It's not often you long to be older than you really are, but this month it pays to be in your Saga years as Italian line MSC Cruises is offering special discounts for over-55s on its no-fly cruises from its new home of Southampton next year.
Book before the end of August and you'll be able to take a 2011 cruise from the south coast port to Northern Europe or Northern Spain and France from just £599 per person.
If you're not over-55, don't feel too discriminated against. As revealed first on Cruise Lines, MSC is planning special offers for other groups throughout the year, including solo cruisers, single parents with children, honeymooners and military veterans.
The line is currently sailing summer cruises to the Norwegian fjords and Baltic from Dover on the 1,700-passenger MSC Opera but is moving to Southampton next year to be in the thick of the UK's cruising action, but also because it reckons it's easier for passengers to get there.
It also means they can offer new eight-night cruises to Northern France and Spain as well as continuing to sail to the Baltic and fjords.
Jane Archer
