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Sizzling Summer
Wishing you all a very happy Fourth of July as we roll into the heat of summer!
Airline News
American Airlines is prioritizing the sale of seat upgrades via its mobile app over offering free upgrades to loyal, elite-status flyers. This strategy devalues the AAdvantage loyalty program, as high-spending members receive fewer traditional premium perks, causing a contradiction between the company's focus on revenue and its stated goal of strengthening member loyalty. Selling most first-class seats removes the main reason to chase high airline status, making mid-tier status the best choice for basic perks. For more information, visit the American Airlines website.
Cruise News
Royal Caribbean Group is offering the Royal One Visa Signature cards from Bank of America with special benefits for Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea patrons! New cardmembers can receive 45,000 bonus points (worth $450) and Royal One Plus can receive 70,000 bonus points (worth $700) towards future cruises after minimum spend levels. This is a great way to earn credits for your next cruise. For details, visit: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/royal-one-visa-card
The Norwegian Prima is currently sailing from Port Canaveral for its first summer season in the Caribbean. Sailing from Central Florida, the vessel is offering a series of weeklong cruises to various destinations in the region. Alternating between itineraries to the Western and Eastern Caribbean, the 143,500-ton vessel is also visiting Norwegian’s private island destination of Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
Delivered to Royal Caribbean in June, the new Legend of the Seas is scheduled to enter service in early July. The ship’s initial itineraries will include cruises in the Western Mediterranean, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas recently kicked off a year-round cruise schedule out of the port of Tampa. After completing a winter season offering short cruises to the Bahamas from Fort Lauderdale, the 90,000-ton ship is now operating four- and five-night voyages to the Western Caribbean. In addition to one or two full days of cruising, the itineraries feature visits to destinations in Mexico, including Costa Maya and Cozumel. The short cruises will be offered through early November, when the Radiance switches to weeklong itineraries that visit further destinations in the Western Caribbean.
Bookings are open for Oceania Cruises’ new 2028 and 2029 program featuring more than 230 itineraries across the globe.
Ranging from seven to 180 days, sailings include more than 60 overnight port stays in cities such as Copenhagen, Lisbon, Bangkok and Bali, but also smaller ports like Seville and Malé.
With more than 80 Mediterranean itineraries, the collection represents Oceania Cruises’ most diverse range of sailings in the region to date, the cruise line said in a statement.
Be sure to see the Just Added Viking ocean cruise from Barcelona to Venice for 15 days from February15 to March 11, 2027. This amazing cruise visits 10 stunning ports with an overnight in Florence!
So, where in the world do you want to go?
Betty Villani
909-980-6040
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