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Important Changes to Downtown Disney Area
at the Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World® Resort wants to share some important news about Downtown Disney® Pleasure Island. All the nightclubs on Pleasure Island will close after Sept. 27, 2008. So beginning Sept. 28, 2008, the Water Park Fun & More Option will no longer include admission to the Pleasure Island nightclubs.

A new choice is available for your Clients. Now, your Clients may choose to use a visit to play a round of golf at Disney’s Oak Trail Golf Course, a relaxed, nine-hole walking course. Of course, your Clients can still choose to use a visit for admission to Disney Water Parks, DisneyQuest® Indoor Interactive Theme Park or Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex.

New Fuel Supplement Information

June 17, 2008

Because of sharp increases in fuel prices, Royal Caribbean International®, Celebrity Cruises® and Azamara Cruisessm has implemented a fuel supplement for bookings made around the world.

Currently
(Since May 1, 2008)

For bookings made in United States and Canada:
For first and second guests in a stateroom, the fuel supplement is $8 (U.S.D./CAN.) per-person, per-day, and no more than $112 (U.S.D./CAN.) per-person, per-cruise. Additional guests in a stateroom are charged $3 (U.S.D./CAN.) per-person, per day, and no more than $42 (U.S.D./CAN.) per-person, per-cruise.

NEW GROUP POLICY!

Norwegian Cruise Line group policy guideline.

We have important information for you regarding a new policy change. As of June 16, 2008, NCL has a new policy for moving FIT Reservations into a group. ALL groups will now fall under the same policy:

New Policy Guidelines:

CHECK IT OUT!

Carnival’s Newest and Largest Ship coming to Port Canaveral

Carnival Cruise Lines has announced that the largest “Fun Ship” ever to be built, the breath taking Carnival Dream, will make Port Canaveral its year-round home beginning in winter 2009. This magnificent 130,000-ton vessel-currently under construction at the renowned Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy- is designed to accommodate 3,652 passengers. As the flagship of a new class of cruise vessels, the Carnival Dream will feature a host of innovative facilities and features.

The Carnival Dream’s debut will mark the newest milestone in a relationship between Carnival Cruise Lines Port Canaveral that spans nearly 20 years.

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Especially cruise lines are raising these fees for the 3rd time since November.  This will affect your bookings, for example (cruises carnival is increasing their fees to $9.00 per day per passenger based on first and second passengers in a cabin and to $4.00 a day per person 3rd and 4th in a cabin — so you must make sure that names and required deposits are made by june 26th, 2008 or the current fuel service charge will not be protected.