Aug 12 2008
2008 – The year of the Minicruise!
Just come back from your summer holiday but already feel like you need another break? This year it’s all about the minicruise with operators like P&O and DFDS offering great deals for short breaks to destinations such as Amsterdam and Bilbao.
These breaks are perfect for a quick (and cheap!) getaway and you don’t have to worry about a thing as travel and accommodation are all sorted!
P&O ferries offer 2 or 3 night minicruise breaks to Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Bruges and to Bilbao (Spain) starting from around £70.00 per person. These deals usually include an en suite cabin, use of all the facilities onboard (Believe me - It’s like a floating city onboard with all the facilities you can imagine including a cinema, live entertainment, casinos and range of restaurants and bars and of course, my favourite part – the onboard duty free shop to grab fantastic deals.)
Also included in the price are the coach transfers to and from the ferry port to the city centre, giving you a chance to spend some time ashore to explore the city and of course bag some continental bargains.
And for all those prolific shoppers always on the lookout for bargains, Dover to Calais day trips are a perfect bargain too. Enjoy a fun day of shopping in Calais and stock up on all those essentials and even more with a journey time of just 90 minutes each way. If shopping’s not your thing, hit the motorways which lead you to the rest of France directly from the port and enjoy your break exploring the continent.
