Last Chance For Alaska On Regent’s Seven Seas Navigator For 2013

FREE FLIGHTS | FREE EXCURSIONS | FREE PRE-CRUISE HOTEL | ALL-INCLUSIVE ONBOARD

2013 ALASKA ALL-INCLUSIVE ULTRA-LUXURY CRUISES WITH SHORE EXCURSIONS

The saying here of course comes from the Last Chance Saloon, but it is Juneau’s Red Dog Saloon that you will not want to miss, nor its Mendenhall Glacier, among the many other attractions of Alaska – don’t miss the White Pass & Yukon Route rail journey from Skagway into the Yukon, for example. These fares include flights from London so everything is paid for, no surprises.

Your cruise is on the comfortable Bermudian-registered 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator. There is still some availability on Regent all-inclusive Alaska cruises but space is booking fast, so call now.

Date       Itinerary  and  Nights                 Fares from (Suite)           Availability

10 May    San Francisco to Vancouver 1+12         £4,439 H Oceanview              GOOD
29 May     Vancouver to Seward 1+7                       £3,299 F Balcony                    VERY LIMITED
05 June   Seward to Vancouver 1+7                       £2,699 H Oceanview              GOOD
12 June   Vancouver to Seward 1+7                       £2,899 G Oceanview              GOOD
19 June   Seward to Vancouver 1+7                        £4,759 B Penthouse              VERY LIMITED
14 Aug     Seward to Vancouver 1+7                        £5,379 C Penthouse              VERY LIMITED
21 Aug     Vancouver to San Francisco 1+12          £5,449 G Oceanview              GOOD

For more information or to book please call Gay Scruton at The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk.

Regent Seven Seas Vancouver-Alaska Roundtrip: 7 nights from £2,999 per person on board the 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator

o FREE FLIGHTS o FREE SHORE EXCURSIONS o FREE DRINKS ON ALL-INCLUSIVE REGENT SEVEN SEAS

Join the ultra-luxury Seven Seas Navigator for the most memorable roundtrip Alaska cruise of 2013. Sail Vancouver to Vancouver and explore Alaska with no queues and lots of choice, time and space to breathe and explore. But don’t delay – suites are selling fast!

VANCOUVER TO VANCOUVERMay 22, 2013 | Seven nights• Up to fifty-seven free shore excursions • free one-night luxury pre-cruise hotel stay Ocean-View Suites from £2,999pp Deluxe Balcony Suites now from £3,799pp

Sail Date Day Port Arrive Depart May 22 Wed Vancouver, BC Embark 18:00 May 23 Tue At Sea May 24 Fri Wrangell, Alaska 11:00 18:00 May 25 Sat Cruise Tracy Arm May 25 Sat Juneau, Alaska 13:00 23:00 May 26 Sun Skagway, Alaska 08:00 14:00 May 27 Mon Ketchikan, Alaska 11:00 20:00 May 28 Tue At Sea May 29 Wed Vancouver, BC 07:00 Disembark

Examples of Free Shore Excursions WRANGELL : City Highlights 2½ Hours JUNEAU : Mendenhall Glacier River Float 3½ Hours SKAGWAY : White Pass Scenic Railroad 4 Hours KETCHIKAN : Totem & Town Tour 2½ Hours

Enjoy 2013 on an all-inclusive cruise! o Free return flights and transfers o Free one night pre-cruise hotel stay o Free unlimited excursions on every cruise o All fine dining including speciality restaurants o All drinks and beverages at any time of the day o All onboard activities and 24 hr room service o All gratuities, no service charges o Butler service and an iPad in Penthouse Suites and above Your Own Private Terrace Your suite is a place to relax and savour your adventures; a luxury sanctuary with marble bathroom, walk-in wardrobe, complimentary bathrobes, sofa/dining area and a luxuriously comfortable king-size bed. Experience Alaska’s incredible wildlife and stunning scenery from your own private veranda. Forget those big mass-market ships and their madding crowds. Seven Seas Navigator’s intimate size allows you to get much closer to the the Alaskan wilderness.

For further details please call Gay Scruton at The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 (Freephone 0800 526 313) or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk

Oceania Announces Youth Program For Regatta To Alaska In 2012

Oceania's Regatta caught in a great mood shot by Aaron Saunders on sailing day from Vancouver. Photo © Aaron Saunders 2011

In what used to be a market that revolved around seniors, Oceania Cruises is introducing a youth program on board its Regatta sailing from Vancouver to Alasks this summer, to be called Alaskan Explorer

The Alaskan Explorer Youth Program is designed for two groups of children ages five to eight and nine to thirteen. Children under the age of five will not be eligible to participate.

Hours of operation:

o Sea Days – 09:30 – 12:00; 2 pm – 5 pm;  7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
o Port Days – 09:30 – 11:30; 3 pm – 5 pm; 7:30p m – 10:30 pm

An orientation meeting will be held the first day out.  Children must be registered to participate in program activities and will be signed up at the orientation meeting. Parents must remain on board while child is in the program.

Activities will be varied and may include pizza making and cookie baking and decorating with the chef, a back stage tour with the cruise director, kids karaoke, youth-oriented sports activities, destination-related scavenger hunts, arts and crafts projects, outdoor games, prize bingo and other activities created by Oceania’s professional counselors.

Special dinners will also be organized in Terrace Café or Waves Grill, as will special movie nights.

For further details on any Oceania Cruises program please call Gay Scruton at The Cruise People Ltd in London on 020 7723 2450 or e-mail cruise@cruisepeople.co.uk.

The Cruise Examiner for 31st October 2011 – British Tipping and Cruising – Other Cruise News: Seattle Has A Bumper Year – Crystal’s 7-Night Round Trip From Montreal Revives an Old Format

THE CRUISE EXAMINER at Cybercruises.com
by Kevin Griffin

The Cruise Examiner for 31st October 2011

This week, we have a look at tipping as it affects the UK cruise market as well as others, seeing what various cruise lines recommend. While we all know the Brits hate tipping, we have a look at the different amounts recommended by different lines, as well as the fact that some don’t ask for gratuities at all. Seattle, once home to a cruise line whose motto was “Tipping Not Required,” had a bumper year in 2011 and now that this year’s Alaska cruise season is over we look at the  final results there. Finally, Crystal Cruises will be trying a lot of new itineraries in 2012 and one in particular, a 7-day round trip itinerary from Montreal with the Crystal Symphony, seems to be the first cruise of this type to be offered in almost twenty years.

THIS WEEK’S STORY

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