Best Cruises and Travel Now Offers Substantial Savings on Luxury Crystal Cruises’ Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 Cruises
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Westport, CT (PRWEB) August 09, 2011
Best Cruises and Travel Now, an affiliate of Cruise Planners and American Express, proudly introduces its special offers on Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 Crystal Cruises. Crystal Cruises are elegant, luxurious mid-size ships featuring a vast array of education and enrichment programs and kids programs. The fleet consists of two ships, the Symphony, carrying 922 passengers and the Serenity, carrying 1080 passengers.
Travelers can immerse themselves in the history and culture of some of the world’s most fascinating cities with an optional hotel or land program. These can be taken either before or after the cruise. Extended land programs include a 4 night stay from Cape Town, South Africa to the Winelands, a 3 night Costa Rica exploration on Panama Canal sailings, a 3 night stay in Lake Como and Villa d’Este on Mediterranean sailings, Journey to Jaipur, Agra and Delhi from Mumbai, 5 night in Mystical Machu Picchu, 4 nights to Easter Island, 5 nights to Iguazu Falls and 4 nights to Argentinean Patagonia from South America sailings. Crystal Cruises also combines educational tourism with adventure travel in their “You Care. We Care” Program. Travelers are given the opportunity to volunteer their time in a local community at a a selected port.
Travelers have numerous dining options on Crystal Cruises. Guests can dine in the classic Crystal Dining Room, the intimate Vintage Room, the Nobu-trained Sushi Bar and Silk Road, romantic Italian Prego, in suite and in room dining, as well as light and healthy and kosher-style dining. The ships also feature large wine cellars. Travelers enjoy a variety of afternoon teas – Viennese flavors in the Mozart tea, white tie and tails tradition in the English tea or the charming southern American Tea.
Education and enrichment are a large focus on Crystal Cruises. Travelers are encouraged to discover a new language in the Berlitz program, learn to play an instrument with Yamaha, explore health and wellness with the Cleveland Clinic, learn about fine wine with the Society of Wine Educators, learn Tai Chi with the Tai Chi Cultural Center, improve their computer skills with the Computer University@Sea, improve their bridge game with an accredited ACBL instructor, and learn from celebrated people in the arts, politics, science, theatre and movies in their Crystal Visions series. Cruise Critic states, “Crystal Cruises has one of the most loyal repeat customer bases and appeals to a multi-generational group of travelers”. Crystal also features theme cruises on science and technology, wine and food, big band and jazz music, ballroom dancing, fitness and sports, golf, and special cruises for their Crystal Society past cruisers.
Evening entertainment consists of the Avenue Saloon and Crystal Cove piano bars, Connoisseur Club cigar lounge, Pulse, the dance club, dancing in the Starlite, Stardust and Palm Court, Broadway style shows in the Galaxy Lounge, movies, casino, Waves and Fantasia for young kids and teens. Travelers can take dance lessons and single female travelers can meet and dance with specially selected Ambassador Hosts.
Crystal Cruises offers programs for the entire family. Both ships offer fully supervised children’s programs for kids between the ages of 3 and 17 on holiday and summer sailings. Fantasia welcomes children ages 3-7 and 8-12 with games, crafts, videogames, board games, personal computers. Waves keeps teens ages 13-17 entertained with a video arcade, books, videos and films. Children get their own daily newsletter letting them know of the next day’s adventures. Children can enjoy a special Junior Cruiser’s menu. In-stateroom babysitting is also available for an additional fee. Children age 11 or younger pay 50% of the minimum cruise fare when accompanied by two adults and Crystal Cruises occasionally sets special promotions when children can travel for free.
Crystal Cruises also rewards travelers for bringing friends and family along. In their “Share the Crystal Experience” program, both past cruisers and new to Crystal cruisers receive an additional $ 100 shipboard credit. On select voyages, past cruisers and their new to Crystal cruiser receive an additional $ 400 shipboard credit when sponsoring a new to Crystal guest, with a maximum of 8 new guests per year.
Examples of some of Best Cruises and Travel Now’s extraordinary offers include, but are not limited to:
Fall Specials:
NY to the Caribbean 12 days, calling on Antigua, Aruba, Grand Cayman. Regular price: $ 9060; Special offer: $ 2995, including $ 500 “As You Wish” shipboard credit.
Los Angeles to Hawaii, 14 days. Regular price: $ 10,170; Special offer: $ 8670
Mexican Riviera, 7 days. Regular price: $ 3760; Special offer: $ 3010
Miami to Los Angeles, transit through Panama Canal, 14 days. Regular price: $ 6170. Special offer: $ 5420
Lisbon to Miami, 13 days. Regular price:$ 4880; Special offer: $ 4380
All rates reflect the savings of 2 for 1 cruise fares, free airfare, free wine and spirits, pre-paid gratuities.
Winter 2012 Specials:
Los Angeles to Sydney, 19 days, Regular price: $ 19,520; Special offer: $ 9760
Sydney to Singapore, 19 days, Regular Price: $ 23,820; Special offer: $ 11,910
Singapore to Hong Kong, 16 days, Regular Price: $ 24,120; Special offer: $ 12,060
All rates include First class airfare, chauffer driven limousine within 100 miles of the port city, $ 800 shipboard credit per couple, savings of up to $ 14,900 per couple for Crystal Society members, up to $ 13,000 per couple savings for New to Crystal Guests, free overnight in a luxury hotel in Los Angeles, special on-board events and gifts and pre-paid gratuities.
Many of these cruises will sell out quickly; clients wishing to book should call Best Cruises and Travel Now directly toll free at: 888-499-7245 and check the website at: http://www.BestCruisesAndTravelNow.com.
Best Cruises and Travel Now is a full service travel agency, featuring expert and passionate travel professionals who sell all-inclusive resorts, land tours and cruises. They are affiliated with Cruise Planners and American Express Travel. Best Cruises and Travel Now gives its clients wonderful group volume discount pricing and amenities not available anywhere else. Best Cruises and Travel Now personalizes and customizes travel by listening to their client’s needs, interests and budget, matching their client to the perfect vacation. For additional information, contact Eva Greenwald at (203) 221-3171 or toll free at (888) 499-7245 and become a fan on Facebook.
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