{"id":24263,"date":"2015-05-21T01:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=24263"},"modified":"2015-05-21T01:00:42","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T08:00:42","slug":"thursday-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=24263","title":{"rendered":"Picking A Cruise By Shore Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two years ago, the U.S. and Canadian dollars were at par. According to yesterday’s exchange rates, $1.00 U.S. was worth $1.22 Canadian. That kind of gap usually means an exodus of tourists in the direction of better deals, and apparently that’s what is happening in conjunction with Alaska<\/a> cruises originating in Vancouver.<\/p>\n

According to a report by Canada’s national broadcaster, CBC<\/a>, the falling Canadian dollar is encouraging more Americans to cruise out of Vancouver<\/a> this summer…perhaps combining a cruise with a Canadian vacation. The report estimates that 70 per cent of passengers boarding ships bound for Alaska in the Port of Vancouver<\/a> are Americans.<\/p>\n

It’s not so much that cruises are better deals — Americans booking cruises from Vancouver pay in U.S. dollars — as it is that everything else around the departure and return is a deal. Hotels, restaurants, tours, taxis…the whole enchilada.<\/p>\n

The number of cruise visitors this year is expected to be about 800,000, on par with last year. That’s from 227 visits on 32 cruise ships. However, tourism analysts say Americans are likely to stay longer before or after the cruise, and spend more because of the currency bargains.<\/p>\n

This foreign currency concept is foreign to us. Everybody likes a deal but our choices in picking a cruise would be more inclined to focus on whether the cruise is a deal, not whether the hotel before leaving was.<\/p>\n

What about you?<\/p>\n

In the news…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

• <\/span>Costa Deliziosa to sail from Fort Lauderdale starting in December<\/span>
\n\t• <\/span>Norwegian Dawn passengers anticipating compensation for delay<\/span>
\n\t• Luxury cruise market expecting 53 per cent jump by 2018<\/span>
\n\t• Azamara launches ‘Cruise Global, Eat Local’ dining program<\/span><\/p>\n

Today at portsandbows.com<\/span><\/a>: <\/strong><\/em><\/span>A $90-million terminal upgrade for Quebec<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas<\/a>
\n\t7 nights
\n\tSeptember 20, 2015
\n\tSan Juan<\/a> (return): St. Croix<\/a>, St. Maarten<\/a>, Antigua<\/a>, St. Lucia<\/a>
\n\tInside: $489
\n\tCost per day: $69<\/strong>
\n\twww.royalcaribbean.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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