Planning your vacation for 2009? Then stop and check this one out: VacationsToGo.com and Viking River Cruises offer a $1,000 discount per couple on several cruises, all departing dates being in 2009.

Among the offers, Waterways of the Czars (St. Petersburg to Moscow) caught our attention. Book and pay in full by July 31, 2008 and you get $1,000 discount per couple on this 13 days cruise.

The departure dates are between May 6 and October 1, 2009 and prices range between US$3,199 and $4,799 per person, based on double occupancy. The price is without airfare and includes: all meals, 9 tours, welcome cocktail and dinner, farewell dinner, private transport for all excursions and 12 nights accommodation on the cruise ship.