Oceania Cruises

Winter is a great time for a sunny destination like the Caribbean, Mexican Riviera or Hawaii.

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The fact is that when you choose a cruise that truly appeals to your personal tastes, you'll find yourself among like-minded people enjoying your kind of fun.

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Major cruise lines including Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Princess and Celebrity have announced that starting in the fall --- just after kids and teachers have returned to school and can't travel as easily --- vaccinated guests will no longer need to test to board most cruises (unless a country being visited or a state from which the cruise embarks says contrary). Even more significantly, those who have refused to get the jab will now be able to cruise on most departures as long as they test negative for Covid-19 before boarding.

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Part of being free is taking those trips abroad to see how the rest of the world lives.  None of us knows how long we will have that freedom or the means, both financial and physical, to explore the world.  Go while you can!

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Greece is one of the very best island-hopping vacations and should be atop anyone's bucket list, but if you prefer, we also have wonderful packaged-land trips, which sometimes include cruises or ferries between isles.

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So, if you want to get the best deal without the hassle, book early.

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If you are not among those with a future cruise on the books, please let me help you return to your greater self found through travel.

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If sweets are your thing, you will find plenty of tempting treats on every cruise ship in the world.  Strawberry Cheese Cake, Tiramisu or Death by Chocolate will tempt you nightly as the final course in your gourmet meal, assuming you weren't sated by fresh-baked cookies at tea time.

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Oceania gives you more of everything you want in a vacation for your valuable time.

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Let your future goals pull you forward rather than allowing brainwashing to keep you down and depressed.

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Early cruises on a mainstream line like NCL or Celebrity might feel more like Oceania or Azamara in terms of space, which is not a bad thing based on my experience.

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How about an Infinite Veranda on the new Celebrity Apex or Edge?

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Book an Oceania Cruise in a Veranda category or better through me by August 31, 2020, and you'll receive free prepaid gratuities on all cruises!

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If your calendar is flexible, you can enjoy summer vacation in December or any other month you choose.

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Royal Caribbean and other lines accept the challenge, but they never forget that guests want a wonderful cruise experience first and foremost, one that surpasses all expectations.

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You don't need to change the world. Just open a different door.

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If your plan is to sit on your butt at home for two weeks eating pasta, most likely you aren't going to need that toilet paper. Diarrhea is a symptom more associated with Montezuma's Revenge than Coronavirus.

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You're free to live your life your way!

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If you can afford to splurge for a mini-suite or higher, and you definitely want amenities like open bar and free internet, then you probably should be considering more upscale lines as well as whatever your favorite line has always been.

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Even if you don't do Botox or any of the "for-fee" spa treatments, you probably will come back with a glow of health exactly because of that fresh sea air and sunshine, not to mention exercise and excitement of walking around ports or strolling down hallways to world-class entertainment venues on board.

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Yes, specials come, but they also go. ..All of these amenity choices from mainstream, large ship cruise lines that most of us are likely to choose for our next vacations have been introduced to lure clients by immitating different aspects of more expensive small-ship ocean cruises or river cruises

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...vacations have come to be landmarks of our passing years.

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If you've never tried doing a cruise search at CruisePlanners1.com, then there's never been a better time to start.

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And wives, if you see this email, make sure you forward it to your husband. Just to be sure he isn't too blunt, make sure to personalize it with a subtle introduction like, "This is what I want as a Mother's Day gift."

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While you may initially feel a bit selfish when you indulge on your first cruise vacation, you are in fact helping others.

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At a certain age --- and I believe I may have reached it --- you need to ask yourself, "If not now, then when?"

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