Holland America’s ‘Time of Your Life’ offer provides free cabin upgrades, fare discounts and kids go free when passengers book by the end of February on select summer 2023 to spring 2024 cruises.
As a bonus, those who book by January 31 also receive up to $400 per stateroom on board, depending on the length of the cruise. The credit per person is $100 for cruises six to nine days, $150 for Alaska cruises and cruises 10 to 20 days, and $200 for sailings 21 days or more.
Travelers can book a Veranda Cabin for the price of an Ocean View room or an Ocean View for the price of an Interior room. Children 18 and younger traveling as the third and fourth guests in the cabin can sail free on select 2023 and 2024 cruises (taxes, fees and port charges are additional).
Cruise and Alaska cruise deposits are discounted by 50% for the first and second cabin guest.
Savings of up to 30% are available on sailings included in the promotion.
The ‘Time of Your Life’ offer does not apply to major cruises or cruises of five days or less. Upgrades are based on cabin availability.
Celestyal Cruises ‘Go Farther, Get Closer’ Discounts
Celestyal’s wave season ‘Go Further, Get Closer’ campaign offers up to 60% off the most popular itineraries for 2023 and 2024 when booked by 28 February.
Fares start as low as $339 for the three-day ‘Iconic Aegean’ itinerary, normally priced at $840, reflecting a 60% saving. The seven-night ‘Idyllic Aegean’ itinerary, normally priced at $1,650, has been reduced by more than 40% to $889.
The ‘Iconic Aegean’ sails from Athens to Mykonos, Kusadasi (Turkey), Patmos, Heraklion (Crete) and Santorini, while the ‘Idyllic Aegean’ also starts in Athens and visits Thessaloniki, Kusadasi, Heraklion, Santorini, Mykonos and Milos.
Deals are also available for a four-night ‘Iconic Aegean’ sailing, with prices starting at $459, and the ticket can be upgraded to a more inclusive ‘enhanced’ price for $190, compared to the usual price of $1,080.
Limited departures of the seven-day ‘Eclectic Aegean’ itinerary are also eligible for the savings, with fares starting at $1,029, reduced from $1,650. This itinerary from Athens calls in Istanbul, Thessaloniki, Volos Kavala and Santorini.
Travelers can save on a seven-night tri-continent cruise visiting Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey and Greece from $679, down from $1,650. Paul’s Footsteps special October 14-21 sailings to Thessaloniki, Kavala, Patmos, Istanbul, Dikili and Kusadasi start at $1,289, down from $1,650.
December 16 Christmas sailing, 11 nights from Athens to Thessaloniki, Agios Nikolaos (Crete), Izmir, Antalya, Egypt, Israel and Cyprus is $1,329, reduced from $2,390. This fare can be upgraded to “enhanced” for $360. A 19-night Christmas and New Year cruise is also discounted in the ‘Go Further, Come Closer’ wave promotion.
Scenic’s ‘Discover the Wonder Beyond’ promotion
Scenic river spaceship cruises are available with savings of up to $1,500 per couple on more than 20 itineraries and dozens of departures in Europe, including France and Portugal. The line’s ocean discovery yachts have savings of $5,000 per couple on more than 125 Scenic Eclipse departures that span the globe.
Reservations must be made by March 31.
Passengers who pay in full at least 12 months before departure or within 72 hours of booking if within 12 months of sailing can choose from additional savings. Rivers offers a choice of free airfare or two-for-one airfare depending on the length of the trip, or a free or two-for-one multi-day land extension or up to an additional $1,000 per person in savings when sailing eight days or more.
On Oceans, you can choose between a free flight in economy or business class or a two-for-one flight depending on itineraries and suite selection, or additional savings of up to $3,000 per person.
‘Explore the Extraordinary’ savings with Emerald Cruises
Emerald Cruises’ ‘Explore the Extraordinary’ campaign for bookings until March 31 offers savings on a range of river and yacht cruises in 2023 and 2024, along with a new menu of bonus offers available when customers pay in full.
Travelers booking 2023 and 2023/24 Southeast Asia river cruises in Europe during the wave campaign will save up to $1,000 per couple, those booking 2023 and 2024 yacht cruises aboard the line’s newest ship Emerald Azzurra and Emerald Sakara, which will soon be launched. , will save up to $1,500 per pair.
Additionally, travelers who pay in full 12 months prior to sailing or within 72 hours of booking for cruises departing within 12 months will also be able to choose from free or discounted international airfare or a free premium beverage package or up to $2,000 per couple bonus savings.
Examples of river cruises that qualify for the wave offer are the classic eight-day ‘Danube Explorer’ from Passau to Budapest, the eight-day ‘Feels of Lyon and Provence’ through southern France and the 13-day ‘Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia and Mekong between Siem Reap and Ho Chi Minh Minho.
Emerald Azzurra and Emerald Sakara offer new Caribbean and Central American itineraries, such as the eight-day ‘Eastern Caribbean with St. Barths’, which docks in the small ports of Martinique, St. Lucia and Guadeloupe, an eight-day ‘West Indies Island Hopping,’ round-trip sailing from San Juan and an 11-day ‘Delights of the Southern Caribbean and the Panama Canal’ from Bridgetown, Barbados to Panama City.
