Greece’s small-ship cruise company, Variety
Cruises, is offering up to 75 percent discounts for active travel
professionals and airline employees, valid on select seven-day sailings in
Tahiti, the Seychelles, Cape Verde, West Africa and Greece.
Seychelles cruisers can explore the wonders of these 115
islands with unsurpassed white sandy beaches to UNESCO Heritage Sites and
incredible wildlife. The Seychelles island-hopping cruise is only possible with
a small boat like the 148-foot (45-meter) Pegasos, featuring 21 cabins and
accommodating up to 44 guests. Rates start at $2,650 for the eight-day cruise
($470 port tax excluded).
Tahiti cruises sail round-trip from Papeete port, Tahiti.
The seven and 10-night itineraries uncover the hidden wonders of the world-famous
Society Islands of French Polynesia with a maximum capacity of just 49
passengers on board Panorama II. The seven-night itinerary takes passengers
through Bora Bora, Huahine, Raiatea and Moorea, with rates from $2,490 per
person, based on double occupancy ($275 port tax excluded).
Winter offers include exploring Cape Verde and West Africa.
Cape Verde’s Variety’s seven-night itinerary allows cruisers
to explore the archipelago of Cape Verde, with its intoxicating mixture of
African and Portuguese heritage and its welcoming locals. Once a former colony
and slave trade outpost, the Cape Verde islands offer a blend of influences in
their architecture, food, customs and traditions.
Blessed with a pleasant year-round climate, the archipelago
offers diverse landscapes, from verdant mountain ranges, lush hills and jungles
to volcanic landscapes and deserted beaches. Itineraries run from December 2023
through March 2024, and rates start at $2,690 per person based on double
occupancy ($420 port tax excluded).
West Africa cruises sail round-trip from Dakar or Banjul as
Variety’s two West Africa itineraries explore the waterways of Senegal and
Gambia with visits to four Natural Reserves: Sine Saloum Delta, a UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve and a birdwatcher’s paradise, the Djiffere fishing village,
River Gambia National Park, Wassu mysterious stone circles, a UNESCO World
Heritage site; Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve and Kiang West National Park in
Gambia. Both seven-night itineraries sail from December 2023 through February
2024, with rates starting at $2,690 per person based on double occupancy ($420
port tax excluded).
Spring and summer offers include a historical Greece cruise
through history from Antiquity to Byzantium. Together with guest lecturer and
expert historian Eugenia Alexiou, travelers are guided through classical
antiquity and the Roman conquest, through the country’s transition to the
Christian empire of Byzantium.
Starting at $1,850 per person ($380 port charge excluded),
the eight-day round-trip to Athens takes voyagers through the famed Corinth
Canal and around the Peloponnesian Peninsula to discover four UNESCO Heritage
sites: Mycenae, Olympia, the oracle at Delphi and Ancient Epidaurus.
Itineraries run from March through November 2024.
Offers are valid for a limited number of cabins on select
seven-night itineraries from November through December 2023 and January through
March 2024. Reservations are on request and on a first-come-first-served basis.
Active travel and airline professionals may inquire to
[email protected] along with proof of employment or an airline
identification card.
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