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Greetings, Cruise Fans Good evening and welcome to the 7 Seas Cruise News, brought to you by my patient husband, Pat Crane, owner of www. 7seascruises.com. Pat is standing by, waiting to assist you with a FANTASTIC price on any cruise that captures your fancy! More about that in a minute, but first I need to apologize for the lengthy time lag between newsletters. So many of you have inquired about my health and well-being and to tell you the truth, I am fine. Just very, very overworked. For the past 11 months, I have been trying to hire a more junior writer to help me out at the corporation where I work. And I still haven't found anyone! Consequently I'm doing the work of two (for the salary of one. alas!). By boss says it will get better immediately. It had better. I am exhausted. Sweet Pat has been very patient about all this. He says he hasn't the heart to mention the newsletter when I'm working at home until midnight. But you don't wnt to hear my troubles! You want to know about cruises! So here goes... There are great values available this winter and spring. And it's not too early to plan and book a summer vacation cruise either. Pat can guide you through the maze of prices and find you a great price! Pat and I had lunch aboard the Navigator of the Seas on Saturday (great food) and we heard a lot of people telling each other how good business is. But we know better. Ships are not sailing full. And when that happens, prices drop. So, let's go! Call Pat at 1-866-424-1090 toll-free to talk about it. Shop around at www. 7seascruises. com, or drop Pat a line at cruiseplanners7seascruises@msn.com. If you avoid the latest ships (like the Freedom class ships at Royal Caribbean), Pat can find you a good value! So call. It's a great season for cruising! And now, a smattering of cruise news.... Carnival Cruise Lines, the world's largest cruise operator, raked in a record number of awards during the past year, capping off the final weeks of 2007 with several additional accolades from a variety of esteemed organizations. Readers of Ocean & Cruise News - the publication of the World Cruise & Ocean Liner Society, an organization comprised of highly experienced cruise enthusiasts -- named Carnival "Best Cruise Value" in the superior four star category for the 14th consecutive year. The line also took home top honors in the "Short Cruise" category. During the ninth annual Reader's Choice Awards conducted by Travel Weekly magazine, Carnival was named " Best Domestic Cruise Line," while the 88,500- ton Carnival Spirit was named "Best Overall Individual Ship." Carnival also received the prestigious "Best Cruise Line" honor from highly popular Southern Living Magazine, within that publication's 2008 Readers Choice Awards. Among a wide variety of other accolades received throughout the year, Carnival was honored with nine Readers Choice Awards from Porthole magazine, including "Best Children's Program," "Best Entertainment" and "Most Value- for-the-Money." Last year, when cruise lines printed brochures for their 2008 itineraries, the cost of a barrel of crude oil was already high, in the $ 60 range. Since then, the cost of oil has skyrocketed to an all-time high, so it's easy to see why fuel adds a lot to the cost of a cruise. In order to cover the rising cost of fuel, cruise lines have added a fuel surcharge of from $5 to $12 per person, per day. That's an additional $70 to $168 per couple for a seven-night cruise. Royal Caribbean charge $5 per person per day for the first two passengers in a cabin. The entire Carnival group-Costa, Holland America, Princess, Cunard, etc.-is also charging the $5 per person for the first two passengers. Not bad for the times, I guess. Ok. That's it for this evening. Please stay tuned for more frequent newsletters. I promise! And until next time, smooth sailing! Teri |
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