Battlefield Memorial Travel’s Gallipoli Centenary Cruise 2015

 

 

Battlefield Memorial Travel is offering a 28-night Gallipoli Centenary Cruise departing 12 April 2015, round-trip from Southampton, England. To mark Remembrance Day on 11 November, all bookings received and deposited in November will enjoy a complimentary upgrade to an all-inclusive package valued at AU$700 per person, including soft drinks, house wines, selected beers and house spirits in the bars, restaurants and buffet areas.

The voyage will follow in the footsteps of the Anzacs on a historic Mediterranean journey of discovery and remembrance. Participants will have the opportunity to trace their family heritage with three days exploring the Gallipoli region, and will commemorate the Centenary away from the crowds with an on board Dawn Service off Anzac Cove on 25 April 2015. The cruise aboard Fred. Olsen's Black Watch takes in the ports of Gibraltar; Valetta, Malta; Iraklion, Crete; Lemnos Island, Greece; Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula; Canakkale, Turkey; Piraeus, Greece; Catania, Sicily; Naples, Italy; Marseilles, France, and Lisbon, Portugal.

Cruise-only fares start from AU$5995 per person, double occupancy for an inside cabin or AU$6985 for an outside cabin. Included in the fare are port taxes; all meals; tea, coffee and afternoon tea; facilities including gym, swimming pool and Jacuzzis; activities and lectures with an expert team of historians; the Centenary Dawn Service on board and two full days of shore excursions in the Gallipoli region, and onboard entertainment including "wartime favourites", dancing and live music.

 

The Gallipoli Centenary Cruise 2015 is supported by the RSL. Through the RSL, Battlefield Memorial Travel is making a donation from each sale to DefenceCare, which helps current and ex-serving members of the Australian Defence Force and their families in times of injury, illness or crisis.

To book, call 1300 28 27 88 or visit www.battlefieldmemorialtravel.com.au