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Archive for March, 2009
Deluxe line Azamara Cruises is holding a two-for-one sale on select Europe cruises throughout the month of April. Book a trendy Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean cruise onboard Azamara Journey, departing May 2, and you can visit exotic ports like Koper, Slovenia; Zadar, Croatia; and Nauplion, Greece. Plus, with the two-for-one offer, fares are practically at mainstream levels with balcony cabins starting at $1,049 per person. If you’re looking for more Europe savings, Azamara has additional 7- to 15-night Europe sailings eligible for the 50 percent discount. Just be sure to book by April 30.
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Tauck World Discovery has expanded the number of cruises eligible for its reduced single supplement program, meaning that solo travelers have even more itineraries to choose from when looking for affordable cruises. Currently, multiple departure dates for five distinct ocean cruise itineraries are offering low (between 8 - 20 percent of double occupancy rates) single supplements. Fares start at $6,990 per solo traveler and include most meals, wine with dinner, shore excursions, accommodations onboard and on land, transfers and gratuities. Tauck’s cruise departures offering the reduced supplements tend to have a higher-than-average percentage of single travelers onboard, so unaccompanied cruisers can save money and not have to worry about being the only solo passenger on a ship full of couples.
Tauck World Discovery has expanded the number of cruises eligible for its reduced single supplement program, meaning that solo travelers have even more itineraries to choose from when looking for affordable cruises. Currently, multiple departure dates for five distinct river cruise itineraries are offering no or low (between 15 - 21 percent of double occupancy rates) single supplements. Fares start at $3,490 per solo traveler and include most meals, wine with dinner, shore excursions and gratuities. Tauck’s river cruise departures offering the reduced supplements tend to have a higher-than-average percentage of single travelers onboard, so unaccompanied cruisers can save money and not have to worry about being the only solo passenger on a ship full of couples.
In a rare twist on a Mexican Riviera itinerary, embark on Norwegian Sun’s early October cruise, which sails roundtrip from San Francisco, starting from $799 per person. This elongated itinerary will visit the core ports of the region — Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta — but, bonus ports of call on this 11-night itinerary include La Paz (on the Baja peninsula) and Topolobamo (north of Mazatlan). Explore the Sea of Cortez during visits in port, and then explore just how relaxing five whole days at sea can be, as well. Plus, booking with The Cruise Marketplace earns passengers up to $525 onboard credit.
7-Night Hawaii Cruise from $599
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NCL’s Pride of America takes you to four of Hawaii’s most beautiful islands on a seven-day cruise roundtrip from Honolulu starting from $599 per person. Fly high above Waimea Canyon’s floating rainbows in Kauai, relax on Maui’s red sand beaches or take a helicopter ride over Kilauea Volcano while on the big island of Hawaii. And a trip to Hawaii wouldn’t be complete without attempting to hop on a surfboard at the famous Waikiki Beach in Oahu.
Visit historic ports along the Eastern Seaboard on a 10-night Canada and New England cruise onboard Norwegian Majesty. Stop by the Old Meeting House where the Boston Tea Party began, enjoy a Maine lobster bake, sail on a schooner or set off on a whale watch. Fares for this September sailing start at $649 per person for inside cabins, and outsides are equally affordable at $749 — both cabin categories costing less than $75 a night per person.
East Coast residents can sail close to home with a seven-night Bahamas and Florida cruise out of Charleston onboard Norwegian Majesty. For a last-minute April cruise, you’ll pay from $399 for an inside cabin (outsides are equally affordable at $449), and sail to NCL’s private island, two additional stops in the Bahamas, and a visit to Port Canaveral (gateway to theme park fun in Orlando). As Norwegian Majesty is leaving the fleet at the end of the year, this is your chance to bid farewell to this relaxed and cozy ship.
This 14-night transcanal sailing aboard Celebrity Infinity is a traveler’s dream. You’ll sail from coast to coast and everywhere in between, including through the man-made marvel of the Panama Canal. This cruise starts at $799 per person, or only $57 per night — a great price when you consider all the ground you’ll cover. Starting from San Diego, Infinity will sail south with calls in the Mexican ports of Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco and Huatulco. Continuing on, a stop in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, is on tap before passing through the canal, and Cristobal, Panama and Cartagena, Colombia are the last calls before arriving in Ft. Lauderdale.
For an exotic cruise vacation, sail the Adriatic Sea aboard the intimate and exclusive, 112-passenger SeaDream II. You’ll visit destinations in Croatia and Montenegro, with overnights in Dubrovnik and Kotor. Fares start at $2,999 per person for a standard 195 square ft. suite (really an outside cabin with a sitting area). SeaDream’s rates include all meals, wine with lunch and dinner, open bar, gratuities, star treatment by the 95 crewmembers, and use of the ship’s water sports marina, mountain bikes and golf simulator. The $428 per-night rate is actually quite a deal for SeaDream, though still out of the price range of many cruisers.
How do you book an exclusive, ultra-luxe SeaDream cruise for under $200 a night. Agree to spend 11 nights onboard a small, 112-passenger yacht as it crosses the Atlantic with no stops in between. If you’re a hardy seafarer who’s looking for a lot of pampering and even more downtime, you can sail SeaDream I from San Juan to Lisbon for $1,999 per person. SeaDream’s rates include accommodations in a 195-square-foot suite (really an outside cabin with a sitting area), all meals, wine with lunch and dinner, open bar, gratuities, and use of the ship’s golf simulator. The easily bored or seasick need not apply.