Cruises are especially popular during the New Year holidays
Everyone knows: as you celebrate New Year, so you will spend it. Therefore, everyone usually starts preparing for this event in advance. However, there is some rational reasoning here, because if you book tours early, you can save a lot of money, especially if you dream of a New Year's cruise.
So, where to go to celebrate New Year this time? Tours to Scandinavian countries by ferry have become traditional, because at New Year it's the perfect time to visit the homeland of the real Santa Claus – Joulupukki. And he lives, as you know, in Lapland. From the city of St. Petersburg, Helsinki looks especially attractive for the residents of St. Petersburg themselves, since it is easiest for them to travel through Europe via Finland, with a Schengen visa issued by the embassy of that country.
Tours to Scandinavia can include either one of the countries – Finland, Sweden, Denmark, or Norway, or all at once, or various combinations thereof. Such entertaining and educational winter tours are recommended for trips with children. However, if you are attracted from St. Petersburg to Stockholm, you can still get there by ferry only through Finland. A direct route is possible by plane.
For those who prefer warm countries in winter, cruise options can be offered. Tour operators have developed several directions. One of them is a journey on a liner along the coast of Africa, covering Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Maldives. Another no less popular direction is the Caribbean basin. This sea cruise covers not only major islands like the Dominican Republic or Cuba, but also the Lesser Antilles.
A more fashionable direction is cruises in Southeast Asia – everyone is drawn to the East today. Such routes cover the most beautiful Asian countries, including economically developed Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong, as well as Vietnam and Brunei. Some routes also include Shanghai, Japan, and Thailand.
You can also find a New Year's cruise in the Atlantic, South America, the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean, and even the Red Sea.
For shopping lovers and Old World enthusiasts, it's the perfect time to visit January sales in any European country. But the most interesting purchases are made, of course, in Milan and other cities of Italy.
If you want to bask in the sun at some exotic resort, the whole world is open to you today. Fiji, Hainan, Langkawi, Boracay, Seychelles – which will you choose? Surfing enthusiasts are invited to Australia, and fans of fiery dances are awaited in Brazil.
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