Cruise Holidays

Specialist Reports Styles of Holiday Cruise Holidays Booking 

If you prefer not to go direct to one line but to have a choice you can try one of the following, or contact PSARA (see Finding Out More) for details of a local member.

Chandlers Travel and the Cruise Club of Upminster

Station Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2TT
(01708) 224 000
A member of PSARA and the Guild of Professional Cruise Agents, offers Guide of Professional Cruise Agents leaflets including From Land-Bound to Cruise Bound: a beginners guide to cruising.

Voyana

Buckingham House East, The Broadway, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4EB
(0871) 200 9000
voyanacruise
A company which includes Cruise Direct, reported the UK's leading cruise wholesaler, and focusing on offering value-for-money, luxury cruises. Members of ABTA and IATA.

The Cruise Line

Soft Tech House, London Road, Albourne, W Sussex BN6 9BN
(01273) 835 252
cruiseline
Offers cruises worldwide, and only cruises, so an agency made up of experts. The holding company publishes the most read cruising magazine for consumers in the UK (World of Cruising).

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)

500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1407, New York, New York 10110 USA
+ 1(212) 921-0066
cruising
The official trade organisation of the Cruise Industry in North America has designed its web site in the hope of creating a one-stop shop for prospective cruisers and travel agents. There are 33 member cruise lines on the organisation's books and a pretty comprehensive cruise vacation planner section.

Cruise2ºcruise

(0870) 7502727
cruise2cruise
A web site offering on line booking for Carnival. Celebrity. Costa Cruises. Crystal. Cunard. Festival. Fred Olsen. Med Shipping. NCL. P&O Cruises. Royal Caribbean. Seabourn. Silversea. Swan Hellenic. Princess Cruises. Holland America. Renaissance Cruises. Radisson Seven Seas Cruises.

Kuoni

(01306) 740 477
kuoni
Reporting a major rise in bookings for its cruise and stay programme. The programme does offer discounts of %0% for up to two children to 12 years sharing a cabin/room and existing beds with two adults, subject to the availability of triple/quad rooms. Subsequent children or the first child if in their own room receive a 10% discount off the basic holiday price. Under twos pay £95 when travelling economy class. A few cruises (Nile and Royal Clipper for example) do not accept children under 12 years.

Mundy Cruising

5th Floor, Quadrant House, 80-82 Regent Street, London W1R 6JB
(020) 7734 4404
mundycruising
Established in 1970, ‘the UK's leading specialist in luxury cruise travel,' says the web site. Suitable for families might be Caribbean cruises in vessels small enough to get into isolated bays and carrying a range of water sport equipment.

North American Highways

10 The Square, Brewood, Staffordshire ST19 9BS
(01902) 851 138
northamericanhighways
Books small ship cruises in Alaska which it feels would be ideal for families with older children. . On some, US Parks Service guides join the ship in places to interpret the surroundings.

Page & Moy

(01492) 515 959; (0870) 010 6230
http://www.pagemoy.com http://www.cruisecollection.com/
Reported to sell more cruise holidays than any other single retail outlet in the UK, across all ship types. Staff have sailed on or visited nearly every cruise ship sold to UK holiday makers, the company is completely independent and is the largest charterer of ex-UK cruise ships.
It also has a tour operations arm. In conjunction with PSARA, the company produces the leaflet, Your Guide to Cruising With Children as well as a general one on Cruise Tips.