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Setting sail from Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas the idyllic capital of the US Virgin Islands, you will find yourself in shopping heaven before embarking upon a 5 night journey around the Caribbean. Widely known as the duty free shopping capital of the world – Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas combines rich history with some of the world’s best shopping.

SeaDream I is an exclusive & intimate mega-yacht which hosts just 56 couples who are serviced by a team of 95 crew, providing a truly 5 star luxury experience.

Leading cruise holiday specialists ecruising Asia Pacific are providing you with this dream opportunity at a saving of up to 65%. Through ecruising you can enjoy 5 nights aboard luxury mega-yacht SeaDream I for only HK$19,249.00 usually HK$61,000.00

ecruising Asia Pacific is a fully registered and licensed travel agency who are specialists in cruise holidays. Recently launching their regional centre for Asia Pacific in Hong Kong, their team of dedicated customer service agents are providing Asia with a gateway to the world of cruising.

This exclusive package on SeaDream I includes all main meals, complimentary beverages, personal refreshment bar and entertainment. The mega-yacht also features an Award-winning Thai certified Spa (massage rooms, steam shower and sauna), Fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, Outdoor whirlpool, pool and spa facilities.

Caribbean Itinerary

18 Jan - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

19 Jan - Cruz Bay, St. John

20 Jan - Anguilla, British West Indies

21 Jan - Gustavia, St. Barthelemy

22 Jan - Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

23 Jan San Juan, Puerto Rico

Details
For sale until: 16 January 2009
Destinations: Caribbean
Ship: SeaDream I
Embarkation Port: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
Duration: 5 Nights
Departure Dates: 18 Jan 2009

Other great cruise holidays available through ecruising Asia Pacific include:

China, Vietnam & Thailand HK$13,499.00
14 nights on board Costa Allegra from Hong Kong to Singapore. Departing 21 Feb 2009
For sale until: 21 February 2009
Destinations: Asia
Cruise Line: Costa
Ship: Costa Allegra
Embarkation Port: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 14 nights
Departure Dates: 21 February 2009

ecruising Asia Pacific can be contacted for information about cruise holiday products here and world-wide by simply visiting

 www.ecruising.travel/hk

or phoning (852) 3711 3238.

Sol Meliá Vacation Club, an international leisure vacation membership club with locations in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Europe, has opened Phase II of its Gran Meliá Puerto Rico member resort at Coco Beach, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, with 63 additional suites.

The one-, two- and three-bedroom oceanfront suites accommodate four to six people, offering private check-in and members VIP lounge. “The Gran Meliá Puerto Rico is one of the finest quality resorts in the Caribbean and has been a great location for us,” said Denis Ebrill, executive vice president of Sol Meliá Vacation Club.

Sol Meliá Vacation Club at Gran Meliá Puerto Rico is a place where families from around the world gather for special times together in the comfort of home-style accommodations, featuring separate dining and living areas, kitchenettes, elegant marble fixtures, indoor/outdoor Jacuzzis, satellite TV, stereo system and DVD player. In addition to the large luxury accommodations, the resort offers fine dining restaurants with international cuisine and bars, plus recreational activities and amenities that include tennis courts, basketball court, non-motorized water sports and the largest lagoon-style pool in Puerto Rico.

There’s also world class golf nearby at the Tom Kite designed Coco Beach Golf and Country Club, a full-service spa, a casino, kid’s club, children’s pool, evening entertainment and a daily program of activities.

Sol Meliá Vacation Club at Gran Meliá Puerto Rico is located on Puerto Rico’s northeastern coast in Rio Grande, conveniently located to nearby El Yunque National Rainforest. With the recently inaugurated Route 66 Highway, the Resort is just a scenic 20 minutes from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport and the Historical Old San Juan area.

For more information, call 866-379-5950, or visit www.smvc.com

PUERTO RICO’S SAN JUAN WATER & BEACH CLUB HOTEL FEATURES VALUE-ADDED GUEST PACKAGES WITH RATES STARTING AS LOW AS $125 PER NIGHT

-San Juan’s first boutique ocean front property offers special 2009 girlfriends’ getaway package, romantic Salsa package and all-inclusive package with value added rates allowing guests to escape to the Caribbean for less-

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO– Located in the heart of historic and beautiful San Juan along the shores of the region’s finest beach, the 78-room San Juan Water & Beach Club Hotel invites guests to escape to the Caribbean with affordable and unique guest packages during 2009. With rates starting as low as $125 per person, per night getaway options include the “Girls Get Sassy” package, the “So You Think You Can Salsa” package and the “Imagination-Almost All-Inclusive” package, available for two or more guests.

Whether it is a fun-loving girls’ getaway centered around shopping and relaxing, a romantic escape for two to learn the art of the Latin Salsa or just an affordable island getaway for two, the San Juan Water & Beach Club Hotel provides deluxe accommodations, high-end amenities and the convenience of Puerto Rico’s easy island access.
Girls Get Sassy Package (available exclusively through hotel Web site):
-Available through December 23, 2009
-From $275 per person, per night

Girls Get Sassy Package Inclusions:
Ocean Front room with king bed or share a deluxe room with two beds
Shopaholic Girls! shopping mall discount book
Shopping guide to Old San Juan
$20 off a spa treatment
Sailing & snorkeling trip to Icacos Island
Farewell dinner at Tangerine

So, you think you can “Salsa”? Package
-Available for all week with two night minimum stay now through January 31, 2009
-Package is Available February 1- March 31, 2009 for arrivals Sunday through Thursday. Weekend stays (Friday-Saturday) add $30.00 to package rate.
-From $350 double occupancy, per night or $300 single occupancy, per night

So, you think you can “Salsa”? Package Inclusions (available on GDS and Web site):
• Partial Ocean View room
• Welcome Package including book on Salsa history, disposal camera to capture the moves
• Two Cha Cha drinks on arrival
• Salsa lessons at the hotel or in studio (1.5 hours)
• Contestant car service to and from Nuyorican Café and entrance fee included

“Imagination” Almost All-inclusive (available exclusively online or by calling the hotel)
-Available for stays Sunday through Wednesday with two night minimum stay.
-From $125 per person, per night (minimum of two people required)

Imagination” Almost All-Inclusive Package Inclusions:
• Daily full breakfast for two
• Daily dinner for two in Tangerine Restaurant, room service or Wet Lounge
• Complimentary Survival Kit for beach which includes towels, umbrella, lounge chairs and suntan lotion
• Daily drink for two at Wet Lounge from well
*The hotel’s Manager of Desires/Ambassador will assist you in fulfilling additional requests such as from visiting the El Yunque, Bacardi Run Factory, Vieques Island getaways plus much more. Should you want to make this a romantic getaway, let us help with the planning as we are experts in this field.

As Puerto Rico’s first beachfront boutique hotel, The San Juan Water & Beach Club offers chic yet comfortable accommodations. Each of the spacious 78 guestrooms offers either full or partial ocean views and features custom-designed bedding, which allow guests to take in the spectacular views. In-room amenities include H20 Aquafina bath products, a swivel entertainment center with TV, CD player, MP3 alarm/radio, “Spoil Me Basket” mini bars and much more. During their stay guests are invited to enjoy the hotel’s two on-site restaurants including Tangerine, which is open for breakfast and dinner and offers lavish Caribe-Asian fusion cuisine fused with a Puerto Rican touch, and Wet Lounge & Sushi Bar, which is set in a spectacular open-air roof top setting overlooking the coastline of San Juan. Wet Lounge & Sushi Bar, open for lunch and dinner, features a sizeable sushi bar in addition to a menu of appetizers and finger foods.

Rates are subject to availability and not inclusive of taxes. For more information and reservations, please contact The San Juan Water & Beach Club Hotel at 888-265-6699 or 787-728-3666 or log onto www.waterbeachclubhotel.com
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The San Juan Water & Beach Club Hotel, located at 2 Tartak Street, Isla Verde Carolina PR 00979 is managed by Desires Hotels, the boutique division of Tecton Hospitality.

Tecton Hospitality provides a wide range of management services to both institutional and individual owners of hotels in the United States and Caribbean. The Miami-based company operates branded hotels, including full-service properties and resorts under the Sheraton, Marriott, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn and Best Western names, as well as boutique hotels through the Desires boutique-hotels division. The Desires Hotels portfolio currently includes the award-winning 78-room The San Juan Water & Beach Club Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the 93 room Sagamore Hotel, the 66-room Wave Hotel, the 40-room Hotel Astor, the ultra luxury 61-room Betsy Ross Hotel and the 87-room condo hotel The Strand Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla., and the 235-room Hotel Mela in New York.

For more information about Tecton Hospitality, call (305) 577-8484 or visit www.tectonhospitality.com  or www.desireshotels.com

Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts announced the Winter 2008 Partners in Paradise Award recipients: Richard Poitras, strategic planner and founder of Horizons.com, and Carrie Plato, Caribbean strategy and buying leader of the Mark Travel Corporation.

Poitras was recognized with the Meeting Planner Partner Award and Plato received the Travel Industry Partner Award. The highly esteemed Partners in Paradise Awards are presented to the most extraordinary meeting and travel industry partners, recognizing their overall contributions to Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts.

“These two, dynamic professionals have been selected to receive Marriott’s top industry honor for displaying qualities that exemplify the ideal Marriott partner — organization, leadership, flexibility, creativity and enthusiasm,” said Steve Cook, area director of sales and marketing for Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts.

Launched in 2006, the bi-annual Partners in Paradise Award program is a way of recognizing individuals whose contributions to Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts properties go above and beyond the financial opportunities alone.

Twice a year, the sales team nominates one meeting planner and one travel industry partner to receive this prestigious award. Winners are not only featured on ParadiseByMarriott.com and in a newsletter that is distributed to travel and meeting trades, but they also receive a personal letter, an engraved plaque and a $500 American Express gift certificate.

MLT Vacations added three popular island destinations in the Caribbean through the company’s NWA WorldVacations and Continental Airlines Vacations brands. The tour operator began offering Antigua, Turks & Caicos, and St. Lucia vacation packages Dec. 18.

NWA WorldVacations will offer all three island getaways while Continental Airlines Vacations will offer the islands of Antigua and Turks & Caicos. Vacations package components will include round-trip air, accommodations at a Sandals or Beaches Resort, and ground transportation.

Rental car options and more lodging selections will be announced in the spring of 2009, and optional car rental. More accommodation options are coming in spring 2009.

MLT Vacations, one of the largest providers of vacation packages in the United States, manages multiple package vacation brands, including NWA WorldVacations, Worry-Free Vacations, and Continental Airlines Vacations.

NWA WorldVacations offers vacation packages via scheduled air service on Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and other airline partners, with convenient connections from many U.S. and Canadian cities, to destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia, including luxury vacation packages and destination weddings and honeymoons.

Worry-Free Vacations offers charter vacation packages from several U.S. cities to destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. Continental Airlines Vacations offers vacation packages via scheduled air service on Continental Airlines with convenient connections from many U.S. and Canadian cities, to destinations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.

For more information, visit www.worldagentdirect.com

ITC Sports Unveils Shorter Options On West Indies Cricket Cruise

If time is of the essence but you’re still keen to catch the action of England’s upcoming tour of the West Indies in February, ITC Sports may have the answer – two shorter luxury cruise options. Cricketing fans can now join the luxurious Silver Shadow, exclusively chartered by ITC Sports, for a 9 night cruise taking in the First Test in Jamaica or an 8 night holiday featuring the Second Test in Antigua. Prices for both options start from £3,950 per person. For those with ample time, there is still limited availability for the full 16 night cruise, prices from £6,995 per person.

In addition to taking in world-class cricket and an array of glamorous Caribbean islands, guests on board the Silver Shadow will have the chance to brush up their cricketing know-how with their celebrity hosts. ITC Sports has brought together a unique, star-studded line up of cricketing celebrities and entertainers, including David Gower, Darren Gough, Derek Underwood, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, David Lloyd, Allan Lamb, Paul Allott, celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson (who will be offering cookery demonstrations) and Mike d’Abo of Manfred Mann. These onboard Hosts will be joined by many other special guests, meaning that evenings on board will be a highlight of the trip, with “State of Play” discussions, interviews with celebrities, live entertainment, and sumptuous dining.

Silversea’s “six star” Silver Shadow offers all-suite accommodation, a vast array of facilities, and the highest standards of personal service and attention to detail. Little wonder that Silversea has won award after prestigious award for small ship, luxury cruising.

9 Night Cruise Itinerary
2 Feb Fly London to Miami with BA and board Silver Shadow
3 & 4 Feb At sea – with first day of First Test shown on ship
5-7 Feb Test Match in Kingston
8 Feb Either final day of Test Match or cruising round to Port Antonio
9 Feb Day at sea
10 Feb La Romana, Dominican Republic
11 Feb Disembark at San Juan and board flight to London

8 Night Cruise Itinerary
10 Feb Fly London to San Juan for 1 night bed and breakfast at the Sheraton Old San Juan
11 Feb Transfer and board Silver Shadow for 7 nights all-inclusive
12 Feb St Barths
13-17 Feb Second Test Antigua
18 Feb Fly Antigua to London

Prices from £3,950 per person – based on all-inclusive, all-suite accommodation on Silversea’s Silver Shadow, international flights, cricket hospitality facilities, all transfers, celebrity hosts and entertainment.

Land Based Tours
For those who prefer to keep their feet on dry land, ITC Sports is also offering an extensive programme of Celebrity Escorted Tours, staying in excellent accommodation and offering exceptional itineraries that include welcome drinks, cricket transfers, cricket forums, farewell dinners and fabulous touring and sightseeing – plus guaranteed access to official match tickets.

Any of ITC Sports’ suggested itineraries can be personalised by its team of Caribbean specialists to suit individual requirements.

For reservations and further information please contact ITC Sports
(01244 355527; www.itcsports.co.uk)

Certified Vacations Group entered into a partnership with CaribbeanWeddings.com, the largest site on the web dedicated to destination weddings in the Caribbean, to launch a new CaribbeanWeddings.com brand offering complete travel and destination wedding planning and booking services to the Caribbean.

The partnership provides CaribbeanWeddings.com professional travel industry expertise to back up its web marketing prowess. Roberta Backus Turner, chairwoman and founder of CaribbeanWeddings.com, said, “We worked with our visitors this way for many years, but our call volume and email requests became so enormous that we needed to find an experienced travel partner. Certified’s 28-year track record of excellence in developing packaged leisure travel, combined with our wedding expertise makes a perfect marriage. We interviewed some excellent firms and found the right relationship with Certified Vacations.”

CaribbeanWeddings.com, with more than 1.3 million page views a year, claims to be the leading Internet site dedicated exclusively to the Caribbean wedding and honeymoon market. The Internet company is ranked number one in over 5,000 first page rankings on the major search engines and continues to establish itself as a major Internet player in the Caribbean. Destination weddings are not only popular but they continue to increase each year according to most industry research, and wedding, honeymoon and romance packages sales remain solid year-round, despite a down economy.

According to the most recent “American Wedding Study” conducted by Condé Nast Bridal Media, an estimated 2.3 million Americans got married in 2006, with approximately 16 percent of couples enjoying a destination wedding. This represents an increase of 400 percent since 1996. Destination weddings and honeymoons generate an estimated $5.4 billion in annual revenue for the Caribbean.

To better serve brides and grooms-to-be, Certified Vacations has established a dedicated Caribbean Weddings call center staffed with destination wedding reservations specialists.

CaribbeanWeddings.com was launched in 1999 and is the largest site on the web dedicated exclusively to providing information about destination weddings in the Caribbean.

Before entering into its arrangement with Certified, CaribbeanWeddings.com provided information about weddings and honeymoons in the Caribbean to its visitors and sent leads from those visitors to participating hotels. Now, its visitors will be able to contact Certified directly to handle all or any part of their travel, wedding and honeymoon needs. For reservations on CaribbeanWeddings.com, call 877-312-LOVE (5683).

For more information on Certified Vacations, visit www.certifiedvacations.com

The governor of Puerto Rico, the Honourable Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, announced plans for the construction of a Mandarin Oriental resort in the town of Palmas del Mar. The resort is scheduled to open in 2011 after a $300 million investment; the property is also the eighth five-star hotel to begin development on the island in the past four years.

The Mandarin Oriental Palmas del Mar Resort & Spa will feature 186 rooms and will generate 1,280 jobs during its construction, resulting in 500 jobs once it begins operation. The development of the Mandarin Oriental Palmas del Mar Resort & Spa brings the total of new hotel rooms on the island to 6,164, surpassing the goal of 5,000 new hotel rooms set by the governor at the start of his administration. In spite of the current economic outlook in many parts of the world, specifically the U.S., the development of these properties is part of an aggressive effort to sustain the recent growth in travel to the island.

“Puerto Rico offers countless options for travellers at all price points,” the governor said. “The development of our luxury offering is the result of a significant effort to diversify our island’s hotel portfolio and ensure that travellers seeking the comforts of a renowned international brand can find it in Puerto Rico.”

The Hong Kong-based Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is considered one of the leading luxury hotel brands in the world and has properties in some of the most exciting destinations around the globe.

The Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, Terestella Gonzalez Denton, added “The development of this new property on our island’s East-Central region is part of an effort to decentralize tourism from our major cities and direct the attention of travellers and investors to other destinations that offer natural beauty. We are certain that the appeal of Palmas del Mar captivated the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and we are pleased to welcome them to our island.”

Gonzalez Denton went on to say “The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is proud to have ushered in the development of five-star properties on the island, a feat that had never before been accomplished in Puerto Rico. These developments will surely attract a new set of travellers to our island and will have a substantial impact on our economy.”

Other five-star properties that have begun construction in Puerto Rico are the Condado Vanderbilt in San Juan; the Regent Punta Candelero in Humacao; Bahía Beach, St. Regis in Río Grande; JW Marriott and W Martineau Bay in Vieques; the Fairmont at Cerromar and; the Ritz Carlton in Dorado.

The governor of Puerto Rico has introduced a series of measures to stimulate tourism to the island. In Porta del Sol, on the island’s West Coast, $430.4 million have been invested to improve local roads, $734.5 million have gone toward the development of aqueducts and sewers, in addition to a $1.7 billion investment in 89 public works that are taking place in the region in anticipation of the 2010 Central American Games that are slated to take place in Mayaguez.

Further, the government has invested more than $400 million in the renovation of San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport; $10.1 million toward the international terminal at Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla and; $2.5 million in renovations Mercedita Airport in Ponce.

The governor added that a new airport will soon open at el Portal del Futuro, the new development at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba.

The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) has unveiled its new website, which is which is designed to streamline pertinent information to the organization’s hotel and affiliate members, while allowing for new capabilities such as an online membership directory, access to CHTA publications, and the ability to register online for conferences and events.

Through the website, members can access their profile in the CHTA membership directory at any time to update company profiles and records as well as employee contact information. The site also features CHTA manuals, publications, committee minutes and presentations.

The new website will provide information on conferences and events, as well as the ability to register online. Registrations processed online will receive immediate confirmation.

A new feature CHTA expects to have in place shortly is the ability for members to renew their membership dues online. Online purchases such as membership dues and conference registration will require credit card payment through PayPal, a secured credit card transaction company.

For more information, email marketing@caribbeanhotelandtourism.com  or visit www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com

Set Course For Golf’s Most Enticing Fairways

Silversea’s 2009 Silver Links Golf Theme Cruises For golf explorers, it’s a dream come true! Silversea’s 2009 Silver Links program offers golfers the chance to combine their passion for the game with their love of adventure on 13 golf theme cruises featured aboard Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper.

The Silver Links voyages offer optional golfing excursions in multiple ports arranged and escorted by the ship’s golf professional. From the breathtaking Pacific scenery of the Cape Kidnappers Golf Club in Napier, to the narrow fairways and mountain terrain of the elegant Monte Carlo Golf Club, to the rolling hills and lush landscape of the St. Lucia Golf and Country Club, guests will have a chance to perfect their game at some of the world’s most challenging and revered championship courses in 30 countries and island destinations throughout the South Pacific, Mediterranean, Caribbean and Mexico.

“The popularity of golf is increasing every year, and more and more golfers are looking for an international golf experience,” said Steve Odell, Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific. “With our Silver Links program, avid golfers of all levels can combine a luxury vacation with the chance to enjoy guided golf excursions and priority tee times at some of the world’s most celebrated courses.”

The escorted, optional golfing excursions vary in price from course to course and include transfers to and from the select golf courses, pull or power-drive carts (where available), green and any applicable caddy fees. Should guests choose to leave their clubs at home, the finest Nike Golf clubs and golf essentials are available for rental or purchase. Golf clubs can be rented for as little as US$45 per day with multiple-day and equipment packages available.

 On each of these exciting voyages rich in golf destinations, guests will also have the opportunity to advance their game aboard ship with the help of a certified PGA-classed golf professional, who is available to organize personalized instruction, specialty group clinics, demonstrations and even putting contests. While some group activities are complimentary, there is a fee for private lessons.

Golfers have the option to further hone their skills aboard ship with sophisticated split-screen swing analysis utilizing the most advanced V1 digital coaching system, the same software selected by PGA.com as their preferred instructional technology. The cost for private swing analysis starts at just US$30.

Guests aboard Silver Links voyages will also enjoy spacious, ocean-view accommodations, most with private veranda, award-winning gourmet cuisine, personalized service, warm Italian hospitality, and Silversea’s unmatched selection of all-inclusive shipboard amenities, including complimentary beverages, wines and spirits served throughout the ship, 24-hour room service, stocked in-suite beverage cabinet and all gratuities.

Following is a sampling of the Silver Links voyages and golf courses for 2009:

– Silver Shadow departs January 4 on a 9-day Caribbean sailing (#3901) from Fort Lauderdale to Barbados calling in Tortola, Antigua, St. Lucia, Grenada and Bequia. Optional golf excursions visit Cedar Valley Golf Club (St. John’s); St. Lucia Golf and Country Club (Castries); and Sandy Lane Country Club (Bridgetown). Silver Sailing cruise fares start at US$3,537 per person.

— Silver Whisper departs January 4 on a 14-day South Pacific sailing (#4901) from Auckland to Sydney calling in Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hobart, Burnie and Melbourne. Optional golf excursions visit Titirangi Golf Club (Auckland); Cape Kidnappers Golf Course (Napier); Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club (Wellington); Royal Hobart Golf Club; Royal Melbourne Golf Club and Sydney’s Camden Lakeside Country Club. Early Booking Incentive cruise fares start at US$9,005 per person.

– Silver Shadow departs February 18 on a 17-day Panama Canal crossing (#3906) from Antigua to Los Angeles calling in Cartagena, San Blas Island, Costa Rica, Puerto Quetzal, Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada. Optional golf excursions visit La Iguana at Los Sueños (Puntarenas); Fairmont Pierre Marquis Golf Club (Acapulco); and Puerto Vallarta’s El Tigre Golf Club. Early Booking Incentive cruise fares start at US$7,906 per person.

– Silver Whisper departs May 19 on a 9-day Mediterranean sailing (#4912) from Athens to Barcelona calling in Santorini, Malta, Sicily, Sorrento, Rome, Monte Carlo and Porquerolles. Optional golf excursions visit Il Picciolo Golf Club (Catania); Le Querce Golf Club (Rome); and the Monte Carlo Golf Club. Advance Payment Bonus cruise fares start at US$6,236 per person.

– Silver Whisper departs August 15 on a 7-day Mediterranean sailing (#4924) from Monte Carlo to Barcelona calling in Sardinia, Antibes, Sète, Porto Mahon and Palma de Mallorca. Optional golf excursions visit Monte Carlo Golf Club; La Grande-Motte Golf Club (Sète); Son Parc Golf Club (Mahon); and Son Vida Golf Course (Palma de Mallorca). Silver Sailing cruise fares start at US$4,896 per person.

– Silver Shadow departs December 2 on a 9-day Caribbean voyage (#3931) from Fort Lauderdale to Barbados calling in Grand Turk, Samana, La Romana, St. Lucia and Grenada. Optional golf excursions visit Casa de Campo’s Teeth of the Dog (La Romana), St. Lucia Golf and Country Club and Bridgetown’s Sandy Lane Country Club. Silver Sailing cruise fares start at US$3,657 per person.