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HOT CRUISE DEALS

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The Doctor is In...

LOCAL TRAVEL CONSULTANT COMPLETES PhD @ SEA PROGRAM

Norwegian Cruise Line University’s new program at sea promotes continuing education for its star students. Geraldine (Geri) Wagner of Geri’s Travel Club, recently competed the program in Bermuda.

As the next generation of Freestyle Cruising® continues to evolve, NCL University – NCL’s CLIA-accredited online travel agent “college” – expands the higher education program for its travel partners from the computer to a real-life Freestyle Cruising experience at sea. This in-depth, on-board, weeklong event includes an NCL executive host, a 15-credit CLIA public relations seminar, behind-the-scenes ship tours, panel discussions and group activities. To qualify for this enhanced at-sea experience, travel partners must have completed, at a minimum, the Freestyle Specialist level at NCL U.

Norwegian Cruise Line’s training program is of the most innovative and successful programs available to travel agents today. NCL U has enhanced its training from the interactive experience of its online program to a continuing educational experience that includes the PhD @ Sea program aboard its ships.

“At NCL, we highly recommend the use of a travel professional when booking an NCL cruise,” says Andy Stuart, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Passenger Services. “With NCL U, we are investing in our travel partners' product knowledge, marketing and sales skills so our guests will know they are relying on an expert who knows our product inside and out."

By earning NCL U’s PhD @ Sea certification, Geri Wagner is considered among the most qualified and expert representatives for NCL’s cruises. To reach Wagner, please contact at 315 337 6463, or via email, geri@geristravelclub.com. Geri’s Travel Club is affiliated with Starship Travel, an award-winning agency located in Chicago, with over 25 years of experience in the travel industry.

Sail the Mediterranean this fall, or next spring

*3rd & 4th rate applies to guests within the same stateroom. Categories not combinable with 3-8 offer: N, M, L, HH, H, BF, BE, BI, BH, AG.

Fares shown in U.S. Dollars. Offers apply to select sailing(s). Fares are cruise only, per person, based on double occupancy. Government taxes, fees and fuel supplement (where applicable) are additional. On-board service charges are additional and will be automatically added to your on-board account. IMPORTANT NOTICE: NCL is suspending the company's fuel supplement for all voyages at this time. The Company reserves the right to re-instate the fuel supplement for all guests should the price of sweet crude oil according to the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange Index) increase above the $65 per barrel. NCL may collect any fuel supplement charge in effect at the time of sailing, even if the cruise fare has been paid in full. Call 1.800.327.7030 or go to ncl.com for further information. Offers are based on availability, are capacity controlled, and combinability with other offers is subject to change or cancellation at any time per NCL discretion Other restrictions apply. NCL is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions. ©2009 NCL Corporation Ltd.

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World's Biggest Cruise Sale Going On Now

If you're thinking about a cruise vacation, nearly every cruise line is offering deals between now and next week.

Here is NCL's offer. Since I am a graduate of NCL's travel professional training, I know a lot about this cruise line and its reputation.

So call me, your NCL cruise specialist...you can now call me Dr. Geri, as I've recently graduated from the PhD at Sea training program offered by NCL.

I'll set you up with your cruise!

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7 Day Bermuda Round Trip New York from $499pp

Enjoy more options with our exclusive 3-days in port.
Did you know that NCL is the only cruise line that has 3-days in port in Bermuda? Well it's true, and that means more time for you to enjoy hitting the links, dancing the night away or relaxing on the pink sand beaches. You'll find out why so many people keep coming back for this cruise, year after year; comfort, style, and the freedom to do whatever. With Freestyle Cruising® it's all about you.

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Disney going to Alaska and You Can Join Them!

It’s a Disney Cruise Line® first! The Disney Wonder® Cruise Ship is sailing to Alaska for a four-month season of 7-night cruises in 2011. Departing out of Vancouver, B.C., the ship will call on popular ports such as Juneau, Ketchikan and Skagway.

The first Alaskan cruise sets sail on May 3, 2011, with the last cruise of the season scheduled for Aug. 30, 2011.

Bookings open to the general public on Sept. 28, 2009. If you are Castaway Club members who’ve completed five or more sailings with Disney Cruise Line, you can book as early as Sept. 21, 2009. Early bookings are available by phone only.


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Tauck's Small Ship Cruising

In 2010, we're offering small ship cruising experiences that combine a personalized, club-like cruise vacation with our expertise in cultural land exploration fine-tuned over 85 years for the best vacations at sea and on land. The differential in Tauck small ship cruising lies in all that's included.

* All-inclusive pricing for great Tauck Value – even airport transfers, porterage and all gratuities plus all taxes and port charges are included.
* All private shore excursions for Tauck guests only are included.
* Hotel accommodations and Tauck's land sightseeing bookending many itineraries.
* Special Tauck experiences like wine tasting, special dinners ashore and aboard, early-opening or after-hours visits to world-famous attractions and traditional cultural performances for Tauck guests only are included.
* Open-seating dining plus an included daily cocktail hour, all-day soft drinks and wine with dinner aboard ship.
* Ocean-view staterooms for Tauck guests
* Small islands, hidden harbors and exclusive ports where bigger ships can't go
* One Tauck Director for every 40 Tauck guests, averaging 10 years of experience with Tauck
* A personalized, relaxed style of cruising aboard our yachts and expeditionary ships with personal attention from the ship's captain and crew

Terrific Tauck Value on Small Ship Cruising in 2010

The Panama Canal & Costa Rica – 11 Days aboard Le Levant

* Clients traveling solo enjoy special single savings of $2,500 on all sailings
* When you book your cruise and air with Tauck before September 30, 2009, you'll pay just $350 per person for your international economy class air (U.S. departures only; certain restrictions apply).

Tauck's 85th Anniversary Past Guest Rewards

Tauck's Past Guest Rewards are applicable to all Small Ship Cruising itineraries and departures in 2010! Past Tauck guests are rewarded with a $700 per couple ($350 per person) savings. Friends and family who travel with them on the same itinerary and departure date will receive a Past Guest Companion Reward of $500 per couple ($250 per person). Reservations must be made by October 15, 2009.

A New Cruise – Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
8 Days from $5790 per person double plus airfare

The best way to see so much of what makes Iceland a fascinating destination is by sea and the only way to see it with Tauck is aboard the new-in-2010 yacht Le Boreal on our new cruise, Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice. Highlights include:

* A walk across the Arctic Circle line during a visit to remote Grímsey Island, populated by huge colonies of Puffins and Arctic Terns and only about 100 people
* A private visit to Vigur Island with a tour of a historic family-owned farm
* The "Golden Circle tour" near Reykjavik including Thingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gullfoss waterfalls and the hot springs and geysers of Geysir

A New Ship – the yacht Le Boreal, launching in May, 2010

During 2010, Tauck's Venice & the Dalmatian Coast, St. Petersburg & the Baltic Sea and Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice will sail aboard Le Boreal.

* Carrying just 264 passengers, Le Boreal is small enough to offer an intimate cruising experience
* Personal attention from our Tauck Directors, the ship's captain and crew make Tauck guests feel like family
* At 10,700 gross tons, she's large enough to offer facilities usually found only on much bigger ships like Le Théâter, housing entertainment and lectures plus three different lounges/bars, Le Restaurant Gastronomique and Le Grill Restaurant
* Comfortable staterooms decorated by French designers are all ocean view and 95% have private balconies.

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Bermuda, October, from $499pp!

Celebrate Bermuda's 400th anniversary by spending up to three days in port exploring pink sand beaches, fantastic underwater life and shopping for those famous shorts. Plus, with NCL's unique Golf Bermuda™ program, you will experience Bermuda's most sought after courses.

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Kids sail free on Disney cruises

Kids ages 17 and under traveling with 2 full-fare Guests in the same stateroom sail free on select Mediterranean cruises from April 24 through May 26, 2010 —. Government taxes and fees not included.

Experience the magic of the Mediterranean during a Disney 10-Night or 11-Night Mediterranean Cruise and enjoy the unparalleled Guest experience that can only be found aboard a Disney ship. Explore some of the world's most esteemed cultural wonders amid such timeless cities and ports of call as:

* Ajaccio, Corsica
* Barcelona, Spain
* Civitavecchia, Italy (Rome)
* La Spezia, Italy (Florence, Pisa)
* Naples, Italy
* Tunis, Tunisia
* Valletta, Malta
* Villefranche, France (Monte Carlo, Cannes, Nice)

This offer is available for the following sail dates:

* April 24, 2010
* May 5, 2010
* May 15, 2010
* May 26, 2010

To take advantage of this offer, book online at disneycruise.com, call (800) 951-3532 or contact your Travel Agent. Be sure to indicate booking code "KFO" at time of booking. Guests under 18 years of age must have their parent or guardian call this number.

Important Details
This special offer applies to new bookings only and is non-transferable. This offer applies to stateroom categories 4 through 12 only; the number of staterooms allocated for this offer is limited. Other special offers, discounts or onboard credits do not apply. Additional Terms and Conditions may apply.


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Confused About Tipping on a Cruise?

So am I.

The cruiselines often add a $10 per person per day gratuity, and they are so nice that you can even prepay it before you even take your trip.

Call me old fashioned, but I say, even though I sell travel, phooey on that.

I believe in tipping for good service, not just handing over for two persons on a seven day cruise, an extra $140!!

The only ones I want to tip, or should tip is my cabin steward and maybe someone on the waitstaff at a particular restaurant, or one who I dealt with throughout my cruise. I'll decide how much I want to give. If the cruise lines want to hire foreigners for coolie wages and expect me to pick up the rest of their wages in this "gratuity" bit, they've got another thing coming.

The cruise lines don't like to talk about the gratuity, or add it into their fare because they want their prices to seem lower than their completitors. They also don't want you to know that you can refuse to pay the so-called mandatory gratuity.

I did it on Holland America and I'll do it again on NCL. I will tell the Bursar as soon as I get on the ship that I am not paying the gratuity automatically.

I urge other travelers to do the same.