cruisenation.com is offering an exclusive 11-night cruise holiday, with a free 4-night stay in Chicago followed by seven nights aboard the Norwegian Dawn sailing through New England and Canada, just in time for the changing of the leaves in autumn. This unique package is now £999 per person, saving up to £367 on the cost of putting the holiday together yourself.

The price includes flights to Chicago from London Heathrow and four free nights at the 4-star Allerton Hotel, which overlooks Lake Michigan. This stay is followed by a flight to New York and a 7-night cruise out of New York that stops at Halifax, Saint John (Bay of Fundy), Bar Harbor, Boston and Newport, before returning to New York for the flight to London Heathrow. 

This price is valid for departures on 8, 15, 22, 29 September. It is £300 more for an Outside Stateroom, which includes a free upgrade to a Balcony Cabin.

Book by 4 August.

About the ship: The Norwegian Dawn features 14 dining options, 11 bars and lounges, a fitness centre and spa, a casino, two pools, a library and a games room.

About the hotel: The 4-star Allerton Hotel dates back to the 1920s and is located close to downtown Chicago, just north of the Chicago Loop near Northwestern University.