Cruise Week Starts Now

The week of the year when a number of cruise lines offer special deals, lower prices or onboard credits and other goodies, begins today and ends Oct. 27. By booking a cruise this week, you can score a number of deals with certain lines.

For detailed information, check www.fodors.com/news/national-cruise-vacation-week-delivers-deals-7211.html. Many of the offers consist just of onboard credits in addition to usual promotions, but some are better than that. If you are attracted to the South Seas, Paul Gauguin Cruises out of Tahiti is slashing prices by 50 per cent on its Paul Gauguin and Tere Moara ships. For the Paul Gauguin itineraries, this savings can be combined with free air from Los Angeles.

The more rough and ready Hurigruten which serves the coast of Norway will reduce prices by five per cent for bookings made this week. If you prefer river cuuises, AMAS Waterways gives you an additional $200 on board credit per cabin, on top of current promotions.

These savings can be booked by travel agents, or directly with the cruise line. The cruiser Aurora below, permanantly docked in St. Petersburg, Russia, is not among the ships participating in cruise week.