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"Voyages for Veterans"

Royal Caribbean and Cruise Planners

Veteran’s Day Special, November 9-15,

Book any of the designated Royal Caribbean “Voyages for Veterans” sailings during November 9-15, 2009 and you will receive a Cruise Planners logo items such as:

¬  Tote Bag

¬  2 Passport Cases

¬  Clock/currency convertor

¬  And other travel related items

 

Disclaimer: 2 items per booking. Items will be sent after final payment.

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Posted on November 08,2009 in

Carnival Dream

I had a group on the inauguration cruise in the Mediterranean.  See what some had to say.

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Posted on October 21,2009 in

Have you got CRUISITUDE???

Have you got Cruisitude?
We’ve got it in spades. And for the last 15 years, we’ve built our travel business combining a positive outlook with our love of cruise vacations. In a word: cruisitude.

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Posted on October 10,2009 in

MSC Sweepstakes

MSC Cruises is launches Facebook Fan Sweepstakes and will award a 7 day cruise to the winner on the Italian Cruise Line.

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Posted on August 24,2009 in

Celebrity Super Sale August 24 to 31st

Have you been watching all the sales that have been going on.  We now have Celebrity and Azamara with a  super sale from August 24-31st.

 

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Posted on August 22,2009 in

Book Air with Airlines and Not Travel Websites

I would suggest you use a travel web site such as kayak.com to shop airline prices for you.Read More...
Posted on August 10,2009 in

Passport Card or Passport Book

The passport card is more attractive because of the cost. However, make sure you know it is not good for international air.Read More...
Posted on August 08,2009

Using a Travel Consultant

I think there is misinformation with travelers. Do you think you can get a better deal going direct with the cruise line?Read More...
Posted on August 07,2009

Non-stop air from Charleston to Miami

The good news is American Eagle will be flying non-stop from Charleston starting in November. The price as of today will start at $89 each way.Read More...
Posted on August 03,2009 in

Too Many Sites Make Sore Eyes

Another “cutting edge” travel website was just announced. It leads to the question of “how many websites does a person need to visit to get information about travel offers?” Since we focus on the cruise business, let’s take a look at this parRead More...
Posted on July 18,2009

Fine Living Travel Tips

I was watching a show on 20 top travel tips. My favorite was to email yourself a copy of your passport. Should you lose the information you just have to get on a computer and you have it with you.Read More...
Posted on July 05,2009

Welcome to the Holiday Inn Hotel in the Walt Disney World® Resort

This official Walt Disney World® hotel is fresh from a $25 million top-to-bottom makeover, making it the perfect place to stay during your vacation to the Walt Disney World® Resort. With upgraded rooms, lobby and business amenities and facilities, you aRead More...
Posted on June 26,2009 in

Caribbean Cruise Family Plan with MSC

Caribbean Cruise Family Plan Buy One Balcony Stateroom And Get Over 50% Off The Connecting StateroomRead More...
Posted on June 18,2009 in

Cruisitude

What does Cruisitude mean to you? Do you have Cruisitude?Read More...
Posted on June 12,2009

Princess Teams with Movie Critic Leonard Maltin

Princess Cruises has teamed with film critic and historian Leonard Maltin to create a movie club. The Leonard Maltin Movie Club gives passengers the opportunity to join fellow film buffs to discuss specially selected motion pictures during their cruise.Read More...
Posted on May 29,2009 in

SURVEY REVEALS TOP 2009 SUMMER TRAVEL TRENDS

Using Credit Card Rewards Points and Frequent Flyer Miles, Taking Advantage of Last Minute Travel Deals, and Booking Closer-to-Home Trips Top the List of Money-Saving Strategies NEW YORK, May 18, 2009Read More...
Posted on May 28,2009 in

Top Five Cruise Ship Spa Experiences

When you’re sailing the seas, surrounded by nothing more than serene ocean waves it’s tough to get into a more relaxed state of mind. But if ultimate tranquility is what you seek, then head to the ship’s spa. Most ship spas offer classic massages anRead More...
Posted on May 28,2009 in

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES TO RESUME PORT CALLS IN MEXICO

MIAMI (May 15, 2009) – Carnival Cruise Lines will resume visits to Mexican ports of call based on the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, which is no longer recommending against non-essential travel to Mexico. Once all voyages with preRead More...
Posted on May 16,2009

Royal Caribbean Brilliance returns to Dubai in 2011

Royal Caribbean International’s Brilliance of the Seas will return to Dubai in 2011 for a second program after its inaugural 2010 season. The 2011 season will comprise nine seven-night roundtrips from January through March 2011, visiting ports on the ArRead More...
Posted on May 09,2009 in

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS PORT CALLS IN MEXICO

MIAMI -- April 28, 2009 -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced it is temporarily suspending its port calls in Mexico. The decision was made in an abundance of caution, and allows additional time to better understand the full impact of the Swine FRead More...
Posted on April 30,2009 in

Cruise Lines Cancel Mexico Port Calls

Carnival: Carnival Cruise Lines is canceling calls at Mexican ports for all current sailings. In addition, the line is canceling calls in Mexico for all voyages departing Thursday, April 30 through Monday, May 4.Read More...
Posted on April 29,2009 in

Royal Caribbean's Oasis to Debut Musical "Hairspray"

Royal Caribbean International’s 220,000-ton Oasis of the Seas will debut the Tony award-winning musical “Hairspray” in December.Read More...
Posted on April 24,2009 in

Royal Caribbean to Base Five Ships Year-Round in Caribbean

Royal Caribbean International unveiled its 2010-11 year-round Caribbean season, comprising 243 sailings on five ships from four homeports. Twenty-four itineraries of five to nine nights visit 25 ports of call. Serenade of the Seas will expand from seasonaRead More...
Posted on April 20,2009 in

Deilmann Adds Two Free Nights in Paris

Peter Deilmann Cruises is including a free “Discovery Package” with the nine-night “City of Light” cruise-tour in July and August. The package includes two complimentary hotel nights, pre- or post-cruise, at the St. Lazare Concorde, breakfast dailRead More...
Posted on April 20,2009 in

Royal Caribbean Expands NE Itineraries

Royal Caribbean International's 2010 sailings from the Northeast will offer 14 itineraries calling at 22 ports on five- to nine-night cruises aboard Explorer of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas and Enchantment of the Seas. The ships will sail from BaltimorRead More...
Posted on April 04,2009 in

Disney to Homeport Disney Wonder at Port of Los Angeles

Disney Cruise Line announced that it plans to reposition the Disney Wonder from its Florida base in Port Canaveral to the West Coast in 2011. The cruise line is negotiating with the Port of Los Angeles to finalize a two-year agreement with a three-year exRead More...
Posted on April 04,2009 in

Princess to Offer New Three-Day Sampler

Princess has added two new sampler sailings aboard the new Ruby Princess, offering passengers an opportunity to escape from the holiday hustle and bustle with three-day cruises from Fort Lauderdale.Read More...
Posted on April 04,2009

Carnival Introduces "Your Choice Dining"

Guests to be Offered Choice of Three Different Seating Options, Including “Your Time” Open Seating, FleetwideRead More...
Posted on April 04,2009

James Taylor to Perform on Queen Mary 2

James Taylor to Perform on Queen Mary 2 James Taylor will perform during the Queen Mary 2's June 19 eastbound Trans-Atlantic Crossing. He will headline two Cunard Command Performances in the ships' Royal Court Theatre during the six-day voyageRead More...
Posted on March 13,2009 in

RCI Announces Travel Partners of the Year

Royal Caribbean International today announced the cruise line's 2008 Travel Partners of the Year awards. Crucon Cruise Outlet Plus (Moultonborough, NH) was named the cruise line's top travel partner and will receive the President's Award in reRead More...
Posted on February 08,2009 in

Carnival Rolls Out Online Spa Pre-Purchase System

Carnival Cruise Lines has introduced a new online prepurchase system for guests interested in booking spa treatments prior to their cruise. Read More...
Posted on January 27,2009

Uniworld Offers 2-for-1 Air for Europe, Russia, Egypt

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is offering 2-for-1 air for all Europe, Russia, and Egypt river cruises departing in 2009 when booked between Jan. 15 and Feb. 27.Read More...
Posted on January 26,2009 in

AmaWaterways Plans Christening for New Amalyra

AmaWaterways will celebrate the newest addition to its fleet, Amalyra, with an Easter Sunday christening along the Danube River. The Amalyra will sail its inaugural cruise on the newly introduced seven-night “Romantic Danube” itinerary, departing ApriRead More...
Posted on January 26,2009 in

Keel Laid for New Celebrity Eclipse in Germany

On Jan. 23, the first block out of 72 of Celebrity Cruises’ new 122,000-ton Celebrity Eclipse was put in place in at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. Harri Kulovaara, executive vice president-maritime and newbuilding for parent company Royal CaribbeanRead More...
Posted on January 26,2009 in

2-for-1 Fares! on Alaska Cruise Tours

Fares haven't been this low in years! Unprecedented Savings! Make it a summer to remember with an exciting Alaska cruisetour at unprecedented 2-for-1 fares.Read More...
Posted on January 25,2009 in

Book this Walt Disney World Resort Offer through March 29

Now through March 29, 2009, when your Clients purchase a 4-night, 4-day non-discounted Walt Disney Travel Company Magic Your Way Package for the Walt Disney World® Resort, they'll get three additional nights (with tickets) free. This offer is valid fRead More...
Posted on January 24,2009 in

Up to $200 off!

Destination: Married Life. You’re getting married! And you want it to be fabulous. Where to start? Let the setting speak for itself with a destination wedding. Celebrity Cruises offers both onboard and shoreside packages for the wedding destination ofRead More...
Posted on January 22,2009 in

Book a Royal Caribbean cruise between January 1 -

Zip, Skate, Dine...Why Not? Royal Caribbean continues to break every cruise line mold since 1968. What started as a way to travel to the Caribbean has practically become its own nation. Here in the Nation, the ships are more like floating states of mindRead More...
Posted on January 22,2009 in

Cruise West Awarded Eight Entries to Glacier Bay

Cruise West has been awarded eight cruise ship entries to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve by the National Park Service. The cruise line also holds two tour vessel permits that allow 105 entries of its smaller vessels.Read More...
Posted on January 22,2009 in

Azamara is kicking off the New Year with our Amazing Ships and Amazing Perks

Azamara is kicking off the New Year with our Amazing Ships and Amazing Perks (ASAP) Sales Event where you can receive up to $200* Onboard Credit and Prepaid Gratuities for new bookings made between Jan 5th and Feb 1st, 2009 on select sailings. Also, receiRead More...
Posted on January 22,2009

Europe Sees Drop in Passenger Numbers from U.S.

As European tourism leaders gather in New York City today for the annual Trans-Atlantic Marketing Conference, a monthly report on travel to Europe is once again reporting a decline in passenger numbers. According to the report, which is compiled for the ERead More...
Posted on January 20,2009 in

Silversea Offers $1,000 Onboard Credit, New Tours

Silversea Cruises is offering $1,000-per-suite onboard spending credit on select voyages in Alaska, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean this summer. The $500-per-person (or maximum $1,000-per-suite) credit is being offered on new bookings made on or befRead More...
Posted on January 20,2009 in

Holland America Opens New Culinary Training Program

Holland America Line has opened a new Culinary Training Program at its training center in Manila, the Philippines, to train shipboard culinary staff. Trainees will live at the facility while completing a three-week immersion culinary course, which was desRead More...
Posted on January 20,2009 in

Norwegian Cruise Line Introduces Online Check-In

Norwegian Cruise Line has launched online check-in via its new “My NCL” portal. This online gateway allows agents and guests to update and track pre-cruise activity through a three-step process. The move is part of NCL’s Partnership 2.0 initiative dRead More...
Posted on January 20,2009 in

What Women Really Want…in Travel!

By April M. Merenda Published on: January 20, 2009 Women today look at travel as a necessity, not a luxury, so despite economic trends, women’s travel continues to be strong. The stigma associated with married women or mothers traveling on their ownRead More...
Posted on January 20,2009 in

Princess Has Biggest Booking Day

Princess Cruises had the biggest booking day in its history on Jan. 12, with volume up 17 percent over the best previous day. “Travel agents have been working hard to deliver the value message in these challenging times, and there’s no more exciting oRead More...
Posted on January 17,2009 in ,

13 Fun Reasons to Set Sail

13 Fun Reasons to Set Sail Never been on a cruise before? There are lots of reasons why you should. Cruises are one of the most economical ways of taking a vacation these days, and great deals are abundant. But they’re also exceptional values, especialRead More...
Posted on January 17,2009 in

AmaWaterways Offers Free Air to Europe for April

AmaWaterways is offering free air to Europe during April from New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Seattle. The free air is valid only on new bookings made between Jan. 13 and Feb. 14, and is not combinableRead More...
Posted on January 15,2009 in

Cruise Industry, Travel Agents Bullish on 2009 Outlook

Cruise Industry, Travel Agents Bullish on 2009 Outlook Wed Jan 14 2009, by Dori Saltzman The cruise industry expects that its nearly 20-year string of annual growth will continue this year, as the extraordinary values on the market are spurring recoRead More...
Posted on January 15,2009 in

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES UNVEILS UNPRECEDENTED NEW EARLY BOOKING

MIAMI (January 9, 2009) – Carnival Cruise Lines is launching an exciting new cruise pricing option called Early Saver which offers fares as much as 25 percent lower than the best generally available rates and provides rate protection if rates later dropRead More...
Posted on January 09,2009 in ,

25 More Reasons to Book Palace Resorts

3 All-Inclusive Nights from $655!* To help celebrate, guests staying three nights or longer at any Palace from 12/24/08-12/23/09 will receive a special value-packed 25th Anniversary Passport that includes the following:Read More...
Posted on January 08,2009 in

Big cruise deals are washing in

Big cruise deals are washing in By Arline and Sam Bleecker | Special to the Tribune Consumers are drowning in a sea of bad economic news. So are cruise lines. Consumers, though, are under no obligation to spend their money, but ships do have to saiRead More...
Posted on January 08,2009 in

Gutsy Women Cuts $100 and 5 Percent on 2009 Tours

Gutsy Women Travel is offering a special January promotion in which it is cutting $100 and 5 percent on four winter and spring 2009 tours. Reserve by Jan. 31, 2009, and receive $100 off per person, plus an additional 5 percent off the land portion of the Read More...
Posted on January 08,2009 in

We Do More Than Cruises

You might not be aware of the fact that we do land vacation packages as well as cruises. I guess with the name Cruise Planner I can see how that may happen.Read More...
Posted on January 08,2009 in

United Vacations Offers Free Disney World Tickets.

United Vacations is allowing clients to purchase Walt Disney World Resort Theme Park Tickets valid for up to seven days for the price of a four-day ticket when they stay at select off-site hotels throughout Orlando. With a five-day Magic Your Way Ticket, Read More...
Posted on January 08,2009 in

Cunard Trans-Atlantic Crossings to Feature Authors

Cunard this year will feature a host of noted authors on trans-Atlantic crossings aboard Queen Mary 2 from April through September. Among the best-selling authors and playwrights scheduled to sail are E.L. Doctorow, Erica Jong, Amy Bloom, John Guare and SRead More...
Posted on January 08,2009

Regent Seven Seas Unveils "Ultra-Inclusive" Voyages

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) announced that free shore excursions will be included on 35 voyages as part of its new “ultra-inclusive” cruise pricing initiative. For a limited time, guests on select 2009 voyages can choose from a selection of complRead More...
Posted on January 08,2009 in

Silversea Details Silver Spirit's Inaugural Itineraries

Silversea Cruises’ new Silver Spirit will operate a 91-day “Grand Inaugural Voyage” departing on Jan. 21, 2010. The long voyage follows an 11-day “Holiday Spirit” maiden voyage sailing from Barcelona on Dec. 23, 2009, to Lisbon, and a 16-day “Read More...
Posted on January 07,2009 in

Travel Insurance Trends for 2009

Travel insurance has dramatically grown in the last 10 years, especially after 9/11 when the market tripled from 11 percent of travelers buying insurance to more than 30 percent, according to the United States Travel Insurance Association. Although travelRead More...
Posted on January 07,2009

Royal Caribbean to Levy Late-Night Room Service Fee

Royal Caribbean International will implement a service charge for room service orders placed between midnight and 5 a.m. The late-night service charge of $3.95 per delivery is intended to minimize onboard food waste, the company said. The new fee will takRead More...
Posted on January 06,2009 in

Azamara Cruise Specials

Azamara Sales Event. Book between January 5th - January 19th and earn onboard credit of up to $200 per stateroom on select sailingsRead More...
Posted on January 06,2009

Oceania Launches Fifth Anniversary Savings Jan. 7

Oceania Cruises will launch its largest promotion ever on Jan. 7 with unprecedented price reductions on more than 40 voyages.Read More...
Posted on January 06,2009 in

MSC Orchestra Arrives for Inaugural Caribbean Season

With tug boats spraying a watery welcome, MSC Cruises’ MSC Orchestra arrived in Port Everglades on Jan. 2 to begin its inaugural season of Caribbean sailings.Read More...
Posted on January 06,2009 in

Carnival's "Fun4All" Sales Event Offers Upgrades

Carnival Cruise Lines has rolled out a new sales event offering free best-available upgrades on a variety of departures throughout 2009.Read More...
Posted on January 06,2009 in

Crystal Suggests 10 Ways to Save on Luxury Cruises

In celebration of 15 years as “Best Large-Ship Cruise Line,” Crystal is offering savings of $1,500, $1,000 or $750 per person off nearly all 11-day Baltic and 12-day Mediterranean cruises, and half that off most shorter European sailings, depending onRead More...
Posted on January 06,2009
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