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BY A CORRESPONDENT
February 25, 2007
Holland America Line, the tour operator, is coming up
with new offers for its passesngers as vacation time
approaches. Holland America Line is offering new
Full-Transit Cruises and Itineraries for 2008 Panama
Canal Sailings. The offer from America Line also includes new 13- to
26-day Inca Discovery sailings, and new spring and fall
departures from Tampa to highlight its 2008 canal
itineraries. In 2008, there will be seven ships covering
trans-canal, thus in total making it to 13 voyages and
there will also be 17 sunfarer sailings, which combines
panama canal cruise along with exploring the Carribbeans.
The Holland America Line cruises will range from 10 to
36 days and will vary according to the plan you choose.
The cruises will cover the Mexican Riviera, Central
America, South America and Caribbean regions. The
passengers are sure to get a a taste of wildlife,
unexplored beaches, and a mix of history and culture.
Richard D. Meadows, CTC, executive vice president,
marketing, sales and guest programs, said, "The 40-mile
Panama Canal is one of the most remarkable engineering
feats in the world, and Holland America Line has
designed these cruises to maximize the full-transit
experience. As part of our Explorations Speaker Series,
a Panama Canal historian provides guests with
fascinating insights on the canal's history, development
and operation as their ship rises, then lowers, 85 feet
through six giant locks. This is truly an experience of
a lifetime."
Inca Discovery cruises from Holland America Line offers
13 and 26 days exotic cruises from Ft. Lauderdale with a
three day stay in Callao (Lima), Peru. Other cruises
offered are a 13-day Ft. Lauderdale to Callao or Callao
to Ft. Lauderdale itinerary with the option of pre- or
post-cruise tours to Machu Picchu.
The departures for the full-transit Panama Canal cruises
include Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, San Diego, Los Angeles,
Seattle, Vancouver, Canada, and Callao (Lima), Peru.
Holland America Line also offers other packages such as
32- to 36-Day Panama Canal & Amazon Explorer, Grand
World Voyages, 10- and 14-day "Sunfarer" Cruises of
Panama Canal and Caribbean and Panama Canal Historians
and Medallion Shore Excursions.
Panama canal cruises per person starts from USD 1,199
per person fo double occupancy and will depend on the
itinerary length.
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