CLIA’s World’s Largest Cruise Sale Set for Oct. 17 to 23

By Theresa Norton Masek
October 10, 2011 2:19 PM

The Cruise Lines International Association’s World’s Largest Cruise Sale is ready to launch, Oct. 17 to 23. The 25 cruise line members of CLIA and more than 5,000 travel agencies will team up for National Cruise Vacation Week, offering potential savings of $100 to $5,000 or more in some cases, shipboard credits of $50 to over $300, upgrades to suites, and other incentives such as complimentary shore excursions, deposit waivers and more.
Among the offers are three- to five-day Caribbean cruises starting at $249, six- to eight-day sailings starting at $429, $2,000 savings per couple on a river cruise through Burgundy and Provence, and two-for-one fares with free airfare plus up to $5,000 in bonus savings on sailings in Europe or the Pacific.
The special offers will be available at events hosted by CLIA-member travel agencies in partnership with cruise lines and, in some cases, other local business partners. Participating CLIA-member cruise lines include AmaWaterways, American Cruise Lines, Avalon Waterways, Azamara Club Cruises, Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Hurtigruten, Louis Cruises, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Paul Gauguin Cruises, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, SeaDream Yacht Club, Silversea Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection and Windstar Cruises.
In addition, thousands of agents will participate with online NCVW events. Consumers can visit the agents’ customized microsites, watch cruise line videos, collect information about special values and book their cruises. The virtual NCVW events will run throughout October.

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