Now's the Time to Book a Cruise Vacation

Oct. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Thomas DeSimone, Chairman and CEO of CruiseDealership.com, commented, "CruiseDealership is offering Generous Deals & Bonus's on virtully every cruise departure and cabin category to destinations worldwide"

Vacationers will have one week to buy cruises at some of the lowest rates during "The World's Largest Cruise Sale". That is when 25 cruise lines and CruiseDealership will team up for National Cruise Vacation Week, organized by CLIA, the Cruise Lines Industry Association.

For the traveler this means big savings of $100 to $5,000 or more in some cases, credits for shipboard spending valued at $50 to over $300, upgrades to suite accommodations, or other exclusive incentives CruiseDealership is offering such as complimentary gratuities, deposit waivers and more. Among the great offers: Three to five day Caribbean cruises starting at $249, six to eight day sailings starting at $429; $2,000 savings per couple on a river cruise through Burgundy and Provence; and two-for-one fares with free airfare plus up to $5,000 in bonus savings on sailings in Europe or the Pacific are just some of the deals.

"During the National Cruise Vacation Week - Vacationers have the chance to purchase the cruise of their dreams on any of more than 200 ships sailing to ports worldwide," said Thomas DeSimone, Chairman and CEO of CruiseDealership.com. "Cruising has always been one of the best vacationing choices but National Cruise Vacation Week provides a chance to lock in one of the lowest rates offered by the cruise lines plus extra incentives provided by CruiseDealership.com

Participating Cruise Lines Include: AmaWaterways, American Cruise Lines, Avalon Waterways, Azamara Club Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Hurtigruten, Louis Cruises, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Paul Gauguin Cruises, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, SeaDream Yacht Club, Silversea Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection and Windstar Cruises.

About CruiseDealership
CruiseDealership is one of 16,000 North American travel agencies and agent members of CLIA, whose 25 member lines represent over 97% of the cruise berths marketed in North America. According to CLIA statistics, the wide majority of travelers - about 90% - book cruises through travel agencies, and for good reason: agents excel at finding the perfect cruise to match their clients’ vacation needs, lifestyle and budget. CLIA’s certified cruise counselors are the cruise industry’s premier professionals, providing the best service and value for travelers’ vacation dollar.

About CLIA
The nonprofit Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is North America's largest cruise industry organization. CLIA represents the interests of 26 member lines and participates in the regulatory and policy development process while supporting measures that foster a safe, secure and healthy cruise ship environment. CLIA is also engaged in travel agent training, research and marketing communications to promote the value and desirability of cruise vacations with thousands of travel agency and travel agent members across North America.

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