Introducing the newest addition to the Port of Los Angeles. The Mariner of the Seas. This ship is awesome. Ben recently attended a Seminar at Sea to preview the ship. You will be able to see why this ship has wide appeal. Families and seniors will enjoy the sophisticated and lively vessel. The ship is…
Cruise Holidays Certified Travel Specialist Program
Today a customer came into the store to discuss a future cruise. During the course of our conversation, she mentioned that she uses a different travel agency to book her land packages. She is a new customer, and was misled by our cruise ship logo that we only booked cruises. I let her know that…
Noteworthy entries at USA TODAY Cruise Travel
As I keep mentioning, I am travel blogging at USA TODAY cruise log. I have summarized my latest entries here: Blog Entry: Project Holiday Stocking Project Holiday Stocking – time to bring in the boxesCruise Holidays of Mission Viejo will act as the Orange County drop location for Project Holiday Stocking. We received…
Princess Cruises offering free upgrades
Nothing gets our clients as excited about cruising as the possibility of fresh sea air and sweeping ocean vistas enjoyed from their own balcony. Which is why Princess Cruises is pleased to announce the return of their popular “Balcony Bonanza,” with free balcony upgrades on almost all of their summer 2009 voyages to the best…
Where are the deals
Dear Cruise Expert, Q. I am looking for a cruise deal. Can you help? A. Caller after caller is searching for the great deal. If you are flexible and willing to go last minute, we might have something for you. Wall Street is sailing the cruise ship right now and we should wait and see…
Ben in the Dutch Colony
Hi all, Greetings from St. Maarten. I am in Ellington’s/Crows Nest at the very top of the ship. There are only 6-8 people on the whole floor. The ship has many places where one can go for relaxation. This is one of them. There is jazz music playing at a very soothing volume. The bar…
We are two time champs!
Cruise Holidays of Mission Viejo Honored for 2nd Straight Year with Community Service AwardOct 28, 2008 Cruise Holidays of Mission Viejo received an award for there involvement with Project Holidays Stocking. Project Holiday Stocking collects stockings and ships them oversees to members of the armed forces.
From Mariner of the Seas
Hi, I just got out of our first session. It is about 1:00 PM and I am sitting at my perch in the Ellington’s Lounge topside. This is a sea day and the pool area below is in full swing. In the brief time I was there, they played “Staying Alive” and YMCA” We are…
Ben takes to the high seas
As some of you know, I was at a convention last week with Cruise Holidays. This week we will get an update from Ben who is at a Seminar at Sea on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. He is joining the West Coast sales team in an effort to learn all about the ship….
Belize Cancelled
Floating around in the middle of the Caribbean and searching for the sun. Belize has been cancelled. We now have extra time to spend at our convention. If you are thinking about hosting a convention or big group, I would strongly recommend using a ship. The newer ships are full of great meeting space and…