TLC Travels' New Year Top Travel Picks: January 10, 2014

Happy New Year 2014!!  Well, we are 10 days into the New Year as of this post date and lot's of great things are happening, especially in the Travel industry.
Annual Wave Season sales are in full swing and as usual, many fantastic Cruise and Land travel offers are being made now through March.

As a Travel Professional, I have many opportunities to increase my knowledge base on some of the best of the best in travel savings, accommodations and destinations, including new Cruise ships, itineraries and Resorts coming into the travel arena in 2014.
In an effort to not wind up with a brain burst of "information overload", my goal will be to share a few of my top travel picks every week that I believe are up for serious consideration as you #Plan2Travel 2014 & 2015.

This Week's Land Vacation Top Picks:

Savor & Save at Azul Fives Hotel, a Karisma Luxury Resort located in Riviera Maya, just 10 minutes from Playa del Carmen.
Current savings of up to 40% on bookings now thru January 13, 2014 
Travel: Now thru April 30, 2014

Destination Weddings: Couples, Book your wedding group of 10+ rooms at least 9 months in advance of your wedding date and receive the "Early Booking Bonus" offer of up to 30% discount!
Applicable to El Dorado, Generations and Azul Resorts in Mexico and Azul Sensatori in Jamaica!

Couples Resorts Jamaica: Save up to $225 per booking on your All-Inclusive Couples Resort packages with Air.  Must book by Jan 31st for Travel now thru June 30, 2014.

Cruise Vacation Top Picks:

Cruise HAWAII 7-nights on Norwegian Pride of America.  Prices are starting at $1499pp.
Book now thru WAVE Season and receive Free Upgrades, Onboard Credits and Reduced Deposits!

Royal Caribbean Vision of The Seas - Sailing from Tampa for 7-nights to Mexico and Central America from $499pp. Book an Oceanview or higher cabin category now during WAVE Season by Feb 28th and receive up to $500 Onboard Credits!

Explore and Experience 3 full days in Bermuda on Celebrity Summit sailing out from New Jersey for 7 days, rates currently from $819pp.  Book now during WAVE Sale and receive Celebrity Cruises 1-2-3 Sale!  Pick from 1 of 3 great offers: Free Beverage Package, Free Gratuities or Recieve up to $300 Onboard Cash Credit!

Also, we have another GREAT CARIBBEAN CRUISE GIVEAWAY happening NOW and this one INCLUDES roundtrip AIRFARE for two!!!  Enter now for a chance to win a FREE 7-Night Cruise! 
For more from our TOP CRUISE DEALS list be sure to visit us at Expedia CruiseShipCenters!

Tina Little-Coltrane, TLC Travels' Tours & Cruises!
Expedia CruiseShipCenters

YOUR Family Reunion Cruise!

With the popularity of Group Travel including Group Cruising growing every year, thought now would be a great time to ask...."Have you planned your Family Reunion Cruise yet?"

Yes, this is all about You and YOUR family reunion gathering and if you already have your plans in place for 2013, now is the time to start considering what to do for 2014.  If you have not yet planned for 2013, it's still early enough in the year to put something nice together for late Summer, Fall or Winter 2013 but NOW is the time to act.  

Side Note: TLC Travels does NOT do "rush-rush", last minute travel planning.  If you do not have at least 6-8 months advance planning, please note, I am NOT the go-to Travel Consultant for you.  The ideal successful Group Travel function begins with advance planning starting at 1-2 years out. IMO

So, what exactly does YOUR family consist of?  Keep in mind, "Family" doesn't always mean "blood" relation. The meaning of "family" is defined differently from one person to another.   Yes of course you have your traditional genetic family bonds and if you want to travel with them, that's cool but many others also have a business family, alumni family, spiritual family or a common interest family so it really doesn't matter how your "family" is defined.  Creating an opportunity to reconnect with the important people in your life in a setting that allows everyone a chance to enjoy, kick-back & relax....or not, is what's most important and many have already discovered that Reunion Travel is the way to go.

There are many fantastic Travel packages available for groups....Air & Land Packages as well as Cruises, and right now, as we are approaching the end of another great WAVE Sale Season, it's the perfect time to grab a hot cruise deal for your Group!  WAVE Season runs from January through March every year where all the major Cruise lines offer hot deals, Onboard Credits, Reduced Deposits and more to entice potential Cruisers to their ships.

Check out just a few of what's coming up:

Carnival Cruise Lines: 

4 Days only- from Monday, February 25th thru Thursday, February 28th- book a Carnival Cruise vacation and save up to $400 per stateroom plus a 2 category upgrade and 50% Reduced Deposits on select sailing thru December 2013.  Past Guest Special Rates are also being offered!
UPDATE 3/1/2013: CARNIVAL SALE EXTENDED THRU SATURDAY MARCH 2nd!!

Norwegian Cruise Lines: 

February 25th and February 26th, 2-Days Only: Book an amazing Transatlantic or Panama Canal Cruise on Norwegian and get $100 to spend on board, Free Upgrades and more!

Royal Caribbean International:

RCI is offering up to $200 to spend while on board, per stateroom and 50% Reduced Deposits on all sailings departing on or after May 1st across their entire fleet during their 3-Day Only WOW sale happening Monday, February 25th thru Wednesday February 27th!

Celebrity Cruises:

Up to 4 incredible offers on 3 amazing destinations are apart of this SUMMER SIZZLE Sale!  Book with Celebrity Cruises now thru March 10, 2013 and receive all the special offers for each specific destination.  Captain's Club members also receive an additional, exclusive offer: book a suite and receive $500 per stateroom to spend on board a Europe vacations -or- $400 per stateroom to spend on board an Alaska or Bermuda vacation.  Check out the entire offer here:-->

Princess Cruises: 

Happening NOW through March 8, 2013, you can save up to $1,000 on over 80 Princess Cruises' Alaska sailings!  Plus, for a limited time only you will get up to $100 FREE on board spending money and save on airfare on select cruises!  Check out the entire offer here:--> 

Why go through the stress of shopping, cooking, cleaning and trying to find activities to keep your family group excited during your time together when you have all of those hassles taken care of for you on a Cruise.  Don't miss out on these offers that are available to you now.
Find out more about the benefits of Cruising, what to expect, what to pack and so much more right here with us at Expedia Cruiseshipcenters, Inc.

Contact us to help you put your group's reservations in place so you can have an enjoyable and stress free reunion to look forward to this year and/or next!

Tina Little-Coltrane: Cruise and Travel Consultant

TLC Travels' Tours and Cruises at EXPEDIA CruiseShipCenters, Inc.

1-800-755-2896 ~ TinaColtrane@Gmail.com

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