Portugal's leading luxury lifestyle destination, Pine Cliffs Resort, has announced a special pirate-themed event for the May half term holiday, with a swashbuckling afternoon of activities and adventure followed by a hearty pirate party for all the family. Taking place on 28 May, the event includes a buffet dinner, house beverages and evening entertainment, with tickets available to hotel guests from just €25 per child / €40 per adult.

Budding buccaneers will spend the afternoon at Porto Pirata, the resort's spacious 7000sqm children's village, making swords out of balloons, creating their own pirate scarves, and getting their faces painted. The children's village will be transformed into a Pirates Of The Caribbean-inspired setting for the day, with the Porto Pirata and Junior Club teams in full 'Pirates of the Algarve' regalia. After the children have completed their own transformation into fearsome pirates, they're ready to round-up their parents and embark on an exciting treasure hunt in true pirate tradition. Come the evening, it's time to enjoy the bounty, with a special buffet dinner followed by awards and surprises for the kids, activities and entertainment for all ages, and a live DJ performance ensuring it will be a night to remember.

One of Europe's leading and most awarded luxury and family resorts, Pine Cliffs Resort enjoys a spectacular, unrivalled location on the Algarvean coastline, Southern Portugal. A fully integrated lifestyle resort managed by Starwood Hotels' Luxury Collection brand, Pine Cliffs offers a wide range of accommodation and world class family facilities, including the biggest kids club in the region, Porto Pirata. The resort also boasts world class leisure and sports facilities, including the Annabel Croft Tennis Academy; a beautiful nine-hole clifftop golf course with its famous signature hole, the par-3 “Devil's Parlour”; swimming pools and water sports; more than 12 different restaurants and bars; a health club and wellness centre; and numerous boutiques and shops.

Classic Collection (0800 294 9315; www.classic-collection.co.uk) offers seven night half-term family holidays at at Pine Cliffs Resort from a total price of £4,399 for a family of four. Price includes:

-          Seven nights in a two bedroom Pine Cliffs Residence Suite (based on two adults and two children sharing)

-          Return flights for two adults and two children from London Gatwick to Faro

-          Daily buffet breakfast

-          Complimentary use of health club facilities.

-          Private transfers

Price shown is based on departure on 25 May 2015 and excludes tickets for the 28 May half term event.

For further information about Pine Cliffs Resort, please visit the website at www.pinecliffs.com/en, or find out what the team has been up to recently via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.

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Notes to Editors:

About Pine Cliffs Resort

Pine Cliffs Resort is owned by United Investment Portugal (UIP), part of IFA Hotels & Resorts based in Dubai. The Sheraton Algarve and the Pine Cliffs Residence properties within the Pine Cliffs Resort are both managed by The Luxury Collection brand, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

One of Europe's leading integrated luxury and family resorts, Pine Cliffs Resort has won numerous accolades since opening in 1989, including the Portugal's Leading Family Resort award five times in the World Travel Awards and appearing twice on Condé Nast Traveller's 'Gold List'.

Pine Cliffs Resort also offers extensive investment opportunities via its selection of premium freehold luxury lifestyle properties (Pine Cliffs Residences, Pine Cliffs Terraces, Pine Cliffs Villas) and holiday ownership options. The resort also offers extensive leisure facilities including a nine-hole golf course and the Annabel Croft Tennis Academy; more than 12 diverse restaurants and bars; the Porto Pirata children's village; a health club and wellness centre; and numerous shops and boutiques.

About Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 1,200 properties in some 100 countries and over 180,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and Element®. The Company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG®), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood recently announced plans to spin off its Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc. business, a premier provider of world-class vacation experiences through villa-style resorts and privileged access to Starwood brands, into a standalone public company by the end of 2015.  For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

About The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts

The Luxury Collection®is an ensemble of hotels and resorts offering unique, authentic experiences that evoke lasting, treasured memories. Originating in 1906 under the CIGA brand, today The Luxury Collection brand includes more than 75 of the world's finest hotels and resorts in more than 30 countries.

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