• Many roads lead to Europe.airplane image by Clarence Alford from Fotolia.com
  
  Depending on which countries vacationers wish to visit, travel agencies and airlines provide a variety of options for travelers leaving from Canada to Europe. Factors that travelers need to consider include the destination, the number of travelers, the time of the year and budgetary limitations. Vacationers can use a travel agency's website to plan their departure flight, book hotels in different countries and seek information regarding tourist attractions in each region they plan to visit.
  
  

Package Deals

• As of August, 2010, the Red Tag travel agency offers European vacation packages such as trips from Calgary to Dublin and Toronto to Vienna. Depending on the hotel and the date of the vacation, the package for a Calgary to Dublin trip costs around $1,754 per person for a 7-night stay. On the other hand, the package for a Toronto to Vienna trip costs around $788 per person for an 8-night stay and includes a free gift, such as a free HD digital camcorder. This particular agency only reserves flights and hotels for vacationers; it does not include tour guide information.
  
  Red Tag Vacations
  
  5450 Explorer Dr., Suite 100
  
  Mississauga ON L4W 5N1
  
  866-573-3824
  
  redtag.ca
  
  

Cruises

• The Princess Cruises ship line sails throughout all of Europe with more than 130 ports of call. As of August, 2010, vacationers can pick from two categories of cruises: Europe Cruise Vacations and Europe Cruisetours. Europe Cruises Vacations can last from two to 36 days and take vacationers to three different regions: the Mediterranean, the Greek Isles and the Holy Land; Scandinavia and Russia; and the British Isles and Northern Europe. The Europe Cruisetours not only take vacationers on a cruise, but offer guided land tours of some of Europe's most renowned cities. Princess Cruises embark from Québec City, Québec for cruises to Europe as well as from Vancouver, B.C.
  
  Princess Cruises Port
  
  999 Canada Place
  
  Vancouver, B.C.
  
  Canada V6C 3C1
  
  Princess Cruises (headquarters)
  
  24844 Ave. Rockefeller
  
  Santa Clarita, CA 91355
  
  800-774-6237
  
  princess.com/index.html
  
  

Air Canada Vacations

• The Air Canada airline offers travelers the vacation packages to Europe as well as just airline tickets. For example, if you want to leave from Montreal and go sightseeing in Athens, you can use the Air Canada website to reserve a flight, a hotel, a car and find information regarding tourist attractions near the hotel. A Destination Facts section also contains information about passports, taxis, metro, trains, buses, shopping, dining and sightseeing highlights.
  
  Air Canada
  
  2700 Matheson Blvd. East
  
  6th Floor, East Tower
  
  Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4V9
  
  866-529-2079 (Canada and the U.S)
  
  aircanada.com