mediterranean cruises
Mediterranean cruises are offered by some 52 different cruise lines, with some 69 ports of call in the region.
The Mediterranean has several advantages over other cruising areas, with its diversity of cultures, peoples, languages and history in the region. The best cruise season is from Spring through the Autumn. Even in the Winter months the climate is generally mild. Historically, to the ancient people of Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Syria, Palestine and Egypt the Mediterranean was "The Great Sea". The region holds many treasures, including many architectural masterpieces, such as the Parthenon in Athens, Chartres Cathedral in France, the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul and St. Peter's in Rome. Also, throughout the Mediterranean there are scattered hundreds of islands. The largest of these are Sardinia and Sicily. Next in size comes Corsica, just north of Sardinia and Cyprus and Crete, in the eastern Mediterranean. Cruise LinesAccording to the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, there are some 52 companies offering cruises in the area. These cruise operators include Arcalia Shipping Carnival Cruise Line Celebrity Cruises Classical Cruises Clipper Cruise Line Club Med Croisieres Compagnie Des Iles Du Ponant Costa Crociere Crystal Cruises Cunard Line Peter Deilmann Reederei Delphin Seereisen Festival Cruises Fred Olsen Cruise Lines Golden Sun Cruises Hapag Lloyd Kreuzfahrten Hebridean Island Cruises Holland America Line-Westours Island Cruises Kristina Cruises Lindblad Expeditions Louis Cruise Lines Mediterranean Shipping Cruises Mytravel Cruises Norwegian Cruise Lines Orient Lines P & O Cruises Page & Moy Cruises Phoenix Reisen Plantours Plien Cap Croisieres Princess Cruises Pullmantur Radisson Seven Seas Cruises Royal Caribbean International Royal Olympic Cruises Saga Cruises Sea Cloud Cruises Seabourn Cruise Line Seadream Yacht Club Seetours Silversea Cruises Spanish Cruiseline Star Clippers Sun Bay Cruises Swan Hellenic Cruises The World Residensea Thomson Cruises Transocean Tours Travelscope Travelsphere To find the best deals from these operators, you can compare some of the available cruise offers from travel agencies such as: ebookers.com (look up their section for cruises) expedia.com (for special offers, see the "cruise specials" section) The eBookers service is operated in co-operation with CruiseControlCruises.co.uk, and aims to have the best deals from 32 different cruise operators. Expedia, meanwhile, is a subsidiary of IAC/InterActiveCorp, company that also operates hotels.com and other travel related web sites. From expedia, you can find Mediterranean cruises from 9 different cruise operators.
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