DEILMANN CRUISES OFFERS FREE AIR, FREE SHORE EXCURSIONS ON SAILINGS TO NORWAY, NORWEGIAN FJORDS, GREENLAND AND CANADA


Five-Star MS Deutschland To Call at Irish Ports, Danish & Scottish Islands and Iceland

New York, Jan. 29, 2007 – Peter Deilmann Cruises is offering U.S. travelers three summer voyages with free air and free shore excursions aboard the five-star MS Deutschland to Norway and the Norwegian fjords, Spitzbergen, Iceland, islands of Denmark and Scotland, Greenland, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Ireland. Deilmann is offering free air transportation on these cruises from New York and 16 other U.S. cities and low air supplements from an additional 34 cities in the Midwest and West. The sailings also provide free shore excursions, valued up to $600 per person, and free airport-ship transfers.

The free air offer is available from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Pittsburgh and 10 others in the East. The low air supplements are $110 for Zone 2 cities such as Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Louisville, Nashville and 12 others in central states and $150 from Zone 3 cities – Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland and eight other western gateways.

The free airport-ship transfers are included in any air arranged by Deilmann Cruises. For those who would like to use frequent flyer miles, Deilmann will deduct $750 per person from cruise rates. The first voyage, a 10-night cruise around Norway, June 4-14, sails to the beautiful small city of Bergen on the southwestern coast, then to Olden and Trondheim, scenic Hellesylt with dramatic waterfalls, the fjords of Geiranger and Eidfjord, home to one of the world’s largest reindeer herds. Cruise rates start at $4,324 per person double while single staterooms start at $4,892.

The July voyage, 19 nights, to the Norwegian Fjords, Spitzbergen, Iceland, Danish and Scottish islands also offers cruisers major cost-savings as does the 23-night August sailing to Norway, Spitzbergen, Iceland, the fjords of Greenland, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Ireland.

The fjord cruise, July 9-28, begins in the famous sailing city of Kiel, near Hamburg, Germany. Bergen is the first port of call in Norway and the Deutschland sails on to the fishing village of Gravdal and other towns surrounded by breathtaking views of lakes and forests. The ship heads north through the grandeur of the fjord-cut coast of Spitzbergen to Ny-Alesund and the pristine wilderness of Longyearbyen and to Reykjavik, Iceland, for an overnight stay. Thorshavn in the Faroe Islands of Denmark and Lerwick in the Shetland Islands of Scotland are port calls on the return to Kiel.

The Greenland and Canada adventure cruise, Aug. 12-Sept. 3, sails to Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands to view Neolithic tombs and bronze-age monuments and to the Danish island of Runavik to visit the maritime museum with exhibits that date from the Viking period. After a day’s visit to Reykjavik, the ship cruises through Prince Christian Sound in Greenland where passengers view majestic fjords, rocky reefs, icebergs and whales and go ashore in quaint towns. The ship continues to the town of Sydney, Nova Scotia, and St. John’s, Newfoundland, for an overnight stay. The return sailing to Hamburg makes two port calls in Ireland at Glenngariff and the seafarer town of Cobh on the Irish coast.

A classic ocean liner with just 286 staterooms, the Deutschland was launched in 1998 and is meticulously refurbished every year. The prominent styles of the nine-deck ship are art nouveau and art deco that recall earlier days of ocean travel. Three exceptionally well designed restaurants and an outdoor dining terrace provide formal and informal settings for dining, while intimate lounges with music provide before and after dining entertainment. The high level of service adds to passengers’ comfort with a 2-to-1 ratio of passengers to crew.

New this year is an expanded program of pre-arranged Wellness packages that start at just $150 for ladies’ facial beauty treatment, body bath with rose petals, milk and oil and classic back massage. Gentlemen’s grooming and relaxation packages start at $155 for a two-hour treatment. There are also daily classes in Pilates, Nordic walking and aqua jogging, make-up and fitness consulting sessions.

For solo travelers, the Deutschland offers 36 single cabins and charges considerably less for single supplements than other cruise lines. Details on the sailings and the Grand Hotel Voyages brochure are available from travel agencies and Peter Deilmann Cruises at 1-800-348-8287 or by e-mail at pdcmail@deilmann-cruises.com. To view and download information on the ship and sailings, log on to www.deilmann-cruises.com.