Thomas Cook Cruises - an Alternative Office Christmas Party?

LONDON, October 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- Festive mini cruises from £142pp from Cruise Thomas Cook

The–office Christmas Party planning season is upon us and with demands from colleagues for something new, exciting,–an opportunity to get dressed up and somewhere that's a–change of scene, it can be the bane of the organiser's existence. So whether you need to find a venue for 5 or 500 people, or are looking for something new and different to wow your colleagues, Cruise Thomas Cook, the UK's number one independent retailer of cruises, has a solution.

Mini cruises taking in–cosmopolitan cities–of Paris and Bruges, Antwerp or Brussels are perfect Christmas party–solution, enabling workmates to do plenty of celebrating on board but also affording colleagues an opportunity to take in some of the continental Christmas markets, purchase some last minute Christmas gifts, and spend time soaking up the festive atmosphere.

For larger groups, Christmas party organisers can speak to Cruise Thomas Cook about group discounts and group transfers to and from Southampton Docks–

Cruise Thomas Cook - 2 night Christmas Markets cruise from £142 per person

Cruising with Cruise and Maritime Voyages onboard Marco Polo from Tilbury Antwerp, Tilbury departing 11 Dec–2011

0800-028-8844,–http://www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places––––

Cruise Thomas Cook - 3 night Christmas Markets cruise from £199 per person

Cruising with Cruise and Maritime Voyages onboard Marco Polo from Tilbury, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Belgium, Tilbury departing 08 Dec–2011

0800-028-8844,–http://www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places––––

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Cruise Thomas Cook–- 2–night Brussels Mini Cruise from–£299 per–person

Cruising with P&O Cruises on board Arcadia from Southampton to Brussels and Southampton. Price based on–an ocean view cabin -–departing–15th December 2011

0800-028-8844,–http://www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places––––

Cruise Thomas Cook–- 3–night Antwerp Short Break from–£295 per–person

Cruising with Fred. Olsen on board Boudicca from Portsmouth to Antwerp and Portsmouth. Price based on–an inside–cabin -–departing–17th December 2011

0800-028-8844,–http://www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places––––

Cruise Thomas Cook–- 3–night Belgium & France Mini Cruise from–£479 per–person

Cruising with P&O Cruises on board Arcadia from Southampton to Brussels, Paris and Southampton. Price based on–an inside–cabin -–departing–12th December 2011

0800-028-8844,–http://www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places––––

Cruise Thomas Cook–- 4–night Paris & Bruges Cruise from £599 per–person–-luxury cruise ship-

Cruising with Cunard on board Queen Mary 2 from Southampton to Paris, Bruges and Southampton. Price based on–a balcony cabin -–departing–8th December 2011

0800-028-8844,–http://www.cruisethomascook.com or visit the nearest Thomas Cook or Going Places––––

All prices based on–2 adults sharing unless stated otherwise.– Optional–supplements may be applicable at the time of booking.– Correct at the time of–issue however subject to change.–

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About Cruise Thomas Cook:

Cruise Thomas Cook (part of the Thomas Cook Group provider of last minute holidays and cheap holidays abroad) is the UK's number one cruise retailer, featuring over 30 major brands and accounting for one in every seven bookings made by UK passengers in 2009.  It is also the longest-established cruise retailer, with Thomas Cook having sold its first ocean cruise in 1875 and its first river cruise in the 1840s.

Cruise Thomas Cook today continues to offer independent advice to customers across all cruise lines through specially trained consultants on hand in every Thomas Cook and Going Places store, CruiseThomasCook call centres and behind the scenes at http://www.cruisethomascook.com  

Thomas Cook Group Plc, Group Corporate Communications, The Thomas Cook Business Park, [email protected], +44(0)1733-417271

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