainforest package, with a 13 night cruise on board the Crystal Symphony from Los Angeles to Miami.

If you’re looking for the more exotic destinations you should take a look at the Silversea options including 10 nights on the luxurious Silver Wind which visits Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Mapputo, Durban, East London, and Cape Town.

River Cruises

I must say that this option is one of my favourites, the chance to drift down a river, a la Huckleberry Finn…maybe a bit posher, viewing ever changing scenery, without the choppiness that one can expect on an ocean crossing.

The European Splendour on board the Avalon Imagery, with Avalon waterways, 13 days visiting Amsterdam, Cologne, the Rhine gorge, Nuremberg, and Vienna to name a few.

Or, perhaps a trip up the Nile to see the pyramids will take your fancy, visiting Memphis, Cairo, the Valley of the Kings, Esna, and Aswan.

Finally, and one of my favourites, the Viking Peterhof Waterways of the Czars, offered by Viking Cruises and visiting Moscow, Moscow Canal, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Kizhi, Scenic Waterways & Mandrogy, St Petersburg.

Cumbria Cruises have won several awards including the travel industry Best Cruise Agent three years on the trot.

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