Cruise Planners - Blog Posts

CRUISE PLANNERS LAUNCHES INDUSTRY’S FIRST VIRTUAL EDUCATION PLATFORM

Agents now have access to leading online educational content, social networking opportunities and the industry’s highest accreditation

Posted on 19/11/09
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World's largest Cruise Night - Event!

From October 12 to 19^th we are showing our Cruisitude by holding a gigantic World’s Largest Cruise Event Sale.

Posted on 5/10/09
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Perking Along at Holland America

Holland America Line beefed up its loyalty club with the Mariner Society Rewards Program, providing on-board discounts while sailing, special rates on select cruises and reduced or free third and fourth rates when booking future cruises. Based on past cruises recorded as cruise days, members now get Star levels and automatically collect additional cruise day credits based on their on-board spending or by purchasing one of the line’s suite options. The Star Mariner level gives a gift, special offers on select sailings, 50% discount for third and fourth passengers on select sai...

Posted on 1/10/09
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Royal Protection

Royal Caribbean International is reminding vacationers that they can enjoy the benefits of booking early and the peace of mind of receiving the best advertised prices with the line’s Best Price Guarantee program. By booking early, vacationers have access to a much wider selection of staterooms and availability on their desired departure date. If the guest then finds a lower fare advertised by Royal Caribbean for the same ship, sail-date and stateroom category, they can receive the difference in price as an onboard credit to spend on beverages, cocktails, spa services, specialty dining...

Posted on 1/10/09
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Royal Caribbean Joins the Cruisitude Movement

Royal Caribbean joined the Cruisitude movement. You should too! We’ve teamed up with Royal Caribbean to deliver you an exclusive offer that is valid through August 15, 2009. You can get a 50% reduced deposit, pre-paid gratuities plus an onboard spending booklet, not to mention another wonderful add-on such as free spa treatment or specialty dining. Why not book now? There are many incredible ships and hundreds of sailings available all the way through 2010. And if you belong to any group, club or even a large family ask us how you can cruise for free wi...

Posted on 8/8/09
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Carnival Dream Dining Options

Pass the Salt .....

Posted on 28/7/09
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Oasis of the Seas - See the Views

Royal Caribbean’s chairman, Richard Fain, has been a busy bee travelling back and forth from the Miami headquarters to the shipyard in Turku, Finland where the Oasis of the Seas is being fitted out. And he brought his camera with him on this last trip to share some amazing photos of the ship as it nears completion. You can see them all on his blog at http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/chairmans-blog/ Here are some comments on the photos&n...

Posted on 28/7/09
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Why a Travel Agent is better than shopping opn Line

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU ONLY SHOP DIRECTLY WITH A CRUISE LINE????

Posted on 1/6/09
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The Musical "Hairspray" to debut on RCL's Oasis of the Seas

Cruise ship entertainment continues to reach new heights.........the current buzz is about "Hairspray"......

Posted on 11/5/09
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Cruise Lines Diligent in Responding to Swine Flu

You might think that perhaps, a “higher power”, is mad at the travel industry. First it was pirates and now Swine Flu. From a cruiser’s standpoint the one advantage a ship has over other destinations is “portability”. Ships can be moved but hotels, can’t. For example, only a small handful of passenger vessels – generally the smaller upscale ones – ever come within 1000 miles of that paradise known as Somalia. And the few that included this area on their itineraries have quickly modified p...

Posted on 4/5/09
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Cruise Reviews??

Cruise Chatter There was recently a rather large dust up .........

Posted on 23/4/09
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Terri Burke Joins Cruise PLanners

Terri Burke Joins Cruise Planners Mon Mar 16 2009, by Travel Trade Staff Terri Burke has joined Cruise Planners/American Express as its new senior vice president of relationship marketing. She recently left Norwegian ...

Posted on 17/3/09
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Family Cruising

If you’ve vacationed with your children you know the look - a couple of bleary-eyed, bedraggled parents returning back to the hotel at 6 p.m.. In tow, are 2 hyper-active offspring wearing mouse hats or whale t-shirts sporting cotton candy hair extensions. Next it’s the big choice: wash them up and suffer through another dinner or collapse in the hotel room with another room service or take-out pizza meal. And today’s receipts for all this fun? Well, let’s just say it cost more than your first car did? If ...

Posted on 16/3/09
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Cruise Planners Announces "Cruise for Free" Program

2009 program lets customers pay for cruise vacations with AMEX rewards points.

Posted on 12/3/09
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Disney Starts New Ship Building

New Ship Construction Begins Disney Cruise Line® began construction on two new ships with a steel-cutting ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Scheduled for completion in 2011 and 2012, the new ocean liners will create even more family cruise options for your Clients. Video: Shipyard Ceremony (Adobe Flash) “When we launched our business i...

Posted on 11/3/09
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Mickey and Minnie to Get New Ship Cousins

While the Disney Cruise Line ships are not known as Mickey and Minnie, we think maybe they should. But in any case the ships (Disney Magic and Disney Wonder) will be joined in 2011 and 2012 by two cousins. The first steel was cut this week on the two yet-to-be named DCL ships during a ceremony at the Meyer Werft yards in Germany. The first piece of steel cut was part of the Art Deco-inspired scrollwork that will grace the bow of the ships. Similar to the scrollwork on Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, the pattern is reminiscent of the classic ocean liners of the 1930s but ...

Posted on 11/3/09
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