Windstar 14-Day Deal — Windstar Cruises is offering free round-trip airfare and 50 percent off of the Wind Song’s 14-day “Gala Panama Canal” cruise departing December 2, 2000. The ship will sail from Bridgetown to Puerto Caldera and visit Bequia, Tobago, Margarita Island, Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba, Panama Canal and San Josecitas. Rates begin at $3,753 per person/double occupancy. Call your travel agent or 1-800-258-7245 or visit www.windstarcruises.com.

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$399 to Mexico — Regal Cruises is offering per person rates beginning at $399 for the Regal Empress’ seven-night “Belize & Mexico” sailing. The ship will depart from New Orleans on November 16, 2000, and visit Progreso, Cozumel and Belize. Call your travel agent or 1-800-270-7245 or visit www.regalcruises.com.

Seconds Save 50 — Orient Lines is offering 50 percent off of second person fares for two Marco Polo voyages. The first cruise is a 13-day “Amazon Adventure” departing on December 2, 2000. The ship will sail from from Bridgetown, Barbados to Manaus, Brazil with stops at Castries, St. Lucia; St. Georges, Grenada; Pigeon Point, Tobago; Devil’s Island, French Guiana; and Santarem and Boca da Valeria Brazil. First person rates begin at $2,595. The offer is also available on the ship’s 34-day “Grand South America” voyage departing March 8, 2001. The adventure includes a pre-cruise two-night hotel stay in Buenos Aires and a 31-day cruise from Buenos Aires to Barbados. The ship will visit Montevideo, Uruguay; Staqnley and West Point, Falkland Islands; Ushuaia, Argentina: Punta Arenas, Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Montt, Valparaiso, Coquimbo and Arica, Chile; Lima, Peru; Salinas, Ecuador; Balboa, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Cartagena, Columbia; and Oranjestad, Aruba. First person rates begin at $6,595. Call your travel agent or 1-800-333-7300 or visit www.orientlines.com.

Jewish Theme Cruise — eWaterways.com is offering a barge cruise through France with a Jewish sightseeing theme departing November 10, 2000. An all-inclusive package at a rate of $2,199 per person/double occupancy, includes round-trip airfare, two nights accommodations in a three star hotel, transfers, wine and bar drinks, and a seven-night cruise. The sightseeing program features visits to the Jewish Museum in Bouxviller, synagogues in Jewish communities around Strasbourg and the private museum of Bartholdi in Colmar. Cal your travel agent or 1-8010-546-4777 or visit www.ewaterways.com.

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Costa Cost-Cutter — Costa Cruises is offering a seven-night Caribbean cruise on the CostaVictoria, with rates beginning at $499 per person. The cruise will depart from Ft. Lauderdale on December 16, 2000, and visit Key West, San Juan, St.Thomas/St. John and Nassau. Call your travel agent or 1-800-332-6782 or visit www.costacruises.com

Holiday Treat — Commodore Cruise Line is offering third and fourth passengers a rate of $99 on seven-night holiday cruises from New Orleans. The Enchanted Isle will depart on December 30, 2000 and the Enchanted Capri will depart on December 24 and 31. Both ships will visit Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Montego Bay. Rates begin at $679 per person/double occupancy. Call your travel agent or 1-800-237-5361 or visit www.commodorecruise.com.

Carnival Certificate — Carnival Cruise lines is now offering “Fun Ship Dollars” gift certificates. Available in denominations of $25, $50, $100 and $500, the certificates can be used towards the purchase of a cruise or as shipboard credit. Call your travel agent or 1-800-794-6225, ext. 70107 or visit www.carnival.com.

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Bunch O’ Savings — Norwegian Cruise Line is offering various savings on Norwegian Wind sailings. Rates for the ship’s 10-day Mexican Riviera cruise departing November 9, 2000, begin at $899. The ship will depart from San Diego and visit Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, Manzanilla and Puerto Vallarta. Prices for the Norwegian Wind’s 16-day Panama Canal cruise departing on November 19, 2000, start at $1,799. The ship will sail from San Diego to Miami and stop at Puerto Vallarta, Manzanilla, Acapulco, Punta Arenas, Panama Canal (transit), Oranjestad and Great Stirrup Cay. The line is also offering 2001 savings on select Norwegian Wind seven-day Western Caribbean cruises, with rates starting at $799. The ship will sail round-trip from Miami and visit Georgetown, Roatan, Belize City and Cozumel. A Senior Citizen’s special is available on the ship’s April 7, 2001, 17-day transcanal cruise. The vessel will depart from Miami and visit Ocho Rios, Cartegena, Panama Canal (transit), Punta Arenas, Acapulco, Manzanilla, Puerto Vallarta, San Diego and San Francisco. Rates begin at $1,999. A senior special is also available on the Norwegian Wind’s six-day Pacific Coastal cruise departing April 24, 2001. The ship will sail from San Francisco to Vancouver, with visits to Astoria, Seattle and Victoria. Prices begin at $449. All rates are per person/double occupancy. Call your travel agent or 1-800-327-7030 or visit www.ncl.com.

Crystal In Alaska — Crystal Cruises is offering new fares offering up to 40 percent savings on Crystal Harmony’s 2001 Alaska/Canada cruises departing in June, July and August. Rates for the 12-day cruises begin at $2,890 per person/double occupancy. The ship will depart from San Francisco and visit Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Victoria and Vancouver. Call your travel agent or 1-800-446-6620 or visit www.crystalcruises.com.

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Norwegian X-Mas — Norwegian Coastal Voyage is offering six Christmas cruise departures from Bergen to Kirkenes, with rates more than $150 less than last year’s prices. The ships offering the cruises between December 19 and 24, 2000, include the Nordkapp, Kong Harald, Polarlys, Vesteralen, Narvik and Lofoten. The seven-day cruises will visit 34 ports of call including Alesund, Trondheim, Tromso and Hammerfest. Rates begin at $929 per person/double occupancy. Call your travel agent or 1-800-323-7436 or visit www.coastalvoyage.com

Transatlantic Savings — Norwegian Cruise Line is offering savings of more that $600 on the Norwegian Dream’s 12-day transatlantic cruise departing on November 14, 2000. The ship will sail from Barcelona to San Juan and visit Cadiz, Funchal, Madeira and St. Thomas. Rates begin at $999 per person/double occupancy. Call your travel agent or 1-800-327-7030 or visit www.ncl.com.

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Costa Caribbean Cruises — Costa Cruises is offering rates beginning at $599 for the CostaAtlantica’s December 3, 10, and 17, 2000, Caribbean departures from Ft. Lauderdale. The December 3 and 17 cruises will visit Key West, Playa del Carmen/Cozumel, Ocho Rios and Grand Cayman. The December 10 sailing will visit San Juan, St. Thomas/St. John, Catalina Island/Casa de Campo and Nassau. Call your travel agent or 1-800-332-6782 or visit www.costacruises.com.

Crystal Value Collection — Crystal Cruises is offering 50 percent off of published rates on five Panama Canal/Caribbean cruises this fall. Crystal Harmony cruises include an 11-day, November 16 departure from Caldera to Ft. Lauderdale; an 11-day November 27 departure from Ft. Lauderdale to Acapulco; and a 12-day December 8 departure from Acapulco to New Orleans. Crystal Symphony sailings include an 11-day cruise from Barbados to Acapulco departing on November 20; and an 11-day cruise from Acapulco to Ft. Lauderdale departing on December 1. Rates begin at $2,280 per person/double occupancy. Call your travel agent or 1-800-820-6663 or visit www.crystalcruises.com.

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New Ship Savings — Delta Queen Coastal Voyages is offering savings of $800 per couple on seven-night cruises and $1,600 per couple on 14-night sailings on the Cape May Light and Cape Cod Light in 2001 to passengers who book and deposit at least six months in advance. The ships’ itineraries will include the Great Lakes, Canadian Maritime Provinces and eastern coastline of the United States. Per person/double occupancy rates for the seven-night cruises begin at $2,185; and 14-night cruises start at $3,985. Call your travel agent or 1-800-846-8000 or visit www.coastalvoyages.com.

Galapagos Savings — Metropolitan Touring of Ecuador is offering reduced rates on Galapagos and Amazonia cruises between November 21 and December 20, 2000. The discounts include 10 percent on the Isabela II; 15 percent on the Santa Cruz; and 20 percent on the Delfin hotel-and-yacht program. Children under 12 years old also receive a 50 percent discount. Rates begin at $325 per person/double occupancy depending on ship and cruise length. Call your travel agent or 1-800-527-5200.

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Half Off For Holidays — Radisson Seven Seas Cruises is offering 50 percent off of second person rates on select holiday cruises this December. Passengers who deposit with a credit card at time of booking also will receive a shipboard credit of $200 per stateroom. Cruises include a 16-night “Coast to Coast Through the Panama Canal” sailing aboard the Seven Seas Navigator departing December 22, with rates beginning at $5,996; and a 12-night “T.R.’s Legacy: Panama’s Link Between Two Seas” cruise aboard the Radisson Diamond, with rates starting at $3,821. Other holiday cruises offering special savings include a December 23 and 30 seven-night Tahiti voyage on the Paul Gauguin with princes starting at $3,095; and a 15-night “Treasures of Vietnam” December 18 departure on the Song of Flower. Rates begin at $6,995. All prices are per person/double occupancy. Call your travel agent or 1-800-285-1835 or visit www.rssc.com.

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