Posts Tagged cruise

PRIDE Travel Welcomes Home Jason and DeMarco Group From Honeymoon Cruise

Pride TravelWrapping up a seven day cruise aboard the Carnival Conquest, music celebrities Jason and DeMarco, their friends and family returned home earlier this week.

PRIDE Travel of Long Beach, California, had been retained by musical artists Jason and deMarco to organize and coordinate the cruise as a celebration of their wedding. The couple sailed with friends, family, and fans on Carnival’s Conquest roundtrip from Galveston, Texas near the newly-wed’s Texas home. The cruise visited the Gulf of Mexico with stops in Freeport Bahamas, Nassau Bahamas, and Key West, Florida, before returning to Galveston. Participants in the Jason and deMarco Wedding group received special dining arrangements with the celebrities, a special exclusive concert on board, and a private screening of the couple’s “We’re All Angels” documentary movie.

When asked about their experiences, the cruisers were overjoyed at the experience of being able to meet the celebrities onboard and participate in multiple activities.

Doris Hoey, a long-time fan and active participant in the Jason and DeMarco club was emphatic about adding that PRIDE Travel “did a fantastic job of being sure we all had everything we needed to be transported to and from a heavenly vacation.”
 
  • Share/Bookmark

Tags: cruise, DeMarco, gay, Jason, Jason DeMarco, wedding

Some travelers shun hotels for cruises, vacation rentals

By Christopher Reynolds
Los Angeles Times

The next time you see a hotel manager striding across the lobby with furrowed brow, look again. He may not be worrying about the guy in room 415, the group in the banquet room, or even the recession that has driven room rates to their lowest levels in years.

Instead, he might be thinking about the likes of Carlos A. Hernandez of Los Angeles, who has decided he likes vacation rental houses and condos better than hotels. Or Robert Bell, a retired airline pilot in Long Beach, Calif., who has been won over by cruises.

“I guess I’ve had my fill of hotel rooms,” said Bell, 73, who’s planning another cruise this fall.

Amid all the distress wrought by the recession, this is also a moment of rare opportunity for consumers confident enough to take vacations. They can take advantage of depressed hotel rates, which are still lower than last year even in the midst of the spring vacation season. Or, like Hernandez and Bell, they can look beyond hotels.

And if they do, will they ever look back? Read the rest of this entry »

  • Share/Bookmark

Tags: apartment rental, condo rental, cruise, cruises, cruising, home rental, hotel alternatives, vacation rental, villa rental

PRIDE Travel Engaged by Celebrity Music Artists Jason and deMarco to Organize Wedding Cruise for Friends, Family and Fans

Pride TravelFollowing other recent celebrity and public figures that became clients, PRIDE Travel of Long Beach, California, was retained by musical artists Jason and deMarco to organize and coordinate a cruise the summer of 2010 celebrating their wedding. The couple will be sailing with friends, family, and fans on Carnival’s Conquest roundtrip from Galveston, Texas near the newly-wed’s Texas home May 2010 on a seven night Caribbean Cruise. The cruise will depart from Galveston, cruising the Gulf of Mexico with stops in Freeport Bahamas, Nassau Bahamas, and Key West, Florida, and return to Galveston.

A special cruise group has been setup by PRIDE Travel with Carnival Cruises, with limited space available for fans to book and sail with the artists. Read the rest of this entry »

  • Share/Bookmark

Tags: cruise, DeMarco, fan, Jason, Jason and DeMarco, Jason DeMarco, wedding

PRIDE Travel Hosts Virtual WORLDS LARGEST CRUISE NIGHT Event Throughout October

For the month of October 2009 PRIDE Travel will join thousands of cruise-selling travel agents in World’s Largest Cruise Night, an exciting event designed to showcase the incredible choice, diversity and value of cruise vacations. Travel agencies across North America will team up with 24 member lines of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) to provide consumers with information on cruise vacations and exceptional offers.

Local area and residents and out of area residents the world over alike can find out all they need to know about cruising and even take advantage of outstanding vacation offers without leaving the comfort of home because PRIDE Travel is hosting a “Virtual” World’s Largest Cruise Night. By simply visiting the special agency Web page http://wlcn.cruising.org/pridetravel , consumers can explore the incredible world of cruising and plan a cruise! PRIDE Travel has chosen several short videos showcasing the exciting offerings and destinations from participating CLIA member lineswhich will be live until the end of the October. Read the rest of this entry »

  • Share/Bookmark

Tags: cruise, gay, PRIDE, pride travel, travel

PRIDE Travel Offers First-Ever Hetero Friendly™ European Christmas Markets River Cruise with Exclusive Buy 1 Get 1 Free DiscountP

PRIDE Travel, specialists in Cruise and River Cruise vacations, announced today its extended offer for a group aboard AMA Waterway’s Amacello from Paris to Amsterdam December 16th through the 27th. The full itinerary includes a three night stay in Paris, with transfers to embark the vessel in Trier and cruise to Amsterdam. Prices of the combined cruise and Paris land portion with included shore excursions, transfers, all meals and most beverages start at $2559 plus port charges of $98, per person. Cruise only prices for the seven nights onboard from Trier to Amsterdam are only $1899 per person plus port charges. An upgrade from a window suite to a floor to ceiling French Balcony starts at only $449 per person. Detailed itinerary, map and all the inclusions can be found online by visiting PRIDE Travel’s website www.pridetravelonline.com and clicking the “more information” button of the right hand column featuring the cruise on the home page. Read the rest of this entry »

  • Share/Bookmark

Tags: Christmas, Christmas markets, cruise, holiday markets, river