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Sunday, January 06, 2008

The Hottest Place to Cruise in 2008 is . . .

The Mediterranean. No doubt about it. A survey of travel agents released last week finds a Mediterranean cruise is the fifth most popular international vacation choice for 2008 -- a big jump from last year when it ranked at No. 10.

Agents say a Mediterranean cruise is now a more popular choice among its travel agency customers than a weekend in London or a week in Jamaica.

The Mediterranean as a cruise destination has been booming for several years, but this is the first time it has finished in the top five in the survey. When agents were surveyed in 2004, the Med ranked way down at 15th place.

Agents say the slumping dollar, which is making a land-based vacation to Europe more expensive, is a factor. "With the dollar performing so poorly, we have been encouraging clients who might have steered away from an expensive European vacation to book a Mediterranean cruise," one agent, Pattie Fanta of Westlake, Ohio, told surveyors. On a cruise, she notes, "your accommodations and meals are fixed" in dollars, so a dropping exchange rate won't hurt you.

For more information on Mediterranean cruises this year, visit us at www.CruiseCafe.com or call 1-800-788-2545.

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