Catch a Cruise Deal This Weekend

Royal Caribbean says that summer goes hand-in-hand with vacation and there’s no better way to create unforgettable memories this season than with one of their cruises. Today, Saturday, June 29, the cruise line known for “WOW”-ing guests with its first-at-sea concepts is offering an onboard credit of up to $50 per stateroom for guests to enjoy when sailing between July 1 and Sept 30, 2013. Guests can apply their onboard credit toward a range of new specialty dining options, shore excursions, or a rejuvenating spa treatment to make their Royal Caribbean vacation extra special. With summer just underway, there is still the time to finalize a family vacation on a Royal Caribbean ship, where destinations such as the grandeur of the Alaskan frontier, the lush and laid-back Caribbean, or Europe’s cultures and heritage are delivered with the cruise line’s GOLD Anchor Service.

Vacationers who book a Royal Caribbean cruise on June 29, 2013, on any sailings departing July 1 through Sept 30, 2013, will receive $25 onboard credit per Interior and Oceanview stateroom, and $50 per Balcony stateroom and Suite-category stateroom. The Super Saturday Sale is applicable for all new individual U.S. and Canadian bookings. For more information about Royal Caribbean’s Super Saturday Sale, visit RoyalCaribbean.com/SuperSaturday.

Even more enticing in terms of credits and discounts, Princess Cruises is celebrating Independence Day with a “Red, White & Blue Sale” featuring cruise deals on North American departures. The June 27 to July 8 event offers cruise discounts of up to 40 percent, plus up to $100 free onboard spending money.

More than 100 cruise departures are featured in the sale, including cruises to the Caribbean, Hawaii, Panama Canal, the California Coast, Mexico, Canada & New England, and the West Coast. Cruises depart between September and December 2013.

In addition to special fares, passengers booking balcony staterooms or above will receive an onboard credit of $100 (for sailings 10 days or longer), $50 (7- to 9-day cruises), or $30 (1- to 6-day cruises); and those booking interior or oceanview staterooms can get credits of $50 (cruises 10 days or longer), $25 ((7- to 9-day cruises)) or $15 (1- to 6-day cruises).

A sample deal includes a 7-day Caribbean cruise: $499 interior (was $599); $699 balcony (was $949). For information and pricing,visit Princess.com/cruisedeals/redwhitebluesale.jsp.