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Norwegian Cruise Line Will be Back to Sailing in the Caribbean Year-Round

ncl caribbean 2013

Beginning next month, in October 2013, Norwegian Cruise Line will be back to sailing in the Caribbean all year round. You can choose from five different embarkation ports as well as eight award-winning Freestyle ships, which includes three of their newest, most exciting ships. The Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Getaway will be arriving in 2014. There’s never been a better time to Cruise Like a Norwegian.

All of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Caribbean itineraries offer island time in paradise, along with:

  • The ultimate convenience of five embarkation cities – Boston, Miami, New Orleans, New York and Tampa
  • Norwegian’s exclusive Freestyle Dining with up to 29 unique dining options, plus no fixed dining times
  • A wide variety of flexible accommodations, from the private-access luxury of The Haven to chic Studios designed specifically for the solo traveler in addition to a wide range of family accommodations
  • Incredible onboard entertainment, including offering the most Broadway shows at sea
  • Nickelodeon entertainment (a Norwegian exclusive) on five of their ships to the Caribbean
  • Lots of things to see and do including award-winning spas, Aqua Parks, rock walls, bowling, Sports Complexes and much, much more

Siera is a travel agent with Destinations to Explore. She would love to help you plan your next Norwegian Cruise Line Caribbean vacation at no cost to you! Email spreadingmagic@gmail.com to request your free, no obligation quote. 

Celebrate Christmas on Disney Cruise Line

You can celebrate Christmas on Disney Cruise Line with one of their special Very Merrytime Cruises which kick off in early November this year to give your family even more options for celebrating the winter holidays at sea.

Beginning November 9 on the Disney Fantasy and Disney Wonder and November 10 on the Disney Dream and Disney Magic, you can start celebrating the holidays with extra-special events and activities which will continue through the new year. You will be able to build gingerbread houses, meet Santa Claus, and listen while holiday storytellers share tales of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa … or just relax on deck instead of shoveling snow!

These voyages are sure to ignite holiday cheer from the very first night at “King Triton’s Tree Lighting Ceremony,” where a young guest can help light the three-deck-tall tree in the ship’s atrium lobby. The celebration will take on a tropical flair for the “Deck the Deck Holiday Party,” where you can do the “Yuletide Slide” with Mickey and the gang, show off your hula hooping skills, and limbo under over-sized candy canes.

If you will be sailing on Thanksgiving, you will enjoy a bountiful feast, Disney friends,  and plenty of NFL football games! On Christmas sailings, you can find surprises from Santa himself, caroling crew members, as well as a traditional Christmas dinner that night. Plus, you can ring in the New Year on the high seas at a party with music, sparkling wine, and a midnight countdown.

Even Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island in the Bahamas, will be getting a holiday makeover, including “snow flurries,” a decked-out Christmas tree, and holiday island music!

It’s not too late to plan your vacation and celebrate Christmas on Disney Cruise Line! Request your free, no obligation quote today!

Siera is a Disney travel specialist and would love to help you plan your Disney Cruise vacation! Email spreadingmagic@gmail.com for more information! 

Norwegian Cruise Line Weddings Now Available

Norwegian Cruise Line weddings are now available. Norwegian Cruise Line has recently launched new wedding packages that include the option for a ceremony at sea performed by a ship office (for show only). Legal vows performed at sea by a ship’s captain are not very common, with just a few major cruise lines offering that option.

Norwegian Cruise Line weddings have partnered with Royal Ocean Events to feature three package options. The cost of these weddings start at $1,600, plus the cruise fare.

  • The “Symbolic” package includes a ceremony at sea
  • The “Harborside” package includes a ceremony performed by an officiant on board the ship while it’s docked
  • The “Destination” package gives couples the option of a wedding on shore

These packages are available at any of Norwegian’s domestic home ports (including New York, Miami and Seattle), as well as at select ports in the Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.

All of these packages include the services of a wedding coordinator, a private ceremony location, the bride’s bouquet and groom’s boutonniere, pre-recorded ceremony music, a bottle of sparkling wine, a keepsake wedding certificate, suggested vows, and a wedding cake.

Couples can choose to further customize their big day by adding live music, photography and videography, a wedding reception or multi-course meal, and/or spa and beauty treatments.

The cruise line also offers a “Vow Renewal” ceremony for married couples. This package starts at $299 and includes a group ceremony, wedding cake, sparking wine, and dinner for two at the Le Bistro specialty restaurant.

If you are looking for the perfect way to pop the question, there’s also an “Engagement” package available, priced from $399.

Siera is a member of the Destination Wedding and Honeymoon Specialist Association and would love to help you plan the destination wedding and/or honeymoon of your dreams! Email spreadingmagic@gmail.com for more information! 

On-board credit for select Disney Cruise Line Castaway Club Members

Disney Cruise Line has mailed invitations to Platinum, Gold and select Silver Disney Cruise Line Castaway Club Members with a special offer to receive a $100 on-board credit when you book a 4- or 5-night Disney Magic cruise departing from Miami Nov. 1 – Dec. 18, 2013 (excluding Nov. 24 and Dec. 8, 2013). You can use your $100 credit for a variety of on-board activities and experiences, including spa treatments, shopping, adults-only dining, and more!

  • Platinum and Gold Castaway Club Members will automatically receive the $100 on-board credit when they book an applicable sail date
  • Silver Castaway Club Members must have sailed on at least four Disney Cruise Line sailings in order to be eligible for this special offer.

Additional Details:

  • The number of staterooms for this offer is limited.
  • Offer excludes IGT, OGT and VGT Categories with Restrictions.
  • This offer cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts.
  • The on-board credit is per stateroom booked and is nonrefundable and nontransferable.
  • This offer is subject to Disney Cruise LineTerms and Conditions.

Are you a Platinum, Gold, or Silver Disney Cruise Line Castaway Club Member? I can help you book your next cruise so you can take advantage of this $100 on-board credit!

Siera is a travel agent with Destinations to Explore and would love to help you plan your next cruise! Request your free, no obligation quote on the right side of the page or email spreadingmagic@gmail.com! 

Onboard Credit and Reduced Deposit on Celebrity Cruises

You can receive an onboard credit and reduced deposit on Celebrity Cruises sailing this fall. You will receive up to $100 on-board Credit and 50% reduced deposit on select Celebrity Cruises when you book by September 30, 2013.

Here are just a few featured sailings you can choose from:

12 Night Venice Overnight Cruise
Celebrity Equinox
October 8, 2013
Veranda starting at $2,059
Onboard Credit: $100

12 Night South Pacific & Fiji Cruise 
Celebrity Solstice
October 23, 2013
Veranda starting at $1,999
Onboard Credit: $100

7 Night Southern Caribbean Cruise 
Celebrity Summit
October 26, 2013
Veranda starting at $1,999
Onboard Credit: $50

12 Night Greek Isles & Turkey Cruise
Celebrity Constellation
November 12, 2013
Veranda starting at $1,499
Onboard Credit: $100

Plus, we have an additional bonus offer on the following sailings. You will receive the services of a Concierge Host, an invitation to a Private Cocktail Reception and an Exclusive Shore Event on these select sailings listed below.

Distinctive Voyages:

12 Night Immersive Wine Cruise
Celebrity Infinity
September 30, 2013
Veranda starting at $2,149
Onboard Credit: $100

15 Night Hawaii Cruise
Celebrity Century
October 22, 2013
Veranda starting at $1,999
Onboard Credit: $100

12 Night New Zealand Cruise 
Celebrity Solstice
November 4, 2013
Veranda starting at $1,819
Onboard Credit: $100

Siera is a travel agent with Destinations to Explore and loves to spread the magic of travel! Contact her today at spreadingmagic@gmail.com to take advantage of an onboard credit and reduced deposit on Celebrity Cruises! She can also help you plan the vacation of your dreams, to where ever that may take you! 

Disney Magic ship is scheduled to be renovated fall 2013

There’s some extra magic and pixie dust coming aboard the Disney Magic when the Disney Cruise Line ship relaunches this fall with new spaces. Here are some highlights you can look forward to on the renovated ship:

Disney, Disney-Pixar, and Marvel Characters Join the Fun
Disney’s Oceaneer Club, open to 3- to 12-year-old children, is a completely reimagined area that transports children to magical realms.

  • Marvel’s Avengers Academy features fun new experiences with Marvel characters – the first time Super Hero icons from the Marvel Universe have been introduced on a Disney Cruise Line ship.
  • Other new spaces include: Andy’s Room, Pixie Hollow and the Mickey Mouse Club.

Avengers

Disney’s Oceaneer Lab is a new pirate-themed area, for 3-to-12-year-old children. And, for the youngest cruisers – ages 3 months to 3 years – there’s a new It’s a Small World Nursery.

New Water Play Areas
The upper ship decks have been redesigned for plenty of splashtacular fun, including:

  • Water thrills on the AquaDunk, a three-story body slide that begins with a surprise launch. A near-vertical drop will send you on an exhilarating ride in a translucent tube that extends 20 feet over the side of the ship
  • AquaLab is an interactive water playground open to kids ages 3 and up. And, also on deck, they can get drenched on the Twist n’ Spout water slide
  • Little ones up to age 3 can play in the new Nephews’ Splash Zone, offering pop jets and squirting figures of Donald Duck’s nephews

AquaDunk

Reinvented Dining Spaces
New restaurants and new technology are on the menu for the restaurants aboard Disney Magic.

  • Animator’s Palate will be updated with all-new, animation-adorned walls, larger high-definition flat-screens, as well as the addition of the popular “Animation Magic” dinner show (currently found on the Disney Fantasy)
  • The vibrancy of Rio de Janeiro creates an energetic atmosphere in Carioca’s, a new restaurant where, during the day, there’s a festival theme and, when night falls, the atmosphere transforms into an after-hours city scene with softly illuminated lanterns flickering overhead
  • Cabanas is an expanded casual dining experience themed to the Australian setting of the Disney-Pixar animated classic “Finding Nemo”

New Nighttime Fun
The Disney Magic will offer big city-style fun in After Hours, the nighttime adult entertainment district, an all-new lineup of clubs including venues for dancing, comedy, music and variety shows

  • Fathoms night club is a celebration of the sea that utilizes special effects, lighting, and sound to create different atmospheres from early evening to night
  • A low-key nighttime experience can be found at Keys piano bar and lounge
  • Pub days of olde are recalled in O’Gills, an Irish pub and sports bar

The renovated Disney Magic will also offer expanded spa options in an unmatched ocean-view environment, including an all-new Chill Spa for tweens, family fun in the new D Lounge, a majestic lobby makeover, and more!

Up to $10,000 Bonus Savings & unlimited Shore Excursions on Regent Seven Seas Cruises

You can receive up to $10,000 Bonus Savings per suite plus unlimited Shore Excursions on Regent Seven Seas Cruises!

The All-Inclusive Regent Experience …

•2-for-1 Fares
• Additional Bonus Savings of up to $10,000 Per Suite
• FREE Roundtrip Air
• FREE Unlimited Shore Excursions
• FREE 1-Night Pre-Cruise Luxury Hotel Package
• FREE Pre-Paid Gratuities
• FREE Transfers Between Airport, Hotel and Ship
• FREE Unlimited Beverages Including Fine Wines and Premium Spirits
• FREE Open bars and Lounges plus in-suite mini-bar replenished daily
• FREE Specialty Restaurants
• FREE 24-Hour room service

Seven Seas Mariner
January 4, 2014
21-Night Rio de Janeiro to Miami
2-For-1 Fares from $11,999 Per Person
Including $3,800 Bonus Savings

Seven Seas Mariner
February 28, 2014
10-Night Buenos Aires to Rio de Janerio
Fares from $8,499 Per Person
Including $5,000 Bonus Savings

Seven Seas Mariner
March 10, 2014
18-Night Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona
2-For-1 Fares from $7,499 Per Person
Including $4,000 Bonus Savings

Seven Seas Voyager
March 21, 2014
18-Night Beijing to Bangkok
2-For-1 Fares from $10,999 Per Person
Including $5,000 Bonus Savings

You can book this offer now through August 31, 2013.

Would you like more information on a Regent Seven Seas Cruise, including up to $10,000 bonus savings and unlimited shore excursions? Email Siera at spreadingmagic@gmail.com for more information or your free quote for one of these great cruises! 

Disney Cruise Line 2014 Itinerary Changes

You will have more options for longer cruise vacations when you sail out of Disney Cruise Line’s home port of Port Canaveral, Florida next year. Disney Cruise Line is realigning their fleet starting October 11, 2014. Here’s a brief overview of the Disney Cruise Line 2014 itinerary changes for each ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet.

  • Disney Magic will sail out of Port Canaveral, Florida beginning October 21, 2014. Following one 5-night Bahamian cruise, the ship will set sail on 7-night Caribbean voyages departing on Sundays.
  • Disney Wonder will return to Miami, Florida on October 11, 2014, and begin offering 4- and 5-night Bahamian and Caribbean cruises.
  • Beginning October 27, 2014, Disney Dream will depart on Mondays and Fridays for 3- and 4-night Bahamian cruises.
  • Disney Fantasy will continue to sail 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises departing from Port Canaveral, Florida on Saturdays.

Of course, you don’t have to wait until next year to enjoy a magical Disney cruise vacation! Great lead rates are available now on select sailings this fall from Port Canaveral, Florida. Plus, you can take advantage of special rates on Miami cruises or final sailings from Galveston.

Are you considering a Disney Cruise Line vacation? Email spreadingmagic@gmail.com for more information about a Disney Cruise Line vacation! 

$50 Specialty Dining Credit and a Complimentary Bottle of Wine with Norwegian Cruise Line

You can receive a $50 Specialty Dining Credit and a Complimentary Bottle of Wine with Norwegian Cruise Line. This offer is available on select sailings when you book your next 7-day or longer Freestyle Cruise by July 31, 2013.

You can check out the applicable sailings here:

7-Day Hawai’i Inter-Island
Pride of America
8/17, 8/24, 8/31, 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5,
10/12, 10/19, 10/26/13
Roundtrip Honolulu
Overnights in both Maui and Kauai as well as visits to Oahu and the Big Island
Balcony from $2,109 per person7-Day Bermuda
Norwegian Dawn
7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2, 10/11, 10/25/13
Boston, King’s Wharf (two overnights), Boston
Balcony from $959 per person7-Day Alaska – Sawyer Glacier Southbound
Norwegian Sun
7/8, 7/22, 8/19/13
Whittier, Cruise Hubbard Glacier, Icy Strait Point, Juneau,
Cruise Sawyer Glacier, Skagway, Ketchikan, Cruise Inside
Passage, Vancouver
Balcony from $1,049 per person
7-Day Alaska – Glacier Bay Northbound
Norwegian Sun
7/1, 7/15, 7/29, 8/12, 8/26/13
Vancouver, Cruise Inside Passage, Ketchikan, Juneau, Cruise
Glacier Bay, Cruise Hubbard Glacier, WhittierBalcony from $1,049 per person13-Day Transatlantic
Norwegian Epic
10/20/13
Barcelona, Funchal, St. Thomas, Miami
Balcony from $899 per person7-Day Eastern Caribbean from Miami
Norwegian Epic
11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 12/7, 12/14/13
Miami; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands;
Nassau, Bahamas; Miami
Balcony from $829 per person12-Day Grand Mediterranean
Norwegian Spirit
7/10, 8/3, 8/15, 8/27, 9/8, 10/2, 10/14/13
Barcelona, Provence (Toulon), Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Rome
(Civitavecchia), Naples, Mykonos, Istanbul, Ephesus (Izmir), Athens
(Piraeus), Venice (overnight)
Balcony from $1,499 per person

You can take advantage of this special offer for a $50 specialty dining credit and a complimentary bottle of wine with Norwegian Cruise Line when you email spreadingmagic@gmail.com to book your cruise!

Celebrity Cruises Offers “Celebrity’s World Tour” to Asia, Australia, and New Zealand

World tours aren’t just for rock stars. Celebrity Cruises is introducing Celebrity’s World Tour 2014-2015, where you can go global with modern luxury cruise vacations that visit every continent on the planet—245 ports of call in 74 countries.

Here are some of this season’s highlights:

  • More overnight stays in 36 cities to let you enjoy more city nightlife
  • Introducing the Destination Concierge that will show you ports in new and exciting ways
  • New Celebrity Exclusives, the most immersive shore excursions yet, tailor-made for just a small groups

When you tour and book a Celebrity cruise in your chosen corner of the world, you can prepare for a modern luxury experience that has everything you’d ever want in a vacation—and more.

Celebrity Cruises has just added Asia, Australia, and New Zealand to their list of exciting destinations you can see on a Celebrity Cruise in 2014 or 2015.

From bustling, modern cities to quiet, mist-shrouded jungles, the Far East is a place of beauty, history and mystery.

Australia & New Zealand is more than koalas and kangaroos. It’s an emotional impact of incredible modern architecture, fascinating aborigine and Maori culture, and miles of breathtaking coastlines.

You can also experience Celebrity Cruise’s Hawaii. Hawaiian for “Our house is your house,” and what a house it is. From palm-fringed beaches and indescribable sunsets, to emerald green rainforests and thunderous volcanoes.

Would you like to take a Celebrity Cruise to one of these exciting destinations? Contact spreadingmagic@gmail.com for more information!