Carl's Travel Blog

USC vs Hawaii Football Game

We often like to remind our clients and friends that we are NOT just a cruise agency. We book land packages as well. One of our specialties is trips to the islands of Hawaii.

This coming Fall (2013) USC's football opener will be on the island of Oahu as they play the University of Hawaii Rainbows.

We can help our USC clients in one of two ways:

1) Through Pleasant Holidays, a package has been put together which includes hotel, transfers, the rally, the game and the tailgate. There are several hotel options from which to choose based on the travelers' budget and hotel preferences. Here is a link to a flier which describes these packages which you can book through our agency:

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2) We also can put together a completely customized trip for the USC vs. Hawaii game OR for anyone planning a trip to Hawaii. We have been to "the islands" well over 30 times so we are very familiar with the hotel options and the islands themselves. Through our suppliers such as Classic Vacations, we can put together a single island vacation or a trip that will take you to multiple islands. We can help you book everything from budget hotels to top-of-the line luxury 5-star properties. Your package will include, air, car/transfers, hotel and other components essential to making sure you have a great time in our 50th state. (For those going to the USC game our customized trip would not include your ticket to the game, rally or tailgate. You would have to get those separately.)

Call us or send us an e-mail so we can start planning your Hawaii vacation...whether it is for the USC football game for for a trip any other time throughout the year.

Aloha!

Posted by Carl Dreizler at 2/13/2013 8:59 PM Comments (0)

Ensemble Travel Group

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What does it mean when we say that findacruisedeal.com is a "Proud Member of the Ensemble Travel Group". This means a few things...all of which benefit our clients!

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The Ensemble Travel Group is made up of about 850 travel agencies throughout the USA and Canada. Each agency operates individually but when we work together as a team we have HUGE buying power with the land suppliers and cruise lines that we use to book vacations for our clients. Here are just a few of the benefits:

1) Hosted Cruises--Certain cruises we offer are designated as "Hosted Cruises". This means that not only will our agency get you the best possible price available at the time you book your vacation, but there will be additional amenities on the sailing...such as a hosted cocktail party, perhaps a complimentary excursion, or perhaps a shipboard credit. These items are NOT offered to others who are on the same sailing and who paid the same rates.

2) Ensemble Hotel Collection--In our hotel collection there are hundreds of top-of-the-line hotels around the world. Again, those who book with us get not only the lowest rate available at the time, but added amenities such as breakfast for two, or perhaps a welcome gift, often a room upgrade, or perhaps a late check-out when desired.

3) Hundreds of Land-Based Suppliers--We work with companies of all kinds around the world to make sure we have the best resources to book your land-based vacation. Whether you are planning a safari to Africa, a relaxing beach vacation in Maui or an adventure trek in Nepal, we have tour companies and "on-location" specialists in almost every part of the world.

We ARE a proud member of the Ensemble Travel Group. If you would like to be on our e-mail and mailing list to receive special offers from our cruise, land-based and hotel suppliers, use the links on this page or send us an e-mail.

Posted by Carl Dreizler at 10/22/2012 9:46 PM Comments (0)

Oceania Riviera Is Christened in Barcelona, Spain

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Our agency owner was fortunate to be one of only 250 agents worldwide to be invited to the christening and inaugural cruise of the brand new Oceania Riviera. The event took place on May 11, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain as part of a nine-night cruise from Monte Carlo to Venice. The Riviera is among the most beautiful ships at sea. Oceania was very kind to us as an agency and we were honored to be part of this historic event.

Included among the photos here are those of the ship on her christening day, the champagne bottle before breaking and upon impact along with the confetti indicating the festiveness of the event. Those pictured include (l to r) Leslie John, cruise director; Oceania President Kunal Kamlani; the captain of Riviera; Oceania Founder Frank Del Rio and Riviera's godmother, Celebrity Chef Cat Cora.

In a separate photo, findacruisedeal.com Owner, Carl Dreizler is pictured with Oceania Cruises' President Kunal Kamlani.