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The London-based Ocean Liner Society has appointed The Cruise People Ltd as its agent for the society’s group cruises. These include a back-to-back Greek island cruise on two classic cruise ships with Louis Cruise Lines from Piraeus this September and a Mediterranean cruise on board the all-inclusive French cruise liner Bleu de France from Marseilles in June 2010.
Space is still available on the seven-night Louis back-to-back cruise, which leaves Piraeus on Friday, 11 September. Arrangements include three nights on the Aquamarine, built as the Nordic Prince for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and four nights on the Aegean Pearl, originally the Southward with Norwegian Caribbean Line. Both entered service in 1971 as part of the first generation of cruise ships that replace the converted ocean liners that had been used up till then.
The Aquamarine and the Aegean Pearl are both registered in Greece and will visit Mykonos, Rhodes, Patmos and Kusadasi, while the Aegean Pearl will also call at Heraklion and Santorini.
The 2010 OLS cruise is planned with Croisieres de France on board its Bleu de France, leaving Marseilles on Sunday 20 June for seven days to Olbia, Palermo, Malta, Tunisia and an overnight call in Ibiza. Croisieres de France is the French-language brand of Royal Caribbean and is operated by Pullmantur. The Bleu de France was built in 1981 as Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Europa, and operates as an all-inclusive ship, with drinks in the restaurants and bars, port charges and gratuities all included in the fare.
The Cruise People specialise in niche cruise markets including ultra-luxury, small ship cruising, expedition voyages and freighter travel.
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