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Greetings, Cruise Fans, Welcome to the May 15 edition of 7 Seas Cruise News. Tonight, Pat invites you to join us for a great group cruise! Step right up and sign on for 7 delightful days aboard the Carnival Victory, sailing October 30 from Miami! Celebrate Halloween on board and visit St. Maarten, St. Thomas (St. John) and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Victory is a beauty and so many of Pat's clients rate this as the very best of the Carnival fleet, based on the friendly crew, spacious cabins and excellent food. And hurricane season will be over! (Something worth celebrating here in Florida!) Here's the very best part. You can reserve an ocean-view cabin for as little as $680 per person or a category 8A balcony for as little as $730 per person, double occupancy. And that price will automatically include a one category upgrade. And every cabin that's part of the group will include a $25 shipboard credit! We think you'll find this is a great deal! Hang out with us or do your own thing, it's all up to you! For complete details including what all your low price includes, call Pat at 1-866-424-1090 or drop him an email at cruiseplanners7seascruises@msn.com Come on, we'll have a great time! And now, some cruise news??¦ Visitors who take advantage of Princess' exclusive cruisetours to the Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge will not only find themselves reposing in America's largest national park (Wrangell-St. Elias) with nine of the 16 highest U.S. peaks as a scenery backdrop, they also have the opportunity to visit historic Kennicott, the copper-mining boomtown of the early 1900's. Kennicott still stands exactly as it was the day the last resident left it...cups and plates left on tables, beds half made, shops half stocked and more. How cool is that! Princess announced its exclusive "Direct to the Wilderness" rail service to help visitors swap transportation time for exploration time. Princess passengers board rail cars the moment they step off the dock in Whittier, and are taken directly to either the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge or the Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge. This direct-rail service enables visitors to enjoy two nights at the park area in the time it used to take for one night. A new shore excursion in Ketchikan, Rainforest Ropes & Zip Line Challenge is an athletic obstacle course in the southeast Alaska rainforest that has participants strapped into a harness as they first ascend to dizzying heights and later zoom down a 175 foot zip line. Along the way, they'll face single rope suspension bridges, traverse over swinging logs, swing across treetops by rope, repel 50 feet down an old cedar tree, and more. Friends and relatives who've done this zip lines say they are the best! In addition to being the only cruise line to visit Glacier Bay National Park on every Gulf of Alaska cruise, Princess also offers passengers the opportunity to double their icy pleasure with its " Voyage of the Glaciers" cruise. This dramatic itinerary provides distinctly different glacial experiences, from the icy wilderness of Glacier Bay (home to some of the world's most active glaciers), to the unexpected vertical rivers of ice at College Fjord (which boasts the world's largest collection of tidewater glaciers). Princess passengers are pampered with Signature Alaskan Cuisine throughout their cruise, and the delicately spiced smoked salmon reigns supreme each day. In addition to the Chef's Alaskan Dinner ( which employs regional specialties from king crab legs, fresh halibut and venison, to native berries and wild mushrooms), passengers are treated to an On Deck Fish Barbeque, and a special presentation of a Reindeer Chili and Rockfish Chowder Cook-Off. You can treat yourself to the Glacier Bay Champagne Balcony Breakfast , which includes epicurean delights such as smoked Copper River salmon, Alaskan Crab Quiche, and a full bottle of champagne for two...all served amidst the dramatic glacial scenery from the comfort of the cabin's private balcony. Now, that's a breakfast! Passengers can spice up their trip with the Klondike Summit & Liarsville Experience , a Princess shore excursion in Skagway. Gold fever is contagious in this area, and those who catch it can pan for their own fortune in the Liarsville gold fields. The remainder of the afternoon can be spent exploring the faithfully recreated "town" at the Liarsville Gold Panning Camp, where passengers can add a little spice to their photo albums by posing for a portrait with the camp's costumed dance hall girls of 1898. Holland America Line is launching a new culinary program on select sailings that will feature demonstrations and seminars by top chefs, wine experts and cookbook authors provided by Food & Wine magazine. The sailings start this fall and are part of Holland America's broader Culinary Arts Center program, offered on every departure. All programs take place in a theater-style show kitchen with large plasma video screens. These Culinary Arts Centers are on half of the line's 13 ships and will be in place fleetwide by mid-2006. Chefs already booked in the Food & Wine partnership include Michelle Bernstein, who just opened MB restaurant at Grand Aqua in Cancun and co-hosts The Food Network's 'Melting Pot.' She will be aboard Statendam's Sept. 9 Alaska cruise. Food & Wine also will provide recipe cards and wine tasting notes for passengers. Other opportunities might include book signings, question and answer sessions, market tours in ports of call and special on-board menus. The big changes in longer cruises for next year will not be found, as is the norm, on luxury ships doing world cruises for North American passengers. That's mainly because it'll be the same three ships in 2006 that were handling world cruise duties this year: Crystal Serenity, Seven Seas Voyager, and QE2. But make no mistake about it, there are plenty of changes afoot, including the return by cruise lines to more politically sensitive spots of the world. While Iraq and Iran aren't on anyone's list of port calls in 2006, the luxury lines are calling in places that have been off most agendas in recent years, including Libya, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. Some may say it's risky, but itineraries can be changed, of course, at any sign of trouble. Several ships will be going through the Suez Canal and can reach ports in the Middle East, Arabian Gulf, and Indian Ocean. In addition Crystal, has a new fall itinerary to Egypt and Tripoli. Meanwhile, going to and from Europe, Seabourn Spirit transits the Suez, with exotic itineraries calling in Egypt and Aqaba ( the port for the ancient site of Petra). Silversea' s Silver Cloud transits the Suez Canal and explores the Arabian Peninsula on the way to spending the winter in Australia. Her calls include Tartous, Syria, and no less than three spots in Libya: Tripoli, Tobruk, and Derna. RSSC will also be calling in Libya. Exotic and fascinating as these itineraries sound, they aren't for everyone. Average age of passengers on board these voyages will be about 80 - serious cruisers who have been everywhere else and can afford what will be some of the most expensive trips anywhere! Let's all hope we are all healthy and wealthy enough to sail the world on Crystal when we're in our 80s and up! Following strong consumer response to its first- ever Mediterranean cruises set to debut aboard the new Carnival Liberty this summer, Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that the vessel will return for a second time for a full season of Med cruises beginning in May 2006. The 110,000-ton SuperLiner, which is currently under construction in Monfalcone, Italy, will operate a series of 15 12-day Grand Mediterranean cruises round-trip from Rome ( Civitavecchia) May 7 - Oct. 22, 2006. The itinerary includes extended port calls in seven magnificent locations: Naples, Italy; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Venice, Italy (two-day call); Messina, Sicily; Barcelona, Spain; Cannes, France; and Livorno, Italy. Exciting Mediterranean itineraries feature some of the most charming and historic cities throughout Italy, Spain, France and Croatia, and offer opportunities for guests to tour the region's most popular destinations, including Capri, Taormina, Monte Carlo, Florence and Pisa, just to name a few. More than 80 different shore excursions, including guided museum tours and day- long trips to centuries-old cities and landmarks, will also be offered. The two-day call in Venice is particularly noteworthy, providing guests an opportunity to dine in the city's many outstanding restaurants, view stunning architecture, and tour magnificent museums, cathedrals and other landmarks. That's it for this week. If you'd like a great price on the Victory with us or on any cruise to any destination, call Pat. He'll give you a fantastic price! I promise. Until next week, smooth sailing and bright blue skies! Teri |
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