Travel Deals /Bargains from around the world
The week’s best travel bargains around the globe.
• The Greenbrier resort (800-453-4858, www.greenbrier.com ) in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., has rates of $249 a night (plus $47 per night taxes and resort fee) Thursday through next Sunday, July 31- Aug. 1 and Aug. 28-29. Deal applies to standard and intermediate rooms. Rates typically range between $439 and $489 a night, plus taxes and fees. • Stay for three nights at Atlantis, on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, and pay $199 per night (plus $53 taxes and fees). Rate is available for most Sunday and Monday arrivals and also applies to other weekdays based on availability. The Super SunBreak deal is valid for Beach Tower rooms, which usually start at $260 a night. Book by Wednesday; stay through Oct. 28. Info: (800) 285-2684, www.atlantis.com . • Carnival is offering an Early Saver discount for sailings through spring 2010. Cruises of up to five days must be booked three months in advance, and longer cruises must be booked five months in advance. Nonrefundable deposit required. Prices vary. For example, a seven- night cruise round trip from Baltimore to the Bahamas, departing Dec. 6, starts at $1,108 per couple, including taxes. Usual rate is $1,318. Info: (888) 227-6482, www.carnival.com . • Get discounts of about $530 per person on Canadian Sailing Expeditions’ seven-night cruises to the Caribbean and Canada, and discounts of about $265 per person on four-night Canadian itineraries. Prices vary. For example, a seven-night Caribbean cruise, with departures mid-November through early May, now starts at about $1,537 per person double, plus $137 port charges. Itinerary varies by departure date. A four-night Canada cruise in Newfoundland, with departures July 29 and Aug. 19, now starts at $1,007 per person double, plus $131 taxes. Booking deadline for Caribbean cruises is Aug. 1; Canada cruises are based on availability.Info: (877) 429-9463, www.canadiansailingexpeditions.com . • Hapag-Lloyd passengers will receive cabin upgrades worth $1,850 to $3,760 per person on a musical competition cruise taking place during a 10- day sailing from Venice to Barcelona aboard the MS Europa, departing Oct. 25. The Stella Maris International Vocal Competition, held in cooperation with eight opera houses, including New York’s Metropolitan Opera, features four nights of performances. Passengers who book a suite at the starting rate of $5,780 per person double, including taxes, will be upgraded to the best available veranda suite. Book by calling (800) 782-3924. Info: www.hlcruises.com . • Cunard is offering a cabin upgrade worth $500 on its 14- night Baltic Splendours cruise aboard the Queen Victoria, which departs Southampton, England, on Aug. 3. Book a category C3 outside stateroom for $3,295 per person double (plus $108 taxes) and receive an upgrade to an A7 deluxe balcony cabin. Book through a travel agent or by calling (800) 728-6273. Info: www.cunard.com . Deals sell out quickly. Restrictions may apply.
* The Euro is the currency for Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Greece and Finland.
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