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The number of cruises traversing northern Europe and the Arctic southwest airlines vacations gift certificates travel (including Iceland) is expected to rise this year, with a total of 1.49 million passengers expected to cruise the region up 16% from 2011, which saw 1.28 million passengers.
"The Northern European cruise market is growing rapidly, benefitting both from the region s newly extended range of destinations and also from the cruise lines desire to extend their season southwest airlines vacations gift certificates travel here well into the colder months of the year, said Bo Larsen, director of Cruise Baltic, one of the major cruise providers southwest airlines vacations gift certificates travel in the region.
Cruise ships from 44 different lines call at 253 ports in the region, and the popularity of 'cool water cruising' is expected to continue to rise as travellers are increasingly opting for smaller ships that have the ability to travel on rivers and closer to shore: "Travellers no longer just head to the sun for their holidays as they don t want to just flop and drop, they want authentic and unique experiences southwest airlines vacations gift certificates travel and when these are set within breath-taking scenery it provides travellers with memories that last a lifetime," Kathryn Beadle, MD at Hurtigruten U.K.