Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Vacations To Go Cruise Newsletter

Dear Mr. Zizou,

Vacations To Go is the world's largest seller of ocean-going cruises and river cruises, and among the top sellers of escorted tours and basic air & hotel packages. If you browse our sites, you'll find travel options for every interest and budget.

From Caribbean cruises on megaships to river cruises along the Rhine and Danube, and from safaris in Africa to tropical all-inclusive resorts, we're here to help you see the world at the lowest possible price, in whatever style you choose.

In a two-part series this week and next, I'll tell you more about some of the best and most-trusted companies throughout the travel industry, leaders in their segments, along with special discounts for Vacations To Go customers. Just click any link for more information.



Celebrity Cruises sails the seven seas on a fleet of ships ranging in size from the Celebrity Xpedition, which carries just 98 passengers on cruises of the Galapagos Islands, to the Solstice-class ships, which accommodate more than 2800 guests.

Celebrity has enhanced their onboard programming with Celebrity Life, a series of activities and events designed to allow guests to pursue their passions, or discover new ones. Highlights include Star Chefs Cooking Competitions; Riedel Comparative Wine Crystal Workshops; iLearn Workshops, featuring MacBook Pro, iPods and iLife software; the Hot Glass show with Corning Museum or Glass and fitness classes like yoga and chilates.

Celebrity is offering Vacations To Go customers shipboard credits of $25 to $225 per stateroom on select cruises. Click here for dates and prices.

Click here for links to all of Celebrity's ships.



Avalon Waterways, part of the Globus family of brands, offers river cruises along the fabled rivers of Europe, Egypt and China, as well as sailings of the Galapagos Islands.

Avalon's ships are modern, comfortable and nicely outfitted, and at night, guests retire to staterooms that are among the largest in the industry. Prices include accommodations, local sightseeing, many meals and complimentary wine with dinner.

Avalon helps travelers truly experience each destination with guided sightseeing in every port (complete with headsets in Europe & Egypt), daily port lectures, VIP access into key destinations, no waiting in lines and great cultural immersion and storytelling thanks to highly skilled cruise and tour directors.

Avalon is offering the following specials for Vacations To Go customers when you book by May 3:

Your companion cruises for free on select summer cruises in Europe. Click here for dates and prices.

Your companion flies for free, plus save $1,000 per couple ($500 per person) off select European departures. Click here for dates and prices.

Save $800 to $1,500 per couple ($400 to $750 per person) off eligible Danube River trips when you book certain cabin categories. Click here for dates and prices.

Save $600 per couple ($300 per person) off the air-inclusive price or save $200 per couple ($100 per person) off the cruise-only price of select European sailings. Click here for dates and prices.

Pay no single supplement on certain summer cruises on the Danube and Main Rivers. Click here for dates and prices.

For a complete list of Avalon's river cruise itineraries, click here.



Royal Caribbean is widely acclaimed for its large and innovative ships and creative amenities. Of its 22 ships, 16 accommodate more than 2500 passengers, and its two Oasis-class ships -- Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas -- accommodate 5400, making them the largest ships afloat.

Rock-climbing walls and ice-skating rinks are among the unusual amenities passengers will find on many Royal Caribbean ships and on the Oasis-class ships, look for ziplines, the FlowRider wave generator for surfing and inward-facing balcony cabins.

Royal Caribbean is offering our customers shipboard credits of $100 per inside or oceanview stateroom, $150 per balcony stateroom or $200 per suite on select summertime cruises in Alaska, the Caribbean and Europe. Book by April 24, click here for dates and prices.

Click here for more information about Royal Caribbean and its fleet.



Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, together with their sister company, the Red Carnation Hotels -- an award-winning collection of five-star boutique hotels -- has created the world's only authentic boutique cruise line. The synergy they share has resulted in the most luxurious fleet of ships designed with stylish elegance and modern conveniences.

Be treated to an intimate atmosphere onboard boutique cruise ships, accommodating an average of just 130 guests, so you'll enjoy personalized hospitality from Uniworld's award-winning staff who are trained to go above and beyond. Uniworld was endorsed in a recent Zagat Survey for offering "Top Dining" and "Top Cabins," and was the only river cruise line recognized. Combine this with Uniworld's expertly planned itineraries with included shore excursions and you have the makings for a value-packed, luxury experience.

Here are Uniworld's best offers for Vacations To Go customers:

Save $1,000 to $2,000 per couple ($500 to $1,000 per person) off the air-inclusive price or $300 to $800 off the cruise-only price of European river cruises this summer and fall. Click here for dates and prices.

Save $600 to $2,000 per couple ($300 to $1,000 per person) off select 2011 and 2012 holiday cruises in Europe when you book certain stateroom categories and pay in full. Click here for dates and prices.

Save $600 to $2,400 per couple ($300 to $1,200 per person) off 2012 sailings in Europe and Russia when you book certain categories and pay in full. Click here for dates and prices.

For a complete list of Uniworld's itineraries, click here.



SuperClubs is one of the world's most popular all-inclusive resort companies and has properties in Jamaica, the Bahamas, Brazil, Curacao and Panama. For more than 30 years, the company has been helping guests experience the ultimate in vacation value. When you stay at a SuperClubs resort, all your food, snacks, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, entertainment and tips are included in one rate that you pay upfront.

Many SuperClubs hotels and resorts offer a smaller, boutique resort-like atmosphere, where guests enjoy less time waiting in lines and looking for beach chairs and more time soaking up the sun and truly enjoying their vacation.

You can make a great deal even better with the following special for Vacations To Go customers:

Pay one low nightly rate and get a free upgrade to the best available room or suite when you stay five nights or more at any of the following SuperClubs resorts between May 1 and December 20, 2011. (The minimum stay at Breezes Bahamas is four nights.) This "Ultimate Upgrade" promotion gives SuperClubs guests an opportunity to stay in high-end rooms at a lower price. The starting rates below are per person and based on double occupancy. Book by April 27, but keep in mind, the earlier you book, the better room you'll get! Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply.

$77 per person, per night at Superfun Beach Resort & Spa - Runaway Bay
$79 per person, per night at Breezes Resort & Spa - Trelawny
$109 per person, per night at Breezes Resort & Spa - Bahamas
$112 per person, per night at Breezes Resort, Spa & Golf Club - Runaway Bay
$124 per person, per night at Breezes Resort & Spa - Curacao
$150 per person, per night at Breezes Grand Resort & Spa - Negril
$160 per person, per night at Hedonism II - Negril

For a full list of SuperClubs resorts, click here.



AmaWaterways is an award-winning leader in river cruising with vessels sailing in Europe, Russia and the Mekong in Cambodia and Vietnam. Along with luxurious, state-of-the-art, custom-designed ships, AmaWaterways offers unparalleled amenities and service in an all-inclusive premium experience. Most staterooms feature French balconies and several offer revolutionary twin balconies, which consist of a French balcony plus a full step-out balcony. All accommodations offer spectacular river views in the comfort of a luxurious resort-style stateroom.

Guests enjoy, at no additional cost, gourmet dining with free-flowing wine and beer, nightly entertainment, an in-room "Infotainment" system with high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi access, Hollywood movies and music. Discover Europe's towns, castles, cathedrals and markets on included small group shore excursions hosted by professional guides, or explore on your own with one of the complimentary bicycles.

Right now, Vacations To Go customers will receive shipboard credits of $200 per stateroom on Wine Cruises and Jewish Heritage Cruises in Europe. Book by April 30, click here for dates and prices.

AmaWaterways is also offering savings of $500 per couple ($250 per person) off, plus a free upgrade, when you book select departures of enchanting Christmas cruises. Book by April 30, click here for dates and prices.

For a complete list of AmaWaterways cruises, click here.



Here are all the best cruise deals worldwide in the next 90 days, organized by region:

Alaska
Alaska Cruise & Alaska Tour
Alaska Cruise & Canada Tour
Arctic
Asia
Australia/New Zealand
Bahamas
Baltic
Bermuda
Black Sea
British Isles
Canada/New England
Canary Islands
Caribbean
Europe Cruise Tours
Galapagos
Greek Islands
Hawaii
Mediterranean
Mexico/Central America
Middle East
Northern Europe
Norway
Pacific Northwest
Panama Canal
Repositioning
River Cruises
South America
Tahiti/French Polynesia
TransAtlantic
World

Here are all the best cruise deals worldwide in the next 90 days, organized by cruise line:

Azamara Club Cruises
Carnival
Celebrity
Costa
Crystal
Cunard
Disney
Fred. Olsen Cruise Line
Holland America
Hurtigruten
MSC Cruises
Norwegian
Oceania Cruises
Orion Expedition Cruises
P&O Cruises
Paul Gauguin Cruises
Princess
Pullmantur
Regent
Royal Caribbean
Seabourn
SeaDream
Silversea
Star Clippers
Swan Hellenic Cruises
Uniworld
Viking River Cruises
Voyages of Discovery
Windstar

Here are today's Top 10 Cruises, brand new specials from the world's best cruise lines. Click the FastDeal # for details.

1) Caribbean, 7 nights on Carnival, departs Galveston May 1, starting at $499, save 70%, FastDeal # 10366

2) Alaska, 7 nights on Celebrity, departs Vancouver May 20, starting at $565, FastDeal # 16082 (Celebrity does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.)

3) Caribbean, 7 nights on Princess, departs San Juan May 1, starting at $352, save 44%, FastDeal # 10913

4) Mediterranean, 7 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs Venice Jun 11, starting at $449, FastDeal # 19224 (Royal Caribbean does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.)

5) Caribbean, 7 nights on Norwegian, departs New Orleans May 8, starting at $479, save 63%, FastDeal # 18712

6) Northern Europe, 12 nights on Princess, departs London Jun 3, starting at $1105, save 48%, FastDeal # 23770

7) Bahamas, 7 nights on Norwegian, departs New York Apr 30, starting at $549, save 61%, FastDeal # 18049

8) Caribbean, 7 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs San Juan Apr 30, starting at $549, FastDeal # 17492 (Royal Caribbean does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.)

9) Baltic, 10 nights on MSC Cruises, departs London May 7, starting at $1249, save 50%, FastDeal # 31197

10) Alaska, 10 nights on Silversea, departs Anchorage May 30, suite starting at $5318, save 60%, FastDeal # 12804

For the best last-minute cruise specials in the next 90 days, click here.
To search for discounts on cruises departing more than 90 days from now, click here.
For escorted tours worldwide, or air/hotel packages to London or Paris, click here.
For hotels in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Bermuda or the Bahamas, click here.
Para visitar a nuestro sitio web de cruceros en español, haga clic aquí.

Once you've found a FASTDEAL, call us toll free at 800-338-4962 (US and Canada) and a cruise counselor will attend to your needs. International customers, please e-mail or call us at +1-713-974-2121.

Please e-mail me your comments, suggestions and questions at alanfox@vacationstogo.com and I will respond the same day.

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Sincerely,

Alan Fox
Chairman & CEO
Vacations To Go
5851 San Felipe Street, Suite 500
Houston, TX 77057

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