Taking A City Break - The Relaxing Way
By Robin Richmond, Thu Dec 8th

Long weekend city breaks have rapidly become one of the mostpopular short holiday choices for the British public. Citiessuch as Amsterdam, Prague and Barcelona are filled throughoutthe year by tourists looking for a weekend escape. However,fitting in all the local culture, nightlife and rushing toairports and catching flights twice in a short space of time canleave the average visitor needing another break to recover!

One way to enjoy a city break in the slow lane is to change yourmethod of transport. Instead of rushing through traffic to catchflights why not glide across to your holiday destination on aluxury cruise liner? To many this is simply an idea they havenever entertained but mini cruise breaks have become a fantasticalternative for people looking for a short break - withoutbreaking the bank.

An overnight cruise gives you a chance to relax and enjoy somegreat on-board entertainment. They really let you unwind intoyour holiday as opposed to finishing your work one minute andbeing stuck in a foreign city trying to have fun the next. Withlive cabaret entertainment, restaurants, bars, cinemas, and health spa's there are plenty of activities to helpyou unwind before relaxing in your own en-suite cabin.

Although there are many choices when it comes to mini cruisebreaks perhaps one of the UK's best known firms who offer tripsis P&O found at http://www.poferries.com. One of their mostpopular cruises is upon the majestic "Pride of Bilbao" shipwhich sails regularly from Portsmouth to the famous Basque city.The city certainly has a great deal to offer visitors - perhapsthe highlight being the world famous Guggenheim Museum.

One possibility at this time of year is to turn your cruiseweekend into a pre-Christmas shopping break. Christmas shoppingis never fun and escaping the winter crowds in the UK to do yourshopping in beautiful cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam couldleave your friends green with envy! Amsterdam is the city ofantiques, books, diamonds making it a great location to findChristmas gifts for your friends and family. Rotterdam is alsoan excellent choice as a weekend shopping break with the famousarea of "Lijnbaan" which contains all of the major high streetchains, and smaller fashion boutiques - enough to satisfy eventhe most dedicated of shoppers!

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companies ( such as http://www.superbreak.com ) offer somefantastic mini cruise packages that combine both 2 nights onboard, plus a couple of nights in a great hotel in the heart ofgreat cities across Europe. To be honest the benefits oftravelling in this fashion are numerous. While the speed andconvenience of air travel cannot be rivalled, if you have anextra day to spare then the adventure and luxury that travellingby boat can offer really will leave you relaxed and enjoying thetravelling part of travel!

About the author:Robin is a freelance travel writer and also webmaster forwww.travel-tips.co.uk.