Swan Hellenic gears up for 2013

Swan Hellenic’s newly-refurbished Minerva has added 16 new port calls to its 2013-2014 schedule, including maiden calls in Spitsbergen, Norway; Bangor, Northern Ireland; Dingle, Ireland; Cartagena, Colombia; and the San Blas Islands, bringing the total to 184 ports that the ship will be visiting. It’s new 2013 brochure, which can be pre-ordered and viewed online at http://www.swanhellenic.us, features 11-to-21 day Summer 2013 itineraries to The British Isles, Northern Europe, The Baltic, Mediterranean and the Black Sea; and select Winter 2013 cruises to the Caribbean, Central and South America. The brochure also features a new collection of Grand Voyages ranging from 27-to-30 days. Guests who book by Aug. 31, 2012 receive 15% off the early booking fares for cruises departing May 21 through Dec. 19, 2013.