Celebrity 2012 Canadian Rockies Cruisetours

Break away from the expected with an exhilarating
Canadian Rockies Cruisetour this year.

Welcome to the land of unspoiled scenery, fresh air and abundant wildlife. Available before or after your 7-night Inside Passage cruise aboard Celebrity Century®, this land tour takes you high into the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Explore the breathtaking views of Banff National Park as you travel past Mt. Robson, the highest and most prominent mountain in the Canadian Rockies.

Travel in luxury as you enjoy Sleeper Touring Class aboard the VIA Rail®. Marvel at stunning views through picture windows in your private sleeping cabin and glass domed railcars. Nostalgic dining cars provide gourmet made-to-order meals. Sink into luxury as you relax in deluxe Fairmont hotels and lodges nestled against the rugged mountain wilderness.

 

DESCRIPTION	CRUISETOUR DATES 2012	ITINERARY
Cruisetour #1CB 12-Night Canadian Rockies Pre-Cruise	May 8, 15, 22, 29; Jun 5, 12, 19, 26; Jul 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Aug 7, 14, 21, 28; Sep 4	7-NIGHT ALASKA HUBBARD GLACIER CRUISE Included Activities – Calgary Tower, Banff Highlights Tour, Columbia Icefield Tour, Vancouver City Tour. 1 night Calgary, 1 night Banff, 1 night Jasper, 1 night VIA Rail & 1 night Vancouver
Cruisetour #1CB 14-Night Canadian Rockies Pre-Cruise	Sep 11	9-NIGHT ULTIMATE ALASKA CRUISE Included Activities – Calgary Tower, Banff Highlights Tour, Columbia Icefield Tour, Vancouver City Tour. 1 night Calgary, 1 night Banff, 1 night Jasper, 1 night VIA Rail & 1 night Vancouver
Cruisetour #1CB 15-Night Canadian Rockies Pre-Cruise	Sep 20	10-NIGHT WINE CRUISE Included Activities – Calgary Tower, Banff Highlights Tour, Columbia Icefield Tour, Vancouver City Tour. 1 night Calgary, 1 night Banff, 1 night Jasper, 1 night VIA Rail & 1 night Vancouver
Cruisetour #2CA 12-Night Canadian Rockies Post-Cruise	May 13, 20, 27; Jun 3, 10, 17, 24; Jul 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Aug 5, 12, 19, 26; Sep 2, 9, 16	7-NIGHT ALASKA HUBBARD GLACIER CRUISE Included Activities – Calgary Tower, Banff Highlights Tour, Columbia Icefield Tour, Vancouver City Tour. 1 night VIA Rail, 1 night Jasper, 1 night Lake Louise & 1 night Calgary
Cruisetour #2CA 13-Night Canadian Rockies Post-Cruise	May 5	8-NIGHT WINE CRUISE Included Activities – Calgary Tower, Banff Highlights Tour, Columbia Icefield Tour, Vancouver City Tour. 1 night VIA Rail, 1 night Jasper, 1 night Lake Louise & 1 night Calgary
Cruisetour #5CB 13-Night Canadian Rockies Pre-Cruise	May 26; Jun 9, 23; Jul 7, 21; Aug 14, 18; Sep 1, 8	7 NIGHT NORTHBOUND ALASKA CRUISE Included Activities – Calgary Tower, Banff Highlights Tour, Columbia Icefield Tour, Vancouver City Tour, Victoria and Buchart Gardens tour. 1 night Calgary, 1 night Banff, 1 night Jasper, 1 night VIA Rail, 1 night Vancouver & 1 night Victoria

Itinerary subject to change without notice. ©2011 Celebrity Cruises Inc. Ships’ registry: Malta and Ecuador.

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Celebrity Cruisetours to Hubbard Glacier in 2012

Alaska Cruisetours
Celebrity Millennium®
 
See Hubbard Glacier 
& so much more

Most people thought of a cruise to Alaska as the ultimate vacation, to be completed sometime later in life, perhaps when the children are grown and on their own.   Now, that thinking has changed and many families go to Alaska as an educational experience while the children are living with you.

Whichever situation applies to you,  we are happy that you are exploring an Alaska cruise vacation.  Our blog and Facebook page has a wealth of information to get you started on your investigation.  We are Certified Alaska Experts and can help you plan a worry-free trip that will satisfy the requests of everyone in your group.


We encourage you to extend your cruise by adding one of the many Cruisetours which can be added before or after the cruise portion of your trip - or even both if you have the time.  Here is just a sampling of Cruisetours on Celebrity Millennium, one of our favorite ships.

See how Celebrity visits Alaska in this video

DESCRIPTION	CRUISETOUR DATES 2012	ITINERARY
Cruisetour #3 10-Night Anchorage, Talkeetna & Alyeska (Motorcoach & Rail) and Southbound Hubbard Glacier cruise onboard Celebrity Millennium®	6/1, 6/15, 6/29; 7/13, 7/27; 8/10, 8/24	Day 1: Arrive Anchorage Day 2: Talkeetna/Anchorage Day 3: Anchorage/Alyeska Day 4: Alyeska/Seward Days 5-11: Celebrity Millennium® Southbound Hubbard Glacier cruise
Cruisetour #20 10-Night Fairbanks & Denali (Motorcoach) and Southbound Hubbard Glacier cruise onboard Celebrity Millennium®	6/8, 6/22, 6/29; 7/6, 7/20; 8/3, 8/17, 8/31	Day 1: Arrive Fairbanks Day 2: Fairbanks/Denali Day 3: Denali Day 4: Denali/Anchorage/Seward Days 5-11: Celebrity Millennium® Southbound Hubbard Glacier cruise
Cruisetour #21 14-Night Seward, Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali & Fairbanks (Motorcoach & Rail) and Northbound Hubbard Glacier cruise onboard Celebrity Millennium®	6/1, 6/15, 6/29,7/13, 7/27; 8/10, 8/24	Days 1-7: Celebrity Millennium® Northbound Hubbard Glacier cruise Day 8: Seward Day 9: Seward/Anchorage Day 10: Anchorage/Talkeetna Day 11: Talkeetna/Denali Day 12: Denali Day 13: Denali/Fairbanks Day 14: Fairbanks Day 15: Depart from Fairbanks
Cruisetour #17 13-Night Seward, Alyeska, Denali, Talkeetna & Anchorage (Motorcoach & Rail) and Northbound Hubbard Glacier cruise onboard Celebrity Millennium®	6/8, 6/15, 6/29; 7/13, 7/27; 8/10, 8/24	Days 1-7: Celebrity Millennium Northbound Hubbard Glacier cruise Day 8: Seward Day 9: Seward/Alyeska Day 10: Alyeska/Denali Day 11: Denali Day 12: Denali/Talkeetna Day 13: Talkeetna/Anchorage Day 14: Depart from Anchorage

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Asia New 2012 Destination for Celebrity Cruises

Beijing, China   Credit: China National Tourist Office

Celebrity Millennium

From the Great Wall to the river markets of Vietnam, Asian culture has long intrigued vacationers who seek exotic lands and exquisite cultural experiences. Premium cruise brand Celebrity Cruises will give vacationers a way to enjoy Asia in style when it introduces its first-ever season in the region, during the winter of 2012-13, on Celebrity Millennium, which Celebrity plans to "Solsticize" in April 2012. 

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 Celebrity's inaugural Asia season

•  9 new countries including Vietnam, Thailand and China, among others
• 14-night open-jaw cruises between Singapore and Hong Kong 
• Overnight stays:  Singapore; Bangkok; Ho Chi Minh City; Halong Bay; Hong Kong
• Opportunities for travelers to immerse themselves in Asian culture
• Two 14-night sailings roundtrip from Singapore (overnight Bali, Indonesia) in January 2013

 Trans-Pacific Voyages

• The westbound cruise will coincide with the total solar eclipse in November 2012
• (view the eclipse while at sea, when sailing from Fiji to New Zealand)

• Reposition from Hong Kong to Shanghai in April 2013 on a cruise featuring 
• (overnight calls in Hong Kong and Beijing (Tianjin), China.)
• Continue eastbound across the North Pacific to Alaska  
• (call at various ports in China, Japan, and Russia) 

Guests who wish to deepen their experience in Asia can take advantage of one of Celebrity's cruisetours, which combine a cruise with a five-night pre- or post-cruise escorted land package out of Hong Kong.  The cruisetours will feature trips to Xian and Beijing to view the famed Terra Cotta Warriors and the Great Wall of China.  All of these packages are escorted by a local tour director and include hotel accommodations, transportation, select activities, breakfasts and some additional meals. 

While sailing, a variety of shore excursions are available to travelers who wish to immerse themselves in the region. A number of overnight stays in port during the Asia cruises will offer guests the opportunity to enjoy two- or three-day excursions. 

Examples of these include a two-night/three-day overland experience from Bangkok to Siem Reap to visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia. The tour focuses on the temples of Angkor to see the best examples of stone carvings recovered from temples across Cambodia. During cruises that include an overnight stay in port at Halong Bay (Hanoi), Vietnam, an overnight shore excursion includes a visit to the Old Quarter of Hanoi; an opportunity to witness unique Vietnamese performing arts at the Hanoi Water Puppet Theatre; enjoy dinner at a traditional Vietnamese restaurant; and an overnight stay in a leading hotel in Hanoi. 

Guests also will experience the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, the Ho Chi Minh Quarter, One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Museum, as well as a gentle ride on a traditional street cyclo, and lunch at Vietnamese restaurant. 


Members of Celebrity’s Captain’s Club loyalty program are eligible to receive up to $600 savings per stateroom when booking 2012-13 Asia itineraries before July 29, 2011.

Royal Caribbean 2011 Alaska Deployment

2011 ALASKA DEPLOYMENT

Rhapsody of the Seas® features 7-Night Alaska Sawyer Glacier cruises R/T Seattle for the majority of the voyages.   Ports are:  Seattle, Washington • Alaska Inside Passage • Juneau, Alaska • Skagway, Alaska • Tracy Arm Fjord (Sawyer Glacier), Alaska • Victoria, British Columbia • Seattle, Washington

The season starts with a Vancouver to Seattle cruise featuring Sawyer Glacier while the final cruise in September is the reverse itinerary.

Radiance of the Seas® features alternating 7-Night Northbound / Southbound Alaska voyages.  Ports are: Vancouver, British Columbia • Inside Passage (Cruising) • Ketchikan, Alaska • Icy Strait Point, Alaska • Juneau, Alaska • Skagway, Alaska • Hubbard Glacier (Cruising) • Seward, Alaska

The season starts with a 15-Night Westbound Canal cruise to reposition the ship for the Alaska season.  Ports are: Tampa, Florida • Cartagena, Colombia • Colon, Panama • Panama Canal (Cruising) • Puntarenas, Costa Rica • Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala • Acapulco, Mexico • Cabo San Lucas, Mexico • San Diego, California

In early May, the first Alaskan cruise is a 12-Night Ultimate Alaska starting in San Diego.  Ports are: San Diego, California • San Francisco, California • Ketchikan, Alaska • Juneau, Alaska • Skagway, Alaska • Hubbard Glacier (Cruising) • Sitka, Alaska • Victoria, British Columbia • Vancouver, British Columbia

Trips to Alaska are often a once in a lifetime event, so I recommend you make the most of your trip by adding  a land portion with one of the following cruisetours:

10-13-NIGHT ALASKA CRUISETOURS MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011
Sail Dates: June 3, 17; July 1, 15, 29; August 12, 26; September 9, 2011

10-14-NIGHT ALASKA CRUISETOURS MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011
Sail Dates: May 27; June 10, 24; July 8, 22; August 5, 19; September 2, 2011

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Why Not Europe 2010

Why Not Cruise to Europe in 2010

If you watch television at all, you've probably seen the commercials for Royal Caribbean International Cruise Line (RCCL). They have branded themselves "The Nation of Why Not" in their current ad campaigns.

They are featuring many of the activities that can be done on the Freedom Class ships in their fleet (Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, and Independence of the Seas).

As of March 12th, you can book your 2010-2011 Europe cruise and cruisetours. Once again, RCCL will have several ships in Europe next year. In fact, they will have 8 ships in Europe to serve that market.

Adventure of the Seas starts off with a 13-night Transatlantic cruise and then does 4 - 7 night Western Mediterranean cruises and ends with 5-night Canary Island cruises.

Brilliance of the Seas will do 12-night cruises to Mediterranean Greek Isles, Mediterranean Venice, and Egypt & Eastern Mediterranean.

Independence of the Seas, the largest ship sailing in Europe, starts with a 14-night Transatlantic cruise and then does 10-night Canary Islands, 4-night Cork Short Break, 3-night Paris Short Break, 14-night Italian Mediterranean, and finally 14-night Mediterranean Treasures.

Jewel of the Seas starts with a 13-night Eastbound Transatlantic cruise and does 12-night Scandinavia and Russia cruise, and ends with a 14-night Westbound Transatlantic cruise.

Navigator of the Seas starts with a 14-night Transatlantic cruise followed by 12-night Eastern Med & Egypt, 7-night Eastern Mediterranean, 7-night Western Mediterranean, and ends with a 14-night Westbound Transatlantic cruise.

Splendour of the Seas starts with a 14-night Eastbound Transatlantic then continues with 6, 7, and 8-night Greek Isles (some include Turkey), and 7-night Mediterranean cruises.

Vision of the Seas features 13-night Northern Europe & Med, 12-night Holy Land, and 9-night Mediterranean cruises.

Voyager of the Seas starts and ends with 14-night Transatlantic cruises and features 7-night Mediterranean cruises throughout the season.

All Royal Caribbean ships have plenty of onboard activities to keep you entertained on the sea days. The largest of the ships sailing in Europe, the Independence of the Seas, has a FlowRider Wave Simulator, Ice Skating Rink, H2O Zone Family Water Park, Boxing Ring, Rock Climbing Wall and more.

Whether you are looking for short or long cruises, big or small ships, Mediterranean to Transtlantic, one or more of these cruises should meet your criteria. So, I ask you, Why Not start planning your European get-away for next year right now? I'd be happy to provide you with more information and help you plan your cruise / cruisetour.