February 25, 2005

Timestravel

By Sean Eastwood
Staff Writer

Star Clipper Mediterranean cruise savings announced
Star Clipper has introduced special savings of $1,000 off 7-, 10- and 11-night cruise and air packages aboard the 170-passenger Star Clipper.

The Royal Clipper navigates the French Riviera.

Travelers can sail from the French Riviera to the sun-kissed beaches and azure waters of the Mediterranean and save on eight departures from May through October. Star Clipper is sailing a new summer itinerary that includes calls at Sicily, Corsica, the Amalfi Coast, the Aeolian Islands and St. Tropez.

The 10- and 11-night round-trip Cannes adventures start at $1,825 per person, double occupancy. That includes $400 off the cruise fare, plus $600 off the add-on airfare from major U.S. cities.

For more information or reservations, call Let’s Travel (408) 972-0773 or visit their Web site at www.allcruise.com

Crystal Cruises introduces 38 shore tours
A rock climbing adventure, an extreme rainforest hike, a birding expedition and a wilderness kayaking excursion are a few of the new shore tours debuting this summer during Crystal Harmony’s 2005 Alaska cruise season.

With an emphasis on active adventure—kayaking, dog sledding, glacier trekking, mountain biking, flight seeing and more—Crystal Cruises continues to provide new opportunities for personal discovery with its most comprehensive collection of Alaska shore excursions ever offered, a total of 38 new adventures, 125 in all.

From May through September, Crystal is offering 12 departures—the most extensive Alaska season ever offered by the luxury cruise line. The season begins May 9 with a just-added 9-day itinerary featuring three glacier visits starting at $2,195, followed by a new 7-day journey round-trip from Vancouver on May 21 with fares from $1,495. Ten two-day cruises operate conveniently round-trip from San Francisco departing May 30, June 11 and 23; July 5, 17 and 29; August 10 and 22, and Sept. 3 and 15. All itineraries feature at least one glacier experience; three include two glacier experiences.

For more information or reservations, call Let’s Travel (408) 972-0773.

$25,000 slot tournaments slated for Carnival cruisers
A guaranteed $25,000 prize pool awaits lucky guests sailing on any of three Carnival Cruise Lines’ voyages featuring special slot tournaments in 2005.

Sponsored by Carnival’s Ocean Players Club, the tournaments are open to all guests age 18 and over and will be held aboard three seven-day cruises—sailing May 22 from Miami aboard the new Carnival Valor, Aug. 14 from New Orleans on Carnival Conquest and Oct. 29 from Port Canaveral, Fla., on Carnival Glory.

Each of these 110,000-ton ships offers a 9,000-square-foot casino with more than 220 slot machines and a variety of table games.

For more information or reservations, call Let’s Travel (408) 972-0773 or visit their Web site at www.allcruise.com.