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
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HEY RAY! WTF DO YOU CALL THE ABOVE?? A PRESS RELEASE? BULL!

The reason for not allowing advertising in rec.travel.cruises is
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We are not trying to censor anyone. If you wish to post ads you can do
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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.