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Future Cruise Planning 

Princess Cruises

Planning your next voyage while onboard is easy. Princess Cruises Future Cruise Consultants offer advice on destinations, itineraries, ships and special offers. They can even help you make a booking on behalf of your travel agent.

Earn FREE shipboard credit 

with a low deposit!

• Place a low, fully-refundable deposit once onboard with the Future Cruise Office. 
• A deposit of $100 or £75 per person earns up to $300 per stateroom in onboard spending money on your next cruise. Book onboard or back home with your preferred travel agent and enjoy the FREE shipboard credit when you sail. 
• Take up to two years to make your next booking. 
• If not applied to a booking within two years of purchase your deposit will be automatically refunded.

Combine With Promotional Offers

When we were onboard Crown Princess in South America last year, we booked onboard for this year's sailing on Sapphire Princess.   The cruise we selected was one of the featured sailings in the Anniversary Sale.  Based on the cabin type and length of sailing, we were entitled to an additional shipboard credit.

This year we repeated the process and booked our cruise to New Zealand next year.   In all cases, the shipboard credits we earned by booking onboard, saved us money on our shore excursions. 

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Double Dipping

Cruises Inc. recognizes loyal customers with a free cruise perk for anyone booking their next cruise onboard or within 30 days of returning home.   

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How to Solve Mystery Photos

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Have you ever been on vacation, seen an interesting building, and decided to take a photo, only to look at it later and wonder ....

What Is This Building?

It's possible that at the time the photo was taken, you might even have known what it was (thanks to your tour guide for example).

But now that you are back home, processing your pictures, you just don't have a clue.

Do you like solving puzzles?

If so, you may become obsessed with finding the answer to what you are looking at.  You'll need to do some searching to find the answer.  Are you ready to give it a try?   We figured this one out - can you?

Start With What You Know

If you are like us, you've put your trip photos into albums by day and / or location.   So you already know where you were when you took this photo.    

Location:  We were in Cologne, Germany the day this photo was taken

Still no help? Look closer at the other photos in the album.  In particular, look at those immediately before and after this image.  In this case there was another mystery building before and a second view of the mystery photo after it.
Not much help, so back to the drawing board.

Any Hints in Photos?  

The photo was taken just before 1 PM so that means we were at lunch and about to sail from Cologne on the Rhine River.  There appears to be writing on the building and a Globus bus in the parking lot.  

Enlarging the photo in an editor, we can make out some letters which appear to end in "astei". Taking a closer look the first letter appears to be "B".  We won't give you the answer just yet in case you want to solve this on your own.   

Solve This Puzzle - Get an OBC on an Avalon River Cruise Booked through Us
 
Go forth and use Google or your favorite search engine to solve this puzzle and tweet us your answer.  We can tell you it is not a bridge (in case that is one of your possible answers).   

Tweet your answer to us by Feb 5th for a chance at the OBC onboard any 2016 or 2017 Avalon Waterways river cruise.   (you can contact us via email if you don't use Twitter)

Additional photos can be found on our Rhine & Moselle Shutterfly page:

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Carnival Beards Make More Changes

Future Carnival Vacation
Certificates Eliminated

Those that travel frequently are aware that loyalty has its rewards. Many of you may have gotten to your destination without incurring airfare costs by turning in miles.

The cruise industry also has loyalty programs and other incentives.

Until this announcement from Carnival Corporation, passengers on most Carnival Ships could stop at the Future Carnival Vacation Desk, fill out a form, pay a minimal deposit, and get a certificate to use on a future Carnival cruise. As a reward, you would earn an onboard credit when redeeming the certificate at a later date.

The certificates had an expiration date, several years into the future, which would allow you ample time to decide on when and where you wanted to cruise. There was no need to determine that while on your current cruise.

Effective with sailings on or after September 27, 2012, Carnival has discontinued the program.  Certificates that are out in the field will be honored through the expiration date on the form.

Guests can still book a confirmed booking while on most Carnival ships.  NOTE:  There are no Future Carnival Vacations desks on Carnival Imagination, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Sensation, Carnival Spirit and Carnival Victory.

Receive Up to $200 OBC

3,4, or 5 day cruise	6 day cruise	7,8,9, or 10 day cruise	12+ day cruise
$50 OBC per stateroom	$75 OBC per stateroom	$100 OBC per stateroom	$200 OBC per stateroom

There has been quite a buzz in the online communities since Carnival made this announcement. The attractive benefit of the previous program was that you didn't have to decide destination or timeframe ahead of time. You just had to decide that you wanted to do another cruise in the future on Carnival, and when the time was right, call you agent to make a confirmed booking. The OBC can be combined with other offers, but in reality, there is little benefit to tying up your money in advance, and it could actually become a disadvantage if you were to find some different cruise that you'd rather take. Be sure to be familiar with all the restrictions before you decide to book under the new program.

Streamwood Summer Celebration 2012

Exclusive Royal Caribbean Sale in Conjunction with 

Streamwood Summer Celebration

Meet me at the show

Once a year we participate in our local Chamber of Commerce hosted Summer Celebration.  For those in the area, it is your chance to meet us in person to discuss your vacation plans, pick up some brochures, and take advantage of our exclusive offers setup in conjunction with the event.   Here is one of those specials that we will be featuring during the event July 27th - 29th.  We also extend the offers to our readers - ask us for complete details.  (click the link above for times and location)


Brochures

We get several calls for cruise ship and land vacation brochures.   In this day and age, the majority of the suppliers have cut down on printed materials and replaced them with online versions.

We stock brochures that are available from our suppliers on a regular basis and increase our stock in time for this annual event.   If you are in the area, this is a great opportunity for you to browse our "wish books".

Did you know that was how I convinced my husband to take an Alaska cruise?  He had said, "It's cold there.   We live where it's cold.  Why would I go on a vacation to somewhere that is cold?"   Well we've been back to Alaska several times since that initial look at an Alaska brochure.

What's on your wish list?   If we don't have a brochure, we'll be happy to do some research and provide you with all the details.

Come see us if you are in the area this weekend - or call us afterwards to discuss your wish list.

Receive up to $100 USD Onboard Credit per Stateroom

Applicable for new Outside Staterooms & Above

Booked on Select Ships & Sailing Dates

Booking Window:  07/29/12 - 08/04/12

Contact Us for Complete Details Including Applicable Sailings

Azamara Luxury Exclusive Sale Promotion

Azamara Luxury Sale Promotion
Receive UP to $500 in Onboard Credit

Click Here for Current Featured Cruise Sales

Book an Ocean View stateroom or above on any mentioned Azamara departure and receive UP to $500 in Onboard Credit (per stateroom). This is an exclusive WTH offer through September 30, 2009 . (click on the link above for more details)

Ocean View Staterooms - $200 Onboard Credit per stateroom
Veranda Staterooms - $400 Onboard Credit per stateroom
Suites - $500 Onboard Credit per stateroom

Select from Azamara Journey® 14-Night Transatlantic cruises between Miami and Barcelona or a 12-Night Caribbean cruise from Miami.

Select from Azamara Quest® 24-Night cruises between Athens and Singapore.

For itinerary details along with terms and conditions for this offer, see my website or give me a call to discuss. I'd love to help you plan a wonderful cruise aboard one of these luxury Azamara vessels.

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Celebrity's Caribbean & Panama Canal

Celebrity Cruises Xclusive Sale

Thru August 13, 2009

Receive UP to $100 in Onboard Credit when you book an Ocean View stateroom or higher on any of the following departures on Celebrity Mercury® .

Do you live near Baltimore, Maryland? How would you like to sail on a Celebrity cruise departing or ending in Baltimore?

The following itineraries might just be what the doctor ordered for a Caribbean, Bahamas, or Panama Canal cruise vacation from a port close to home. Celebrity Cruises has also added Motorcoach transportation making it easy for passengers in surrounding areas to also take advantage of this cruise port.

Celebrity Mercury®
9 Night Bahamas
Baltimore • Charleston • Key West • Nassau • Cococay • Baltimore
November 21; December 12, 2009; January 2, 23, 2010
$50 Onboard Credit per stateroom

12 Night Eastern Caribbean
Baltimore • Charlotte Amalie • St. Croix • Basseterre • St. Johns • Philipsburg • Baltimore
November 9, 30; December 21, 2009
$100 Onboard Credit per stateroom

17 Night Eastbound Panama Canal

San Diego • Cabo San Lucas • Acapulco • Huatulco • Puntarenas • Panama Canal • Cartagena
Santo Domingo • Baltimore
October 23, 2009
$100 Onboard Credit per stateroom

Announcing 2009 Motorcoach Program

PROGRAM DETAILS

Sailings departing from Baltimore, Maryland
Aboard the Celebrity Mercury 2009
Price per person is $100* round-trip

Following are the cities that are offered as part of the program:

Route 1
Woodbridge, NJ • Trenton, NJ • Philadelphia, PA • Wilmington, DE

Route 2
Wilkes-Barre, PA • Allentown, PA • Harrisburg, PA • York, PA

Route 3
Dover, DE • Salisbury, MD • Annapolis, MD

Route 4
Lakewood, NJ • Toms River, NJ • Cherry Hill, NJ

Route 5
Hagerstown, MD • Frederick, MD • Alexandria, VA • Washington DC

For Bookings and Additional Information

Prices are per person.

Additional Celebrity Cruise Offers

Princess Cruises Exclusive Offers

Plan a wonderful Princess® escape today —
with great savings and exciting extras!

In preparation for my participation at the Streamwood Summer Celebration, I checked my inventory and found some fantastic offers on Princess Cruises that I wanted to share with my readers.

Receive up to $100 Onboard Credit

May also Include Wine and Photo Credit

Valid on Select Sailings

Have I perked your interest a little? You are probably wondering what destinations are included and what ships. What sail dates are included?

As you might imagine, the list is a little long for me to include all the details here, but I'll give you a sample of what I have to offer you as readers of my blog.

Select Alaska Sailings now thru September 2009 on Coral, Diamond, Golden, Island, and Pacific Princess

Select Australia/Circle Pacific on Dawn Princess in March/April 2010 and Diamond Princess in November 2009

Africa on Tahitian Princess October 18, 2009

Select Amazon Sailings December 2009 thru March 2010 on Royal Princess

Select Antarctica Sailings January - February 2010 on Star Princess

Additional destinations: British Isles, Canada/New England, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Holy Land, Mediterranean, Mexico, New Zealand, North Cape/Scandinavia, Orient/Asia/Africa/Egypt, Pacific Coastal, Pacific/Sydney/Auckland, South America/Andes, Tahiti, Transatlantic

Did I hit on one or more of the destinations on your bucket list? I would imagine that I did. What's the catch you ask? Only two, there is limited availability as the cabins are part of block space in my inventory. You have to be flexible in your schedule to match up with one or more of the select sailings.

I encourage you to take advantage of these special offers. My only regret is that I can't go on all of them myself as the itineraries are really amazing.

Book by August 1st to also take advantage of my Summer Celebration One Week Sale

Summer Cruise Specials

HOLIDAY CRUISE VACATION SPECIALS

Those that follow my column on a regular basis know that I try to keep you posted on special savings so that you can enjoy the destinations I write about yourself. As the 4th of July holiday weekend approaches, I've received several offers in my inbox that I wanted to share with you.Some of the offers are only available through the holiday weekend, while others last longer.

Royal Caribbean 4th of July Sale

Book a balcony or above and receive a $100 Onboard Credit per stateroom on select sailings. The select sailings include Vision of the Seas Holy Land and Mediterranean; Brilliance of the Seas Egypt & Mediterranean; Navigator of the Seas Eastern & Westerrn Mediterranean; Navigator of the Seas Mediterranean & Egypt; Splendour of the Seas Greek Isles & Turkey and Mediterranean; and Voyager of the Seas Mediterranean. OFFER DETAILS Book July 1 - 5.

Celebrity Cruises Beat The Heat Summer Cruise Sale

Book an Ocean View stateroom or higher on any of the mentioned departures and receive up to $100 Onboard Credit per stateroom plus a pair of Exceptional Offer Booklets. The select sailings include Celebrity Century Mediterranean and Transatlantic; Constellation Bermuda; Mercury Caribbean; Millennium Southern Caribbean and Panama Canal; Solstice Mediterranean; Summit Caribbean; and Infitity Panama Canal. OFFER DETAILS Book by July 15.

Disney Cruise Verandah Cruise Sale

Receive up to $700 Onboard Credit per stateroom for new Verandah bookings this summer. This includes most 3 night, 4 night, and 7 night sailings. OFFER DETAILS.

This is only a sampling of special offers available right now. As always, these offers are capacity controlled and subject to restrictions set forth by the respective cruise line, so "the early bird gets the worm" as they say. See my website or give me a call to learn more.

NOW is the Time to Cruise Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line's

NOW Sale Thru June 19th

Book between June 16 and June 19 to take advantage of these amazing offers!

This is a great time to plan a cruise for Dads and Grads. Take the entire family on a cruise vacation to Alaska, Europe, Hawaii, or other destinations that Norwegian Cruise Line sails to.

By booking NOW you can receive up to $250 in on board credits as well as take advantage of reduced deposits. Here is a sampling of NOW offers:

Alaska Sailings from $54 per day

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Bahamas & Florida Sailings from $50 per day

View Bahamas & Florida Sailings

Bermuda Sailings from $78 per day

View Bermuda Sailings

Canada & New England Sailings from $65 per day

View Canada & New England Sailings

Caribbean Sailings from $60 per day

View Caribbean Sailings

Mexican Riviera Sailings from $48 per day

View Mexican Riviera Sailings

Repositioning Sailings from $58 per day

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South America Sailings from $68 per day

View South America Sailings

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Call or email me to start planning your cruise NOW.

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