Outrigger Hotels Offer Golf Packages

Outrigger Waikiki Hotels Offer Golf Packages
Published on modernagent: October 24, 2007

Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach and Outrigger Reef on the Beach hotels on Oahu are offering a new golf package. With prices beginning at $285 per night, the “Beachfront Golf Package” includes accommodations at a hotel overlooking Waikiki Beach, plus one or two rounds of golf per day at the Royal Kunia Country Club. No minimum stay is required. Designed by architect Robin Nelson, the 7,007-yard, par-72 Royal Kunia course boasts rolling fairways lined with palms and native flora, and views of Pearl Harbor and the City of Honolulu. The course is challenging but fair, with ample bunkering and the occasional water feature. The golf package is customizable for one or two golfers per room. Prices vary, depending upon dates of travel, hotel and number of golf rounds. Prices are valid through Jan. 4, 2009, based on single or double occupancy, and subject to applicable taxes, availability and change. Additional restrictions may apply.

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ResortQuest Hawaii Adds More Properties

ResortQuest Hawaii Adds More Properties
Published on modernagent: October 24, 2007

ResortQuest Hawaii is offering a new collection of private homes, cottages and villas. The six properties are fully equipped homes and estates. The Kaua’i Harbor House features three-bedrooms with three baths on a two-acre landscaped property. The Waimea Plantation Cottages Kruse House & Manager’s House is a two-story, five bedroom, fully air-conditioned home and each bedroom has a private bathroom. Each bedroom also features a private entrance that can be secured for additional privacy. It is a two-story, 4,000 square-foot, five-bedroom, four-bath furnished plantation home. The newest of ResortQuest Hawaii’s properties, the ResortQuest Waikoloa Colony Villas is located on the 15th fairway of Waikoloa’s Beach Course behind a gated entryway, within five miles of 10 golf courses, its units include furnished one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas.

The Hanalei Faye House and Cottage is located on Hanalei Bay, Kauai where South Pacific was filmed. The six-bedroom house and one-bedroom cottage share three beachfront acres and 360-degree views of ocean and mountains. The ResortQuest at Poipu Kai offers private three-bedroom homes within the condominium resort’s 70 tropical acres. These condominiums feature fully equipped kitchens and private lanais. The resort offers many recreational facilities including swimming pools and jet spas that service each individual community, nine tennis courts, and a jogging/walking trail. At ResortQuest Shores at Waikoloa a gated entryway provides secure property access to this condominium community offering extra-spacious, two and three-bedroom, 2,000 square foot golf villas overlooking the 18th fairway of Waikoloa’s Beach Course.

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Outrigger Waikiki Offers Scrapbooking Activity

Outrigger Waikiki Offers Scrapbooking Activity
Published on modernagent: October 22, 2007

The Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach has partnered with a local scrapbook company to offer a Hawaii-themed scrapbook activity for guests. Creative Native Crafts, an Oahu-based scrapbook manufacturing company, specializes in island-themed scrapbooking supplies, most of which are manufactured in Hawaii. Every Thursday at 10 a.m., Creative Native Crafts conducts a one-hour scrapbooking demonstration at the hotel, which is free for registered guests. According to Creative Native Crafts, scrapbooking is the No. 1 craft hobby in the United States, generating more than $2.5 billion in annual sales. The weekly scrapbooking demonstrations may vary thematically from month-to-month. In commemoration of Arbor Day, Hawaii flowers will be the focus in November, and Christmas in Hawaii will be highlighted in December. The new scrapbooking demonstrations are part of the Outrigger Waikiki’s Kalakaua Experience, a year-round series of educational guest programs that highlight Hawaii’s cultural heritage.

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Disney in Oahu

Disney Expands Resort Business with Oahu Property
Published on Modernagent 10/4/07

Walt Disney Parks & Resorts finalized plans to purchase 21 acres of oceanfront property on Hawaii’s island of Oahu. The property, located on the island’s western side in the Ko Olina Resort & Marina, Honolulu’s premier resort destination, will be home to Disney’s first mixed-use family resort outside of its theme park developments. The expansive resort, scheduled to open in 2011, will have more than 800 units including hotel rooms and villas for Disney Vacation Club, which is Disney’s rapidly growing timeshare business. Part of the Disney resort hotel in Ko Olina will be dedicated to Disney Vacation Club, a timeshare program that helps families enjoy flexibility and savings on vacations for decades to come.

Designs for the resort are still being finalized by Walt Disney Imagineers, who have been traveling extensively throughout Hawaii for the past several months as they garner ideas to develop a resort celebrating Hawaii’s vibrant culture and rich heritage. The team is working closely with local architects, engineers and cultural advisors, conducting research and exploring the region, building on a tradition that has long been a hallmark in the creation of everything from Disney films to Disney vacation destinations. Plans for the resort hotel are expected to be finalized and revealed in early 2008.

Celebrity Cruises Opens 2008 Bookings

Celebrity Cruises Opens 2008 Bookings
Published on: April 16, 2007

Celebrity Cruises has opened 2008 bookings for its Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Northwest and Panama Canal seasons as well as for some 2009 sailings. The Celebrity Infinity will bookend her Alaska season with “Ultimate Alaska” itineraries. The first is an 11-night itinerary northbound from San Francisco on April 28, 2008, arriving in Vancouver on May 9. The second is southbound out of Vancouver on Sept. 19, 2008, with a 14-night itinerary that arrives in San Francisco on Oct. 3. Both sailings feature ports of call in Alaska and British Columbia; the southbound trip includes stops in Washington and Oregon.

The Celebrity Millennium will kick off its 2008 Alaska season with a 14-night “Ultimate Alaska” itinerary, sailing roundtrip from San Francisco on May 5. On May 19, Celebrity Millennium will sail an 11-night West Coast and Alaska cruise from San Francisco to Vancouver. The Millennium offers another 14-night “Ultimate Alaska” sailing on Sept. 22 from Vancouver to San Diego. The Celebrity Mercury will sail a 14-night “Golden Gate to Alaska” cruise from San Francisco to Vancouver on April 27. Between May and September, Celebrity Infinity will sail seven-night Hubbard Glacier itineraries roundtrip from Seattle. Celebrity Millennium will alternate between seven-night northbound and southbound sailings between Seward and Vancouver. During the same months, Celebrity Mercury will sail seven-night Hubbard Glacier itineraries roundtrip from Vancouver before an eight-night trip from Vancouver to Seattle on Sept. 14. Before the Alaska season, Celebrity Mercury will sail three seven-night and one eight-night Pacific Coastal cruises roundtrip from San Francisco beginning March 29, 2008, with stops in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. The eight-night itinerary also visits Monterey, Calif.

At the end of the 2008 Alaska season, Celebrity Mercury will offer three- and four-night Pacific Northwest sailings roundtrip out of Seattle. On Oct. 13, Celebrity Mercury will sail a nine-night wine cruise from Vancouver to San Diego, featuring stops in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California, including an overnight stay in San Francisco. On Sept. 19, the Millennium will present a three-night British Columbia cruise roundtrip from Vancouver. On March 16, 2008, Celebrity Mercury will sail a 12-night Hawaii cruise from Honolulu to Ensenada, featuring overnight stays in both Honolulu and Kailua Kona, Hawaii. On Oct. 6, 2008, the Millennium will sail an 11-night Hawaii cruise from Ensenada to Honolulu, featuring overnight stays in Lahaina and Honolulu. On Oct. 22, Nov. 6, and Dec. 19, 2008, and on Feb. 28 and March 15, 2009, Celebrity Mercury will sail 15-night Hawaii itineraries roundtrip out of San Diego. The November sailing features an evening sail around Mount Kilauea, and the October and December sailings include an overnight in Lahaina, Maui. On April 13, 2008, Celebrity Infinity will sail a 15-night Panama Canal cruise from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco, with stops in Jamaica, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico. On April 20, 2008, Celebrity Millennium will sail a 15-night Panama Canal cruise from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco. Celebrity Infinity will sail a 16-night Panama Canal cruise from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale on Oct. 3, 2008. Celebrity Infinity will also sail two 14-night Panama Canal cruises from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego on Oct. 19, 2008, and March 29, 2009, and a 13-night Panama Canal cruise from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 2. Celebrity Mercury will sail a 14-night Panama Canal itinerary from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 21, 2008, and return west on another 14-night sailing between the same cities on Dec. 5. In 2009, Celebrity Mercury will sail transcanal sailings between Fort Lauderdale and San Diego on Jan. 3, Jan. 17, Jan. 31, Feb. 14 and March 30.

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RCCL Announces 2008-2009 Itineraries

Royal Caribbean Announces 2008-2009 Itineraries
Published on: April 16, 2007

Royal Caribbean International this week opens bookings for 2008-09 for Alaska, Caribbean, Mexico and Hawaii cruises. Included in the lineup is a second year-round ship in Los Angeles. Liberty of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas will alternate seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean roundtrips from Miami. Liberty will sail on Saturdays, and Freedom on Sundays. The Mariner of the Seas will alternate Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries, which will depart every Sunday from Port Canaveral. Prices for seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean voyages begin at $599 per person, double occupancy. The Adventure of the Seas offers seven-night roundtrips from San Juan. Through April 2009, travelers can choose from two itineraries going as far south as Barbados. Prices for Southern Caribbean cruises begin at $649. From Fort Lauderdale, four- and five-night Western Caribbean are being offered on Enchantment of the Seas or the Voyager-class Navigator of the Seas. Three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries will be operated by the recently revitalized Majesty of the Seas, sailing roundtrip from Miami, and the Sovereign of the Seas, roundtrip from Port Canaveral. Prices for three-, four- and five-night Caribbean cruises start at $279.

From Los Angeles, the Vision of the Seas will sail every Sunday on seven-night Mexican Riviera voyages. Monarch of the Seas will offer three- and four-night Baja cruises. Prices for Mexican Riviera cruises start at $239. In early and late summer 2008, Royal Caribbean offers five itineraries to Hawaii. Radiance of the Seas will operate one eastbound and one westbound 10-night cruise between Ensenada and Honolulu. In addition, Serenade of the Seas and Radiance together will offer three 15-night Hawaii itineraries roundtrip from San Diego. Hawaii cruises start at $1,399. Also in summer 2008, Royal Caribbean offers more than 55 voyages to Alaska. Radiance will take guests on seven-night north- and southbound itineraries between Vancouver and Seward. Rhapsody of the Seas returns to Seattle cruising on seven-night “Alaska Fjords & Glacier” voyages and Serenade of the Seas will sail a seven-night roundtrip itinerary from Vancouver visiting Hubbard Glacier. Both Radiance and Serenade will each offer a 14-night “Ultimate Alaska” voyage. Alaska cruises start at $749. The company also offers 20 pre- and post-cruise Alaska land packages.

To make your reservation on a RCCL ship, contact Amy at A Room With A View!”

United Vacations Offers Savings on Hawaii Companion Fares

United Vacations Offers Savings on Hawaii Companion Fares
Published on: March 28, 2007

United Vacations has released a new travel deal for customers looking to plan a complete Hawaii vacation this year. Customers who book by April 7, 2007 will save 25 percent on companion fares for travel through Dec. 15, 2007. In addition, customers may add a five-day Alamo economy car rental to their vacation package at no additional cost, courtesy of United Vacations. They can also upgrade to a convertible or Jeep Wrangler for a discounted cost - five days from $148. The companion airfare offer is available on vacations booked by April 7 for travel through Dec. 15. Vacations must include air and meet a minimum package price of $1,500.

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NCLA Partners with Hawaii on Education

NCL America Partners with Hawaii on Education
Published on: March 9, 2007

NCL America and the State of Hawaii’s Department of Education signed an agreement to create an education program designed to expose Hawaii’s future workforce to career opportunities aboard cruise ships. The pilot education program with Maui public schools is called “Navigating Through a Sea of Opportunities.” Over the next two weeks, 400 eighth grade students from Maui Waena Intermediate School, Lahainaluna High School, Samual Enoka Kalama Intermediate School, Maui High School, and Maui Community College, will get a chance to tour one of NCL America’s three U.S.-flagged ships — Pride of Aloha, Pride of America and Pride of Hawaii — meet the crew, and learn about the jobs available in the cruise industry. Crew members from the front desk, shore excursion, hotel management, the galley, food and beverage, wait staff, housekeeping, deck, engine and environmental departments will meet with the students and give them a first-hand look at what it’s like to work and live on a cruise ship.

The program kicked off last August when 16 teachers from Maui public schools were invited over three Saturdays for a series of workshops aboard Pride of Aloha. The goal was to educate and train participating teachers about the cruise ship business. They, in turn, went back to their classrooms to develop and deliver the career education programs. The teacher sessions were led by NCL America crew and included such topics such as company overview, safety and environmental procedures, ship operations and testimony from crew members about life onboard.

Assistant Superintendent Kathy Kawaguchi says the Department of Education is thrilled to partner with NCL America on what is the first career education program of its kind in the cruise industry. “The Department of Education now requires middle school teachers to provide students with the knowledge to begin developing a career plan,” she said. “This program will expose students to exciting career options and encourage some to choose high school or collage curriculum that will educate them in their chosen field, whether it be in the cruise industry or other profession.”

Carnival Names New Ships “Dream” and “Magic”

Carnival Names New Ships “Dream” and “Magic”
Published on: February 12, 2007

“Carnival Dream” and “Carnival Magic” are the names Carnival Cruise Lines has chosen for its two 130,000-ton SuperLiners scheduled to enter service in October 2009 and June 2011, respectively. Representing a new class of vessel for the line, the 3,652-passenger ships will be the largest in Carnival Cruise Lines’ fleet and offer a host of innovative on-board amenities and facilities. Including Carnival Dream and Carnival Magic, Carnival Cruise Lines has four new ships on order, all of which are being built by Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard. The first of these, the 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom, is slated to debut in Europe March 5, 2007; the 112,000-ton Carnival Splendor is scheduled to enter service in July 2008. These four vessels will join Carnival’s current 21-ship fleet, which operates voyages ranging from three to 16 days in length to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, New England, Bermuda, Europe and the Greek Isles.

I Love That Commercial!

You know the one! A group of concerned friends, family or co-workers confront a person that looks like they are straight from the cast of the “Living Dead.”
Do you need a Bahamavention?
Love it!
And, yes, I do need a Bahamavention, or any other (insert travel destination)-vention. I’m ready…let’s go!

I bet you or someone you know could stand one, too. Here in the midwest, it’s cold and white outside (and I’m not talking about sand.) Around this time of year I go a little stir-crazy and my skin starts to get all pasty and dry.
That just can’t be too healthy.

So, what are the signs that one needs a “travelvention?”
Here are the Top 10 Reasons to book a warm weather break:

10. You miss wearing your sunglasses.
9. You buy a month pass to your local tanning salon and pretend that your basking in the sun on a beautiful beach.
8. Your Jimmy Buffet CD is worn out!
7. You can’t imagine where all that rum went to?
6. Your answer of, “Ya, mon!” is really starting to bug people!
5. Your considering investing in a UV lamp.
4. You don your snorkel gear at the local Y (or worse yet, in the tub!)
3. You fantasize about being marooned on a deserted island.
2. Your heating bills have skyrocketed because you like to keep it at a balmy 78 degrees in the house.
1. You can’t recall the last time you said, “Ohhh, this is the life!”

If you show 3 or more of the signs above, it’s time to book a vacation! It’s not too late, there are plenty of great last minute getaways available. A Caribbean cruise or an all-inclusive vacation in Mexico just might be what the doctor ordered! There are some really good deals out there right now just waiting for someone like you.
Give A Room With A View a call today to get your Rx filled!