CruisesOnly Boosts Appeal of Home Port Cruising with Extra Savings, Bonus Offers.Lifestyle Editors/Travel Writers WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 The recent growth of drive-to ports on U.S. coasts is good news for cruisers looking to curb their costs and skip paying airfare. Now CruisesOnly (www.cruisesonly.com), the World's Largest Cruise Agency, is offering travelers additional savings and bonus offers for cruises departing from almost all U.S. ports. While Florida ports have long been known as departure points for cruises to many destinations, the U.S. now boasts 24 ports from which leisure travelers can set sail. From Seattle and Houston to New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , vacationers are discovering the convenience of drive-to ports. From New York, a 7-night Port Canaveral This article is about the port of Port Canaveral. For the city, see Cape Canaveral, Florida. Port Canaveral is a major cruise and cargo port located in Brevard County, Florida. Port Canaveral is the second busiest cruise port in the world with 4. and Bahamas cruise on Carnival Cruise Lines' brand-new Carnival Miracle starts at $799 per person. Celebrity Cruises is offering a 7-night Bermuda cruise beginning at $780 per person, also out of New York. From the Gulf Coast, cruisers can depart from Galveston, TX, on a 7-night Western Caribbean with Grand Cayman cruise on Royal Caribbean starting at $471. A 7-night cruise to the Western Caribbean from New Orleans is available starting at $449 on Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a company operating cruise ships, headquartered in Miami, Florida. It is most well known for its Freestyle Cruising, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangements for meals, nor is formal attire required. . West Coasters can head to San Francisco for a Celebrity Cruises' 7-night sailing to Californian and Mexican ports from $620. A 4-night Baja Mexico cruise on Royal Caribbean starts at $304. At CruisesOnly, travelers on Carnival Cruise Lines This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. can save up to $200 per stateroom state·room n. A private cabin or compartment with sleeping accommodations on a ship or train. stateroom Noun 1. a private room on a ship 2. on select sailings to the Caribbean, Mexico, and the Bahamas. Norwegian Cruise Line is also offering up to a $200 shipboard ship·board n. 1. The condition of being aboard a ship: on shipboard. 2. Archaic The side of a ship. adj. credit on select sailings. Holland America features a stateroom upgrade of up to ten categories for select ships and sailings. CruisesOnly features an extensive selection of top-brand cruise vacations, with in-depth information about each ship, plus customer and expert reviews. Customers can compare prices for interior, oceanview, balcony, and suite accommodations at a glance. About CruisesOnly CruisesOnly is the world's largest cruise agency - and for good reason. For two decades, cruise experts have taken the time to carefully match each customer with their ideal cruise vacation. They offer a huge variety of cruise deals on the world's best cruise lines, from Alaskan adventures and last-minute Caribbean getaways to Hawaiian honeymoon cruises. CruisesOnly continues to develop its products, services, and technology to meet the demands of today's savvy traveler. Booking online is a snap, and cruise experts are available 24/7. To learn more, visit www.cruisesonly.com or call 1-800-CRUISES. CruisesOnly and 1-800-CRUISES are part of NLG NLG The ISO 4217 currency code for the Dutch Guilder. , one of the nation's largest online and offline leisure travel companies. |
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