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Mini cruises allow ferry companies to fill up the boats. Remember you cannot always take your car, although all offer excellent shopping services to help you get your purchases to your car on your return.

Mini Cruise to Amsterdam, Netherlands

DFDS Ferries from Newcastle

Book a New Year mini Cruise to Amsterdam

Latest Offer - 2 night Amsterdam New Year Cruise Break - from £259

With its charming and easy-going atmosphere, Amsterdam is one of Europe's top short break destinations.

Celebrate New Year 2008 on our special City Cruise Break to Amsterdam departing from Newcastle (North Shields) on the 30th December.

On this festive short break you share in the fun and celebrations with hundreds of other guests on one of the finest ships sailing the North Sea, the m.s. KING OF SCANDINAVIA.

When you reach the Holland it's off to Amsterdam for the day, before your New Years Eve celebrations on the cruise back to the U.K.

What's included:

2 nights onboard ship in a seaways class cabin

Breakfasts, Dinner buffet & Gala dinner buffet.

Free bar on both crossings (includes house wine, draft beer and single shots)

Champagne and cake at midnight

Sightseeing/coach transfers in Amsterdam

Note - you do not bring your car on board for this trip.

Mini Cruise to Spain (Bilbao)

P O ferries from Portsmouth

Book a mini Cruise to Bilbao

The impressive Pride of Bilbao is the perfect ship on which to enjoy this 3 night round trip to Bilbao in Spain.

With live cabaret entertainment, restaurants, bars, two cinemas and even a plunge pool and health spa there is plenty to do before relaxing for the evenings in your own en suite cabin.

Mini cruises usually get you a standard cabin, which are located throughout the ship, the 2, 3 or 4 berth ensuite cabins have beds or bunks and a choice of either inside or sea view. You have the choice to upgrade for a small fee. The Club cabins are all ensuite with a sea view and are located in a quiet section of the ship. You'll enjoy more space and a range of extras including a colour television, bathrobes, fresh fruit, plus tea and coffee making facilities.

With up to 4 hours ashore in Spain you can choose to book one of our three optional shore excursions from just £10 per person, allowing you to learn a little more about this beautiful area of Spain.

There are experts on hand to help you spot and identify porpoises, dolphins and whales.

Bruges Mini cruise (Zeebrugge), Belgium

POFerrie North Sea from Hull

Book a mini Cruise to Zeebrugge

From Hull you can choose to take your car with you and spend a day exploring Belgium at leisure, or travel as a foot passenger and explore the beautiful cities of Bruges (in Belgium) with inclusive city-centre coach transfers.

A 2 night minicruise includes two consecutive nights onboard accommodation in your own en suite cabin and a day ashore on the Continent. Foot passengers can upgrade to a 3 night minicruise and spend a night in their chosen city for just an additional £20 per person (does not include hotel accommodation).

Free car parking at Hull

Check the website for latest up to date information.

Mini cruises to Holland (Rotterdam)

PO Ferries North Sea from Hull

Book a mini cruise to Rotterdam

From Hull you can choose to take your car with you and spend a day exploring Holland at leisure, or travel as a foot passenger and explore the beautiful cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam (in Holland) with inclusive city-centre coach transfers.

A 2 night minicruise includes two consecutive nights onboard accommodation in your own en suite cabin and a day ashore on the Continent. Foot passengers can upgrade to a 3 night minicruise and spend a night in their chosen city for just an additional £20 per person (does not include hotel accommodation).

Check the website for latest up to date information.

Mini Cruise to Spain (Santander)

Brittany ferries from Plymouth

Book a mini cruise to Santander

Enjoy a two-day cruise to Spain from £59 (3 or 4 person sharing a cabin), and from £79 (2 persons sharing 2 berth inside cabin)

Experience 2 days and nights of relaxation on a cruise to Spain on board our luxury flagship 'Pont-Aven'. Sailings leave Plymouth every Sunday and Wednesday until mid-November.

On board you'll be able to enjoy the kind of service and facilities normally only found on cruise ships, including a magnificent pool and leisure bar, stylish shopping malls, a wide choice of dining, and superbly appointed en suite cabin accommodation.

This cruise includes:
Return cruise to Santander
A private en suite cabin (with upper & lower berths)
Time ashore in the elegant resort of Santander
Enjoy time in Spain!
As part of your cruise you can enjoy time ashore in Santander on the northern coast of Spain. Perfect to explore without a car, Santander offers a stylish beachfront, a grand casino, excellent shopping, bustling bars and fine seafood restaurants and tapas bars. Our ferry berths right in the city centre so you won't have to waste any time before exploring.

Mini Cruise Plus - The Mini cruise Plus includes breakfast & dinner or lunch each way.

From £79 (3 or 4 person sharing a cabin), and from £99 (2 persons sharing 2 berth inside cabin)

Mini Cruise to Norway (Stavanger & Bergen)

DFDS Ferries from Newcastle

Book a mini Cruise to Stavanger and Bergen

If you're new to the idea of cruising, and wonder what it's all about, why not give it all a try on one of our short 2 or 3 night 'Taste of Cruising' short breaks to Bergen or Stavanger in Norway.

You enjoy a fantastic cruise to and from Norway on board the m.s. QUEEN OF SCANDINAVIA, and from as little as £131pp your main meals on board and a ½ bottle of wine are included.

Mini cruises - from Dover to Calais

From Dover you can enjoy the luxury of a 'Cruise à la Carte' minicruise, the convenience of a 'Car Park Shopper' minicruise or a combination of the two.

The non-landing Cruise à la Carte package allows you to sail out to Calais as a foot passenger in the ambience of the Club Lounge, then enjoy a three course meal in the exclusive onboard Langan's Brasserie on the return trip.

With Car Park Shopper you can drive on board, park your car, then 'shop till you drop' safe in the knowledge that everything you buy will be carried to you car ready for you to drive off back in Dover.

The best news is if you spend more than £400, we will refund your 'Car Park Shopper' fare. To get your refund, just print this email and show it at the till or quote 7869 when you pay for your purchases.


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