17-NIGHT SOUTH AMERICA FLY/CRUISE FROM $6195

The Cruise Connection has a 17-night fly/cruise of the South American west coast from Santiago from as little as $6195pp, including return air and taxes from Sydney, 14-nights twin-share in an outside OceanView stateroom aboard the 4-star Norwegian Dream, all onboard dining and entertainment, and 3-nights in Santiago.

Longer packages of up to 24-nights from Santiago around Cape Horn to Buenos Aires, or vice-versa, are also available from $7850pp twin-share with pre- and post-cruise stays in both ports, and a 2-night visit to Iguazu Falls.

All packages include transfers, onboard gratuities and port charges, and are available on select dates between November 5 this year and March 26 2008.

Other highlights on the longer cruises include calls at seven ports, the Chilean Fjords’ snow-capped peaks and glaciers, rounding legendary Cape Horn, the Falkland Islands, and colonies of Magellanic penguins in Puerto Madryn.

The Santiago-Santiago cruise on November 5 cruises fourteen nights to Ushuaia where there’s an overnight, visits to five cities and ports, 2-nights pre-cruise with a half-day city tour, and a night post-cruise.

For details phone 1800 CRUSING or click here for your full colour flyer.

The Cruise Connection still has space available to celebrate Australia Day 2008 in Sydney Harbour aboard the biggest cruise liner ever to be based here, P&O’s 70,000 tonne Pacific Dawn that’s the same size as legendary QE2.

Pacific Dawn, currently sailing in Hawaii as Regal Princess, will be based in Australia from November; Cruiseco have chartered her for an exclusive 2-nights that will include the first off the Sydney coast with a Gala Dinner, and the second in Darling Harbour for the traditional Australia Day fireworks and a deck BBQ.

On January 26 itself she’ll be anchored off Bradley’s Head to view the Australia Day Ferries Race, Surf Board Race, Tall Ships Procession and yachting events, before moving around to Darling Harbour for the fireworks.

A $100,000 entertainment package will include for kids Humphrey B Bear and the Hooley Dooleys, magicians, backpacks and lolly bags, an ABBAration show for under-15s, and unlimited soft drinks for under-18s.

For adults there’ll be performances by Maria Prior, cabaret artists Matt Hetherington and Beven Addinsall, the 1950s nightclub music of Swing Central, a Three Tenors tribute, and comedian Vince Sorrenti.

For details phone 1800 CRUSING or click here for your full colour flyer.