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Dear Mr. Zizou,

I'd like to start today with an exclusive offer we've arranged with Norwegian Cruise Line. Vacations To Go customers are eligible for specially discounted rates and shipboard credits of up to $400 per cabin on a variety of sailings in Alaska, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii and the Mediterranean.Book by Monday, June 27, click here for dates and prices.

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Cruise addicts (like me) can't wait to get back to the sea, and most are hungry to explore places they've never been before. Many have done the classic 7-day Caribbean, Alaska's Inside Passage and the Mediterranean, and are eager for something new and different.

Cruise addicts are particularly excited about remote and undiscovered ports, and those with the time and money may favor longer sailings that visit more than one region or continent.

Regardless of the rating of the ship, cruise addicts want access to every discount and deal and the lowest possible price for their adventure.

At Vacations To Go, we scour the itineraries of every cruise line as they are released, looking for unique and irresistible possibilities, the world's most tempting Grand Voyages.

You can find a link to these extraordinary cruises -- with every conceivable discount rolled in -- on the home page of our Web site. Click here to see this exclusive list now.

The most coveted of all Grand Voyages are the World Cruises. Most depart in January, and in 2012, there will be a total of 13 World Cruises offered by eight cruise lines: Cunard, Crystal, Fred. Olsen, Holland America, P&O, Princess, Seabourn and Silversea.

All eight cruise lines have already released information about their 2012 World Cruises.

Upcoming World Cruises range in length from 89 to 116 days, and even with our deep discounts, the least expensive, full-length World Cruise starts at more than $10,000 per person (click here for a list of all World Cruises and World Cruise segments.) For those who are still reading, it's better to look at the per-day price and take into account all that is included.

If you're like me, and not in a position to spend 3+ months circumnavigating the globe (no matter how much I might want to), you may want to consider some of our other Grand Voyage options.

For example, several ships in the Mediterranean offer enticing back-to-back (or back-to-back-to-back) itineraries that make it possible to sail for 12 to 54 nights with little or no port overlap. Some of these cruises combine Eastern and Western Mediterranean itineraries (click here), while others combine the Mediterranean with the Greek Isles (click here). A few ships offer the possibility to combine back-to-back Mediterranean and Northern Europe sailings (click here).

I like back-to-back sailings as a ship repositions from one region to another, as repositioning cruises are usually cheaper (per day) than cruises sailing within a region.

On one three-generation family cruise, we combined a 7-night Bermuda cruise with a 10-night sailing to Canada and New England that ultimately ended in Iceland (the ship continued on to Norway). In a single sailing, we saw very different regions, climates and cultures.

During the spring, a number of cruise ships sail from the Caribbean to where they will spend the summer, and late in the fall, they return to the Caribbean. Some of the possibilities include Alaska & Panama Canal, Panama Canal & Caribbean, Transatlantic & Caribbean, Transatlantic & Mediterranean and Transatlantic & Northern Europe.

Or, try Australia/New Zealand & Hawaii, Australia/New Zealand & Tahiti, Australia/New Zealand & Asia/Far East, Transatlantic & South America, Panama Canal & South America or Caribbean & South America.

The list of places you can visit on a grand voyage may seem hard to believe. For example, in October, passengers can board the Ruby Princess in Rome and sail to Monaco, Greece, Croatia, France, Spain and Portugal before disembarking in Fort Lauderdale (30 nights, starting price $2960 per person -- just $99 per day! Click here for details).

Next March, passengers can board Holland America's Volendam in Auckland, New Zealand and sail around New Zealand and to Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Kiribati and Hawaii before disembarking in Vancouver (37 nights, starting price $3599 per person -- $97 per day -- click here for details).

Those who have the time and money to book these longer cruises will discover that the per-day rates are often much lower than they are for shorter cruises in the same regions, and Vacations To Go has arranged terrific discounts for our customers on these great escapes.

While I normally recommend booking cruises 60 to 90 days in advance to lock in the best rates, cruises comprised of multiple segments should generally be booked at least 6 to 12 months in advance, for two reasons. First, any delay in booking could result in one segment of your desired itinerary selling out, making it impossible to book the entire itinerary. And second, as the departure date approaches, it becomes more difficult to find a particular cabin that is available on multiple segments, which means it's more likely that you would have to change cabins at the end of the first segment of your cruise.

The best deals for World Cruises are always available well in advance and come in the form of early-booking discounts, past-passenger discounts, and additional discounts which apply only to the customers of the largest sellers of cruises, like Vacations To Go.

Beyond what I've listed here, if you ever run across any other back-to-back cruises you would like to combine, our cruise counselors will be happy to check for additional discounts and help you plan your own unforgettable Grand Voyage.

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I have scanned all the sailings in the next 90 days, and listed below are all the deepest discounts according to type of cabin.

Inside Cabins

Click here to see all sailings offering inside cabins for at least 60% off.

Oceanview Cabins

Click here to see all sailings offering oceanview cabins for at least 60% off.

Balcony Cabins

Click here to see all sailings offering balcony cabins for at least 55% off.

Suites

Click here to see all sailings offering suites for at least 55% off.

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 Norwegian, departs New Orleans Aug 28, starting at $499, save 62%, FastDeal # 18799

2) Bermuda, 7 nights on Celebrity, departs Bayonne Sep 4, starting at $749, FastDeal # 14895 (Celebrity does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.)

3) Caribbean, 7 nights on Carnival, departs Miami Aug 21, starting at $579, save 65%, FastDeal # 19084

4) Alaska, 14 nights on Princess, departs Vancouver Aug 6, starting at $1199, save 47%, FastDeal # 35420

5) Caribbean, 7 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs San Juan Sep 25, starting at $659, FastDeal # 30478 (Royal Caribbean does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.)

6) Bahamas, 7 nights on Norwegian, departs New York Sep 10, starting at $569, save 59%, FastDeal # 18149

7) Alaska, 7 nights on Holland America, departs Anchorage Jul 10, starting at $399, save 70%, FastDeal # 24833

8) Mediterranean, 8 nights on MSC Cruises, departs London Jul 30, starting at $799, save 65%, FastDeal # 31255

9) Canada/New England, 9 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs Bayonne Sep 1, starting at $819, FastDeal # 21591 (Royal Caribbean does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.)

10) Greek Islands, 7 nights on Regent, departs Athens Aug 5, suite starting at $4999, save 64%, FastDeal # 11647

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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