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Many of our preferred suppliers have put together some special offers and incentives so you can take advantage of these great deals, and book the cruise vacation you’ve always dreamed of. Below is a summary of offers. Note that the offers may not start before October 14th and restrictions apply. Call or stop by for additional details.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is offering a $100 per person shipboard credit booking incentive. Booking window October 1-November 14, 2009. Windstar Cruises is offering a $50 SBC on select Wind Surf and Wind Spirit sailings. Booking window October 14–November 9, 2009. Crystal Cruises is offering a $100 per person discount on most 2009-2010 departures. Booking window October 14–November 7, 2009. Silversea Cruises is offering a $100 per person or $200 per suite discount on any 2009-2011 Silversea Voyage. The Yachts of Seabourn is offering a $100 per booking bonus commission for bookings made during the Virtual WLCN (October 1-31) on request basis when booking is made. Disney Cruise Line is offering up to $100 OBC for January-December 2010 cruises. Booking window October 14–28, 2009. Azamara Cruises is offering up to $500 OBC on select 2010 Europe cruises. Booking window October 14–16, 2009. Celebrity Cruises is offering up to $200 OBC on select January and August 2010 cruises. Booking window October 14–16, 2009. Holland America is offering special 3-Day Sale rates on select 2009-10 cruises. Booking window October 14–16, 2009. Norwegian Cruise Line is offering ship board credits up to $250 Booking window October 13-20 Princess Cruise Line is offering reduced deposit, onboard coupon booklet & ship board credits on select sailings. Booking window Oct 14-16, 2009. |
Biggest Cruise Sale of the Year
October 11, 2009 — AtlasSueCelebrity Cruise Line Dining Plan
August 31, 2009 — AtlasSue
Celebrity announced today it would be the first cruise line to add pre-cruise reservations to a flexible dining program. , Celebrity Cruises introduced Celebrity Select Dining,(SM) a new flexible dining option that allows guests to choose when they dine in the main dining room onboard, on a day-by-day basis, which includes the industry’s first pre-cruise day-by-day flexible dining reservation system.
Click here for more details on the program.
Free Things to Do on a Cruise
May 1, 2009 — AtlasSue
Cruise rates, particularly for Alaska and the Caribbean, are a great value this year. Considering the fact that the cruise fare includes accommodations, meals, several onboard activities and entertainment, if you plan ahead, you can have very little out of pocket expenses.
In December we wrote some tips on how to save while on a cruise. For those of you who have never been on a cruise, we now want to share more details on the different types of onboard activities that are available.
Plenty of things to do on a cruise ship are free, like using the pool, library, game room, basketball courts, fitness center or catching live entertainment…you’ll find everything from Reggae Bands by the pool, to Comedians, Magicians and Broadway style performances throughout your cruise. Children’s programs are free, and the activities cater to several age groups. If you are interested, you can also dance the night away at various lounges, or the night club. Check your daily planner (or “compass” as it is called on many ships,) that is left in your cabin each day, so that you don’t miss out on the activities.
Activities vary by ship and cruise line, but in general here are some of the popular/free activities available while on a cruise:
Onboard parties include:
Games include:
Tournaments include:
Some ships have come up with other unique forms of free entertainment. For example, several Princess ships offer Movies Under the Stars – a 300 sq. ft. screen around the pool. During the day, all sorts of videos and family movies are shown. At night, the chairs are covered with comfortable padding, blankets are provided and fresh popped popcorn…it’s almost like being at a drive-in! Make sure and arrive early, as the seats do fill up. Newer Carnival ships also have an outdoor screen, and some it’s and MSC ships have added it as well.
The Celebrity Solstice, which launched in November, features the first “Hot Glass Show” at sea, where glassblowers from New York’s Corning Museum of Glass give free glassblowing demonstrations. On the same deck right off of the Glass blowing area, the Solstice also has a deck with real grass called the “Lawn Club” where you can play bocce or croquet or putt golf balls for free. The Eclipse (2009) and Equinox (2010) will offering the same activities as the Solstice.
For “Foodies,” Holland America has an excellent Culinary Arts Presentations Center. Each cruise features chefs and experts offering cooking demonstrations. On several cruises throughout the year, famous guest chefs will be onboard. Demonstrations are offered on seas days – usually twice during a 7 day cruise. After the demonstration, which lasts about 45 minutes to an hour, everyone in attendance gets to sample a few of the dishes that were prepared on stage. Many other cruise lines also offer cooking demonstrations, ice carving, napkins folding and more.
Royal Caribbean offers free rock climbing on most of their ships. Newer ships also have free Ice skating shows, and on Freedom Class ships you can try out the Flow Rider, a surf simulator that attracts hundreds of eager surfers and golfers to the aft sports court each day. The sloped, wavelike surface of the FlowRider is perfect for beginning, intermediate and advanced surfers. And for those not brave enough to attempt the FlowRider, the surrounding stadium seating is great for surveying wipeouts.
Needless to say, there is plenty to do on a cruise. Let one of our agents help you find the best value and cruise line for you next vacation.
Contributed by: S. Brages
Celebrity Captain Circle Exclusive for the new Celebrity Eclipse
February 24, 2009 — AtlasSue
CALLING CAPTAIN CIRCLE MEMBERS -
BE AMONG THE FIRST…
Introducing Celebrity Eclipse, the newest addition to Celebrity’s stellar fleet, and the third of the Solstice-class ships. Celebrity Eclipse will satisfy your penchant for luxury with spectacular design and exceptional service, while offering the most affordable way to explore Europe and the Caribbean when she sets sail in 2010.
On March 3rd at 7am EST, Celebrity Cruise Line is opening an early booking window for one week to take Celebrity Eclipse reservations, exclusively for Captain’s Club members.
Sailings range from four-night cruises to Cork to 16-night Eastern Mediterranean cruises. The first season features new ports of call for Celebrity Cruises including Toulon, Malaga, and Cagliari in Sardinia. In summer 2010 Celebrity Cruises will base all three of its new Solstice-class ships in European.
During this private event, you’ll have the ability to reserve your stateroom before Celebrity Eclipse bookings open to the public on March 10th. Exclusive one week booking period for members only. March 3rd through March 9th, 2009. To book your cruise, call us at 800-942-3301
We invite you to read through our blog for a review of the Eclipses’ sister ship, the Celebrity Solstice. We also have over 100 pictures of the ship.
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