09/11-09   -   Press releases

Cruises-Direct: Island Cruises hosts Strictly Come Dancing Stars

Cruises-Direct offer a range of destinations from Island Cruises, the Island Escape cruise liner. Now customers have the chance to win a free cruise with Lilia and Darren from hit TV show, Strictly Come Dancing.

Get up and Dance with Lilia Kopylova and Darren Bennett is an opportunity for cruise goers to show off their dancing skills on board the Island Escape cruise liner, bookings are available through online travel agency, www.cruises-direct.co.uk.

Every week during January and February Island Cruises are running dance classes twice a day in Latin American dance including; Salsa, Jive, Rumba and Cha Cha Cha, giving everyone the opportunity to take part and have some fun cruising around the Canaries and North western Africa.

Jon Pearce from Cruises-Direct said, “This is a great opportunity for regular cruise goers and those who are new to cruise holidays who enjoy dancing, even if a complete novice, the chance to participate in Latin dance classes. With the addition of the competitive element, I’m sure this will certainly spice up the competitive streak in some of the partakers!"



The winners of the qualifying heat at the end of each cruise could win a free Grand Final Cruise in April 2010, onboard with Darren and Lilia, two of the Stars of the hit BBC TV series, Strictly Come Dancing. Destinations for the Grand Final Cruise include:
• Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
• Funchal, Madeira
• Agadir, Morocco.

Jon continues, “We are delighted to be able to offer our customers Island Cruises and the chance to enter the competition to win a free cruise, especially with steady growth in this sector of the travel industry. I’m sure everyone who takes part will have a lot of fun!"

Cruises-direct.co.uk offer great deals on cruises all over the world from cruise liners such as, P&O, Carnival, Fred Olsen and Thomson Cruises.

About Holidays-Direct

Cruises-Direct are owned and operated by Holidays-Direct.co.uk who are a trading division of Midlands Co-op Travel, are fully ABTA and ATOL bonded and offer full financial security when booking your cruise holiday.

Online travel agency are able to offer a wide range of cruise packages including cheap last minute cruises, first time family cruises and a full range of luxury cruise deals.

Cruises-Direct have a large range of other travel offers including cheap package holidays, city break deals and ski and snowboard holidays.

Online travel agency www.holidays-direct.co.uk is part of the Midlands Co-operative Society Group and is a member of ABTA. They specialise in providing affordable flights and accommodation in the top holiday destinations around the world.

Midlands Co-op Travel, incorporating Ilkeston Co-op Travel, is the No 1 independent travel agent in the Midlands.

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