Royal Caribbean Cruise News

Some folks say they would be bored on a cruise.

If you’re trying to convince someone like that or if you are a mystery fan yourself, then you will be thrilled with a new set of capers on Royal Caribbean’s upcoming cruises, a whodunit mystery series. Your cruise will be a hotbed of mystery, intrigue and murder most foul. You’ll be having a great time with other mystery fans, plus enjoying all the other events and activities that these ships offer.

The way it works is that you book your cruise using the promotional code SAMRDR and then contact Whodunit productions at http://www.whodunitcruises.com and pay either $99 for the 3 night and $119 for the 7 night cruises. Then expect the unexpected.

The upcoming cruises are:
Vision of the Seas 7 nt Mexican Riviera 2/26/06, 11/12/06
Monarch of the Seas 3 nt Mexican Baja 3/24/06, 10/27/06, 11/8/06
Mariner of the Seas 1/22/06, 9/3/06
Vision of the Seas 7 nt Alaska 5/12/06

You’ll have a murderously good time.

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As Thanksgiving approaches, new December cruise deals keep appearing like a flurry of snow. As long as you don’t mind being home for the holidays - which is when everyone else goes - you can get a great deal on on cruise plus do your holiday shopping in the tax-free, duty-free Caribbean. You might even save more than the cost of your cruise, without the hassles of the mall.

Most Caribbean islands have low import taxes, so items like jewelry, clothes and electronics can be brand names at prices better than you can find anywhere in the United States.

Imagine how envious your gift recipient will be when you let them know you picked up that special something for them on a lovely seaside stroll down by the old harbor. Of course, they will have to take their own cruise if they want to return it!

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The last two weeks we have covered some of the deals that surround the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The specials keep on coming as we gear up for the Christmas holidays.

Christmas and New Year’s weeks are high-demand periods for cruises and the fares reflect that. For many people, a Christmas or New Year’s cruise is an annual tradition. But since many people’s focus during the period leading up to the holidays is a blur of preparation and errand running, there is a great deal less demand all the way from Thanksgiving weekend to Christmas week and the prices reflect the lower demand.

If you can make a space in your busy holiday schedule for rest and relaxation in the weeks before Christmas, you can get away on a cruise for less than $100 per day. Imagine how you’ll stand out at the family’s festivities – the only one that’s relaxed and tanned.

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From $649 per person
Departing from Tampa, Florida
Departing on November 26, 2005

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Filled with an endless supply of entertainment and relaxation options, Legend of the Seas boasts 69,130 tons of fun and adventure for up to 1,800 guests. Built in St. Nazaire, France, this spectacular ship sails to Alaska, the Mexican Riviera, Hawaii and Australia.

This cruise boasts busy and fun-filled ports of call including Georgetown in the Caymen Islands, Costa Maya, Mexico, Belize City and Cozumel. Enjoy the best that the Western Caribbean has to offer for a great between-holiday price.

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines third-quarter profits exceeded all expectations, with profits jumping 32% and revenue increasing 8.4% from the same quarter last year.

RCCL CEO Richard Fain that internal efforts to control costs had “more than compensated” for rising fuel costs and lack of new capacity for the cruiseline. Fuel prices were 47% higher during the quarter compared with the third-quarter of 2004,

Why does this matter to you, the traveller? Because it once again illustrates that cruise travel is a secure industry that provides a great travel bargain and that is reflected in that the cruise industry continues to be economically sound. Compare that to the struggling airline industry. As a travel agent, I like to think that the difference between the two industries is that cruise lines continue to consider travel agents their business partners while airlines can’t figure out that many of their problems started the day they thought they no longer needed travel agents.

The last 2 years have been some of the worst hurricane seasons in U.S. history, which makes it exceedingly challenging for the cruise industry to provide a inconvenience-free vacation experience. Remember that the cruiselines first priority is the safety of its passengers and employees. If its going to be a choice between what you want to have happen on your vacation and your safety, your safety is going to win.

For the first time last week, I had a client caught in the itnerary changes caused by hurricanes. He was scheduled for a cruise departure out of Miami on Monday, Oct 24 - the day Hurricane Wilma was scheduled to make landfall in south Florida. Royal Caribbean kept information posted on their website, which was updated every few hours. For my client, they reimbursed the full value of the cruise and cost of airfare to fly him from his location to Miami. The cruise before his was extended 2 days, since it was impossible to bring the ship in for debarkation.

Remember, pay attention to any weather or local events that may affect your ships ability to get you on or off board. Be flexible and plan accordingly.