If you want to celebrate the New Year away from snow and frost, but really do not want to spend time by the seashore, consider going on a New Year's cruise - a sea voyage on a comfortable liner. Currently, there are a lot of resort distributions.
During the holiday weekend, there is an opportunity to relax in Hawaii and visit the Caribbean Islands, stroll along the Persian Gulf and stay in Dubai, travel around the Mediterranean Sea and visit European resorts, and so on.
If you wish, you can also visit Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. New Year's tourist cruises represent a journey for holidaymakers almost all over the world.
More extensively about sea travel
A sea cruise depends on the chosen destination and can last from a few days to a couple of weeks. During this period, it will be possible to visit several countries, see their sights, enjoy the trip and return to the place of departure. The longest cruises during the New Year holidays, as a rule, are Asian - it is to visit places such as Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and travel to the shores of the always sunny Australia.
If you want to go on a New Year's sea cruise, then you need to keep in mind that you need to get to the departure station individually at your own expense. For example, if the Caribbean becomes the way of departure, then you will need to fly to Miami airport for your own money and then return home from the same city back.
New Year's cruise rules
There is no need to worry about the comfort and conditions on the ship, which serve New Year's trips. All liners are floating hotels that also have well-deserved stars.
On board the five-star motor ships, in addition to many cabins, there are indoor and outdoor pools, spa centers with their own body care services, water parks and a large number of sports buildings such as surfing pools, gyms, tennis courts, meadows with artificial turf for golf, basketball and volleyball courts.
During New Year's cruises, theater venues, casinos, cinemas, concert halls and nightclubs operate to entertain tourists. For a more relaxing holiday, there are also cafes with internet and libraries on board.
Even families with children can travel by sea in this way. For little travelers, special destinations have been made on the ships, ranging from entertainment with the participation of animators, ending with a special menu, playgrounds and halls.
By the way, the food of travelers who went on a New Year's trip is no worse than at home - delicious, satisfying and, of course, with traditional New Year's dishes. For this purpose, at least two restaurants, cafes and bars operate on all ships.
All food, namely breakfasts, lunches, dinners, juices, water and snacks, are included in the payment for the New Year's cruise. However, it will be necessary to pay separately for alcoholic products.
Before you pay for a tourist ticket, you need to find out which cabin you want to stay in.
- Internal cabins, usually without balconies and windows, are considered the cheapest.
- The suites are considered the most expensive cabins with huge balconies and, of course, windows.
- Mid-range cabins are considered to be between suites and cheap ones - some have windows, others have balconies.
Absolutely all cabins have beds and other furniture (special children's beds are provided for children), as well as air conditioners, TVs, safes, telephones, minibars and showers.
The cost of pleasure
Any holiday travel and during the period of seasonal excitement will not be cheap and it will be impossible to find last-minute tours. Cruises to the islands of the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the United Arab Emirates cost about 30-40 thousand rubles during New Year's time. for 1 person (when staying in inner cabins). Traveling along the Mediterranean Sea will be slightly more expensive, and a trip across the Pacific Ocean and the Australian continent will cost from 65 thousand rubles. The price, as a rule, includes not only accommodation on the ship and meals, but also an excursion to all of the above activities, except for the spa, casino and excursions on the shore.
You will also need to pay for visas yourself. In addition, the cost of travel during the New Year's holidays does not include tips for housekeeping (they are everyday and amount to about $ 10).
There is another very important point related to the monetary issue of travel in the new year. If, for any reason, the train has to be canceled (before the deadline set by the tour operator), you can get a fine. In another way, the travel agency is entitled not to the entire cost of the previously paid voucher. Thus, if the trip is canceled 2 months before the cruise (75 days before the cruise and earlier), the cost of the tour will be refunded in full. And if the refusal to travel on New Year's holidays is made in a shorter period, for example, 40 days, then half the cost of the voucher will be returned. If you cancel the trip in 14 days or less, you can lose all the money spent on the purchase of vouchers.
In any case, a New Year's cruise is a non-trivial way to spend the winter holidays for those who want to make them unforgettable.
