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Carnival Cruise Lines has rolled out a new sales event offering free best-available upgrades on a variety of departures throughout 2009. The new “Fun4All” promotion is available in conjunction with virtually all three- to 12-day cruises departing through Dec. 18, including voyages to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England and Europe. To be eligible for this special offer, bookings must be made between Jan. 5 and 23. “With consumers beginning to make their summer and fall vacation plans, there’s no better time to book a ‘Fun Ship’ vacation, and this free best-available upgrade promotion makes the value of a Carnival cruise even greater,” said Lynn Torrent, Carnival’s senior vice president of sales and guest services. “The new ‘Fun4All’ sales event, combined with Carnival’s wide-ranging sales and marketing tools designed to help travel agents grow their business, should provide agents with a wonderful jump start for the New Year.”

Torrent noted that the promotion arms travel agents with another selling tool to entice their clients to sail on Carnival. “Plus, Carnival’s dedicated sales force -- which collectively has more than 1,000 years of experience -- is always available to help travel agents develop new and innovative ways to grow their business,” she said. The sales event is capacity controlled and applies to new individual bookings for categories 4A and higher. Upgrades are available within specific stateroom accommodation types (i.e., interior to interior, ocean-view to ocean-view, balcony to balcony, etc.).