What are you doing in December 2010? Want to take a cruise?

Hey there! Welcome to my first blog entry named Cruising with Cruise Freeks in 2010. I'm Vinnie, I'm the writer of this blog and, I'm going to be telling you about a great cruise opportunity coming your way in the next two years.

I belong to a cruise message board called Cruise Freek Forums and, I'm organizing a cruise from Cape Liberty, Bayonne, New Jersey aboard whatever ship Royal Caribbean sends our way in 2010.

Now keep your shirt on, I know you're already saying you don't know what you're doing next week, how can you think ahead to 2010, during the holidays. Am I right?

It's pretty simple and straight forward. Cruising is not like other vacations, you can book as early as 18 months from departure date. And, the other beauty of cruising is that you've already paid for 80 - 90% of the expenses before you step foot on the ship. Can you think of anything better? Knowing you're vacation is pretty much paid for before you even leave? Kind of hard to beat that type of deal, am I right?

Ok so you're saying why a cruise. I say why not? It's the best deal around! You get your transportation, entertainment, and food included in the price. Oh I know, you're thinking you're going to get seasick. Highly unlikely, today's ships have stabilizers that reduce the rolling and pitching greatly. I hear ya, I hear ya...you're whining because I'm pushing a Christmas and New Year's cruise and "so and so" from your family won't want to go.

This is for so and so -

• No cooking, cleaning or other household chores for the length of the cruise
• Time to spend with your family or friends, isn't this one of the main points to the holidays?
• A chance to get out of the cold, winter weather many areas experience during this time of year
• Special holiday menus in the dining rooms on the ships to mark Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
• Ships are adorned with Christmas trees, garland and other holiday decorations
• Nearly every major cruise line offers religious services aboard, and, most have a Roman Catholic priest aboard to celebrate mass. If Chanukkah happens to fall during the sailing, most lines also have a rabbi or cantor aboard to conduct services for those who wish to attend

Why Royal Caribbean and why from Bayonne, NJ? Royal Caribbean offers one of the best multi-generational cruising experiences in today's cruise line market. From casinos to food to the signature rock climbing wall and Ocean Adventure for kids - there is something for everyone - young and old alike and thus it makes it perfect for a family vacation during the holidays.

We're cruising out of Bayonne, NJ because many people simply don't want to fly to Florida or Puerto Rico or other locations during the holidays, and, let's face it, if you've been on a cruise, you know a heavy percentage come from the New York tri-state area. We're also selecting Cape Liberty which is the name of the cruise port in Bayonne, NJ because of it's huge parking facilities and the fact "other" cruise board never seem to take advantage of the holiday season and sailing from the greater NY/NJ area.

So now that I have your attention, how about signing up for our opt-in interest list in this sailing. The more people we get - the better for everyone in our group. Oh and that's the other thing, the cruise is being sponsored by Cruise Freek Forums.

WHY BOOK A GROUP CRUISE WITH CRUISE FREEK FORUMS?

1) No forced socializations! We will certainly organize Meet and Greets and other such activities if there is enough interest, however, you are never required to attend. Likewise, you may select your dining time and table size just like if you were booking an individual reservation. It's your vacation, it's your time!

2) Groups generally tend to receive some type of amenities package like onboard credit and other benefits such as bottles of wine or dinner at a specialty restaurant and depending on the cruise line selected, it could even mean reduced fares for members of the group.

3) Reliable, dependable, trustworthy travel agents to make booking your cruise a pleasure. Unless there is a scheduling conflict, our assigned travel agent will be escorting the group to aid with any onboard requirements that might arise.

So, do I have your attention? GOOD! Sign up for our no obligation opt-in list. Now don't panic, you're not signing away your life or committing to book this sailing. All this amounts to is putting your email on a list to say you're interested. You'll get an occasional email about this sailing and you can unsubscribe at anytime. So come on and sign up, no reason not to do it!
http://cruisefreekforums.forumfreek.com/Cruise-Freek-Forums-Present-Holiday-Cruise-2010-h63.htm

Now I'm not making any promises that I will blog every day or even every week but, I hope you stay interested enough to subscribe to this blog. Thanks for stopping by to read this and I hope you'll be joining us in 2010 on our Holiday cruise from NJ.