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U.S. Flagged Ship Cruise Line Offers!
On Mar 4, 4:09�pm, Ray Goldenberg wrote:
Hi Everyone, I received this press release from American Canadian Caribbean Line and thought it would be of interest. �If you have missed any of my news' postings, they are available on my web site. � Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905http://www.lighthousetravel.com U.S. Flagged Small Ship Cruise Line Announces 2009 Savings Save 20% on ACCL's historic river cruises from July through November; 15% on New England Islands & Fall Foliage sailings WARREN, R.I., March 4 American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc. (ACCL), a family-operated small ship cruise line popular with active mature travelers, announces 15-20% savings on select cruises to America's historic waterways departing round trip from various domestic ports of call. The 20% savings are offered on the following summer and fall cruises: Great American Waterways (7/1/09 aboard the M/V Grande Mariner), a spectacular 15-night itinerary spanning from ACCL's home port of Warren, Rhode Island to Chicago, Illinois featuring transit in the Great Lakes, Erie Canal, and Hudson River; Lake Michigan Getaway (7/1/09 and 7/9/09 aboard the M/V Niagara Prince), a charming 6-night itinerary round trip from Chicago with visits to lakeside ports including Mackinac Island; Canals of America (7/2/09 aboard the M/V Grande Caribe; 8/4/09 and 8/17/09 aboard the Niagara Prince), an 11-night cruise from Buffalo, NY to Warren, RI featuring river and canal vistas of New York State; Coast of Maine (7/31/09, 8/16/09 and 8/24/09 aboard the Grande Caribe), a 7-night itinerary round trip from Portland, ME where guests visit quintessential New England coastal shipping villages; Hudson River/Lake Champlain Revolutionary Trail (8/30/09, 9/10/09, 9/24/09, 10/5/09 aboard the Niagara Prince), an 11-night itinerary from Warren, RI to Burlington, VT historic region celebrating the 400th anniversaries of Henry Hudson's and Samuel de Champlain's expeditions; Atlantic Coastal Waterways (11/7/09 aboard Grande Caribe), a 14-night journey down the U.S. east coast with stops between Rhode Island and Florida including the historic Antebellum region; and ACCL's signature Classic Adventu Erie Canal/Saguenay River (9/18/09 aboard Grande Mariner), a 12-night itinerary that navigates from Quebec City to Warren, RI via the St. Lawrence Seaway, Lake Ontario, Erie Canal, Hudson River, Long Island Sound and Narragansett Bay. Highlights include an up-close visit to picturesque Baie Eternite on the Saguenay River. Often, Beluga whales are spotted en route. For a limited time, passengers can save 15% on the 5-night New England Islands cruise departing 7/23/09 aboard the Grande Caribe featuring unprecedented coastal access to Nantucket, MA, Martha's Vineyard, MA and Newport, RI. Also at 15% savings are the 12-night Northeastern Fall Foliage sailings from Warren, RI to Quebec City departing on 9/30/09 and 10/12/09 aboard the Grande Caribe, and 10/3/09 and 10/15/09 aboard the Grande Mariner. This itinerary navigates the Hudson River, Erie Canal, Lake Ontario, and St. Lawrence Seaway, stopping at Quebec City with complimentary private bus transit back to Rhode Island (and in reverse). Since 1966, ACCL has offered expedition-style cruise vacations aboard its fleet of three U.S.-flag small ships. Each ship can accommodate up to 98 guests on unique, casual itineraries visiting places usually only accessible by private yacht. "Over the years, our guests have enjoyed exploring destinations from the unique perspective only a small ship can give. Traveling on our agile vessels is relaxing, informal and non-commercialized," states Nancy E. Blount, ACCL president. "Many of our guests are interested in history, architecture and culture, they are life-long learners. We are projecting an increased interest with U.S.A. river cruising since the trend in travel of late is to stay closer to home. ACCL is pleased to offer savings on these select cruises for our existing passengers and for those who are new to our cruise line." The ACCL fleet was custom built by ACCL's sister company Blount Boats to cruise America's historic waterways. "We are excited to share that the Grande Caribe and Niagara Prince have undergone an extensive retrofit," adds Blount. "Former passengers will especially notice new heads with separate showers and nautical themed decor by a Newport, RI interior designer." Regularly, ACCL cruises are priced from $1,385-$4,785 per person, double occupancy (not including port charges, optional tours, gratuities and fuel supplement) now priced $1178-$3828. With the special savings offers, one can save $207-$957, subject to cruise and cabin category. In addition to its discounted cruises, ACCL offers cruises to the New England Islands and the American Heartland featuring river cruising on the Mississippi, Tenn-Tom Canal, and more. For non-discounted cruises, ACCL is extending its "Bring Friends" program allowing extra savings of $500 per cabin if a passenger books two cabins at the same time and at least one cabin's guests are new to the cruise line. Single travelers can enjoy extra cost-effective share savings on select cabins. ACCL Reservations can be made by contacting your travel agent. American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc. (ACCL) is a small ship niche cruise line founded in 1966 by accomplished Shipbuilder and Designer Capt. Luther H. Blount (1916-2006), and now operated by his family. The company operates three U.S. registry and U.S. crewed ships - the newest fleet in the industry - along the eastern seaboards of the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Central America. Each ship (66-98 passengers) features patented designs that enable them to access remote destinations larger ships cannot. ACCL is a member of the Niche Cruise Marketing Alliance. HEY RAY! Everyone is welcome to participate in the rec.travel.cruises Usenet news group. We do have one rule though. Advertising is not allowed in rec.travel.cruises. If you wish to post an advertisement please place it in the rec.travel.marketplace newsgroup. HEY RAY! WTF DO YOU CALL THE ABOVE?? A PRESS RELEASE? BULL! The reason for not allowing advertising in rec.travel.cruises is because it is prohibited by our charter. The charter specifically states that Travel Agents are welcome to participate in the newsgroup as long as open solicitation of business is not done. The reason for this is obvious. If every TA who has an internet account were to post his/her weekly specials, there would be absolutely no room to carry on other discussions. If you wish you may place your agency name and telephone number in your signature, but please keep it brief. The majority of the readers of rec.travel.cruises do not consider this as advertising but rather informational in nature. We are not trying to censor anyone. If you wish to post ads you can do so, just do it in the proper newsgroup - rec.travel.marketplace. Another place that you can advertise is in the World Wide Web. Personally I think that the WWW is a great place to advertise. If you don't like the r.t.c. charter, please feel free to write your own charter and start a RFD/CFV process of your own (i.e. - rec.travel.cruises.marketplace). But please while you are posting in this newsgroup, follows the rules of the charter. I've included a copy below. While I am talking about posting articles, I'd also like to ask that users practice good Usenet "netiquette" in their postings. If you haven't had a chance yet, read one of the many guides to how to properly post Usenet newsgroup articles. Your Internet Service Provider should have copies on file available for you to read. Please pay close attention to the parts that relate to excessive quoting. It is very annoying to have to scroll through 4 or 5 screens of a previously posted article just to read a 2 line reply. Thank you very much for your cooperation in both of these matters. CHARTER Rec.travel.cruises is a forum whose purpose is to provide information and support to cruise ship travelers. Discussion might include (but not be limited to) the relative merits of the various cruise ships and lines, ports of embarkation, ports of call, shore excursions, cruise ship activities, cuisine, entertainment, cruise ship personnel, cruise ship management and the future of cruise ship travel. Discussions related to getting the best deals on cruises will be highly welcome. Such discussions might include early vs. late bookings, money back guarantees, cruise protection insurance, the use of general vs. cruise specific travel agencies and strategies for booking your own cruises. Any topic that relates to cruise ship travel and the cruise industry itself could be subject for discussion. In addition, discussion will be allowed on the history of cruise ship and ocean liner travel. Rec.travel.cruises will: 1) Help the traveler make an informed decision in how to book a cruise without the pressure of a travel agent (travel agents are welcome to the group and are encouraged to participate in the discussion provided that there shall be no overt solicitation of business within postings). 2) Provide the new cruiser with the benefit of the experience of veteran cruises. 3) Provide the new cruiser with information as to what to expect once he or she actually arrives on the ship ready to sail. Such topics as cruise ship dress codes, dining room traditions, shopping, booking shore excursions and tipping are all topics that the first time cruiser needs to be familiar with. In summary, rec.travel.cruises encourages the free and open discussion on all aspects of cruise ship travel. Justifiable criticism of specific cruise ships and lines will be welcome up to the point of becoming personal vendettas against a specific ship or line. Users are strongly urged to keep messages of a confrontational or argumentative nature to a minimum. Finally, it is requested that articles posted to rec.travel.cruises not be crossposted to rec.travel or the other travel newsgroups. |
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U.S. Flagged Ship Cruise Line Offers!
On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 05:08:33 -0800 (PST), steelforce
wrote: HEY RAY! WTF DO YOU CALL THE ABOVE?? A PRESS RELEASE? BULL! Post something interesting or useful yourself. The reason for not allowing advertising in rec.travel.cruises is because it is prohibited by our charter. Many, probably most, of us, don't think of Ray's posts as advertising. There's a little plug at the end, but everyone knows how to deal with that. In any case, the people (probably just a few people using pseudonyms, but we'll never know) who criticize Ray take up *much* more bandwidth than he does. |
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