The Cruise Lines International Association is launching a campaign called You Deserve a Cruise to highlight deals for cruises sailing later this year and next year.
Terry Dale, CLIA’s president, said in a statement that prices this season are “incredible, never-seen-before, and likely never to be seen again, values.”
For details on offers, visit www.cruising.org/youdeserveacruise or individual cruise line websites. Here are examples from some of the 23 participating cruise lines; restrictions may apply.
• American Cruise Lines is offering a free category upgrade if you reserve a stateroom on a 2009 10-night Grand New England Cruise before Aug. 31.
• Carnival Cruise Lines assures the lowest rate available if you book a three- to five-day cruise three months in advance, or a six-day or longer cruise five months in advance.
• Celebrity Cruises is offering rates as low as $64 US per day for Alaska, Europe and Trans-Panama Canal cruises, with price protection when those bookings are made by June 30.
• Crystal Cruises’ All Inclusive-As You Wish promotion extends up to $2,000 in shipboard credits on nearly every voyage for 2009 and 2010.
• Cunard is offering 30 per cent off early booking fares on Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria 2010 World Cruise full, liner and segment voyages.
• Disney Cruise Line is giving onboard credits for veranda stateroom bookings on Caribbean cruises, with a $700 credit for most seven-night cruises sailings June 20-Aug. 8; a $400 credit for most four-night trips June 28-Aug. 9, and $300 for most three-night sailings June 25-Aug. 6.
• Holland America Line is offering 50 per cent off your deposit for each booked 2010 cruise, with no deposit required for the third or fourth guest, plus reduced fares on some sailings.
• MSC Cruises is offering balcony staterooms on European cruises from $999 per person (savings of 60 per cent), plus a “Kids Sail Free” offer, through June 30. Some Caribbean cruises are on sale for $399 plus “Kids Sail Free.”
• Norwegian Cruise Line is offering weekly “Hot Deals” at www.ncl.com/nclweb/hotdeal/specialOffers.html.
• Oceania Cruises is launching 2010 European sailings with a $2,000 price reduction off two-for-one cruise fares, with a free airfare per stateroom on all 2010 sailings to Europe.
