Book & Go: Last Minute Vacations Deals on Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity is bringing some powerful last-minute travel deals to the table with its Book & Go vacation packages that need to be booked by the end of July.
A seven-night southbound, Seward to Vancouver Alaska journey on the Celebrity Millennium starts at $1,049 per person, double. Departures from 
Seward happen August 9 and September 6. The rate includes transfers from airport to pier and a Classic Beverage Package (Onboard Classic Beverage Packages include beer choices up to $5 per serving; spirits, cocktails, and wine costing up to $8 per serving; plus all soda selections, fresh squeezed and bottled juices, premium coffees, teas, and non-premium bottled water. Server gratuities are included. A Premium Beverage Package upgrade is available for an additional $10 per person, per day plus $1.50 beverage gratuity per person). As a Book & Go bonus, the cruise package includes a two-night post cruise stay in Vancouver with luxury hotel accommodations, a hop-on-off trolley tour, admission to the Vancouver Aquarium and a view through the Vancouver Lookout Tower.
Not to be left out, Celebrity Solstice is cruising New Zealand in time for spring and summer in the Land Downunder. A pre-season special of $3,999 per person buys a 12- or 14-night cruise on the Solstice with Auckland and Sydney departures and air to get there from LAX (as well as 17 other major gateways in the U.S.). Rate reflects air from LAX. Sail dates: November 4, 16, 28; December 10, 22; January 3, 20; March 10, 22. The rate also includes three free nights in Sydney, pre or post cruise, plus the Classic Beverage Package and airport transfers.
The catch: must be booked by July 31, 2013.
Contact:
Celebrity Cruises
(888) 283-6879
Rosewood Resort Specials: Luxury for Summer Season
This summer, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has two special offers running through September: “More Rosewood” and “Rosewood Escapes” are available at Rosewood’s properties in the U.S., Mexico, Caribbean and Canada. With “More Rosewood,” guests receive a complimentary night during their stay, and with “Rosewood Escapes,” they can enjoy special summer rates that include daily breakfast for two. In addition, guests with children can take advantage of Rose Buds® children’s programming—interactive, educational activities designed for each property. For example, stay two nights and receive the third night free at Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver.
Rosewood Rundown Of Great Rates
Caribbean/Atlantic
Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort—St. John, U.S.V. I.
- Rosewood Escapes: From $351 per night including breakfast
Rosewood Little Dix Bay—Virgin Gorda, B.V.I.
- More Rosewood: Stay 3 nights – receive 4th night free
- More Rosewood: stay 4 nights – receive night 5th night free
- More Rosewood : stay 5 nights – receive nights 6 + 7 free
- Rosewood Escapes: From $395 per night, including breakfast
Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort—Antigua
- More Rosewood: stay 4 nights, receive 5th night free
- Rosewood Escapes: From $1,475 per night, fully inclusive of meals and beverages
Rosewood Tucker’s Point—Bermuda
- More Rosewood: Stay 6 nights, free 7th Night
- Rosewood Escapes: From $505 per night, including breakfast
Mexico
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort, Los Cabos
- More Rosewood: Stay 3 nights – receive 4th night free
- Rosewood Escapes: From $695 per night, including breakfast
Rosewood Mayakoba, Riviera Maya
- Rosewood Escapes: From $475 per night, including breakfast
Rosewood San Miguel de Allende—San Miguel de Allende
- More Rosewood: Stay 2 nights – receive 3rd night free
- More Rosewood: Stay 3 nights – receive 4th night free
- Rosewood Escapes: From $325 per night, including breakfast
United States/Canada
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, New York
- More Rosewood: Stay 2 nights – receive 3rd night free
- Rosewood Escapes – From $555 per night, including breakfast
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas
Rosewood Crescent Hotel, Dallas
- More Rosewood: Stay 2 nights – receive 3rd night free
- Rosewood Escapes: From $335 per night, including breakfast
Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park, California
- More Rosewood: Stay 2 nights – receive 3rd night free
- Rosewood Escapes: From $525 per night, including breakfast
CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort, San Martin, California
- More Rosewood: Stay 2 nights – receive 3rd night free
- More Rosewood: Stay 3 nights – receive nights 4-5 free
- More Rosewood: Stay 4 nights – receive nights 5-7 free
- Rosewood Escapes: From $370 per night, including breakfast
Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 
- More Rosewood: Stay 2 nights, receive free 3rd night
- More Rosewood: Stay 3 nights, 4th night free
- Rosewood Escapes: From $365 per night, including breakfast
Contact:
Rosewood Hotels and Resorts
(214) 880-4200
Southern California Same-Sex Wedding Value at Hotel Maya
Hotel Maya, a Doubletree by Hilton located in Longbeach, CA has a special “All Love Is Equal” wedding package available to any couple who can now marry their same sex partner in accordance with the new rulings that legalize same sex marriages in California.
Guests that book and actualize their wedding between now and December 31, 2013, (with the wedding occurring Sunday through Thursday) will receive these added complimentary ameities:
- Event Self-Parking for all wedding guests.
- Wine Service with dinner featuring two bottles of house wine per table.
- Chiavari Chairs including a choice of gold and silver chairs along with a choice of black and white pads.
The 199-room resort at the water’s edge features six wedding settings, including Jardin De Palmeras, The Esplanade and Playa at the Maya. Hotel Maya and Fuego, the Latin-infused, indoor-outdoor restaurant, — all providing views of the downtown skyline, Queen Mary and Pacific Ocean.
Contact:
Hotel Maya
(562) 435-7676
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina Del Rey: Summer Exclusive
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey in Los Angeles has a new summer package with special vacation benefits available through September 8. , The Summer Exclusive features a complimentary fourth night with a paid stay of three consecutive nights. It also includes valet parking and enhancements to purchased spa services at the hotel.
Guests can relax at the new swimming pool, take advantage of the hotel’s complimentary Saturday yoga class, bike ride along the 22-mile bike path or watch yachts in the marina. Hollywood is an easy 15 or 20-minute drive, Disneyland about 50 minutes.
Summer Exclusive at The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey is priced from $439 per night and includes:
- Deluxe accommodations
- Complimentary fourth night following a three-night paid stay
- Choice of a special summer enhancement with any 60-minute or longer purchased spa treatment
- Valet parking
Contact:
The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey
(800) 241-3333
Beating the Heat in the Hamptons: Topping Rose House
Topping Rose House, a new, 22-room hotel in Bridgehampton, NY near Montauk, has opemed with a new restaurant from Tom Colicchio and a great grand opening weekaday packages.
“A Taste of Topping Rose House” includes one-night in a king studio room for $600 (normally $950). Those interested in a longer visit can book the “Weekday Getaway” package, which offers a two-night stay in a house king or a studio king room for $750 a night. Both packages also include a $200 dining credit so guests can enjoy chef Colicchio’s vegetable-focused menu that showcases produce from the on-site farm.
Open year-round, the property includes the main house, four modern cottages, a restaurant, wellness facilities, a one-acre farm, a restored barn and a contemporary studio for events. The studio overlooks a heated outdoor pool and affords views of the crabapple orchard beyond. At the restaurant, Colicchio focuses on seasonal from the farm and goods from local farmers, ranchers and day-boat fishermen. The restaurant is open daily serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and brunch.
During their stay, guests enjoy spa treatments from Naturopathica, exercise in the property’s fitness center and utilize complimentary bicycles and car services for easy transportation to the beach.
Contact:
Topping Rose House
(631) 537-0870
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