Slight Price Increase

The previous post stated that our price and room are 100% completely guaranteed until August 20th (yesterday). Our group has actually booked 5 inside cabins already as of yesterday. Karina has held 5 more inside cabins but there has been a price increase of $34.00 per person. She has extended the price guarantee on 6 oceanview and 2 balconies that we are holding for one more week. Which means that in one more week, those have to be repriced and will probably go up.

So - if you wanted an oceanview or balcony - your price is still the same for 1 more week.

If you want an inside unit, please add $34.00 per person more to the price.

Karina has many many years in the cruise business and she has advised me that especially those that have 2 or more per room should book ASAP as prices appear to be going up pretty quickly.

Are you on the fence? MAKE YOUR RESERVATION while you think about it. This way your price will be guaranteed and if you decide to cancel, your deposit will be refunded.

Dates, Dates and more Dates

Okay people, there are some important dates and information you should know about. The newsletters should have arrived in you mailboxes but there are some things that need to be modified. This applies to anyone booking a room with 3 or 4 people in the room.

If you are going to have 3 or 4 people in the room, you will need to give a deposit of $250.00 per person to book the reservation. If you will only have 1-2 people in the room, the $25.00 per person deposit still applies to you. It seems that the ship departing out of Tampa on those dates is new and they anticipate it to sell very well. We weren't aware of this until we started to block rooms. Also, 80% of the rooms on board are either oceanview or balcony. Which means that IF YOU WANT AN INSIDE ROOM YOU NEED TO BOOK ASAP.

We were only able to block off 5 inside rooms, 5 oceanview, and 5 balcony at a time on this particular ship. The prices listed in the newsletter are valid until August 20th or until all the blocked rooms are booked. Once this happens, we will need to block more rooms and are subject to any price increases. I cannot stress enough...BOOK YOUR CRUISE AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

Once you pay your deposit, the next check in date is MARCH 12, 2009.

On MARCH 12, 2009, everyone must have paid at least $250.00 per person sailing. If you've paid more or your entire balance..GREAT! If you haven't, Karina will be contacting you to bring that amount up to at least $250.00 per person.

Final payment is due MAY 16, 2009.

Again..any questions, please call me, email me, or leave a comment in the blog!

-Carolina

Newsletter: Issue 1

The first newsletters are in the mail and should reach everyone shortly! Be on the look out!!

The All Important: PRICING

Once you are ready to book, our group contact is:
KARINA RODRIGUEZ
CRUISE SPECIALIST
(786) 525-8119
KRodriguez@CruisesInc.com

INSIDE
Based on two people per stateroom: $822.58 per person
Based on three people per stateroom: $757.58per person
Based on four people per stateroom: $725.08 per person

OCEAN VIEW
Based on two people per stateroom: $952.58 per person
Based on three people per stateroom: $854.24 per person
Based on four people per stateroom: $805.08 per person

BALCONY
Based on two people per stateroom: $1052.58 per person
Based on three people per stateroom: $944.24 per person
Based on four people per stateroom: $890.08 per person

-Maximun 4 people per room
-Price includes all meals, taxes, and port charges
-Price DOES NOT include gratuity, alcoholic beverages or sodas.

Cruise Ship and Port Information

We will be sailing departing on August 9, 2009 - August 16, 2009 on Carnival's Legends ship. (For more information and virtual tour of ship, please visit the Carnival site).

The itinerary is as follows:

Day 1 depart Tampa, FL 4:00pm
Day 2 Fun Day At Sea
Day 3 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 7:00am-4:00pm
Day 4 Cozumel, Mexico 10:00am-6:00pm
Day 5 Belize 8:00am-5:00pm
Day 6 Roatan Island, Honduras 8:00am-3:00pm
Day 7 Fun Day At Sea
Day 8 arrive Tampa 8:00am

Welcome Friends and Family!!

I'm so excited to be planning and organizing this event! I am setting up this blog to complement the newsletter that I will be sending out. Since I am semi-attached to my computer, this blog will be updated as frequently as there are new updates. You can leave a comment with any questions you may have or email me directly at Carolina@CarolinaAraujo.com or call me at 813.298.7369.

I am also making it a point of updating you on WHO'S GOING on the cruise. Check back often and don't be shy!!

-Carolina