DEILMANN CRUISES OFFERS FREE AIR, FREE SHORE EXCURSIONS ON 2007 BALTIC SEA VOYAGES


Sailings to Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Copenhagen

New York, Dec. 8, 2006 – Peter Deilmann Cruises is offering Americans three Baltic Sea cruises next summer on the five-star MS Deutschland with free air and free shore excursions. The 11- to 14-night voyages in May and June 2007 sail to Gothenberg, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Gdansk, Tallin (Estonia) and Riga (Latvia). Passengers can fly free roundtrip from New York and 16 U.S. cities and save up to $600 in shore excursions.

Free airport-ship transfers are among the added attractions to these sailings that depart from Hamburg and Travemunde, Germany. Air supplements cost just $110 from 19 Midwest cities and $150 from 15 cities in the West. For passengers who arrange their own air, there is a $750 reduction from the cruise fare.

An extra inducement for U.S. travelers to these Grand Hotel Voyages is the 100% free pre-arranged packages of English-language shore excursions. Prices on these cruises start at $4,571 per person twin for the 11-night sailing, including roundtrip air transportation.

The first Baltic voyage, May 20- June 1, 2007, is 12 nights and departs from Hamburg. The cruise sails through the Canal Passage to the North Sea and Gothenburg, Sweden’s largest port, then to Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, the Polish ports of Baltiysk and Gdansk and the historic Polish city of Stettin. Overnight stays are in Gothenburg, St. Petersburg and Gdansk.

The 11-night cruise, June 14-25, also overnights in St. Petersburg and visits Stockholm, the Finnish Island of Aland, the capitals of Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and the lovely old city of Gdansk. The third Baltic cruise, June 25-July 5, 2007, spends two nights in St. Petersburg, and one in Stockholm. Riga, Helsinki and Copenhagen are other port calls on the 14-night cruise, which ends in the famous German sailing city of Kiel.

A classic ocean liner, launched in 1998 and meticulously refurbished every year, the nine-deck ship is richly decorated in art nouveau and art deco styles reminiscent of earlier days of ocean travel. The ship’s three beautifully designed restaurants and outdoor dining terrace provide formal and informal settings for dining, while intimate lounges and cafes with music offer before and after dining entertainment. The high level of service adds to passengers’ comfort with a 2-to-1 ratio of passengers to crew.

The Deutschland’s 286 staterooms are well appointed with ample storage space, color TV, min-bars, bathrobes and slippers; bathrooms offer quality toiletries and hairdryers. Passengers are greeted on arrival with champagne and a gift tote bag. Outdoor and indoor swimming pools, three sun decks, open-air promenade deck, an elegant theater for film screenings and lectures, fitness center, sauna, Turkish bath, grand two-level ballroom with dancing and international revue shows, shopping boutique, beauty salon and infirmary are among other features of the ship.

The ship’s expanded Wellness Spa offers Thalasso Therapy, Cleopatra Bath, a broad range of massage therapy and other health and beauty treatments. There are daily classes in Pilates, Nordic walking and aqua jogging, make-up and fitness consulting sessions.

Details on the sailings and the Grand Hotel Voyages brochures are available from travel agencies and Peter Deilmann Cruises at 1-800-348-8287 or by e-mail at pdcmail@deilmann-cruises.com. The cruises can also be viewed and downloaded online at www.deilmann-cruises.com.