Crystal expands low solo fares

Crystal Cruises is offering low single-occupancy fares on an increased number of cruises to more destinations next year.

Solo travellers have a choice of a different worldwide cruise almost every month from April to November.  With single supplements of just 10%, travellers can save as much as R8 730 for a private, deluxe outside stateroom on 10 varied cruises of seven to 18 days, including:

•April 12 -- Kobe to Vancouver – 18 days for approximately R52 641;
•May 9 -- Rome to Istanbul – 9 days for approximately R32 039;
•May 23 -- New York to Reykjavik – 12 days for R37 233;
•June 25 -- Stockholm to Copenhagen – 10 days for approximately R47 884;
•July 6 -- Istanbul to Rome – 7 days for R25 011;
•July 20 – Stockholm to Copenhagen – 10 days for R47 884;
•July 30 – Copenhagen to Stockholm – 10 days for R47 884;
•September 2 – London to Barcelona – 9 days for R38 193;
•November 2 – Rome to Lisbon – 13 days for R41 947; and
•November 23 – Miami to Rio de Janeiro – 16 days for R45 919.

“Hundreds of solo travellers have taken advantage of our fall 2012 ‘singles promotion’,” says George Argyropolous, md of Cruises International, which represents Crystal Cruises in South Africa.