Book a Mother's Day Cruise for 2010

The gift of travel is one of the most thoughtful ways to show Mom how much you love, respect, and admire her. Family travel allows for downtime to reminisce about the past while creating new memories to share. From relaxing transatlantic voyages to active treks to the Galapagos, consider booking a cruise for Mother's Day 2010 and surprising Mom with the good news today. (Mother's Day falls on May 9 in 2010.)

Here are some luxury cruise itineraries that would be a perfect Mother's Day gift:

Crystal Cruises
Crystal Symphony
April 26–May 12, 2010
Singapore • Cruising the Strait of Malacca • Phuket (Thailand) • Cruising the Andaman Sea • Yangon/Rangoon (Myanmar) • Cruising the Andaman Sea • Cruising the Bay of Bengal • Cruising the Indian Ocean • Cochin • Cruising the Arabian Sea • Mumbai/Bombay (India) • Cruising the Arabian Sea • Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

Lindblad Expeditions
National Geographic Endeavour
May 7–16, 2010
Guayaquil (Ecuador) • Floreana • Isabela • Fernandina • Santa Cruz • Bartolome • Santiago • Espanola • Baltra (Galapogos) • Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Paul Gauguin Cruises
m/s Paul Gauguin
May 8–16, 2010
Papeete, Tahiti • Moorea • Bora Bora • at sea • Aitutaki • Rarotonga (Cook Islands) • at sea • Vava'u (Tonga) • at sea • Savusavu • Savu • Malolo Island • Lauotoka (Fiji)

Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Seven Seas Mariner
May 4–14, 2010
Istanbul (Turkey) • Mykonos (Greece) • Kusadasi (Turkey) • Santorini • Katakolon • Corfu (Greece) • Dubrovnik • Korcula (Croatia) • Koper (Solvenia) • Venice (Italy)

SeaDream Yacht Club
SeaDream II
May 7–15, 2010
Malaga • Valencia • Barcelona (Spain) • Sete • Cassis • St. Tropez • Antibes (France) • Monte Carlo (Monaco)

Silversea
Silver Shadow
April 28–May 13, 2010
Fort Lauderdale • at sea (two days) • Santa Marta • Cartagena (Colombia) • Panama Canal (Panama) • at sea • Puntarenas (Costa Rica) • at sea (two days) • Acapulco • at sea • Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) • at sea (two days) • Los Angeles

Yachts of Seabourn
Seabourn Odyssey
May 8–15, 2010
Piraeus (Athens) • Mylos • Rhodes • Patmos • Khylos (Greece) • Kusadasi (Euphesus) • Cruising the Dardandelles • Istanbul (Turkey)

For more information, visit each cruise line's website or talk with your travel agent. Happy Mother's Day!

—Andrea M. Rotondo