• Wednesday 31 March 2010

If you are new to the cruise market an Island Cruises voyage around the Mediterranean is the ideal first time trip to get your sea legs! Island Cruises offer three exciting itineraries to choose from and a whole host of facilities on board. The two most popular trips with Irish tourists are the Mediterranean Spirit and the Mediterranean Isles on board the Island Escape. With good reason, we believe the Island Escape is the friendliest cruise ship on a Mediterranean cruise. Onboard the Island Escape, there's no standing on ceremony, no dress code and no set times for dinner. In short what you see is what you get - a relaxed, friendly and informal holiday experience. With a state of the art Island gym and beauty salon you can choose from training to treatments depending on your mood. If retail therapy is more your style the ships duty free shops are open as it sails. There's also their own cyber cafe on board where you can design your own postcard and make all those at home green with envy! Onboard there are 5 restaurants to choose from! Entertainment onboard this ship is also second to none, guests can choose from Jongleurs comedy club, the Ocean Theatre for fabulous West End style shows and live music abounds in the many bars and lounges around the ship. All the Island Cruises depart ex. Palma which is the perfect destination for travellers ex. Cork with Aer Lingus providing a regular service. The Mediterranean Spirit itinerary is a combination of sightseeing and scenery. From Sicily, see awe-inspiring Mt Etna, and step back in time in the haunting air of Pompeii from Naples. Then onto Florence - the capital of Renaissance art, Cannes - the playground of the rich and famous, and Gaudi's Barcelona. The Mediterranean Isles itinerary offers something a little different with plenty of 'island hopping' taking in some of the Western Mediterranean's most unspoilt and naturally beautiful islands - Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and Menorca are all en-route. Cruising is the fastest growing holiday in the world and for good reason! Go on take the plunge and pencil in a Mediterranean Cruise for 2010 and say “Marion sent you!!!” Or visit our dedicated Cruise Centre