Whether your playground is a snowy ski slope or a relaxing seaside, Club Med Sea & Ski Getaways are your chance to discover the world’s most exotic destinations combined with Club Med’s world-renown, all-inclusive value.

With over 45 properties included in this special event, you’re sure to discover the ideal sea or ski destination for your next vacation.

Book your 7-night getaway by October 28th and save big on all-inclusive packages from $129* per person, per night for travel through May 1, 2015.

Please contact your preferred travel agent below to book your next Club Med vacation:

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*Sample price is per person, based on double occupancy in a Club category room on select weeks at Ixtapa Pacific, Mexico; Sandpiper Bay, Florida; and Turkoise, Turks & Caicos. Prices on other dates and/or at other resorts may vary. Offer requires a 3-night minimum stay (7-night minimum for Columbus Isle). Available at select resorts. Does not include airfare. Valid for new individual bookings only for select travel dates through 5/1/2015 and must be booked by 10/28/2014, subject to capacity control and may increase at any time.

(1) Sample price is per person, based on double occupancy in a Club category room for a 7-night stay at Club Med at Club Med Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France. Round-trip flights and transfers to/from the resort are not included. Offer requires a 3-night minimum stay and is available at select resorts. Valid for new individual bookings only for select travel dates through April 18, 2015 and must be booked by October 28, 2014. Subject to capacity control and may increase at any time.

(2) Sample price is per person, based on double occupancy in a Club category room for a 7-night stay at Club Med at Club Med Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France for a departure from JFK to GVA. Round-trip flights and transfers to/from the resort included. Offer requires a 3-night minimum stay and is available at select resorts. Valid for new individual bookings only for select travel dates through April 18, 2015 and must be booked by October 28, 2014. Subject to capacity control and may increase at any time.

** Children aged under 4 years stay for free at select resorts on select dates.. Children aged under 4 years stay for free at our family destinations.  Children aged 4-12 years stay at up to 50% off adult price at select family resorts. Children aged 13-15 years stay at up to 40% off adult price at select family resorts. For flights that are booked through Club Med, tickets for children must be paid for by the client. Children who are eligible to stay for free must be lodged in the same room as the adults who are paying for their stay, or in a connecting room. Blackout dates apply. Costs associated with Baby & Petit Club Med are at full day rate during entire stay booked.

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Wave Season 2014

Hard to believe that it's 2014 and already the first month of the year is nearly behind us! Wow! But you know what that means, don't you? Yeah, that's right, IT'S WAVE SEASON!!  If you haven't already begun to think about your travel plans for this year and next, NOW is a great time to put some plans in place. And if you have been thinking about it, where to go, what to do, well NOW is the time to make those plans or dreams into reality.  To help make things easier, many cruise lines and land-based suppliers are offering great deals and incentives to help you get that family vacation, girls trip, romantic getaway, reunion or other vacation on your calendar! This is the best time to take a look at your bucket list and see what you can do this year to check a destination or adventure off that list.

Here's just a few of the promotions that I think are really fantastic!

NCL

Norwegian Cruise Line is offering The Free Upgrade Wave: 

• Free balcony upgrades 
• Up to $1,000 in air credits 
• E-coupons worth over $300
• Up to $250 off base fare for AARP members 
• Discounts for Latitudes Rewards members 
• Military discounts, if applicable

Booking Dates: 12/10/2013-4/4/2014

Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises is offering a 3 for Free Sales Event, The Next Wave is back with three new offers on Alaska, Europe and 7-day Caribbean (May thru August) cruise vacations:

• FREE Shore Excursion Spending Money: up to $200 FREE shore excursion onboard credit per stateroom† 
• FREE 8” x 10” Framed Keepsake Photo: (a $50 value) ‡ 
• FREE Bottle of Wine: picked by the onboard Sommelier (a $30 value) ††

You will receive ALL 3 offers for FREE with only a $100.00** reduced deposit. 3 for Free is combinable with Cruise Sales, Group amenities and counts towards TCs. Up to $280 in FREE benefits.

Booking Dates: 12/27/2013-2/28/2014

Royal Caribbean International

Offer: Royal Caribbean International is offering another WOW Sale during Wave Season for 6-night or longer sailings departing March – December 2014:

Onboard credit of up to $300 depending on type of stateroom booked

BONUS! Book a Europe sailing and add $100 onboard credit 

Viking River Cruises

2-For-1 Cruises
PLUS up to 2-For-1 Airfare

2014 Romantic Danube aboard an award-winning, Viking Longship
Riverview, Standard (CAT F)
Dates available throughout 2014
2-For-1 cruise fare from $1,756 per person

Ports of call: Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; Melk, Austria; Passau Germany; Regensburg, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany

2014 Grand European Tour aboard an award-winning, Viking Longship

Riverview, Standard (CAT F)
Dates available throughout 2014
2-For-1 cruise fare from $3,662 per person

Ports of call: Amsterdam, Holland; Kinderdijk, Holland; Cologne, Germany; Koblenz, Germany; Miltenberg, Germany; Würzburg, Germany; Bamberg, Germany; Nuremberg, Germany; Regensburg, Germany; Passau, Germany; Melk, Austria; Vienna, Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; Budapest, Hungary

Globus 

SAVE up to $200 per couple on airfare

Plus enjoy an EXCLUSIVE promotional offer on select 2014 Globus or Monograms European Vacations**

Italian Vista

8 days - Rome, Orvieto, Assisi, Florence, Padua, Venice, Verona, Milan, Italy

Vacations include:

• Breakfast daily

• Accommodations in first class hotels

• Guided sightseeing

Call for details on specific dates and prices.

Sensational Spain

12 days - Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Cordoba and Torremolinos, Spain

 
Vacations include:

• Breakfast daily
• Accommodations in first class hotels
• Guided sightseeing

Call for details on specific dates and prices.

Beautiful France

16 days - Paris, Burgundy, Chamonix, Chambery, Cannes, Nice, Avignon, Nimes, Carcassonne, Periguex, France 

Vacations include:

• Breakfast daily
• Accommodations in first class hotels
• Guided sightseeing

Call for details on specific dates and prices.

Contact Us to get started on your 2014 Vacation Planning and take advantage of some of these fantastic offers!

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Great Last minute deals on Royal Caribbean - Oasis of the Seas or Allure of the Seas

Oasis of the Seas  3/3/12 7nt Western Caribbean  $799 - Interior, Cat Z $999 - Balcony, Cat X - that's less than cat L for an interior  $1899 - Deluxe Balcony, Cat W 3/17/12 7nt Western Caribbean  $849 - Interior, Cat Z $1199 - Balcony, Cat X 3/24/12 7nt Eastern Caribbean  $899 - Ocean View, Cat Y  $1149 - Balcony, Cat X - that's less than cat H for an ocean view $1949 - Deluxe Balcony, Cat W 3/31/12 7nt Western Caribbean  $899 - Interior, Cat Z $949 - Ocean View, Cat Y  $1199 - Balcony, Cat X - that's less than Cat M for an interior  $1999 - Deluxe Balcony, Cat W 4/7/12 7nt Eastern Caribbean  $1199 - Ocean View, Cat Y  $1299 - Balcony, Cat X  $2299 - Deluxe Balcony, Cat W Allure of the Seas  3/4/12 7nt Eastern Caribbean  $1199 - Ocean View, Cat Y  $1399 - Balcony, Cat X - that's less than Cat F for an ocean view $2249 - Deluxe Balcony, Cat W 3/11/12 7nt Western Caribbean  $979 - Interior, Cat Z $1149 - Ocean View, Cat Y  $1399 - Balcony, Cat X  $2249 - Deluxe Balcony, Cat W 3/18/12 7nt Eastern Caribbean  $1099 - Interior, Cat Z $1299 - Ocean View, Cat Y  $1399 - Balcony, Cat X  $2749 - Deluxe Balcony, Cat W 3/25/12 7nt Western Caribbean  $1049 - Ocean View, Cat Y   These rates are cruise-only pricing, per person in US dollars including NCCF, and are based on double occupancy. Governmental taxes and fees are additional. Rates are capacity controlled and are subject to change without notice. Ships Registered in the Bahamas. Updated 2/13/12.

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I took the "Plummet".... maybe I AM crazy!

Before I start I should just premise this post with the fact that I lived. I loved. I even did it twice! So even though I may be crazy, I had fun so that's really all that matters, right?


I didn't actually know what I was getting into.  I don't really consider myself a 'risk-taker' or daredevil, but I do like to do things that are different, mostly just for the you-only-live-once factor.  And not that the Plummet is risky or dangerous, but when I saw it, I just knew it was the kind of adventure that was right up my alley!


So, this Plummet I speak of is the Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach Water Park at Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, FL.  This massive water slide is one of the longest, tallest, fastest water slides in the world!! It is 120 feet (i.e., 12 stories) high and you reach speeds of 55-60 mph when going down the slide! SERIOUSLY?!?! I could obviously tell it was TALL, but perhaps if I had known all these useful little facts beforehand I may not have tried it. So there may be something to that whole what-you-don't-know-won't-hurt-you thing and basically I'm really glad I did it!


Blizzard Beach overall is so fun, and such a Cool concept, being a Ski Resort theme and all. The center point is Mount Gushmore, and many slides start from the top of this mountain. Like all good ski resorts, there is a chair lift that takes you to the top of the mountain. Once at the top, there is a super fun family raft slide, tube slides, and other body slides you can get to. The park was not crowded at all on the day we were there, and the weather was just perfect!

So the pictures give some idea of how tall the Summit Plummet is and you can kind of get a sense of the steep drop.  I'm actually afraid of heights so I wasn't sure how I was gonna do once I got up there, but I tried not to think about it too much. Mind over matter. Don't let your fear get in the way of what you want to do. I'm trying to convince myself this as I'm riding the chair lift to the top. It was only the height thing that bothered me, but the slide itself looked fun and I wanted to try it. I was a little apprehensive as I climbed the stairs to the very top, but I had on my 1-piece swimsuit, I felt prepared... I wasn't gonna be scared. My husband and daughter were waiting at the bottom to watch me, and call paramedics if needed. ;-)

There wasn't a line so I really didn't have much time to think about what I was about to do...probably a good thing! I got to the top; the person in front of me was just about to go down and the ride attendant was talking to him and saying how it wasn't so bad, and that the height is one story below Tower of Terror. So if you can do Tower of Terror, you can do this. And I thought to myself, 'Okay... that's cool. I've done T of T. I can do this too.' The guy ahead of me made it down alive and seemed to be Ok, so how bad could it be. So I laid down, the arm thing went up, and down I went. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Like 3 seconds later I was at the bottom and let me tell you it was SO much FUN!!! I had my eyes closed and I think I screamed the whole way down, but it was awesome!! It felt like I went really really fast, but certainly not 50 or 60 mph~ Whoa! I felt speed and water spraying, (and a major wedgie), but that's about it. I didn't get that weird nauseous stomach feeling; I just felt exhilaration and FUN! After I got to the bottom, I immediately jumped up and wanted to do it again. Unfortunately I don't have actual documentation of me doing this, so you'll have to take my word for it. I wouldn't lie to you! It was definitely DEFINITELY fun! So I highly recommend doing this slide, if you're in FL, and you go to Disney, and go to a water park, go to Blizzard Beach and do this slide! 


I did get my daughter to try the Slush Gusher, which is another exciting water slide, but it has 2 humps rather than 1 plunge and isn't quite as tall as the SP. The Slush Gusher is also fun and my daughter did like it, but we both agreed that the only downside was that it hurt your back a little when you slide over where the seams are (where the slide pieces are put together). Other than that it was a really fun slide, but for an adventure slide, I preferred the Summit Plummet for sure. We had a great day, and were so lucky that it wasn't crowded. 


So that's the Summit Plummet. Try it. You may be really glad you did!


Love this quote:
"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do."  - Georgia O'Keeffe