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Sail On! Join the winter cruise craze with Maritime Travel Sipping pino grigio amongst the volcanic peaks of St. Lucia… more mouthwatering meal choices than you could ever imagine… island-hopping among a half-dozen or so exotic ports of call in one sun-drenched week … the idea of swapping the winter cold for the steamy warmth of a Caribbean cruise is particularly alluring at this time of year.

This week, our Maritime Travel cruise industry partners have just come out with special offers to entice you onto their ships.

These range from valuable onboard credits to free beverage

packages and other value-added inclusions.

But navigating these waters can still be confusing. There is so much to consider, and what about all those categories of staterooms? That’s where your Maritime Travel counsellor comes in. Our agents are constantly cruising and have that specialized first-hand knowledge that will help match you with the cruise that’s just right for you. Here are just three of our favourite cruise lines and Caribbean itineraries to help get you thinking.

Giant Cruise Sale!

Book a cruise between February 7 & 14 and enjoy hundreds in savings and oceans of extras!* Here are just a few: Avalon Waterways River Cruises: $100 OFF per couple + Gifts with purchase!

Holland America:

50% Reduced Deposit, FREE stateroom upgrades, Up to 10% off select shore excursions, FREE or reduced cruise fares for 3rd/4th guests + FREE $350 Onboard Value Booklet!

Seabourn: Up to $100 Onboard Credit per suite!

Oceania Cruises: BONUS $200 Onboard Credit per stateroom!

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises: $200 OFF per couple

Celebrity Cruises: Complimentary Specialty Dining for Two! Norwegian Cruise Line: Kids Sale Free!

Up to $300

Royal Caribbean Cruises: FREE Specialty Dinner & SPA Treatment!

Onboard Credit per stateroom!

VISIT www.maritimetravel.ca for a complete list of cruise savings!

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Royal City Centre - New Westminster, BC (604) 525-5933 ndwivedi@maritimetravel.ca

714 Park Royal North West Vancouver, BC (604) 922-9683 tbissett@maritimetravel.ca

Columbia Square, Unit 450 Kamloops, BC (778) 471-5619 scolnar@maritimetravel.ca

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Itinerary: Southern Caribbean

Itinerary:

fiercely loyal clientele, multiple-awardwinning Celebrity Cruises is the line of choice for lovers of fine wine and food, and for those who like to be pampered and treated a bit like … a celebrity.

sophisticated luxury and destinationintensive itineraries, Oceania Cruises prides itself on providing a highly personalized luxury cruise experience at a mid-market price.

8-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise

7-Night Southern Caribbean Cruise

innovative ships offering rock-climbing walls, inline skating tracks, bungee trampolines and the Flowrider surf simulator, Royal Caribbean, with its mammoth ships, appeals to families, couples and singles who want to see, do and experience more on their cruise vacation.

Itinerary: 7-day Eastern Caribbean with Celebrity Cruises Who’s on board: Attracting a

Celebrity Summit

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7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise Freedom of the Seas

Oceania Riviera

pp + Taxes/Fees US $143.89 pp Fr Cat. 11 Interior • Apr. 25/15 • 8 nights • Cruise Only Celebrity Cruises • San Juan to New Jersey including St. Maarten, St. Thomas & Bermuda

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pp + Taxes/Fees US $129.00 pp Fr Cat. G Interior • Mar. 15/15 • 7 nights • Cruise Only Oceania Cruises • Roundtrip Miami including Cozumel, Trujillo, Belize City & Key West

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pp + Taxes/Fees US $142.00 pp Fr Cat. M Interior • Apr. 12/15 • 7 nights • Cruise Only Royal Caribbean Cruises • Roundtrip Port Canaveral including Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman & Cozumel

Receive 3,140 Hudson’s Bay Rewards points per couple!

Receive 1,058 Hudson’s Bay Rewards points per couple!

Western Caribbean with Royal Caribbean Who’s on board: Known for its

Receive 1,408 Hudson’s Bay Rewards points per couple!

Great news! We’ve extended our offer that lets you get it all.

Go from your choice of 3 incredible offers to getting it all.

1

FREE Classic Beverage Packages for two

Receive a Classic Beverage Packages for two, including spirits, valued at $98* per day, with beverage gratuities covered by us—a 12-night sailing has a total value of more than $1,056.

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FREE Gratuities for two

Receive pre-paid gratuities for two, value of up to $30* per day.

Enjoy all 3 offers Get 123go! ALL INCLUSIVE when you book a Concierge Class stateroom or higher.

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Up to $300 to spend on board per stateroom

Receive $100* for 3- to 5-night sailings Receive $200* for 6- to 9-night sailings Receive $300* for 10-night or more sailings.

Choose 1 of 3 offers OR

Book an ocean view or veranda stateroom and choose 1 of 3 offers.

Book Europe and choose 2 offers.

Plus, FREE companion airfare for suites on 2015 Alaska and Europe cruises – second guest receives free air from top US and Canadian gateways.

Traveling with family or friends? We’ve got something for each additional guest, beyond the first two, in your stateroom — free Classic NonAlcoholic Beverage Packages and 40-minute Internet Packages.* Offer valid on sailings departing April 2015 - April 2017.

Book by February 28, 2015.

For more information, Call your Maritime Travel Professional Celebrity reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update fares, fees and surcharges at any time without prior notice. ©2015 Celebrity Cruises Inc. Ships registered in Malta and Ecuador. 15042201 • 1/2015

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VIKING RIVER CRUISES offers the best itineraries on the rivers of Europe, Russia and China. Enjoy exciting cities, rich cultural experiences, fine dining and deluxe accommodations onboard the most modern ships—with everything from meals to shore excursions included in your fare. And our award-winning Viking Longships® have raised the bar yet again with full-size veranda staterooms, the largest suites in Europe, al fresco dining and more. Come discover for yourself why Viking® truly is the world’s leading river cruise line.

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*Note: Special savings air from select gateways; call for gateways and pricing. International air does not have to be purchased to get cruise offer. Must request Special Savings offer at time of booking and pay in full by current expiration date; call for details. Valid on new bookings only as of 2/7/15, subject to availability and may not be combinable with any other offers except Viking Explorer Society Travel Credirts and Referral Rewards. Viking reserves the right to correct errors and to change any and all fares, fees and surcharges at any time. Additional terms and conditions apply; see Passenger Ticket Contract at vikingrivercruisescanada.com. CST#2052644-40

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Sail On! Join the River-Cruise Revolution!

It’s all about taking it slow. And that’s what’s ironic about river cruising – the world’s fastest-growing cruise trend.

“I’ve done a number of river cruises, most recently one from Vienna to Nuremburg to

see the Christmas markets and I’m absolutley hooked!” says Janet Chambers, Maritime Travel counsellor, Vernon, BC. “I can definitely see why river cruising attracts such a high number of repeat clientele. You’re made to feel really special on board, with the very

Rhine Getaway River Cruise

Viking Longship Idi US$ 00 pp

+ Taxes/Fees US $114.00 fr Cat. F • Aug. 8/15 • 8 days • Cruise Only • Viking River Cruises Basel to Amsterdam including Kinderdijk, Cologne, Koblenz, Rudesheim, Heidelberg, Speyer, Strasbourg & Breisach

Ask me about River Cruises!

Best of all, you can enjoy a river cruise at any time of year.

The Enchanting Rhine River Cruise

Receive 4,912 Hudson’s Bay Rewards points per couple!

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best of food and wine and highly personalized service, while at a really leisurely pace with a relatively small number of fellow cruisers.”

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pp Hudson’s Bay Rewards points per couple! + Taxes/Fees US $168.00 fr Cat. E • Apr. 13/15 • 8 days • Cruise Only • AMA Waterways Amsterdam to Basel including Cologne, Rudesheim, Heidelberg, Speyer, Strasbourg & Breisach

Ask me about River Cruises!

Janet Chambers

Janice Frioult

Unit 130 - 4400 32 Street Vernon, BC (250) 542-2722 jchambers@maritimetravel.ca

1001 Baker St - Cranbrook, BC (250) 489-4788 jfrioult@maritimetravel.ca

Small Ships—Big Experiences. EUROPE RIVER CRUISES.

SAVE $1,100 up to

PER COUPLE ON SELECT 2015 EUROPE RIVER CRUISES.* BURGUNDY & PROVENCE

PARIS TO NORMANDY’S LANDING BEACHES

ROMANTIC RHINE

11 days from Paris to Côte d’Azur

8 days roundtrip from Paris

8 days from Zürich to Amsterdam

Paris • Dijon • Beaune • Chalon-sur-Saône • Tournus • Mâcon • Lyon • Tournon • Viviers • Avignon • Arles • Côte d’Azur

Paris • Vernon • Les Andelys • Caudebec • Rouen • Conflans • Paris

Zürich • Basel • Strasbourg • Speyer • Heidelberg • Mainz • Rüdesheim • Koblenz • Cologne • Amsterdam

Other applicable river cruises available, please inquire.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR MARITIME TRAVEL COUNSELLOR! * Book a select 2015 Avalon Waterways Europe vacation to receive $500 off per person on the cruise/land or cruise only price. Booking must be made, under deposit, and discount applied between January 5 and February 24, 2015 for travel at select times in 2015. Avalon and Royal Suites excluded. Offer is not combinable with any other offer, except the Maritime Travel $50 per person Worldwide Sale and the Journeys Club Repeat Traveller benefit, if applicable. The Maritime Travel Worldwide Sale discount of $50 per person is valid on all Globus family of brands vacation packages of 7 land days or longer, with a minimum value of $1,000 per person before taxes, booked and deposited between January 1 and March 31, 2015 for travel in 2015. (The Maritime Travel offer is not applicable to group, child rates or bookings made less than 21 days prior to departure). Offer applies to new 2015 bookings only, and will not be applied to pre-existing bookings. Offer reliant on space availability at time of booking and may be withdrawn at any time. Full cancellation penalties will apply. Additional restrictions may apply. TICO #1893755 / 50015835

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2 for 1 cruise fares with free Airfare* plus Early Booking savings up to $8,000 per stateroom

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Additional $200 shipboard credit Maritime Travel Exclusive for all published sailings. Must be booked between feb 7-14, 2015

MARITIME TRAvEl counsEloR for ExclusIvE offERs from ocEAnIA cRuIsEs call your

*Fares are subject to increase on 3/31/2015. Shipboard Credit are per stateroom, and all fares are per person based on double occupancy for new bookings only and may be withdrawn at any time. 2 for 1 and Early Booking Savings are based on published Full Brochure Fares; such fares may not have resulted in actual sales in all cabin categories and do not include optional charges as detailed in the Guest Ticket Contract, which may be viewed, along with additional terms, at OceaniaCruises.com. “Free Airfare” promotion does not include ground transfers and applies to coach, roundtrip flights only from the following airports: ATL, BOS, CLT, DCA, DEN, DFW, EWR, HNL, IAH, IAD, JFK, LAX, MCO, MIA, ORD, PHL, PHX, SAN, SAV, SEA, SFO, TPA, YOW, YUL, YVR, YYZ. Airfare is available from all other U.S. & Canadian gateways for an additional charge. Any advertised fares that include the “Free Airfare” promotion include all airline fees, surcharges and government taxes. Airline-imposed personal charges such as baggage fees may apply. For details visit exploreflightfees.com. Ships’ Registry: Marshall Islands. JAN15210

Only Royal Caribbean International® can deliver a vacation that’s beyond imagination. Experience the world’s most incredible destinations,

ONE VACATION. EVERYTHING YOU IMAGINED.

spectacular entertainment and world-class dining. And that’s just the start.

For a limited time, book any 7-night or longer sailing in an Ocean View and receive a complimentary dinner for two. Book a Balcony and get that PLUS a complimentary spa treatment.*

Allure of the Seas®

7 NIGHT WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE 6/28/2015 - 8/6/2015 - 8/23/2015 - 11/15/2015 9 NIGHT BERMUDA AND CARIBBEAN CRUISE 8/13/2015

Liberty of the Seas®

9 NIGHT CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND CRUISE 8/27/2015 7 NIGHT WESTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE 6/6/2015 - 7/18/2015

Oasis of the Seas®

7 NIGHT EASTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE 8/8/2015

*Booking window: February 7 — February 28, 2015

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR MARITIME TRAVEL COUNSELLOR Must Redeem with naredemptions@rccl.com Special offer is valid for new individual (FIT) and named group bookings only 7+ nights or longer excluding China departures, All ships except Quantum and Anthem of the Seas booked between February 7th – February 28th, 2015. Bookings on applicable sailings made on an ocean view category stateroom will receive a complimentary dinner for two in a specialty restaurant. Dining voucher is applicable for one dining experience in a specialty dining restaurant for up to two guests. Restaurants vary by ship. Coupon is valid for dinner only for Chops Grille, Portofino, Giovanni’s Table, Samba Grill or Solarium Bistro. Special dining events that take place in Specialty restaurants are excluded from the dining offer. Voucher cannot be used toward the purchase of specialty dining packages. Alcoholic beverages and sodas are not included, and are available at an additional cost.

Specialty dining gratuities are included. Coupon has no monetary value and it is the guest’s responsibility to present this coupon to the restaurant when making their reservation should they wish to utilize this coupon. Reservations must be made onboard, and cannot be made in advance online in order to redeem this voucher. Coupon is valid for one dining experience for up to two guests in one stateroom. Voucher may not be broken up into multiple single dining experiences. This offer does not give guest(s) any priority for reservations, or if there is a wait to be seated in the restaurant. Specialty dining gratuities are included. Dining offers can be used on port days only. Bookings made on a balcony or above stateroom will receive a complimentary dinner for two in a specialty restaurant PLUS a spa treatment. Spa offer will be limited to one treatment per stateroom, and it will be at the guest’s discretion as to which guest on the stateroom redeems the treatment. The guest redeeming the spa offer will choose among one of three of the spa treatments: La Thérapie Hydrolift Facial; Swedish Massage; Reflexology including Massage. Reservations must be made onboard, and cannot be made in advance online in order to redeem this voucher. Offer Excludes Quantum and Anthem of the Seas. Offers are applicable to individual and new Group bookings created within the booking window only. Not applicable to existing Group Bookings prior to Offer booking Window. Offers are not transferable and are not redeemable for cash or any other form of value added compensation Offer can be withdrawn at any time without notice. Additional restrictions may apply. WOW is a trademark of Royal Caribbean International ®. © 2014 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd Ships registry: The Bahamas. 15042036 • 01/06/2015

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Inside Alaska’s Inside Passage Intriguing, relaxing and breathtakingly beautiful – these are some of the superlatives that Alaska conjures. “Alaska is one of my favourite destinations,” says Natasha Koenig, Maritime Travel counsellor, Kelowna, BC. “It offers literally thousands of miles of scenic coastline that make it a draw for cruise ships, from the charming islands of Ketchikan to Glacier Bay National Park and on to such iconic

Alaskan frontier towns as Skagway.”

beyond words,” says Natasha.

For sure, passengers enjoy trolling Alaska’s history and frontier ambiance, but the 49th state’s main calling cards are its wildlife and scenery. “You get to witness wonders like the roar of calving ice atop bright blue glaciers, or sightings of bears, seals and seabirds in their natural tundra habitat – right from the deck of your ship. It’s almost

Alaska itineraries typically comprise seven11- or 12-night cruises from Vancouver, Anchorage, San Francisco and Seattle to ports along Alaska’s Inside Passage and along the Gulf of Alaska. The Alaska cruise season runs from May to September. See your Maritime Travel cruise expert for all the details.

7-Night Alaskan Cruise Oosterdam

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fr Cat. N Interior • May 10/15 • 7 nights • Cruise Only • Holland America Vancouver to Seward including Ketchikan, Juneau & Skagway Receive 1,304 Hudson’s Bay Rewards points per couple!

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Ask me about Alaskan Cruises!

Ask me about Alaskan Cruises!

Mill Creek Crossing Kelowna, BC (250) 860-0633 nkoenig@maritimetravel.ca

@ Hudson’s Bay, The Bay Centre Victoria, BC (250) 220-8011 ahart@maritimetravel.ca

#100 7777 10th St. NE Calgary, AB (403) 292-7460 bmacqueen@maritimetravel.ca

Arlene Hart

Natasha Koenig

Bridget MacQueen

12-Day Baltic Adventure

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It’s how you get there.

On an AmaWaterways river cruise, you don’t just pass through a destination – you experience it. Our custom-designed ships carry fewer passengers so our guests can indulge in spacious staterooms and restaurants without ever feeling crowded. Because it’s not just about where you go. It’s how you get there that matters.

ExclusivE MaritiMe traVeL WorLdWide Winter SaLe SaVingS of $100 per StaterooM 10% SaVingS on cruiSe for earLy payMent aVaiLabLe Terms & Conditions: Promotional rates are in USD and valid on select sailings only, based on double occupancy. Early Payment Discount is valid for new bookings made by March 31, 2015 and may not be applicable toward Group bookings. Offers are not combinable with any other promotions/discounts, are limited to availability, are capacity controlled and are subject to change or termination without notice. Port charges, land programs, roundtrip airfare, and gratuities are additional. Other restrictions apply. CST#2065452-40.

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KAMLOOPS, BC

River cruising with Avalon Waterways!

Join Maritime Travel and Avalon Waterways at this informative presentation and discover Intimate Cruising at its Best.

WED. February 18 @ 7:00 pm Maritime Travel @ Hudson’s Bay Woodgrove Centre [6631 Island Hwy] RSVP by Feb. 17 to 250-390-3166 Door Prizes • Light Refreshments

Avalon River Cruise Presentation by Peter Ouzounov of Globus!

Join us for a short presentation on River Cruising and find out why it’s the fastest growing travel trend.

Wed. February 25 • 7:00 pm Maritime Travel – Columbia Square 450-500 Notre Dame Drive RSVP by Feb. 21 to 778-471-5619 or kamloops@maritimetravel.ca

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KELOWNA, BC Kelowna Airport Spring Travel Show!

Visit the Maritime Travel booth, in partnership with Uniworld Boutique River Cruises & Insight Vacations.

Kelowna Airport Sat. February 28 • 11am-3pm Lots of Great Prizes!

Free Parking!

Door Prizes • Light Refreshments Special offer for those in attendance!

Space is Limited!

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TERMS & CONDITIONS All fares were valid at time of printing and are subject to availability at the time of booking. • Fares are per terms and conditions outlined in brochures of relevant tour operators. • Stopover hotel rates, where necessary, are not included. • All fares are per person based on double occupancy, taxes are extra, unless otherwise stated. Conditions apply. Offers can end at any time. Dates and prices were valid at time of printing. Offers are capacity controlled, and may be modified or withdrawn without prior notice. Cruise prices are cruise only (port charges, taxes and airfare are extra) unless otherwise indicated.

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