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.

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.

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.

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