ecruising.travel founder and chairman Brett Dudley is enhancing his company's extensive cruise product by adding a variety of worldwide and local touring activities to his sea voyages.

Mr Dudley is a firm believer in encouraging travellers to make the most of their cruise opportunity by adding rail and coach segments, hotel stays and specific sightseeing activities to give the traveller a more complete experience.

This week ecruising.travel  and Great Southern Rail hosted guests on the Indian Pacific from Adelaide to Sydney.  This sector of the journey offers spectacular scenery as you watch the countryside's ever changing colours as the day progresses. This trip was an example of how cruises through regional waters around Australia can be enhanced.

A typical example is the 2012 Tropics to The Outback package for seniors, departing on February 19, 2012. The 20-night itinerary includes a 16-night cruise from Sydney aboard the Radiance of the Seas with port visits to Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Port Douglas, Darwin, Bali, Port Hedland and Geraldton before arriving in Perth.

From Perth you will begin the rail component with three nights on the Indian Pacific. Travel through some of the most stunning outback scenery Australia has to offer and visit Adelaide and Broken Hill before arriving back in Sydney.

The package has been reduced from $5079 to $3299 person twin share- these special senior fares require one passenger to be over 55 years of age. Included are 16 nights cruise accommodation with full board, one night accommodation post cruise at the Sheraton Perth and three nights red sleeper service accommodation aboard the Indian Pacific with all meals.

ecruising also promotes many other examples of fly/cruise/tour packages in Europe, the Americas and Asia - most of which are exclusive to ecruising.travel

Pictured here at the Broken Hill stop where guests can take hour-long Whistle Stop Tours, wander the town or mingle with the locals in a good old country pub.

L-R: Brett Dudley, Stephen Jones, John Rozentals, John Rankin and Malcolm Chenu.

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