Travelocity Kicks off 2007 'Wave Season' with Eighth Annual Cruise Super Sale
04 January 2007 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
The largest booking period of the year for the cruise industry �
�wave season� � is now underway and Travelocity has added a whole
new twist for 2007. With its eighth annual Cruise Super Sale,
Travelocity is providing special limited-time offers for sailings
with every available cruise line, supplemented by an exclusive
giveaway from MasterCard Worldwide that will award $2,500 to 56
daily winners and $125,000 to one grand-prize winner. Whether
sailing to the beaches of the Caribbean, majestic Europe or
Alaska�s glaciers, travelers who purchase any cruise using their
MasterCard� card during this year�s Cruise Super Sale will be
automatically enrolled for the daily and grand-prize drawings.
Complete details and rules are available at
www.travelocity.com/supersale. "We�re thrilled to kick-off 2007
with more options than ever before with our annual Cruise Super
Sale,� said Michael Dauberman, vice president of cruises for
Travelocity. �Thanks to the strength of our relationship with our
cruise partners and MasterCard Worldwide, travelers everywhere can
take advantage of great cruise deals and have a chance to win a
daily or grand prize just for booking their cruise with their
MasterCard card!� Cruise Super Sale Offers: Travelocity has worked
with its cruise line partners to offer customer savings on cruise
tours, shore excursions, stateroom upgrades and shipboard credit.
Travelocity customers who book a qualifying cruise by Feb. 15, 2007
on a variety of sailings that depart in 2007 and 2008 will receive
the following: Cruise Line Bonus Offer (a) Carnival Cruise Lines
Free Upgrades Celebrity Cruises Up to $200 off + up to $400 onboard
credit + free Columbia(TM) vest Crystal Cruises $200 onboard credit
+ prepaid tips Disney Cruise Line Up to $50 onboard credit Holland
America Line Up to $100 onboard credit Norwegian Cruise Line Up to
$150 onboard credit + free upgrades � Oceania Cruises Free flights
+ $200 onboard credit Princess Cruises Up to $200 onboard credit
Regent Seven Seas $200 onboard credit Royal Caribbean Int'l Up to
$200 off + up to $300 onboard credit + free onboard coupon booklet
+ free Columbia(TM) vest � Windstar Cruises Up to $300 onboard
credit (a) Offers are per stateroom, not per person. See site for
available offers. �For the past seven years this promotion has
remained one of the most popular offers for cruisers. We are
certain that in its eighth year it will continue to be the talk of
the wave season,� said Gareth Forsey, group executive, U.S.
Commerce Development, MasterCard Worldwide. �We appreciate our
alliance with Travelocity. In addition to offering a wide variety
of vacation options for its customers and MasterCard cardholders,
Travelocity shares our values of service, consumer choice and
customer satisfaction.� For more information on this offer and to
book a cruise today, log onto www.travelocity.com/supersale. There
is no purchase necessary to enter or win the sweepstakes. 2007
Travelocity Cruise Poll Exploring what�s �in� for cruising in 2007,
Travelocity recently conducted a customer survey to ascertain where
cruisers are headed and what they are looking forward to while
cruising in 2007. Where Cruisers Plan to Go in 2007: Caribbean �
47% Mexican Riviera � 10% Hawaii � 9% Alaska � 7% Other � 27%
Additional findings from Travelocity�s Cruise Survey include:
Sixty-eight percent of respondents said making the most of shore
excursions and exploration of exotic locales was their idea of a
great cruise; Fifty-two percent of respondents agree that onboard
entertainment and nightlife make for a great cruise experience and;
Seventy percent of respondents replied �no� or �It doesn�t matter�
when asked: Is it important to you to have cell phone or laptop
service while cruising? About Travelocity Travelocity is committed
to being the traveler's champion � before, during and after the
trip � and is the only online travel company that guarantees not
just the price, but the entire travel experience � see
www.travelocity.com/guarantee for details. This customer-driven
focus, backed by 24/7 live phone support, great prices and powerful
shopping technology has made Travelocity the sixth largest travel
agency -- booking $7.4 billion in travel worldwide in 2005. Based
in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also owns and operates Travelocity
BusinessSM for corporate travelers, lastminute.com, a leader in
European online travel and ZUJI, a leader in Asia-Pacific online
travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings Corporation
(NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel commerce. About MasterCard
Worldwide MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by
providing a critical economic link among financial institutions,
businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor,
processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment
solutions, processes approximately 14 billion payments each year,
and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to
financial institution customers and merchants. Through its family
of brands, including MasterCard�, Maestro� and Cirrus�, MasterCard
Worldwide serves consumers and businesses in more than 210
countries and territories. For more information go to
www.mastercardworldwide.com.
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