Princess Cruises in the Caribbean

Caribbean – Six Princess ships will visit more than 25 ports throughout the idyllic Caribbean with 14 itinerary choices. The 135 departures include a variety of vacation options exploring the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean.

• Ruby Princess/Seven-Day Eastern Caribbean – Ruby Princess takes over sailings to the Eastern Caribbean, with roundtrip cruises from Fort Lauderdale on Sundays. The itinerary features calls at the line’s own Princess Cays, St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Grand Turk. Ruby Princess will offer 28 sailings between October 24, 2010 and May 1, 2011.

• Crown Princess/Seven-Day Western Caribbean – Crown Princess sails on 25 roundtrip seven-day cruises to the Western Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale, visiting Grand Cayman, Roatan, Cozumel and Princess Cays. Crown Princess’ season will run from October 30, 2010 through April 30, 2011. The ship will also offer two special itineraries – a five-day Eastern Caribbean Sampler on December 18, calling at Grand Turk and Princess Cays, and a nine-day Southern Caribbean Holiday sailing to Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, St. Thomas, and Princess Cays departing on December 30.

• Caribbean Princess/Seven-Day Southern Caribbean – Caribbean Princess sails from San Juan on two alternating seven-day itineraries. The Classic Southern Caribbean route sails to the ports of St. Thomas, Tortola, Antigua, St. Lucia and Barbados, while Southern Caribbean Explorer sailings travel to St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba. In total 27 cruises will depart between October 31, 2010 and May 1, 2011. The ship starts the season with an eight-day Bermuda & Eastern Caribbean sailing from New York to San Juan on October 23, 2010, featuring calls at Bermuda, St. Lucia, Antigua and St. Thomas.

• Emerald Princess/10-Day Eastern and Southern Caribbean – For a more in-depth island vacation with the convenience of roundtrip travel from Fort Lauderdale, Emerald Princess offers alternating 10-day roundtrip itineraries – one to the Southern Caribbean and the other to the Eastern Caribbean. The Southern Caribbean Medley itinerary calls at Princess Cays, St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire and Aruba. The Eastern Caribbean Voyager itinerary offers calls at Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Kitts, St. Thomas and Princess Cays. Emerald Princess will offer 23 sailings between September 19, 2010 and April 27, 2011.

• Grand Princess/14-Day Caribbean Collection – Grand Princess offers more islands to explore on a 14-day Caribbean Collection itinerary roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale. The ship sails to Aruba, Curaçao, Grenada, Barbados, St. Vincent, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and Grand Turk. Grand Princess will offer 15 departures between October 11, 2010 and April 25, 2011.

• Sea Princess/14-Day Sailings from Barbados – Sea Princess will offer a series of alternating 14-day Caribbean voyages from Barbados. The Grand Caribbean Islander route feature calls at Tobago, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios, Tortola, Antigua, St. Kitts and Dominica. The ship will also offer a Grand Caribbean Adventurer itinerary that features stops at Grenada, Bonaire, Curaçao, Grand Turk, Tortola, St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Trinidad. To begin her season, Sea Princess offers a seven-day Southern Caribbean sailing from Fort Lauderdale to Barbados featuring calls at Princess Cays, Tortola, St. Maarten, Martinique and St. Lucia. In spring the ship sails back to Fort Lauderdale from Barbados with a seven-day sailing to Martinique, Dominica, St. Kitts, Tortola and Princess Cays. Sea Princess will sail on 14 departures between October 25, 2010 and April 18, 2011.

Princess is one of my most favorite cruise lines. Besides the fact that they do feel like "the Love Boat", I like the fact that their breakfast and lunch, on the Lido deck do not end till the next meal begins ! This way, if I want to sleep in late and have a late breakfast or I don't want to come back onboard for lunch till 4pm, lunch will still be there (not like other cruise lines).

Please share your Princess experiences.

Celebrity Equinox August 8th Maiden Voyage

Guests on the "maiden voyage" August 8, 2009 will receive a gift.

If you have been on one of Celebrity's newest ships, please share your experiences.

10 Night Holyland cruise on Royal Caribbean - Oct 9 or 30, 2009. Book by July 10

Royal Caribbean has 2 sailings on sale, to include the Holylands, aboard the Vision of the Seas.... October 9 & 30.

October 9 from $ 1099 pp; October 30 from $ 1099 pp. Government fees and airfare/transfers additional.

If you live in one of the following states, there may be an added discount in "select categories", however, not the lowest category. CA NH NC DC MD VA NY NJ CT FL PA MA RI IL GA TX. Also, there may be senior rates available in select categories, to save you monies, however, not in the lowest category.

Book by July 10 to receive $ 100 onboard credit if you book in a balcony or delux balcony cabin. Space Limited, and may not last till July 10. Call today !

I was on the Vision, years back, for a transatlantic crossing, from Belgium, to Holland, to Paris, to Ireland, and to Scotland, prior to sailing to Boston. One of my best cruises was "this" opportunity of ports !

If you have ever been to the Holylands, please share your experiences.

Royal Caribbean - Passport requirements

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Celebrity - Video - Behind the Curtain - Wine served

In Cork, the second episode on The Starring You Network, culinary expert Jacques Van Staden and Cellarmaster Zhivko Narlev lead us from wine tower to table aboard Celebrity Solstice to explain how a broad selection of fine wine complements your onboard dining experience.

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I've been on several Celebrity cruises, and my customers love them and keep coming back !

Please share your Celebrity experience.

Cunard Cruise Line - Upcoming Speakers

Christopher Buckley - November 5, 2009 - Westbound Transatlantic - Cunard Insights features award-winning authors and playwrights on select Transatlantic Crossings as part of the Literature and Liners series. Through September 2009, your clients can look forward to engaging Q&A discussions, enlightening lectures, book signings and readings with acclaimed authors such as Christopher Buckley.

Mr. Buckley is the author of 14 books, including The White House Mess, Wet Work, Boomsday and Thank You For Smoking, which was made into a motion picture in 2005. He has also written over 60 comic essays for The New Yorker and is a regular contributor to The New York Times. In addition to being a prolific writer, he has also been the managing editor of Esquire magazine and chief speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush.

Lorella Brocklesby - August 23, 2009 - Eastbound Transatlantic
Lorella Brocklesby is a specialist in the cultural, architectural and design history of America and Europe. Brocklesby has been teaching at Parsons The New School for Design for 13 years where her courses have included "The History of Interior Design" and "Connections", a course which examines the stylistic developments of interiors, decorative arts and fine art. In addition to her work at Parsons, Brocklesby is an Adjunct Professor of Humanities at New York University where she has received an Award for Teaching Excellence. She also lectures frequently at many area museums and throughout Europe and Australia.

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John Guare - September 8, 2009 - Eastbound Transatlantic - Cunard Insights features award-winning authors and playwrights on select Transatlantic Crossings as part of the Literature and Liners series. Through November 2009, your clients can look forward to engaging Q&A discussions, enlightening lectures, book signings and readings with acclaimed writers such as John Guare.

John Guare has won the Obie, Tony, London's Olivier Award and three NY Drama Critics Circle Awards for such plays as The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation (for which he wrote the screenplay), and Two Gentlemen of Verona. He was also nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay of Louis Malle's Atlantic City. In addition to his writing, Guare founded and co-edits the Lincoln Center Theater Review, is a member of the Dramatists Guild and teaches playwriting at the Yale School of Drama.

CHRIS BENN - November 5, 2009 - Eastbound Transatlantic - Chris Benn is head of astronomy at the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, a site boasting one of the best night skies in the world for astronomy. Using the best of Europe's optical telescopes, including the world's largest, this renowned scientist investigates quasars and searches for planets around stars. He began his career as a physicist and radio astronomer and has also worked at Britain's first hands-on science centre before joining the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Benn is also the creator of the world's first four-dimensional crossword puzzle.

KATHY SULLIVAN - November 11, 2009 - Westbound Transatlantic - U.S. astronaut Dr. Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, joins the November 11 Westbound Crossing. As one of just 35 people selected from over 8,000 inaugural shuttle program applicants, Sullivan flew on three missions in 15 years with NASA and played major roles in the launch and repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. She has also served as the Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, lead COSI, a premier hands-on science education centre, and co-authored two books. Today, Dr. Sullivan leads a new centre focused on mathematics and science education policy at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs (Ohio State University).

Cruising on Cunard, from the US to England is fun ... You feel like you're headed to see the Queen !

If you have taken a transatlantic or participated in any of Cunard's Enrichment Speaker programs, please share.

AMA Waterways - The roads best traveled in Europe are by water

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I have been on a few river cruises, and I totally love this experience (Paris, the Nile, and US destinations) !

If you have been on a river cruise and/or with AMA Waterways, please share your experiences.

It's not too late to plan your 2009 vacation !

Trying to figure out how to maximize your vacation time? Look no further. With a Royal Caribbean cruise vacation, it's not a matter of when but rather, where. Maybe you're looking to get away to the Bahamas for a weekend. Perhaps you're realizing the dream vacation to Australia. From Alaska to Europe and everywhere in between, our cruises cover the world.

We visit over a hundred ports of call, in some of the world's most breathtaking locations. From the rugged beauty of Alaska and Canada/New England to the charm of Europe and the lush landscapes of Mexico, Hawaii, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, Bermuda, and the Bahamas.

Our shore excursions will take you on adventures that you've only dreamed of. Over snow and sand. Through air and sea. Up mountains and along fjords. And for the best of both worlds, there are our cruisetours - a combination of an amazing cruise vacation and a land tour to the places a cruise ship just can't go.

There's no one way to experience your destination than on one of our cruise ships, and that's the thrill of it. So what are you waiting for? To start planning your next cruise vacation, choose a destination.

So, it's not too late to leave land in the dust and bring the whole family together. Enjoy Broadway-style shows, our rejuvenating Day Spa, ice-skating, rock climbing and an award-winning youth program. Mom, Dad, Big Brother, Grandma - whoever you are, you'll find something incredible on our innovative ships.

There's many great savings ! Call today !

I have personally been on 21 cruises with Royal Caribbean. Though I enjoy cruising with Royal Caribbean, I love thier new big ships, 140,000+ tons ! Matter of fact, I have one planned November 29, 2009 on the Adventure of the Seas from San Juan. We have 3 balcony cabins left @ $ 832 pp (plus govt fees & transportation). Includes 2 cocktail parties (plus the captains party and past guest party) and $ 100 onboard credit. If space is left, it will be relased July 24, so call today !

Please tell your experiences on Royal Caribbean.

Norwegian Cruise Line - You should have already heard ! Blue Man Group

Norwegian Cruise Line is the first (and only) cruise line to feature Blue Man Group, changing the way you'll look at entertainment on the high seas. Blue Man Group is a complete sensory experience, combining music and comedy with multimedia theatrics. There's never been anything else like them, at least on this planet, and the only place you'll find them at sea is on Norwegian Epic. Help your clients discover something beyond extraordinary aboard Norwegian Epic.

I was in Vegas a couple months ago, and Blue Man group was there, however, I didn't have time to see it. This might be fun to see ! I have been on several NCL cruises.
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Celebrity - Tuscon Grill

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Celebrity - Fine Dining - June issue Starring You Magazine

Celebrity Cruises Dishes Up "SPARKLING" Series of Culinary Upgrades Celebrity's Star TreatmentSM includes new dining enhancements

Miami - (July 10, 2008 ) - Celebrity Cruises is shining the spotlight on a series of enhancements to its award-winning dining experience. A core component of "Celebrity's Star TreatmentSM" array of fleetwide features and amenities, Celebrity's culinary program now includes more than 200 new menu offerings, a significantly upgraded casual dining area, and an entirely new brunch offering.

According to Celebrity's Vice President of Food & Beverage Operations Jacques Van Staden, a highly accomplished chef and restaurateur who joined Celebrity just one year ago, the enhancements were inspired by a combination of extensive studies of guest surveys, constant monitoring of trends in the food and beverage industry, and an unwavering eye on innovation.

"Our objective is to set the trend, not follow it," said Van Staden. "That's what makes a great dining experience. You have to shake things up now and then, and regularly introduce new and different offerings, along with the items our guests tell us they can’t live without."

Celebrity’s new evening menus are so widely varied that guests on even 14-night itineraries will never be presented with the same menu twice. Each menu contains expanded selections in all categories, from appetizers to desserts.

Casual dining "on the rocks"
Celebrity has made significant enhancements to its lido café/casual dining area on every ship, expanding its culinary selections, modernizing the ambience, and upgrading signage and equipment.

One of the most innovative aesthetic enhancements in the lido/casual dining area is the replacement of ice with chilled river rocks throughout the buffet area. Resting on the rocks are literally hundreds of new menu items, new service ware and presentation styles, new action stations and made-to-order areas, and more destination-influenced and ethnic cuisine, including Asian, Italian, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and English.

Celebrity also has upgraded its complimentary coffee to the European brand, "Seventh," a blend of Arabica and Robusta beans, which guests can sip from new, full-sized coffee mugs.

Let's do brunch
Celebrity has replaced its former once-per-cruise midnight gala buffet with a sumptuous brunch – complete with the line's lauded ice, fruit and vegetable carvings - in the main dining room. "Our guests loved viewing the elaborate creations we presented at the midnight gala buffet, but very few wanted to actually eat that late,” said Van Staden. "Now, we still proudly present our culinary team’s great artistry, but at a time when our guests can thoroughly enjoy it."

Once per cruise, guests can indulge in a lavish brunch with an enormous selection of fresh fruits; made-to-order smoothies; gourmet cheeses; cold cuts; a wide variety of salads, sandwiches, meats and seafood; pizzas, paninis and wraps; sushi and stir-fry selections; eggs of nearly every style, and delectable desserts ranging from individual, bite-sized selections to sorbet and ice cream.

New options for late-night noshing
For guests interested in late-night desserts, sandwiches, specialty coffees or other libations, Celebrity has introduced an “after-theater" menu in its Cova Café venues, to replace the former "Gourmet Bites" served throughout the ships on alternating evenings. "Our guests enjoyed the service and presentation of 'Gourmet Bites,' but very few actually indulged in them," said Van Staden. "The new options in Cova Café allow guests who are interested in late-night dining a light, varied menu, featuring sandwiches, savories, tartlets, hot brochettes, canapés, artisan cheeses, fresh fruit, crackers, petit fours and napoleons."

Celebrity's Cova Café presents the new late-night menu from 11 pm to closing.

Celebrity Cruises offers comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise experiences with highly personalized service, exceptional dining, and extraordinary attention to detail. Celebrity sails in Alaska, Australia/New Zealand, California, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast, Panama Canal and South America. The line also offers unique cruisetour vacations in Alaska, Australia, Canada, Europe and South America. Noted for four of the top 10 "Top Cruise Ships in the World," as voted by the readers of Conde' Nast Traveler (February 2008 readers’ poll), Celebrity's current fleet will be joined by Celebrity Solstice in 2008, Celebrity Equinox in 2009, Celebrity Eclipse in 2010, and a fourth Solstice-class ship in 2011.

My customers love Celebrity and continue to go back ! If you have sailed on Celebrity, please share your experiences.

Oct 25, Nov 1 or 15 - Which RCI cruise can you do ? Book by Friday

Mexican Riviera (7N's) from Los Angeles - RCI’s Mariner of the Seas, Oct 25. Cabins available only till Friday, 12noon ! Balcony only $ 728 pp + govt fees. And receive $ 100 OBC. Call for inside and outside rates. Book by Friday, June 26, noon !

RCI’s Freedom of the Seas (7N - Western), Nov 15. We have 3 balcony cabins at “exclusive rates” till Monday (RCI rates higher by $ 100 pp) $ 1090 pp + govt fees. Also receive $ 100 OBC for cabin. Call if want inside or outside rates ? Book by Monday, June 29, noon !

Liberty of the Seas (7N - Western), Nov 1... Hurry - only 3 balcony cabins left at our “exclusive rates” till Monday (RCI rates higher by $ 150 pp) $ 940 pp + govt fees. Also receive $ 100 OBC for cabin. Want inside or outside - Senior rates available too. Book by Monday, June 29, noon !

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I've been on 102 cruises as of March 2009

Someone asked me if I could name all 102 cruises that I have been on. No, I can not. Some of the cruise lines have gone out of business and ships retired, and I have forgotten their names. Here's what I can remember:

October 1985 - First Cruise on NCL Sunward (Caribbean)

Other cruise lines: American Hawaii (Hawaii), Cruise West (2)(Alaska & Columbia Snake Rivers), Premier Cruises (2)(Caribbean), Disney (Caribbean), Commodore (7)(Caribbean), Uniworld (Seine River cruise), Costa(Caribbean), Cunard (2) (Transatlantic to Europe) & others.

Carnival: Mardi Gras (Caribbean), Carnival(Caribbean), Fantasy (4)(Bahamas & Western Caribbean), Celebration (2)(Caribbean), Holiday (Caribbean), Tropical (2)(Caribbean & Canada/New England), Jubilee (2)(Panama & Caribbean), Legend (cruise to no-where), Triumph (Caribbean), Destiny (Southern Caribbean), Victory (2)(Caribbean & cruise to no-where) , Freedom (Europe), Sensation (Western Caribbean), Ecstasy (Western Caribbean), Fascination (Bahamas), Imagination (Western Caribbean), Inspiration = 24 cruises

Next Carnival: Oct 4, Carnival Pride

Celebrity: Horizon (2)(Bermuda & Caribbean), Zenith (Bermuda), Century (Caribbean), Summit (Alaska), Infinity (Alaska) = 6 cruises

Holland America - Westerdam (2)(Caribbean), Zuiderdam (Panama), Maasdam (Caribbean), Veendam (Caribbean), Noordam (Caribbean) = 6 cruises

Next HA: Aug 23 & Aug 30: Veendam

Norwegian: Sunward (Caribbean), Westward (Bermuda), Seaward (3)(Caribbean & Bahamas), Norway (Caribbean), Majesty (2)(Caribbean), Dream (South America), Wind (Australia/New Zealand), Star (Mexican Riviera), Dawn (Caribbean) = 12 cruises

Princess: Golden (Europe), Grand, Sapphire (Asia), Crown (Alaska), Regal (Alaska), Dawn (2)(Alaska & Caribbean), Sun (Caribbean, Star (2) (Alaska & Caribbean) = 9 cruises

Royal Caribbean: Majesty (Bahamas), Monarch (Caribbean), Sovereign (2)(Caribbean & Bahamas), Explorer (South Caribbean), Voyager (2)(Caribbean), Legend, Enchantment (Caribbean), Mariner (Caribbean), Empress (Bermuda), Vision (Europe), Radiance (Hawaii), Viking Serenade (Mexican Baja), Granduer (Caribbean), Sun Viking (Asia), Rhapsody, Splendour ... 2 ships they owened for a short time: Ajure of the Seas & another one (Caribbean & Mexican Baja) = 21 cruises

Next RCI cruise: Nov 29 - Adventure

If you know a cruise, in which I went with you, and I did not name above, please remind me.

Tee time on the high seas - Crystal Cruises

Crystal Cruises is offering $ 1000 per person "All Inclusive - As you wish" onboard credit for its 11 day "High Teas & Golf Tess" sailing August 23 - Sept 3, roundtrip from London. Guests will also be invited to a VIP Golfers welcome reception, given welcome kits with golf information and an invitation to a "hole In one" challenge for a chance to win a free cruise. Play at some of the top courses in the UK and Ireleand, including Gleneagles' Kinds and Queens Courses in Scotland; Northern Irelan'ds Royal Belfast Golf Club; the Carden Park Golf Club in Cheshire, England; Mount Juliet in Kilkenny, Ireland; and Druids Glen outside Dubling. Fares from $ 5,800 pp, based on double occupancy.

If you have been on a Crystal cruise, please share your experiences.

Park Service offer free "weekends"

The National Park services is waiving entrance fees at all 147 sites that have entrance fees on two more "fee-free wekends" this summer - July 18 & 19 and Aug 15 & 16. This is to help put affordable vacations within reach.

For more info: www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

Beaches Resorts - Beaches Turks & Caicos - up to 65% off - Book by July 16

Up to 65% off - TRavel 8/1 to 12/19/09 & 1/1/10 - 12/17/2010. Blackout dates apply. Offer may change or be withdrawn at any time without notice.

Have you been to a Beaches all-inclusive ? Please share your experiences.

1-10 STEPS IN DECIDING THE RIGHT ALASKA CRUISE FOR YOU ! By Vivian M Webb, MCC

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Avalon Waterways Christens Affinity Ship

On May 9, Avalon Waterways unveiled the Avalon Affinity in Europe, the second of five new Avalon ships planned for debut between 2008 and 2010. Christening attendees arrived in Volendam, a Netherlands fishing village, and boarded a 1910 Royal Dutch Marine steamship where they enjoyed lunch before the Avalon Affinity appeared on the water in the distance for a special, Dutch-themed christening event.

If you have taken an Avalon Waterways River cruise, please share your experiences.

Princess Cruises - Pictures of Dawn Princess in dry dock

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I've been on the Dawn a couple times, and loved the layout of this ship. Expecially loved the atrium area !

If you have been on the Dawn, please share your experiences.

Nov 29 on RCI's Adventure of the Seas - Only 4 balcony cabins left - Call ASAP & join me !

Join friends & myself, Nov 29, 2009 - RCI's Adventure of the Seas, to the Southern Caribbean. Only 4 balcony cabins left for $ 832 pp. FYI - RCI charging $ 150 pp more, with no amenities ! Receive $ 100 shipboard credit to spend as you choose, and (2) one hour unlimited drink cocktail parties with friends. (Inside cabins available). Govt fees & airfare addtional. Want to join, call ASAP (434/800) 237 3832.

Book Your Own Cruise Online Here, Plus Get 110% Customer Service

If you want to book your own cruise on-line and compare all of the savings you can have in one place vs. going from one cruise line web site to another, then enjoy the Cruises, Inc. ‘Cruise Finder’ (Green box, found to left of page). This is a state of the art online booking engine designed and built just for our clients that allows them always to find all of our low prices, including all the cruise line sales and hot deals.

Why choose Cruises, Inc. over other cruise lines website?

1. Our rates are the same (or better) - We off a Best Price Satisfaction Guarantee program. Also find 1000+ dates with exclusive rates !

2. No other online booking website will promise and provide you with 110% personable customer service, by phone (Not just from me. There's my 3 girls in Your Customer Service too) !

3. Our insurance is unparalleled in the industry. Not only does is covers weather in case you never sail or bankruptcy of a carrier. It also covers the standard coverage of insurance policies, to include pre-existing medical conditions. We even offer an additional coverage you can purchase - ‘ Cancel for ANY Reason’ coverage!

4. Our online ‘ Cruise Finder’ is simple and easy to use. Just a few steps and you are booked and done! Go ahead and try it now….

If you would like a "walk though of this process", call me (434/800) 237 3832, press 5. I will be happy to show you!

Celebrity Cruises - 2010 & 2011 Caribbean sailings - Book by July 30 - up to $ 100 OBC

Onboard credit offer applies to Caribbean sailings on Celebrity Century, departing May 3, 2010 - April 25, 2011 and Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Millennium, Celebrity Mercury, Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Summit departing October 11, 2010 - April 24, 2011 (excluding Celebrity Summit October 24, 2010 sailing), subject to availability, and is valid only for new individual and group bookings named and deposited by July 30, 2009.

Onboard credit is $50 USD maximum per stateroom for cruises up to 6 nights and $100 USD maximum per stateroom for cruises 7 nights or longer; singles paying 200% receive full value.

I've been on 7 Celebrity cruises. Celebrity is a 5 star cruise line. My clients who have sailed on her, feel she is the best and continue to return to a Celebrity cruise.

If you have sailed on Celebrity, please share your experiences.

Holland America - Double GAP begins with Holidays 2009 sailings - Book by Aug 31

Planning to take family and friends cruising for the holidays or in 2010 ? Book by Aug 31. Your group will receive double the gap points ! FYI - "gap points" are amenities for your group - You'll receive double amenities !


I've only been on about 7 Holland America cruises, and have 2 more weeks this summer in Alaska. The use to be more "white glove - country club" type service, but they have actually calmed down from that stiff type atmosphere, and you can actually enjoy more conversation with the staff ! I love the many dollars they put in thier art decor, as many do ! I find the food and entertainment good too. Their pasta, salad bar, hard serve ice cream, and bread puddings is what I remember most on the Lido deck.

If you have been on Holland America, please share your experiences.

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If you are a member of "facebook", consider becoming the fan of your favorite cruise lines. You'll receive updated info from the site, to include sales or to learn experiences from others.

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Carnival Cruise Line: Samantha Brown takes a cruise through the Caribbean on the Carnival Freedom. Watch the preview & sign-up for a dvd:

Sam's taking a cruise through the Caribbean -- and she's not alone. She's bringing her mom and four of her best friends aboard the Carnival Freedom for a fun-filled week at sea.

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I've personally been on 20+ cruises on Carnival Cruise Lines. Beginning with the ol' Mardi Gras, 20+ years ago, my latest Carnival was aboard the Fantasy, for my 4th time, November '08, out of New Orleans. I enjoy Carnival - It's exciting, bright colors ... a go-go- atmosphere for the young at heart ! I find the staff friendly and the food is good !

If you've sailed on a Carnival cruise, please share your experiences.