November 2008

Princess Cruises and Celebrity Cruises Debut New Ships

Alexandra Bohn, ACC, has returned from pre-inaugural festivities aboard Princess Cruise's newest ship, Ruby Princess, in Ft. Lauderdale earlier this month. With nearly 900 staterooms with private balconies, the 3,070 passenger Ruby Princess is perfect for enjoying the scenic Caribbean islands. Celebrity couple Trista and Ryan Sutter, who met on ABC's hit reality series, "The Bachelorette," christened the ship. The 113,000-ton Ruby Princess includes a dramatic piazza-style atrium featuring small-bite eateries and performing street entertainers. Passengers will also enjoy an array of dining venues plus a relaxing oasis just for adults called The Sanctuary. Ruby Princess will also offer the popular Movies Under the Stars, multiple entertainment options, Personal Choice Dining, Lotus Spa with fitness center, an extensive children and teen’s center, and a wedding chapel.

ATS owners Bill and Linda Cleveland attended a pre-inaugural celebration aboard Celebrity Cruises' newest ship, Celebrity Solstice, also in Ft. Lauderdale. With 85% veranda staterooms, the 2,850 passenger Celebrity Solstice will sail Caribbean and Europe itineraries in 2008 and 2009. Staterooms are 15% larger, on average, than other Celebrity ships. The 122,000 ton Celebrity Solstice is the first in a series of five "Solstice-class" ships. The vessel offers a number of seagoing firsts: a half-acre Lawn Club with real grass and the Hot Glass Show presented in collaboration with The Corning Museum of Glass. The ship has 10 dining venues, including four specialty restaurants in the same area of the ship; plus the Grand Epernay main dining room; the Oceanview Cafe, the ship's buffet area; and a number of cafe food spots on Deck 5.

For further information on these ships and itineraries, please call us at 301-662-8080.

Happy Thanksgiving

We at Antietam Travel Service, Inc. would like to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! We will be closed on Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, for the holiday.

Baltimore Cruises in 2009

NCL's Norwegian Majesty will sail weekly to Bermuda from May 24 through August 16, 2009.

Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas has four 8- and 9-night New England/Canada sailings between June 19 and September 24, 2009. The Grandeur of the Seas has ten 5-night Bermuda sailings between June 27 and November 14, 2009. The Grandeur of the Seas has six 9-night Eastern Caribbean sailings between July 2 and November 5, 2009. On November 19, 2009, the Grandeur of the Seas repositions from Baltimore to Tampa, Florida, on a wonderful 14-night itinerary that includes Bermuda, the British Virgin Island of Tortola, St. Maarten, Curacao, Aruba, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel!

Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Pride will sail four itineraries from Baltimore in 2009 and 2010. Antietam Travel Service, Inc. has group space on most sailings in 2009 and 2010. Our group rates for all sailing dates are in effect through December 1, 2008. At the beginning of their season in 2009, a 6-night itinerary to Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas sails 3 times between April 27 and June 20, 2009. The Carnival Pride also sails a 7-night Bahamas itinerary to Port Canaveral, Nassau and Freeport and a 7-night itinerary to Grand Turk (Turks and Caicos), Half Moon Cay (Carnival Cruises' private island) and Freeport, Bahamas between May 2009 and August 2010. We have group rates between May 3 and October 11, 2009, and between June 27 and August 8, 2010, on the Bahamas itinerary; and between May 10 and August 14, 2009, and between June 6 and August 29, 2010 on the Grand Turk itinerary. An 8-night itinerary includes Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, Nassau, and Freeport for 2 sailings in August 2009.

Celebrity Cruises is bringing Celebrity Mercury to Baltimore starting in November 2009 and sailing through February 2010. Celebrity Mercury will offer two great itineraries, 12-night Eastern Caribbean, calling at St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Maarten, and Tortola (BVI) and 9-night Bahamas, calling at Charleston, South Carolina; Key West, Florida; Cococay, Bahamas; and Nassau, Bahamas.

Please see http://ats.travel/specials for details or give us a call at 301-662-8080 for more information and rates.

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