icat2000 Posted August 18, 2015 Author #1501 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Its not really an El Cheap cruise. Its not pricey either. I just thought the itinerary was interesting and offer a few more spots than the stock standard run to Singapore. Note some are just cruising by Ship Name: ms Volendam Cruise Code: HV568L Departure Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2015 Cruise Name: Melbourne to Singapore Nights: 20 Departing: Melbourne, Australia Its $2630 pp inside Melbourne, Australia At Sea Eden, Australia Sydney At Sea At Sea Hamilton Island, Australia At Sea Cairns, Australia Great Barrier Reef E The Ribbon Reef Regi Sherrard Island Sherrard Island Great Barrier Reef E The Far North Region The Torres Strait At Sea Darwin, Australia At Sea At Sea Benoa (Denpasar), Ba At Sea Semarang, Indonesia At Sea Singapore Singapore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 18, 2015 #1502 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Holland America tend to be a bit more adventurous with their itineraries.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted August 18, 2015 Author #1503 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Never really gotten a feel for HAL before. Been told by numerous cruisers that it skews old. However, I have them on my watch list for Antarctica for my 50th birthday in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 18, 2015 #1504 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Never really gotten a feel for HAL before. Been told by numerous cruisers that it skews old. However, I have them on my watch list for Antarctica for my 50th birthday in a few years. I didn't think HAL did Antarctica, have to have a looks, wish someone still did Antarctica out of Hobart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted August 18, 2015 #1505 Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) I didn't think HAL did Antarctica, have to have a looks, wish someone still did Antarctica out of Hobart. HAL's Zaandam does a 14 day cruise by via Antarctica, from BA to Santiago, Chile and visa versa. Yes, it would be great if there were adventure cruises south out of Hobart. There are cruises out of NZ to Antarctica, as well as to NZ Sub Antarctica islands, and Macquarie Island (Aus). Edited August 18, 2015 by MMDown Under Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 18, 2015 #1506 Share Posted August 18, 2015 They visit the Antarctic Peninsula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 18, 2015 #1507 Share Posted August 18, 2015 They visit the Antarctic Peninsula. I've seen basically that cruise just isn't know HAL offered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 18, 2015 #1508 Share Posted August 18, 2015 HAL's Zaandam does a 14 day cruise by via Antarctica, from BA to Santiago, Chile and visa versa. Yes, it would be great if there were adventure cruises south out of Hobart. There are cruises out of NZ to Antarctica, as well as to NZ Sub Antarctica islands, and Macquarie Island (Aus). DWs friend just did one that included Macquarie Island (Silverseas I think) asked us to go, but I haven't managed to win Lotto yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted August 18, 2015 #1509 Share Posted August 18, 2015 DWs friend just did one that included Macquarie Island (Silverseas I think) asked us to go, but I haven't managed to win Lotto yet. Yes, Ponant as well. Silverseas and Ponant have interesting itineraries, but are high end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 18, 2015 #1510 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yes, Ponant as well. Silverseas and Ponant have interesting itineraries, but are high end. Yep about $20K a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted August 18, 2015 #1511 Share Posted August 18, 2015 They visit the Antarctic Peninsula. Yes, but it is just a cruise by, with no landings. They do attempt to land at the Falkland Islands, but I was told ships with names ending in "dam" have the worst record of successful landings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 18, 2015 #1512 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yes, but it is just a cruise by, with no landings. They do attempt to land at the Falkland Islands, but I was told ships with names ending in "dam" have the worst record of successful landings. That's that's handy to know thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted August 18, 2015 Author #1513 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yes, but it is just a cruise by, with no landings. They do attempt to land at the Falkland Islands, but I was told ships with names ending in "dam" have the worst record of successful landings. Dam. I was looking at Princess but I really want to see Antarctica, and they don't go that low down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 18, 2015 #1514 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Never really gotten a feel for HAL before. Been told by numerous cruisers that it skews old. However, I have them on my watch list for Antarctica for my 50th birthday in a few years. Celebrity Infinity also go to Antarctica a couple time a year, we did it in 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 18, 2015 #1515 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Dam. I was looking at Princess but I really want to see Antarctica, and they don't go that low down? Hurtigruten go there..... Antarctica is waiting...Get ready to Explore. Check out this neat video http://www.hurtigruten.com/en/explorer-voyages/antarctica/?gclid=CjwKEAjwjMauBRDH-bOCo56b13wSJABA2-Hvd16tcIqDT8smhj_HUEcMq3NOpORvrdhHplo3_DAsuxoCdprw_wcB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted August 18, 2015 #1516 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Hurtigruten go there.....Antarctica is waiting...Get ready to Explore. Check out this neat video http://www.hurtigruten.com/en/explorer-voyages/antarctica/?gclid=CjwKEAjwjMauBRDH-bOCo56b13wSJABA2-Hvd16tcIqDT8smhj_HUEcMq3NOpORvrdhHplo3_DAsuxoCdprw_wcB I can recommend Hurtgruten's Fram. The three islands we visited in the Falkland Islands were a highlight (plus South Georgia and Antarctica, of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rellim001 Posted August 18, 2015 #1517 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I can also highly recommend the Fram. We did the journey down the Antarctic Peninsula and into the Arctic Circle (most ships from the South American side of the world do not venture into the Arctic Circle). We generally went ashore about twice a day ( for about 10 days). Sent from Geoff's iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted August 18, 2015 #1518 Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) Might be time to start a new thread and get back to what I enjoy reading about; El Cheapo Cruises.;) Edited August 18, 2015 by By The Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted August 18, 2015 Author #1519 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Might be time to start a new thread and get back to what I enjoy reading about; El Cheapo Cruises.;) Sorry, my fault. Let me see what I can drum up . . . Ship Name: Explorer Of The Seas Cruise Code: EX02DEC15 Departure Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2015 Cruise Name: New Zealand Nights: 14 Departing: Sydney - Australia Inside from $1187 per person. Ship Name: Voyager Of The Seas Cruise Code: VY19FEB16 Departure Date: Friday, 19 February 2016 Cruise Name: South Pacific Nights: 8 Departing: Sydney - Australia' Inside from $679 pp RCL have got a few cruises that are less than $100 per day if you don't mind cruising inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gogo65 Posted August 18, 2015 #1520 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yes, Ponant as well. Silverseas and Ponant have interesting itineraries, but are high end. We've booked to do the Antarctica cruise with Ponant in January 2017, 10 night cruise from Ushuaia including return airfares from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia $10500pp cheapest balcony cabin, early bird discount of 30%, also 5% discount because we have booked 3cabins. The worst part was the 25% non refundable deposit :eek: All alcohol included though:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted August 18, 2015 #1521 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Sorry, my fault. Let me see what I can drum up . . . Ship Name: Explorer Of The Seas Cruise Code: EX02DEC15 Departure Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2015 Cruise Name: New Zealand Nights: 14 Departing: Sydney - Australia Inside from $1187 per person. Ship Name: Voyager Of The Seas Cruise Code: VY19FEB16 Departure Date: Friday, 19 February 2016 Cruise Name: South Pacific Nights: 8 Departing: Sydney - Australia' Inside from $679 pp RCL have got a few cruises that are less than $100 per day if you don't mind cruising inside. Nice finds. A good time to start keeping a look for end of year, as it's not that far off, so the lines will start positioning to ensure they don't have things unsold at the last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 18, 2015 #1522 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Too many tempting cruises to do, need to win the big one to sustain my addiction.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted August 19, 2015 #1523 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Ship Name: Pacific Pearl Cruise Code: P537 Cruise Name: Fiji & Tonga 16 Nights Departing: Sydney Thursday, 8 October 2015 Prices from $1705 pp. Norfolk Island Is also on the itinerary. Good-luck landing there.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted August 20, 2015 Author #1524 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ship Name: Diamond Princess Cruise Code: M527 Departure Date: Sunday, 6 September 2015 Cruise Name: Japan to Sydney Nights: 23 Departing: Yokohama, Japan From $1657 pp inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted August 20, 2015 Author #1525 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Ship Name: Voyager Of The Seas Cruise Code: VY22OCT15 Departure Date: Thursday, 22 October 2015 Cruise Name: Singapore to Sydney Nights: 14 Departing: Singapore From inside $748 pp, Oceanview $1040 pp, or if you really want to live it up Suite $2698 pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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