Cruise and choose lets you take it easy

A month of touring without the early morning rush for the bus or the late evening allocation of yet another hotel room can be yours from May - and it even includes a week of complete freedom in London.

The Best of Europe and United Kingdom Relaxer Tour is a luxury trip of a lifetime with first-class hotel accommodation, a chance for a shopping spree in Hong Kong, and 12 nights of cruising from Spain to London on board the Legend of the Seas.

Though six nights' accommodation is arranged for London, tour members have the option of leaving the tour temporarily, if perhaps they prefer to stay with relatives or friends in or near London - then be back in time for the flight to Hong Kong.

The tour leaves from Auckland on May 25 for Los Angeles, with tour escorts Bob and Diane Sell, of Radio Pacific. After three nights there are two days in Barcelona before boarding the cruise ship Legend of the Seas. The ship visits six countries before arriving in Harwich, London. The cost is $12,095 twin-share, with the trip ending in Auckland on June 22.

Contact: Andy Leighton's Travelwise Holidays on 0800 11 6060.