UltimateTravelMagazine.com, Australia's first dedicated luxury online travel magazine, has launched a major competition worth $4,570, with the prize being a 12-night New Zealand cruise for two on board Celebrity Solstice.

The competition is being run in conjunction with Celebrity Cruises, and the winner can choose between six departure dates from either Sydney or Auckland between November 2013 and March 2014.

"Having recently cruised on Celebrity Solstice, we're delighted to be working with Celebrity Cruises, and having the opportunity of offering such a fabulous cruise prize to our subscribers," says Joanna Hall, UltimateTravelMagazine's Publisher and Coeditor. "New Zealand remains a very popular travel destination for many Australians, and there's no better way to explore such a beautiful and diverse country than by ship, and aboard one as glamourous as Solstice."

Celebrity Solstice first arrived in Australian waters on November 30, 2012, and she returns Down Under later this year for a second season. After much hype surrounding her debut, she has proven to be a big hit with fans of cruising in style. She carries 2,850 guests, and many of her innovations have been introduced to other ships in the Celebrity fleet, including a top deck live lawn club, a hot glass show, and a wide range of dining venues including Asian, Italian and gourmet.

"Solstice is undoubtedly an impressive ship," says UltimateTravelMagazine's Creative Director and Coeditor, Ben Hall. "Besides an unprecedented choice of restaurants and elegant lounges, she has everything a cruise guest could want on the high seas to keep them busy and entertained. Solstice also has an attractive design and decor, and was delightful to photograph first hand."


About UltimateTravelMagazine.com
Joanna and Ben Hall, the Sydney-based husband and wife partnership known as Seahorse Media, first launched UltimateTravelMagazine.com in January 2007, offering a unique combination of real travel experiences, high quality photography, topical information, first hand reviews, and practical advice. It's presented in an eye-catching digital format, aiming to present their audience with ideas and reviews which will inspire them to go out and see the world in style. Keeping in tune with social media trends, the website has a Facebook page which feeds to Twitter and is updated daily, and launched a number of boards late last year on Pinterest, with one dedicated to Celebrity Solstice.

About Celebrity Cruises

RCI Cruises Ltd Australia began operations in December 2008 as the Australian arm of global cruise holiday company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. In Australia the company operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises. Celebrity Cruises's iconic "X" is the mark of modern luxury, with its cool, contemporary design and warm spaces; dining experiences where the design of the venues is as important as the cuisine; and the amazing service that only Celebrity can provide. Celebrity Cruises is one of the fastest-growing major cruise lines with a fleet of 11 ships, with the newest, Celebrity Reflection, launched in late 2012, and the spectacular Celebrity Solstice based in Australia for her maiden local season since

November 2012.

Joanna E Hall and Ben Hall are available for interview:

Joanna E Hall, Publisher & Coeditor, Ultimate Travel Magazine

0416 295 878, email: joannahall@ultimatetravelmagazine.com

Ben Hall, Creative Director & Coeditor, Ultimate Travel Magazine

0416 295 877, email: benhall@ultimatetravelmagazine.com

UltimateTravelMagazine.com,

Seahorse Media,

PO Box 1152, Manly, NSW, Australia

Phone: 02 9977 8383

http://www.ultimatetravelmagazine.com

http://www.seahorsemedia.com.au

About Joanna and Ben Hall:

Joanna Hall is a health, travel and lifestyle journalist, co-author of the 2009 book 40 and Still Fabulous(New Holland rrp: $19.95). Besides running

UltimateTravelMagazine.com and writing health for various publications as a freelance journalist, including Bauer Media's Good Health magazine, she is online editor of www.cruiseguide.com.au, and cruising coeditor of Holidays For Couples Magazine.

Ben Hall is a TV producer, travel journalist and photographer, and a freelance producer for ABC TV. Besides running UltimateTravelMagazine.com with Joanna, he writes and photographs for a variety of publications as a freelance journalist and photographer, and is the cruising coeditor for Holidays For Couples magazine.