On the Water Front
YMT Vacations, the leading provider of vacation packages to older Americans, is offering travelers up to $ 600 in savings on river cruise itineraries along the Rhine and Danube in August and September of 2013. YMT’ s vacation packages include cruise cabin or hotel accommodations, luxury motor coaches, sightseeing, porterage and knowledgeable guides.
“ The months of August and September offer one last hurrah before we transition into shorter days and colder weather,” stated Jerre Fuqua, President of YMT Vacations.“ Our exciting savings opportunities allow our guests to extend their summer and enjoy some of our most popular tours and cruises at an exceptional value. These are the most popular itineraries we offer to Hawaii and Europe and the savings of up to $ 600 per couple can’ t be beat!”
Priced from $ 2,399 per person, the 14-day Elegant Danube, Alpine Beauty & Bohemian Highlights river cruise departs September 2 and 16. Guests on the September 2 departure will receive a $ 500 per person international air credit or a free cabin category upgrade, a $ 250 value. The same offers are available on the September 18 departure of the Romantic Rhine River Cruise featuring Oktoberfest, priced from $ 2,699 per person. All offers are valid on new bookings only, cannot be combined with any other offer and are subject to availability. For more information about YMT’ s land and cruise tours, to request a brochure, or for reservations, contact YMT Vacations at 1-800-922-9000 or www. ymtvacations. com.
European Waterways, Europe’ s largest luxury hotel barge cruising company, is offering an exciting array of culturerich excursions on its luxury hotel barge cruises in England, Ireland, and Scotland, including newly added tours for the 2013 season. Among these, a visit to the castle where the very popular TV series,“ Downton Abbey” is filmed in England. Meandering down the famous River Thames in England, cruises aboard luxury hotel barge Magna Carta feature royal adventures to majestic castles, palaces and cathedrals that are literally « fit for a king.
For select departures on Magna Carta’ s classic cruises, the company has added a new excursion to Highclere Castle, setting for the renowned period drama series, « Downton Abbey ». The hugely impressive Victorian castle sits on an expansive 1,000 acre estate surrounded by gardens, and is the iconic home to the fictional Crawley family on the show. The « real » Downton Abbey has been owned by the Carnarvon family since 1679, where Lord and Lady Carnarvon still live today.
Royal Caribbean. The world’ s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’ s Oasis of the Seas( 225,282 gross tonnage) will embark on its first ever European season and transatlantic sailing out of a
UK port of call, thousands of holiday hungry Brits have pre-registered their interest to be first in the queue to make a booking when it makes its debut in autumn 2014. The unprecedented demand is the highest ever volume of pre-booking registrations ever seen by Royal Caribbean International. As part of the innovative cruise ship’ s first ever European season, guests will be able to enjoy hot Mediterranean destinations such as Rome, Palma and Capri. Oasis of the Seas will also pay a visit to British shores when it calls into Southampton on 15 October 2014, a first for the English port.
Private Jet Tours
TCS & Starquest Expeditions, the world leader in private jet travel, invites jet-setters and seasoned travelers on a 21-day journey. Travelers will be whisked around the Mediterranean, the Balkans and the Eastern Bloc in a private, custom Boeing 757. Additionally, guests will stay at best in-class accommodations, relaxing at some of the world’ s most outstanding hotels and properties, all while seeing fortresses and palaces from Sweden to Montenegro, Serbia to Croatia. Beginning and ending in Stockholm, Sweden, The Beyond the Age of Empire tour is from Sept. 30-Oct. 20, 2013, and is limited to just 78 guests. The expedition is priced from $ 62,950 per person, double occupancy. For more information call 1-800-454- 4149 or visit TCSandSQ. com
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