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| Corfu, Greece |
After hibernating through Wave Season when you were bombarded by cruise line advertising and then a cooler than normal spring, you may have been shocked to flip your calendar from May to June recently.
Yes, we have reached summer.
Okay, technically summer starts June 21, and if you have kids or are a teacher, the final school bell of the year may not have tolled, but based on the number of people soaking up the sun at the beach this weekend, we are there.
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| Onboard treats |
Your plan to make every successive summer the best one of your life may appear to have failed due to your procrastination, but take heart.
You won't need to wait until next year.
There are some great deals around for cruising this summer.
From Southern California, your choices are easy: Carnival Inspiration will continue offering 3 night cruises to Ensenada and 4 nighters to Catalina Island and Ensenada. These are fun escapes, and you'll return home feeling revitalized, but if you don't mind boarding a plane, there are more remarkable horizons available.
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| Alaska |
For fun in the sun, there's the Caribbean, and while Carnival dominates with the number of ships and departure ports, Royal Caribbean does more than hold its own with the most jaw-dropping ships for family adventures. And NCL Pride of America will continue offering 7 night Hawaii cruises where you enjoy a port every day, visiting all four major islands of our 50th state.
Summer in Alaska gives you a cool break from hot cities, and right now, you can not only snag some great last minute deals on cruises but also find selected cruise tours available, with some at incredible rates.
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| St. Petersburg, Russia |
With the largest ship deployment in Europe that we are likely to see for a few years, now is definitely the time to take advantage of great deals for the Mediterranean and even Northern Europe, which rarely has deals this late in the game. That's right, it's not too late to book a cruise to Scandinavia/Russia or the Norwegian Fjords as well as the Western Mediterranean or Greek Isles.
The trip of a lifetime is yours for the taking!
