Caribbean getaway from CMV

Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is offering a cruise to nine Caribbean islands including Antigua, St Maarten, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Vincent, the Grenadines, Grenada and Barbados via the Azores.

Marco Polo sails on November 5 to the West Indies and the Azores from Tilbury with fares available on a buy one get one free basis from ?1,999 per person (first adult ?3,999, second adult sharing free).

Reasons to take this cruise include the opportunity to miss the start of winter in the UK as it?s a 33-night cruise. It's also a low stress option as it sails directly from Tilbury and sterling is the on-board currency on all ships so there is no need to convert cash to dollars.

Highlights of this West Indies and Azores cruise include calling at Ponta Delgada in the Azores where passengers can explore the narrow streets and the paved squares with their geometric designs of black and white mosaics. Marco Polo calls at Horta in the Azores before sailing to the Caribbean.

The fare quoted is based on two people sharing a twin inner cabin and includes full board cuisine, afternoon teas and late-night snacks, a Captain?s cocktail party, complimentary tea and coffee (06:00-midnight), big show entertainment, cabarets and classical interludes, daytime activities and leisure facilities, guest speaker and arts & crafts, porterage of luggage, port to cabin and port taxes.