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Newsletter Dated November 16, 2009 Dear Vacations To Go Customer, Before I get to cruise news, I want to let you know about an exclusive deal we've negotiated with Windstar Cruises. The line is offering Vacations To Go customers new discounts of 60% to 74% on select Caribbean, Mediterranean and Central America itineraries. Book by November 25; click here for the dates and prices of these outstanding Windstar bargains. Royal Caribbean's much-anticipated Oasis of the Seas will make its official debut in just a couple of weeks. At 220,000 gross registered tons and carrying 5,400 passengers (based on double occupancy), she will be the largest cruise ship afloat, eclipsing the Freedom of the Seas (the next largest ship) by more than 1,000 passengers. The Oasis of the Seas will call on seven ports during her first year of service, including Fort Lauderdale; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Nassau, Bahamas; Labadee, Haiti; Costa Maya, Mexico; and Cozumel, Mexico. Significant investments were made at each of these ports in order to accommodate the ship (and her sister-ship, Allure of the Seas, debuting in December 2010). These investments range from $2 million spent to lengthen the pier at Costa Maya to $75 million spent to build the world's largest cruise terminal at Port Everglades (in Fort Lauderdale), a state-of-the-art facility. Other ports are spending millions to dredge harbor approaches to make way for the Oasis, which has a draft of almost 30 feet. In late 2010, the Oasis of the Seas will add an eighth destination to her portfolio with the opening of the $121 million port in Falmouth, Jamaica. The port cities will see a return on their investments in the form of port charges on thousands of passengers per visit and the creation of many new jobs. Local economies will also benefit from the onshore spending of nearly 7,500 passengers and crew members. For more information about the Oasis of the Seas, click here. For Oasis of the Seas itineraries, dates and prices, click here. Norwegian's revolutionary new ship, Norwegian Epic, which is set to launch in July 2010, is raising the bar on entertainment at sea. The ship will host the Blue Man Group on every sailing and will offer Cirque Dreams and Dinner, with a waitstaff that includes contortionists, aerialists and circus performers. Legends in Concert, the world's longest-running celebrity impersonation show, will offer nine performances on each of the Epic's 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries. And finally, the dueling pianos of Howl at the Moon will perform in the ship's comedy club, where passengers will have the chance to sing, dance and call out requests as two headlining pianists battle for supremacy. At 150,000 tons, and with a passenger capacity of 4,200, the Norwegian Epic will be the largest ship in the NCL fleet when it debuts next summer. For more information about the Norwegian Epic, click here. For dates and prices of upcoming sailings, click here. Disney Cruise Line made headlines more than two years ago when they announced they would be building two new ships, doubling the number of vessels in their perpetually sold-out fleet. The first of these new ships, Disney Dream, is scheduled to debut in January 2011, and Disney has just released itineraries and prices and opened up reservations for the ship. Disney is an innovative cruise line, and the tradition will continue when the 128,000-ton, 4,000-passenger Dream makes her debut. To start, for the first time in the cruise industry, inside cabins will have outside views! Inside staterooms will have a porthole-shaped, flat-screen monitor on the wall, which will receive real-time footage of the sea or port from high-definition cameras mounted along the outside of the ship. Other highlights include The District on Deck 4, offering a variety of kids-free venues and nightclubs, and The AquaDuck, a combination waterslide/roller coaster. This 900-foot, translucent acrylic tube will wind across the ship's top deck, sending riders up, down, around and even out on a hairpin turn overlooking the ocean. Inside the ship, kids will find themselves reliving some of Disney's most beloved films. Cinema-sized plasma screens will offer the opportunity to interact with Crush from Finding Nemo, and the oversized play area called Andy's Room will allow kids to experience the Toy Story set from a toy's point of view. For more information on the Disney Dream, click here. For sailing dates and prices, click here. R. Alan Fox Chairman & CEO Here are the best cruise deals in the next 90 days, organized by port of departure. Click below for best cruise deals departing US ports: Baltimore, MD Bayonne, NJ Fort Lauderdale, FL Galveston, TX Honolulu, HI Jacksonville, FL Long Beach, CA Los Angeles, CA Miami, FL Mobile, AL New Orleans, LA New York City, NY (All ports serving...) Port Canaveral, FL San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Juan, Puerto Rico St. Thomas, USVI Tampa, FL Click below for best cruise deals departing major ports worldwide: Acapulco, Mexico Auckland, New Zealand Bangkok, Thailand Barbados Barcelona, Spain Bergen, Norway Bombay, India Brisbane, Australia Buenos Aires, Argentina Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Cape Town, South Africa Colon, Panama Danube River, Germany Dubai, United Arab Emirates Genoa, Italy Hong Kong, China Kirkenes, Norway London, England (All ports serving...) Manaus, Brazil Melbourne, Australia Panama City, Panama Papeete, Tahiti Phuket, Thailand Port Louis, Mauritius Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica Rhine River, Germany Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rome, Italy San Jose, Costa Rica Santiago, Chile Sao Paulo, Brazil Savona, Italy Singapore St. Martin Sydney, Australia Ushuaia, Argentina Here are today's Top 10 Cruises, brand new specials from the world's best cruiselines. Click the FastDeal # for details. 1) Caribbean, 7 nights on Carnival, departs San Juan Dec 6, starting at $379, save 79%, FastDeal # 18527 2) Mexico, 7 nights on Princess, departs Los Angeles Feb 13, starting at $399, save 54%, FastDeal # 23643 3) Caribbean, 7 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs Miami Dec 13, starting at $399, FastDeal # 31784 (Royal Caribbean does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.) 4) South America, 12 nights on Holland America, departs Santiago Jan 30, starting at $999, save 61%, FastDeal # 10533 5) Caribbean, 7 nights on Princess, departs San Juan Jan 17, starting at $429, save 44%, FastDeal # 16974 6) Mediterranean, 11 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs Barcelona Dec 12, starting at $794, FastDeal # 25493 (Royal Caribbean does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.) 7) Mexico, 7 nights on Carnival, departs Long Beach Nov 29, starting at $439, save 74%, FastDeal # 15276 8) Bahamas, 7 nights on Norwegian, departs New York Dec 19, starting at $699, save 53%, FastDeal # 18007 9) Caribbean, 7 nights on Regent (Radisson), departs Fort Lauderdale Feb 2, suite starting at $3795, save 60%, FastDeal # 18282 10) Northern Europe, 8 nights on Cunard, departs Hamburg Dec 11, starting at $1596, save 33%, FastDeal # 10474 For the best last-minute cruise specials in the next 90 days, click here. To search for discounts on cruises departing more than 90 days from now, click here. For escorted tours worldwide, or air/hotel packages to London or Paris, click here. For hotels in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Bermuda or the Bahamas, click here. Para visitar a nuestro sitio web de cruceros en español, haga clic aquí. Once you've found a FASTDEAL, call us toll free at 800-338-4962 (US and Canada) and a cruise counselor will attend to your needs. Customers from the UK, please call toll free 0800 279 8084. All other international customers, please e-mail or call us at +1-713-974-2121. Please e-mail me your comments, suggestions and questions at alanfox@vacationstogo.com and I will respond the same day. To send one sample copy of this newsletter to a friend, click here. Sincerely, R. Alan Fox Chairman & CEO Vacations To Go