Holiday Season has arrived!

Hi!

Yes, the wonderful holiday season has arrived!  This means it is time to consider the purchase of the absolute best Christmas present ever!  I am referring to booking a CRUISE and becoming the 'Parents of the Year' or the 'Husband of the Year' or the 'Boyfriend of the Year' or you get the idea!  Cruising is the best value for your travel dollar and you can buy a 3 day cruise for as little as $299 per person.  Cruise lines offer cruises of varying duration from the 2 day 'cruise to nowhere' to 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or more days.  You can even book back to back cruises on the same ship with two different itineraries.  Many ships in the Caribbean in the winter offer an Eastern Caribbean sailing one week followed by a Western Caribbean sailing the next week.  You might even find two different Southern Caribbean sailings on the same ship too!

Ships come in many sizes with each cruise line catering to a slightly different market.  For example, Seabourn Cruises offers small yacht sized ships with very few guests meaning you will have highly personalized service but you might pay a bit more for this.  Norwegian Cruise Line offers its signature Freestyle Cruising on its ships where you decide when and where you wish to eat each night allowing for flexibility and dining options.  Carnival typically offers its cruise product for something like $70 per day as an approximate rate.  All lines went crazy in the 1990s and early 2000s with building new ships with each trying to cater to what they thought the guests would like.  Royal Caribbean added activities like ice skating rinks and surfing simulators while Carnival was the first to have water slide and NCL offers bowling on two of its ships.  Even Disney has a new ship this year and another entering service next year.

Let's talk cruise vacations - check out my YouTube channel susan050359 for some reasons why you deserve a cruise!  Follow me on twitter @SusanPhelan.  My e-mail address is phelan_susan@yahoo.com and my phone number is 860-582-0372 so please contact me so we can fulfill that "Parents of the Year" nomination.  Thanks for reading!