River Cruise Newsletter Dated February 20, 2012
Dear Vacations To Go Customer,
River cruise operators are offering incredible deals right now on
itineraries around the world. I've listed these attractive offers below.
Several of these promotions will expire at the end of the month.
Also, availability is limited and restrictions may apply. Click the
links for departure dates and rates.
AmaWaterways
These promotions must be booked by March 15:
Save $1,000 per couple
($500 per person) off the April 26th departure of "Magnificent Europe"
and receive shipboard credits of $100 per stateroom.
Save $1,000 per couple
($500 per person) off certain departures of "Black Sea Voyage," plus
receive a free upgrade and shipboard credits of $100 per stateroom.
Receive free hotel nights in Paris or Prague
when you book applicable Main, Danube and Rhine departures.
Companion receives four free nights in Switzerland
or save $1,000 per couple ($500 per person) off the November 1st
departure of "The Enchanting Rhine."
Save $500 per couple
($250 per person) off certain wine-themed departures.
Save 50% off a second stateroom
on select Europe sailings in November and December.
Your companion saves 50%
off the cruise portion of select Mekong River sailings.
Your companion saves 25%
off the price of certain Africa departures.
Enjoy reduced rates
starting at $999 per person on select Thanksgiving sailings.
Pay no single supplement
on select Europe sailings.
And, here is one more AmaWaterways promotion for travel next year:
Save 5%
off the cruise price of 2013 Europe sailings.
American Cruise Lines
Save $400 per couple
($200 per person) off select departures on U.S. waterways, like the
Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest and the Mississippi
and its tributaries, when you book three months in advance.
Avalon Waterways
These three Avalon Waterways promotions must be booked by
February 28:
Save $1,000 to $2,000 per couple
($500 to $1,000 per person) off the cruise/land price of select European
river cruises when you book certain cabin categories.
Save $600 per couple
($300 per person) off the air-inclusive price or save $300 per couple
($150 per person) off the land price of applicable Europe and Egypt
departures.
Pay no single supplement
on select Europe cruises in certain cabin categories.
These deals from Avalon Waterways must be booked by March 27:
Companion cruises for free
on select European river cruises.
Save $1,000 per couple
($500 per person) off the air-inclusive price of Mekong River
departures.
Save $400 per couple
($200 per person) off the air-inclusive price of Galapagos Islands
cruises.
Save $200 per couple
($100 per person) off the air-inclusive price of Yangtze River
sailings.
Here is an offer for 2013 cruises with Avalon Waterways:
Save $1,000 per couple
($500 per person) off select 2013 departures in Europe.
Blount Small Ship Adventures
Companion cruises for free
on select departures in the U.S. when you book by March 1.
Save up to $1,300 per couple
($650 per person) off applicable cruises on U.S. rivers and coastal
waterways when you book by March 1.
Save up to $800 per couple
($400 per person) off select cruises in the U.S. and Canada when you
book by April 1.
Collette Vacations
Save up to $500 per couple
($250 per person) off select sailings on the Nile and Yangtze when you
book by February 28.
General Tours
Save $600 per couple
($300 per person) off European and Yangtze river cruises when you pay in full at the time of booking.
Great American Steamboat Company
Receive one free pre- or post-cruise hotel night
plus transfers before or after your voyage on the Mississippi,
Ohio or Tennessee rivers.
Receive free shore excursions and shipboard credits of up to $150 per stateroom
on river cruises in America's Heartland when you book by
March 1.
Pacific Delight
Save $200 per couple
($100 per person) off select China departures when you book and pay
in full by March 31.
Scenic Tours
Save $380 to $1,500 per couple
($190 to $750 per person) off select European sailings in certain cabin
categories when you book 90 days before the departure date.
Uniworld
These Uniworld promotions must be booked by February 29:
Save $800 to $2,000 per couple
($400 to $1,000 per person) off the air-inclusive price of select Europe
departures when you book and pay in full.
Save $300 to $800 per couple
($150 to $400 per person) off European river cruises.
Save $200 to $400 per couple
($100 to $200 per person) off Yangtze and Mekong departures.
Save $400 to $600 per couple
($200 to $300 per person) off Nile River sailings.
Save $800 per couple
($400 per person) off the land/cruise price of 2013 Mekong River
cruises when you book and pay in full.
These two Uniworld deals must be booked by March 31:
Save $600 to $2,000 per couple
($300 to $1,000 per person) off holiday river cruises when you book and
pay in full.
Save $400 per couple
($200 per person) off 2013 Mekong sailings.
Here are a few more offers from Uniworld:
Save $600 to $2,400 per couple ($300 to $1,200 per person) off 2013 European sailings when you book and pay in full.
Save $300 to $500 per couple
($150 to $250 per person) off holiday river cruises in Europe when you
book by April 30.
Receive a free upgrade to an Executive Suite
on China river cruise vacations when you book and pay in full at the
time of booking.
Pay no single supplement
on select departures on the Mekong River and European rivers.
Viking River Cruises
These Viking promotions must be booked and paid in full by February
29:
Companion cruises and flies for free
from select gateways on eligible cruises in Europe, Russia, China and
Egypt when you book certain cabin categories.
Companion cruises and flies for free
from select gateways on applicable Yangtze River cruises in certain
cabin categories, plus receive $300 in shipboard credit.
Companion cruises for free, plus save $400 to $1,000 per couple
($200 to $500 per person) off round-trip airfare on select departures in
Europe and Southeast Asia.
Companion flies for free, plus save 40% off the cruise price
of select Yangtze River itineraries in certain cabin categories,
plus receive $300 in shipboard credit.
Save 40% off the cruise price, plus save $400 to $1,000 per couple
($200 to $500 per person) off round-trip airfare on eligible European
river cruises.
Companion flies for free, plus save 40% off the cruise price
of select Europe and China sailings in certain cabin categories.
These three Viking deals apply to travel in 2013. You must
book by February 29 and pay in full by May 31.
Companion cruises and flies for free
from select gateways on applicable 2013 river cruises in China, Russia and Ukraine.
Companion cruises for free, plus save $1,100 per couple
($550 per person) off round-trip airfare from select gateways on
eligible 2013 European river cruises.
Companion cruises for free, plus save $600 per couple
($300 per person) off round-trip airfare on 2013 Mekong River
departures.
Wendy Wu Tours
Save $300 per couple
($150 per person) off the air-inclusive price or save $200 per couple
($100 per person) off the land price of select China river cruise
vacations when you book by March 31.
Receive free visa processing
(valued at $200 per couple) from Wendy Wu Tours when you book select
Yangtze River itineraries. Offer is applicable for U.S. residents
only.
Here are this week's Top 10 river cruises. All prices are per
person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability.
1) The Enchanting Rhine 2012,
8 days with AmaWaterways. Begins in Basel and ends in Amsterdam
with stops in Strasbourg, Heidelberg and Cologne. Companion receives
four free nights in Switzerland or save $1,000 per couple.
Cruise-only starting from $2,349. Departs November 1, 2012.
Book now!
2) Black Sea Voyage,
8 days with AmaWaterways. Travels between Budapest and Rousse
with stops in Novi Sad, Belgrade and Bucharest. Save $1,000 per
couple, plus receive a free upgrade and $100 shipboard credit per
stateroom. Cruise-only starting from $2,449. Departs April 13
& 20, 2012. Book now!
3) Paris & Normandy,
10 days with Uniworld. Begins and ends in Paris with visits to
Les Andelys, Omaha Beach and Honfleur. Save $800 per couple off the
air-inclusive price when you book and pay in full. Land/cruise-only
starting from $2,949. Departures from March 16 through August 31,
2012. Book now!
4) The Legendary Danube,
11 days with Avalon Waterways. Begins in Prague and ends in
Budapest with stops in Nuremberg, Regensburg and Vienna. Companion
cruises for free when you book and pay in full. Land/cruise-only
starting from $2,949. Departs April 22 & 26, 2012.
Book now!
5) Portugal, Spain & the Douro River Valley,
11 days with Uniworld. Begins in Lisbon and ends in Porto with
stops in Coimbra, Salamanca and Castelo Rodrigo. Save $800 per couple
off the air-inclusive price when you book and pay in full.
Land/cruise-only starting from $3,149. Departures from March 15
through August 30, 2012.
Book now!
6) Tulips & Windmills 2013,
10 days with Viking River Cruises. Begins and ends in Amsterdam
with visits to Antwerp, Rotterdam and Keukenhof Gardens. Companion
cruises for free, plus save $1,100 per couple off roundtrip airfare from
select gateways when you book and pay in full. Land/cruise-only
starting from $3,349. Departures from March 20 through April 29,
2013. Book now!
7) Southern Traces: New Orleans to Nashville,
12 days with Blount Small Ship Adventures. Begins in New Orleans
and ends in Nashville with visits to Mobile, Shiloh Military Park and
Clarksville. Companion cruises for free. Land/cruise-only
starting from $3,699. Departs March 23, 2012.
Book now!
8) Mississippi River Cruise,
8 days with American Cruise Lines. Begins and ends in New Orleans
with stops in Natchez, Vicksburg and Baton Rouge. Save $400 per
couple. Land/cruise-only starting from $3,945. Departures from
December 1 through December 29, 2012.
Book now!
9) Musical Magic Along the Blue Danube,
12 days with Tauck. Begins in Budapest and ends in Prague with
stops in Bratislava, Vienna and Regensburg. Land/cruise-only starting
from $4,890. Departs May 24, July 19 & August 30, 2012.
Book now!
10) Waterways of the Czars 2013,
13 days with Viking River Cruises. Travels between Moscow and St.
Petersburg with stops in Uglich, Yaroslavl and Mandrogi. Companion
cruises and flies for free from select gateways when you book and pay in
full. Land/cruise-only starting from $7,249. Departures from May
8 through October 11, 2013.
Book now!
Finally, for a complete list of cruises by river, click any link
below.
Amazon River Cruises
Columbia River Cruises
European River Cruises
Mekong River Cruises
Mississippi River Cruises
Nile River Cruises
Yangtze River Cruises
Once you've found a river cruise that interests you, call us toll free
at 800-510-4002 (US and Canada) and a river cruise specialist will
attend to your needs. Customers from the UK, please call toll
free 0800 279 8084. All other international customers, please e-mail or
call us at +1-713-974-2121.
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Please e-mail me your comments, suggestions and questions at
alanfox@rivercruise.com and
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Sincerely,
Alan Fox
Chairman & CEO
