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Conference abbott::cruise_travel

Title:CRUISE TRAVEL
Moderator:XANADU::FAMULARO
Created:Thu Aug 04 1988
Last Modified:Thu Dec 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Tue Dec 31 1996
Number of topics:562
Total number of notes:2834

443.0. "Discount 11-night cruise on Song of America - Jan. 26, 1994" by DDIF::SURTEES (Bob Surtees) Mon Apr 19 1993 17:09

Great Cruise Deal - 11 Nights, from Suburban Travel Service of Merrimack

Song of America, Jan. 26, 1994 stops at the following ports:
San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, U.S.V.I; Phillipsburg, St. Maarten;
Fort-de-France, Martinique; Port of Spain, Trinidad; Cabrits, Dominica;
Basseterre, St. Kitts; St. Croix, U.S.V.I.; CocoCay, Bahamas; Miami, Florida.

Inside cabin, normally  $2596
        Sale Price      $1346 <----- M deck
Outside cabin, normally $2746
        Sale Price      $1446 <----- I deck

These prices are for each person, double occupancy, and include port charges and
air transportation from Boston or Manchester as well as many other major
airports.

$50 per person deposit required by May 9 (refundable up until August.)

Contact Bob DDIF::Surtees, DTN 381-1247 for further information.  If you prefer,
you can contact Margaret Surtees during the day at 424-2102 or 424-4673 at night.

This was set up as a group tour for several of our friends by my wife who works
at Suburban Travel Service in Merrimack.  Because of the large discount for this
promotion by RCCL into the longer cruise market, she decided to reserve several
more cabins and asked me to make it available to others.

So, if you're interested in cruising for more than the normal week here's your
chance.

Bob Surtees
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443.1Extended to May 20 -- 2 cabins leftDTIF::SURTEESBob SurteesFri May 14 1993 10:1314
RCCL has extended the deadline until May 20.  If you are interested in this
11-night cruise to the southern Carribean aboard the Song of America, please
contact myself or my wife at Suburban Travel.  There are only two cabins left.

There is a slight error in the original note in that the air transportation will
not be available from Manchester because the number of connections to San Juan
would be greater than the limit imposed by RCCL.

Something else I forgot to mention was that you can upgrade to a higher deck for
$15/person/deck for the full cruise.

Those who have booked should have already received confirmation.

Bob
443.2A few more cabins still availableDTIF::SURTEESBob SurteesThu Jun 17 1993 15:099
Due to the great discount on this cruise, the agency went ahead and booked some
extra cabins to allow other late comers to take advantage of it.  I believe there
are currently 3 cabins still available so if you want to go to the southern
Carribean on RCCL's Song of America for eleven nights at $1350, please let me
know ASAP or contact Margaret Surtees at Suburban Travel (603)424-4673.

Bob Surtees
DTN: 381-1247
DDIF::SURTEES
443.32 Cancellations make 2 cabins availableDDIF::SURTEESBob SurteesTue Aug 24 1993 09:4910
For different reasons there were two cancellations making them available for
others who might like to go to the Carribean on the Song of America for eleven
nights.  Both are outside cabins on different decks and will cost $1446 and
$1461 per person respectively.  These cabins must be sold within the next 2
days otherwise they will be returned to RCCL. Some ten cabins in this group
are being used by Digital employees.

Bob Surtees
SKANDA::ras
DTN: 264-1346
443.4A few cancellations make cabins availableBROKE::SURTEESBob SurteesWed Nov 03 1993 10:397
If anyone wants to join us on an eleven-night southern Carribean cruise leaving
Puerto Rico on January 26, please let me know as soon as possible.  Due to
illness and other reasons we have had cancellations for four cabins on the RCCL
Song of America which we can fill with other people.  We were originally under
the impression that we would not be able to do this because of the size of the
waiting list but RCCL have informed us that we can make substitions at this
time.  This has to be done within the next week.
443.5QuestionPECOS::CSWIFT_USERWed Nov 10 1993 11:005
    Hi Bob,,  Could you tell me what the expense of this cruise might be,
              where the cabins are located, etc.
    
    Thanks
    
443.6in 443LEDDEV::CULLISONWed Nov 10 1993 12:313
    I am not Bob, but it is in 443 and number of his wife is there
    to call. Should do it quickly, that cruise was pretty well sold out
    before.         harold c.
443.7Waiting list ?DECWET::KARMALIWed Nov 10 1993 20:585
Is this cruise sold out since .4 mentioned a long waiting list ?


Since this is a group booking for the cruise, does the group
have to pay for those that cancel last minute ?
443.8A little clearing up.2435::SURTEESBob SurteesThu Nov 11 1993 09:1032
.5
As mentioned in .6 the prices are listed in the main note.  There is a slight
difference, due to a change in airport taxes, that will increase those figures
by $3 which is still lower than the cost I mentioned in .2.  The current
prices, then, are $1349/person for inside cabin (only 1 of these left,) and
$1449 for outside cabins (only 3 of these left.)

I can also tell you the exact cabin numbers if you are interested.


.7
There seems to be some confusion around all of these various deadlines which I
would like to clear up.  The initial deposit was required in May with another
payment due in August.  The agency was told, or was led to believe, that after
the names were submitted in August, that those names would be engraved in stone
and that we would not be able to make any changes should someone change their
mind about going.  The reason for this, we were told, was that there was a
large waiting list of other people who would replace any cancellations.

Several days ago, my wife talked to someone at RCCL and was informed that we
can make changes (something to do with the type of group we have) up until the
final payment is sent in which will happen in a couple of weeks.

Since we have had some cancellations due to illness there is 1 inside cabin and
3 outside cabins available for reallocation.  I can get the exact cabin numbers
if anyone is interested, but full payment is due sometime within the next
couple of weeks and, because it is a group rate, RCCL will not accept credit
cards.  We have also placed an ad in the local newspaper so they will probably
be taken up fairly quickly.  The group is not charged for cancellations.

Bob
DTN 264-1346