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Let’s take a look at 2010 Cruise News. After launching 14 new ships in 2009, the cruise lines will debut 12 more new vessels this year. These will include Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, a sister ship to the Oasis of the Seas; Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Epic, the line’s largest ship to date; and Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Eclipse, the third ship in the cruise line’s Solstice class.

The Love Boat Logo

The year was 1977 and during that fall a new show was broadcast on ABC. Its theme song is now etched into the country’s collective mind. The idea was that love could be found, mended or enhanced by a cruise ship experience. The Love Boat brought cruising into the mainstream of America. Week after week (on a Saturday night no less), the country was drawn in by the cast of Gopher, Julie, Isaac, Doc and the Captain and the “cruising” guest stars.

When FREE is not Free

We are travel consultants and part of our job is to educate our clients when FREE is not free. We recently had a situation where we  spent a great deal of time interviewing our new to cruising clients to determine what would be the cruise experience that was perfect for them. We made a recommendation and asked them for the sale. They needed to talk to another couple with whom they were traveling.

Hand feeding hummingbird at Rocklands Bird Sanctuary Jamaica

Something we have stressed when we began writing this blog is that we want to find a cruise experience that is right for our client. It is not just cruises we sell. In fact we believe that your cruise is merely the starting point for your entire vacation experience. Now that you have booked your cruise, your next decision you will want to think about is should you take a cruise ship excursion or go on your own.

How do you know which one of these is RIGHT for you?

Welcome to the 2010 Cruise Line Wave Season everyone! Appearing in your email box or on a website soon, you will see something that looks like the above from a variety of suppliers, travel agents and more. If you type  “cruise sale” into Google you get about 43,000,000 (forty-three million) results. Since looking for a cruise vacation is probably not something you do every day, how are you going to know what is really on sale and what is not? If you are a serious shopper, you know that many times prices will rise before an item is put on “sale.” Or maybe the items on sale are not something you really want anyway. Why not let a professional cruise consultant guide you through what is fact and what is fiction when it comes to what is really a “special”, a “deal” or something of real value to you and your family.