Free Travel Insurance

I have to admit that CruiseOne's offer of free travel insurance on all Carnival Cruise Lines 7 night or more sailings, has created a flurry of quotes. I fully expect that lots more bookings will have been made during the booking window of 11/24-26, 2008. I have been very busy - and still one more day before expiration of this great offer.

Fuel Supplements

Many cruise lines are eliminating the fuel supplement charges they imposed earlier during the year. They will be issuing credit or on board spending credit for cruises already paid in full. Time will tell is this sticks around for long. It's good news for now.......

Massive Sales On All Cruises

It's been a busy week. Just about everyone (including Silversea) is having a big sale. All cruiselines have to fill up those ships - rates are dropping almost as fast as the price of oil.
Call for some of the best prices in years.

Oasis of the Seas Final Neighborhood Revealed

Royal Caribbean revealed that the final neighborhood is all about kids. Kids of all ages are going to love this ship. FAIR WARNING - They'll never want to go home.
check it out at http://oasisoftheseas.com/video.php

12 night cruise from $399ppdbl

Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Jewel
Day Date Port Arv Dep
Tue 10/28 New York, New York - Embark - time subject to change 04:00 PM
Wed 10/29 At Sea
Thu 10/30 At Sea
Fri 10/31 Samana, Dominican Republic 08:00 AM 05:00 PM
Sat 11/01 At Sea
Sun 11/02 Oranjestad, Aruba 08:00 AM 11:00 PM
Mon 11/03 Willemstad, Curacao 08:00 AM 05:00 PM
Tue 11/04 At Sea
Wed 11/05 At Sea
Thu 11/06 Belize City, Belize 08:00 AM 06:00 PM
Fri 11/07 Roatan Island, Honduras 08:00 AM 05:00 PM
Sat 11/08 At Sea
Sun 11/09 Miami, Florida - Disembark - time subject to change 08:00 AM

Come visit me on October 16, 2008

WLCN
http://wlcn.cruising.org/dhillsgrove

see specials galore!

Carnival recategorizes more staterooms

Effective Friday, October 10, 2008, all staterooms on four more 88,500-ton Spirit -class ships - Carnival Spirit, Carnival Pride, Carnival Legend and Carnival Miracle - will be reclassified. The balance of the Carnival fleet is scheduled for completion by the end of 2008. Cabin assignments and pricing on existing reservations will not be affected.

World's Largest Cruise Night

Do be sure to watch for some very special pricing as all of the different cruise lines offer special deals for new bookings on October 16, 2008 during CLIA's annual World's Largest Cruise Night.
You can count on just about every sailing on every ship touting a sale!. We'll be doing a virtual cruise night - come see.

More Carnival balconies for sale today.

Carnival is adding more balconies to three cruise ships.

Carnival announced that it will add balconies to dozens of cabins on three ships -- the Carnival Destiny, Carnival Triumph and Carnival Liberty. Each of the vessels has cabins with floor-to-ceiling windows that will be converted into balcony cabins over the next few months.
The three ships already have 480, 508 and 556 cabins with balconies, respectively, and will be getting 16, 14 and 18 new ones.

Carnival also says it will add two 750-square-foot "deluxe penthouse suites" to the Carnival Liberty that are nearly double the size of the largest cabins in the fleet.

The new penthouse suites on the Liberty will boast a separate bedroom, expansive living area, and two full bathrooms, including one with a bathtub tub. They'll accommodate up to five people.
The new balcony cabins on the three vessels are available for sale as of today.

Have been busy

My gosh! Have I ever been busy.......
Now that the RCCL one day WOW sale is over (I hope you got your cabin booked), I want to tell you that Holland America and CruiseOne is offering an Onboard Value Booklet to all new bookings made between Oct. 1 and Oct. 15, 2008. It's our gift to you. Call today or visit my website at www.BookACruiseForMe.com to reserve your HAL cruise.

Royal Caribbean's One Day WOW Sale

October 2, 2008 new bookings receive up to $200 onboard credit per stateroom and get the additional benefit of reduced deposit.

Groundskeeper at Sea

I read an article just this morning that I thought you'd get a charge out of.........

It seems that Celebrity Cruise Lines has had to hire a groundskeeper (the first ever groundskeeper hired by a cruise line) to maintain and groom the top deck of the new Celebrity Solstice. The top deck will be covered in live grass - a certain type of bent grass from Austria will cover the whole area. The lawn will also feature a bocce ball court.

You just know that sooner or later signs to 'keep off the grass' will be popping up all over the ocean!!!

2009 Disney Cruises

In doing some research for a client, I was shocked today to learn that some categories for December 2009 Disney sailings are alredy waitlisted in certain categories.

Balconies for $199

I'm not sure how long the Norwegian Sky will be offering balconies on 4 night sailings from Miami for $199 p/p based on double occupancy - but interested parties should RUSH to book.
www.BookACruiseForMe.com

There appears to be a very limited number of balcony cabins available, but there is availability on various dates. Call toll free to inquire - 877-300-2929.

October Recharge Event

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Book certain Carnival Cruises by October 15 and save up to $100 per stateroom
on select 3 to 5 day Florida and West Coast sailings between 11/1/08 and 2/28/09. This offer, part of the October Recharge Event, ends October 15, so you don’t want to miss the chance to earn these savings. To learn more, just go to http://www.bookacruiseforme.com/.
Book between October 1st - October 15th, 2008 and sail before 12/31/2008 to help me earn my cabin for National Conference.



Ship Port Dur Sail Date Itinerary Int OV Bal ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Carnival Imagination MIA 3 11/21,12/5-12/12/08 Nassau $179 $199 N/A
Carnival Sensation MCO 3 11/20; 12/4/08 Nassau $199 $229 N/A
Carnival Imagination MIA 4 12/01-12/08/08 Key West & Cozumel $199 $229 N/A
Carnival Sensation MCO 4 11/02, 11/16/08 Freeport & Nassau $199 $239 N/A
Carnival Destiny MIA 5 11/17/08 Eastern Caribbean $299 $379 $479
Carnival Destiny MIA 5 11/03; 12/06/08 E Caribbean/GC&O R $329$419 $519
Carnival Elation SDG 5 11/15, 11/29/08 Baja Mexico $279 $339 N/A

Fuel supplement additional $9 per guest, per day based on double occupancy; additional $4 per guest, per day for third, fourth and fifth guests

Travel Trade Show

Tonight I will attend a national trade show here in Nashua, NH. I hope to be able to pick up the latest around the world cruise booklets and some more pamphlets for some Caribbean land all-inclusives, as I have clients looking forward to spring-break, already!

For those of you looking to cruise soon - we always have great specials at www.BookACruiseForMe.com. What are you waiting for?

It's always nice to come home.

Hubby and I just returned from CruiseOne's National Conference aboard the Celebrity Mercury. 8 glorious nights in Alaska. I'm too tired to do much more than exclaim - WOW! - I'll be back later to tell you how it all went.