Pack Your Shorts. . . . . . . BERMUDA SHORTS That Is!

July 15th, 2010 | By admin

Looking for a great deal on a trip to Bermuda?? Well look no further! Leave out of Baltimore (which is a great city to visit!) and spend 3 days and 2 nights in Bermuda!

Take the Carnival Pride from Baltimore to Bermuda for 7 days, September 18 -25, 2011.  Balconies start at $986.85 per person, double occupancy and that includes the fare, taxes, port fees and gratuities!  Plus each cabin will receive a $100 onboard credit.  1st deposit of $100 per person is due now.  2nd deposit of $250 pp is due April 14, 2011 and final payment is due June 28, 2011.

Inside, Ocean View, Triples and Quads are available on request.  Optional Insurance is available and recommended.

Contact us at Express Travel 4U for more information or to book a cruise.

Join Us For Princess Trivia Night

January 27th, 2010 | By admin

Want to try your hand at Princess Cruise lines trivia contest?  Join us January 28th at 7pm ET right on our website www.ExpressTravel4u.com –  no leaving your house, just play along with Princess and their Alaska Trivia Night. There will be six trivia gold questions that you can win. It’s fun, interactive and educational!

The Love Boat

November 21st, 2009 | By admin

Although it was the Princess Cruiseline who was known as the original “Love Boat”, my husband and I, along with several others just got back from a Carnival group cruise we put together through Carnival and YTB.

Recently engaged, Steve and Shannon

Our cruise took on it’s very own title of the “Love Boat” this week as friends and YTB TSO’s (Travel Store Owners), Steve Lange and Shannon Lawrence became ENGAGED while on this cruise. A BIG CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO STEVE AND SHANNON!!!!!

We started planning this cruise last December and several other couples joined us.  We left November 12th and just returned home on the 20th.  With ports of call in Costa Rica, Panama and Belize it was a very different cruise for any other we have taken.  Watch for additional blogs about the ports we visited this week along with some exciting group cruises coming up.

I need a vacation!

October 31st, 2009 | By admin

Modern technology… just amazing.  Here I am on an jet that has wi-fi and I am posting to my blog.  I look out and see the coast of Florida as we head home to Massachusetts from our week long stay in Playa del Carmen and Poerto Morelas, Mexico.

It was sad to leave our last resort, Dreams Riviera Cancun.  Dick commented that when leaving the resort, they should give you a dry towel to wipe the tears away.  How true!  Upon our arrival we were welcomed with a moist, cool towel and a glass of champagne, so it would be very fitting for the staff to hand us a dry towel, and maybe a cold beer to cry in too.

Although this vacation is over (and what a GREAT time we had!!!), when we get home it will be time to think about our cruise that we go on in 11 days.  This will give us time to catch up on work, do the laundry and re-pack.  Last December we put together a group cruise on the Carnival Miracle, leaving Fort Lauderdale with ports of call in Colon, Panama, Costa Rica and Belize. Never having been to Panama and Costa RIca we look forward to the new experience.  And having been to Belize, we look forward to visiting again. This time with several friends who booked on their own YTB websites.

I found this quote on the internet and thought this would be a fitting way to end this blog:
“No man needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one.” — Elbert Hubbard

Love, Laughter, La dolce vita

October 19th, 2009 | By admin

The awe-inspiring replica of Venice's Caffe Florian

Love, Laughter, La dolce vita.

As a home based travel agent for my business Express Travel 4U, I had the opportunity to take advantage of a ship inspection and travel agent luncheon while the Costa Atlantica was in port in Boston this past Saturday.  My friend Debbie Reilly of Reilly Travel joined me for the 4 hours we spent on-board the Atlantica. Costa put on a very informative presentation, along with a great lunch, with grilled vegetables, pasta, chilean sea bass, wine  and ending with a cannoli. What a beautiful ship! We were very impressed.

As Europe’s #1 cruiseline Costa is the only cruiseline that can immerse passengers in the European culture both onboard and ashore! So that got me thinking what better way to see Italy than by taking a cruise with Costa.   I’m looking forward to put together a group cruise, most likely in June or July of 2011 to Italy and the Greek Isles.  Dates or prices have not been released for cruises this far in advance, but Costa is very affordable and most often children under 18 cruise for free with 2 adults sharing a cabin. By putting a group together, it gives us the best possible rates.

If you are interested in finding out more information, just leave your information in the comments below and we will contact you as soon as we have more details.

Love, Laughter, La dolce vita, The sweet life.