Our friends at CLIA sent this clever and interesting article out to their travel partners and we thought it was worth sharing.<\/p>\n
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According to Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s annual Christmas Price Index, it would cost $24,263.18 if you were going to buy all 78 items in the classic Christmas carol “The 12 Days of Christmas.” \u00a0That price is up 3.5% from 2010. \u00a0But if you take a cruise, you can give your “True Love” the same gifts for a fraction of the cost. \u00a0Here’s the breakdown:<\/p>\n
Day 1 – Partridges<\/strong> are native to Europe, Asia and Africa<\/p>\n Day 2 – Turtle Doves<\/strong> are found in Europe and North Africa<\/p>\n Day 3 – French Hens<\/strong> are little chickens found in France or on the dinner menu on some ships<\/p>\n Day 4 – Calling (Colly) Birds<\/strong> breed in Europe, Asia and North Africa<\/p>\n Day 5 – Gold Rings<\/strong> – Taking a gamble in the onboard casino could lead to a golden purchase in one of the onboard shops!<\/p>\n Day 6 – Geese<\/strong> – Happy Hour, when Gray Goose becomes Gray Geese!<\/p>\n Day 7 – Swans<\/strong> – After Happy Hour, join in on karaoke with your own rendition of Suwanee River!<\/p>\n Day 8 – Milk Maids<\/strong> – Spa Treatments will have your skin glowing like a Milk Maid<\/p>\n Day 9 – Dancing Ladies<\/strong> – Most cruise lines offer Vegas-style revues<\/p>\n Day 10 – Lords<\/strong> – Many shore excursions include visits to castles and royal palaces<\/p>\n Day 11 – Pipers Piping<\/strong> – Be the “Pied Piper” and convince your friends to join you on a cruise!<\/p>\n Day 12 – Drummers<\/strong> – Lots of entertainment on a cruise ship and it is all included in one great price!<\/p>\n Our conclusion: A European cruise would be the perfect way to capture the essence of the 12 Days of Christmas (and you could even cover every gift in just 7 nights instead of 12). \u00a0There is no better way to make your True Love merry than with the gift of a wonderful cruise vacation. \u00a0Plus, you won’t have to spend $24,263.18 to do it, even with airfare!<\/p>\n To book a cruise with your True Love, please call us at Premier Custom Travel – (800) 304-6789. \u00a0Happy holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our friends at CLIA sent this clever and interesting article out to their travel partners and we thought it was worth sharing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[506,496],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles-stories","category-cruises","tag-12-days-of-christmas","tag-clia","tag-cruises"],"fifu_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\/revisions\/364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}