$99 Bahamas: Oceanview Cabin on 2-Night Weekend Cruises



MS Bahamas Celebration



Sail away in an oceanview cabin on a two-night Bahamas cruise for $99 per person, plus tax taxes and fees, including all meals and entertainment.

 

Depart Aug. 21 – Nov. 15 – including weekend sailings – aboard Celebration Cruise Line, rated four stars in Stern’s Guide to the Cruise Vacation: 2011 Edition. 

 

Or for $199 per person, sail two nights in an oceanview cabin and stay two nights at the AAA 4-Diamond Radisson Our Lucaya Resort, which was ranked among Forbes magazine’s Top 400 hotels. Breakfast at the resort is included.

 

For more information visit: http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/travelsmart/2011/08/09/99-bahamas-oceanview-cabin-on-2-night-weekend-cruises/

Carnival Cruise Inks 5-Year Deal with Port of Baltimore

Miami-based company will continue its weekly cruises to the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean.

Carnival Cruise Lines announced this week that it had extended its agreement with the Maryland Port Administration to continue the company’s weekly cruises from Baltimore harbor for up to five years.

Read full article: http://essex.patch.com/articles/carnival-cruise-inks-5-year-deal-with-port-of-baltimore

Cruise passenger traffic up at Port Everglades 2.4%

Port Everglades, home to Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, saw its cruise passenger numbers jump 2.4% up in the third quarter compared to the same period last year.

Read full article: http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/south-florida-travel/2011/08/18/port-everglades-cruise-passenger-traffic-jumps-2-4-percent-in-third-quarter/

Family Cruise Vacation Sweepstakes

Enter Frigo Cheese Heads's Family Cruise Vacation Sweepstakes for your chance to win one of five 7-night cruise vacations for four, or one of 100 DreamWorks Animation DVD 3-packs.

Each of the five grand-prize winners will receive a week-long Royal Caribbean and $3,200 cash, for a total prize value of $8,052. In addition, 100 first-prize winners will each receive a DreamWorks Animation DVD 3-pack worth about $60 each.

Entry into Frigo Cheese Heads' Family Cruise Vacation Sweepstakes is open to US residents. Enter daily through December 31, 2011.

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American Safari Cruises acquires ship for Alaska expansion

This item was written by Fran Golden, a cruise expert and Trip Coach for Budget Travel magazine. Golden is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.

American Safari Cruises

Luxury soft-adventure operator American Safari Cruises will more than double its capacity in Alaska next year with the addition of a ship from defunct Cruise West, the 102-passenger Spirit of Endeavour. The ship will be renamed Safari Endeavour and after an extensive renovation will operate with a capacity of 86 guests.

The line currently offers Alaska cruises with three fancy yachts, the 12-passenger Safari Spirit, 22-passenger Safari Quest and 36-passenger Safari Explorer.

"This is an ideal time to expand our fleet," said Dan Blanchard, American Safari's CEO. "In our 14-year history, our occupancy rates have never been higher, and we are seeing an increase in demand for the type of small-group adventure travel we offer."

Read full story:  http://travel.usatoday.com/cruises/post/2011/08/alaska-american-safari-spirit-of-endeavour/414719/1

Review board gives first approval to cruise terminal design in Charleston

By David Slade - The (Charleston) Post and Courier

CHARLESTON -- Charleston’s Board of Architectural Review is not known for recommending large signs, but they suggested the new cruise ship terminal should have large, free-standing letters on the roof that spell out “Welcome to Charleston.”

The idea of a welcome sign facing the water was among several directed at architects for the State Ports Authority on Wednesday, at a meeting where the BAR granted initial approval for the terminal design.
The BAR’s recommendations are often incorporated into building design plans, between the initial “conceptual” approval and the more detailed reviews that follow.

One suggestion the Ports Authority has signaled it’s unlikely to embrace is the idea that a parking garage would be preferable to the acres of asphalt at the site. Members of the public made the same suggestion during design forums for the new cruise terminal.

Read more: http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/08/10/2325785/review-board-gives-first-approval.html#ixzz1UkF3PDNY

Autumn is season of super cruise deals

By With Aaron Saunders, Postmedia New

As August begins its inevitable march towards September, savvy cruisers look for one thing - a great deal on a fall cruise. With the summer tourist season long gone and the kids back in school, the months from late September to early December regularly offer up some incredible voyages at equally impressive prices - if you're willing to be flexible.

Photograph by: Lyle Stafford, Victoria Times-Colonist

There are plenty of reasons to consider saving those vacation days for a mid-October voyage. Many ports tend to be less crowded during the fall, particularly in Europe. Less crowding mean less stress and easier access to the sights you came to see in the first place. Plus, great deals can be had on so-called "repositioning cruises" that occur when ships switch from their summer runs, like Alaska or the Baltics, and head for the relative warmth of the Caribbean, South America, or Australia.

Read full story:  http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Autumn+season+super+cruise+deals/5236335/story.html