Hi everyone

I am on Century at the minute and after a few days of not so good weather I am right here in Malaga at the port after doing some shopping!!
The weather is glorious and so I am back to eat of course and lie out on the deck.

Any of you out there I would say grab any deals you can find and always remember that if the price falls then X Princess and RCI will honour that the price drop.

Anyone interested in Alaska sailing from San Francisco for 15 nights on Mercury there is a lead in price of 398 pounds for cruise only. Grade 4 ocean view is only 498. Also if you look at the web site lower grades are more expensive so always check on the web site. I have had 2 price drops for a friend of 215 pounds plus a further 78 so taking the cruise down and they fly back from Vancouver.

must run

Sue

This came up on travelzoo
http://uk.cruises.travelzoo.com/european-cruises/334129

If you can get the flights this is a excellent deal

Star Princess
12 Night Mediterranean
Departing from Venice, Italy
Ports of Call: Venice, Italy | Venice, Italy | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Corfu, Greece | Katakolon (Olympia), Greece | Piraeus (Athens), Greece | Mykonos, Greece | Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey | Santorini, Greece | Naples, Italy | Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
$742 + $240 value onboard coupons.
9th November

off BestPricecruise.com

If anyone spots anything leaving 26th Nov-about 5th Dec Med or Canaries can you let me know

Hi Mandy, there is a med deal on vacationstogo.com leaving on 24th Nov (are you fixed to only from 26th?) for 10 days on RCI Splendour of the Seas, returning on 4 December. Embark and disembark ports are different. Fastdeal number is #17089

Leaves Venice, goes Dubrovnik, Santorini, Tunis, Malaga, Cadiz, finishing at Lisbon. Price for inside is $599 plus taxes, so may end up $700ish which is £350 with excellent dollar rate at present. Not sure where you live, as flights to Venice/Lisbon are not always straightforward!!

Yes it as to be after the 25th Hubby as a pool meeting that cant be moved on the Sunday which he informed me after I got prices for the Celebrity CC at £669 and by then all the others later had gone. Only one I have come across now is Fred Olsen Canaries

Only thing I see for the 26th is Voyager of the Seas doing a 12 night Barcelona to Canaries and return, but that would take you 3 days beyond 5th December. Cost is £799 inside with cruise365.com, including flights and overnight hotel in Barcelona....sorry, cannot see anything else suitable.

Thanks for looking...I spotted that one but was told it had sold out
I will check 365.

Last leaving date is 5th I dont have to be back by then ...thanks again for looking

We used cruise 365 earlier this month from Barcelona on the same ship. They tend to have block cabin bookings, would contact them ASAP if interested. They are superb. Noticed the price is £50 lower than I quoted.

We stayed in the three star Hotel Gran Ducat, next to Plaza Catalunya which is only 150 metres from the aerobus drop-off point. The hotel they first offered was four star but out of centre, and we asked them to change and they were able to include breakfast at Gran Ducat, which we would not hesitate to use next time. Because they take you out previous day the deal will not include transfers, but very easy to transfer in Barcelona and only 20 euro taxi down to cruise terminal. They will let you on ship from 11.00am despite tickets saying 2.00pm!

Why not join our Gem 9n TA cruise 3Dec now well under £200pp Barcelona flights still cheap not sure about the flights back.

I would go on the Gem again without a thought it was lovely
But getting Kev to do a TA is another matter. I have only just talked him into a another cruise so best not push my luck
I have sent a request through to 365 so I will wait and see what happens I have also gone on waitlist for Oriana for December

Ocean village both 1 & 2 is on a 10 day sale from 8th November

OCEAN VILLAGE 10 DAY CRUISE GIVEAWAY.
Starts 8th November, advance Register Now to
receive these Amazing Prices on selected dates

7 night Caribbean Fly Cruises from only £639pp
14 night Caribbean Fly Cruises from only £739pp

Ocean Village Available dates
4 Dec 07 - 7 & 14 nights
11 Dec 07 - 7 & 14 nights
1 Jan 08 - 14 nights

Ocean Village 2 Available dates
28 Nov 07 - 7 & 14 nights & stay & cruise
5 Dec 07 - 7 & 14 nights & stay & cruise
12 Dec 07 - 7 & 14 nights & stay & cruise
19 Dec 07 - 7 nights & stay & cruise
26 Dec 07 - stay & cruise
2 Jan 08 - 7 & 14 nights & stay & cruise

Save'n'Sail

hamrag, Have you booked direct with vacationstogo how do you get your tickets

If you book through the US you may get electronic tickets some lines like NCL are going all edocs anyway. We used bestpricecruises and they sent the voucher books by regualr post for our NCL trips.

It is a good idea with the US cruise lines to do all the paperwork on-line before you leave it makes checkin much quicker.

I have just booked QM2 for a Caribbean cruise out of New York. There are offers for this 10 nights cruise 2 night 4* hotel including flights with Virgin or other agents using Continental £899 good price for a great Ship.

I needed a single occupancy and whilst I could have had this deal including the domestic flight for £1699 I have opted to fly with BA direct from Manchester 2nights superior 4* and sole occupancy which has cost me £145 more but I will have no waiting around for onward flights etc.
Also I will have the US baggage allowance ie 2 bags weighing 23K plus 10K cabin baggage.
This year in March BMI would not recognise the BA allowance and I had to pay £45 on the outward trip on the shuttle but I got away with it on the return journey. I could have gone with Virgin out of Heathrow with a cost of £1745 but for me it is about peace of mind etc.

I took the prices back to my own ALI at Scotlands Cruise Centre and she worked hard to put this together for me. Hotel has excellent reviews on the Trip Advisor 4*+ right in Manhattan at Times Square.
Everything is now confirmed Ali told me always to give her chance to quote. I looked at their web site and it say telling me for the grade without flights or hotel it was saying £1888 for a D6 and £2020 for a D4 so it looked impossible!

Everything is possible and if you want to take my advice on this then go for it.

Sue

To DebbyMark

VTG will confirm your booking electronically, with all the terms and conditions etc. The good thing is that, incredibly given our UK way of things, it is possible to cancel up to between 2-3 months of the cruise and receive your deposit back in full!!

What you do is present this as your "ticket" at the cruise terminal when boarding. As W/J says you can do the check-in electronically, no matter where and how booked, and this saves time when you present yourself on board.

We used VTG last year, and had no hesitation in booking with them again for next year. Another good company is check-in cruise club, based near Durham in England, website is cruise365.com and we used them for our two cruises this year, but VTG had the cruise we wanted next year at an incredible price, for one day only. From time to time they do one day only offers with a particular cruiseline. Just a matter of keeping an eye out for best deals.

hamrag, Thanks so much for taking the time to answer me. I will look into this way of booking. I am going in June but just booked with local TA.

BestPrice have a sale on NCL sailing all next year
$25-$150 per cabin shipboard credit on ALL 2007 & 2008 SAILINGS!
ALL Feb-Dec 2008 CRUISES: $300/cabin savings booklets!
and the 30th May out of and back into southampton sailing is showing 1178 USD 14 nights
Barcelona to Southampton is showing 1009 USD 13 nights

The Norwegian Jade price Travelmandy is indicating for 30 May is excellent for those who missed out on the $1010 price which was available a month or so ago for 2 days only. Have not seen it since then for less than about $1500, including all taxes etc.

I dont think that inc tax the site was down so I couldnt get a final price but its still cheaper than its been for a long time