Imagine 10 days in lovely Paris, visiting Versailles, Chartres, and the hallowed beaches of Normandy, and sailing along the Seine River with the likes of

• Dick Morris, the fascinating political analyst
• Paul Johnson, the esteemed historian
• Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review
• Jonah Goldberg, the editor-at-large of National Review Online
• Norman Podhoretz, the former editor of Commentary
• Midge Decter, the respected social critic and author
• David Pryce-Jones, the senior editor of National Review
• Jay Nordlinger, the senior editor of National Review
• Bing West, the acclaimed military expert

and fellow conservatives on a luxury chartered riverboat, the MS Viking Spirit?

National Review’s past European river cruises have been magical events. Our forthcoming sailing (which includes two nights at a five-star Paris hotel!) will be exactly that. I’d like to share with you the opportunity to get one of the few remaining cabins on this once-in-a-lifetime trip.

Courtesy of some cancellations that have come in the past two weeks, we now have a few cabins available on the National Review 2011 Paris/Seine River Cruise, scheduled for April 29 to May 8.

COUPLES SAVE $2,500 ON A LUXURY CABIN! ‘SINGLES’ SAVE $1,900! Original fares for this trip were $4,999 p/p for a “Category A” cabin and $4,699 for a “Category B” stateroom. We’re reducing those prices by $1,250 a person. Couples who book by March 1st can save $2,500 on a stateroom (if they are even available by then, which I doubt). We have one “A” and one “B” (each 154 square feet) cabin available. We also have two smaller Single cabins (they’re 120 square feet). The original fare for a Single was $7,899. But we’re reducing that price to $5,999 — a savings of nearly $2,000!

SAVE EVEN MORE: STRETCH A ‘SINGLE’ INTO A DOUBLE!

But there’s more: those singles are crafty, because . . . they can comfortable accommodate two people (it features two beds, including a Pullman). A “double-up” Single staterooms can be had for only $3,299 a person — a big savings. So maybe you pack a little less (no need for suits or formal wear on this trip!), find a close friend, and enjoy a phenomenal week talking over the day’s top issues with our excellent group of guest speakers and editors, interspersed with tours of great and hallowed sites, from Versailles to the Normandy Beaches, oui?

The National Review 2011 Paris / Seine River Cruise will feature numerous seminars where our all-star speakers will discuss today’s top events — from politics to foreign policy to culture. On the intimate company of the Viking Spirit (only 125 people will be on board) you will mix and mingle with our speakers and fellow conservatives at three cocktail parties, on the expert-led excursions scheduled for every port (among them, full-day trips to the Normandy D-Day Beaches plus Versailles and Chartres), at dinner (on at least two nights you’ll dine with our guest speakers and editors), and over a cigar and a cognac at one of our late-night smokers (featuring H. Upmann’s world-class cigars).

If you want more information, or an application to get one of the few available cabins (before they are surely sold out within ... days?), please contact Cathy, Karen, or Joanne at The Cruise Authority, the official travel agency of National Review. They can be reached from Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM, Eastern time, at 1-800-707-1634. You can also contact them via email at groups@the-cruise-authority.com.

You can also contact me directly at jfowler@nationalreview.com. I’m happy to answer any question, or to email you an application and flyer.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I look forward to seeing you this April on the National Review 2011 Paris / Seine River Cruise.

Jack Fowler
Publisher
National Review