30.08.2006

Kids go free on Catamaran Cruisers

Media release from Catamaran Cruisers

Kids go free on Catamaran Cruisers during the Thames Festival Weekend

To mark the celebrations of the Thames Festival Weekend (16th – 17th September 2006), kids under the age of 11 go free on Catamaran Cruisers ’ Hop On Hop Off sightseeing cruises. Two children go free per one paying adult.

Festival-goers can make the most of this fun-filled event with a Catamaran Cruisers’ Hopper Pass which includes unlimited one-day use of sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off cruises on the River Thames.

The Thames Festival Weekend is held between Westminster and Tower Bridge, and features high-profile, cutting-edge arts on and around the river. Cruises call at Embankment, Waterloo, Bankside and Tower piers – all great access points to festival activities.

The Hop-On Hop-Off sightseeing cruises sail between attractions such as the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London, and Canary Wharf. Single or return cruises with full commentary are available.

An adult Hopper pass costs £9 pp (child prices normally £4.50 pp).  Adult Hop On Hop Off cruises start from £3.00 (child prices normally from £1.50).

For information and to book visit www.catamarancruisers.co.uk or call 020 7987 1185.

Catamaran Cruisers is London’s leading riverboat operator offering affordable sightseeing cruises on the Thames, and also features luxury restaurant cruises brand, Bateaux London. For more information see www.bateauxlondon.com.

Both Bateaux London and Catamaran Cruisers are part of the Sodexho Prestige division, the leading corporate hospitality and catering management company in the UK.

In addition to London river cruises, Bateaux London also operates sightseeing and luxury restaurant cruises in New York and Paris.