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A good year for cruise deals

Posted by Paul Makishima, Globe Assistant Sunday Editor May 22, 2009 07:17 AM

As I've been saying for a while, if you can afford to go on vacation this year there are great deals out there on flights and hotels . And that goes for cruises, too.

For months press releases flogging cruise deals have been drifting in over the transom and as we got deeper into spring the deals have been getting better and better. Johanna Jainchill, who covers cruising for Travel Weekly and is writing USA Today's Cruise Log this week, quotes Norwegian Cruise Lines CEO Kevin Sheehan, say prices are “ridiculously low”. Some examples:


CruiseOne is offering a seven-night Holland American Line cruise from Seward, Alaska starting at $349.

America's Vacation Center (AVC) is advertising seven-night Alaska cruises starting at $399 on both Holland and Princess Cruises, and a seven-night Celebrity cruise out of Seward on June 5 that starts at $449 - with a free coupon book for onboard spending.

Vicki Freed, Royal Caribbean’s senior vice president of sales, said Royal’s seven-night Alaska cruise on the Radiance of the Seas, starting at $499 in July, would cost “more than double” a year ago.

I'm not a big cruise guy but if you are and can still get your hands on a little scratch start shopping.


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