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Viking River Cruises Offers Moms the Vacation of a Lifetime Just in
Time for Mother's Day!
Roundtrip Airfare to China From Just $99 for a Limited Time
LOS ANGELES, May 3
To celebrate mothers across the nation this year, Viking River Cruises
is offering special roundtrip trans-Pacific airfare to China from only
$99 in conjunction with any 15-night China's Cultural Delights
Cruisetour.
"Viking River Cruises always tries to offer the most unique travel
experiences with excellent value for the money," says Jeff Dash,
Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing, Viking River Cruises. "With
this limited-time only special of $99 airfare, we hope to reward Moms
and pamper them on our China Cruisetours."
Passengers get to sample the very best China has to offer with
highlights in Beijing; the Terra Cotta Warriors; a Yangtze River
cruise on the newest, most deluxe ship; plus Shanghai and much more.
The China's Cultural Delights Cruisetour itinerary features:
* 15-night China Cruisetour Beijing to Shanghai (or reverse)
including
6 nights in 5-star hotels & a 9-night deluxe Yangtze cruise,
with
English-speaking escorts, all tours & excursions.
Highlights include:
* Beijing's Forbidden City, Great Wall, Tiananmen Square & Summer
Palace
* Xian's Terra Cotta Warriors
* Yangtze River: Three Gorges, Wuhan Museum, "Birthplace of
Porcelain,"
Jingdezhen's Ceramic History Museum, sacred Mt. Jiu Hua &
Buddhist
temple tour and more
* Nanjing, Suzhou, and 2 overnights in Shanghai
The Yangtze cruise is aboard Viking Century Sun, a brand-new ship that
just launched this year, which provides spacious, all outside cabins
with private balconies for 306 passengers. Each cabin is equipped with
a phone, color television, private bathroom and shower, hotel-style
beds and climate control. The ship also includes a restaurant,
observation lounge and bar, coffee bar, sauna, business center,
internet cafe, sun deck, shop, and laundry service. A doctor, massage
services, and beauty salon are also available onboard.
In addition to experiencing some of China's best-kept secrets, Viking
Century Sun guests will be treated to some of the best in Chinese
cuisine with Chinese menus designed by world-famous chef Martin Yan,
of Yan Can Cook. Yan was contracted by Viking River Cruises to ensure
the best Chinese food was available to passengers onboard, in keeping
with the line's reputation for quality. In addition to the Chinese
meals, passengers can also enjoy the same level of European service
and gourmet meals that are standard onboard the company's European
itineraries because the line offers the only Western food and
Western-style kitchen on the Yangtze, managed by the Viking River
Cruises Swiss hotel management team.
The $99 promotional roundtrip airfare to China is available with
purchase of a 2006 15-night China's Cultural Delights Cruisetour for
passengers flying from Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle.
Passengers flying from Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland,
Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis,
Newark, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh,
Portland, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Tampa or Washington D.C. fly for
just $199 per person. Special air rate is subject to availability and
must be booked prior to May 31, 2006. Passengers must pay in full at
time of booking to secure air special. Travelers can obtain this
special by referencing offer code "05Papa."
For more information about this special promotion, please call your
travel professional.
About Viking River Cruises
Viking River Cruises, the world leader in river cruising, offers
quality service, gourmet cuisine and comfortable scenic cruising along
Europe, Russia and China's majestic rivers. The company was honored
multiple times as the top river cruise line on Conde Nast Traveler's
"Gold List" and Travel & Leisure's "World's Best" Awards as well as
being named "Best River Cruise" by CruiseReport.com. Since its 1997
inception, the company has grown to a fleet of 23 vessels, and
provides a unique, affordable vacation to experienced travelers with
an interest in geography, culture and history. For additional
information, contact your travel professional.
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