The Atlantis on Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas, where prices slipped a steep 60%
Travelogue..with Bob Nicolaides
Destinations 2012
3/12A
The Atlantis on Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas, where prices slipped a steep 60%
In addition, to a 60% overall discount on room rates, Atlantis stays April 15 – June 13 include an Atlantis Experience Pass — offering as much as $600 in perks such as a dolphin interaction, golf and spa credit. Also, air-and-hotel packages of at least four nights through October get an immediate $250 airfare credit — $400 with a six-night stay (one per booking).
Nightly room-only rates April 15 – Oct. 31, including weekends — which usually cost a premium — are:
- Beach Tower, $199 (reg. $509): Family friendly and closest to the beach
- ·Coral Towers, $249 (reg. $549): Located by Marina Village shops and the casino
- Royal Towers, $299 (reg. $649): Atlantis’ iconic tower, near the water park
- The Reef Atlantis, $369 (reg. $699): Deluxe waterfront studios and suites with a kitchen
- ·The Cove Atlantis, $449 (reg. $849): Luxury oceanfront suites with exclusive adults-only pool
These deals are part of a Paradise Island sale, including Comfort Suites, which offers access to Atlantis’ amenities and breakfast for $150 nightly, and the Best Western for $138 nightly. The air credit also applies. All deals include $25 free slot play at Atlantis. To book, click the link above or call 888-440-9497.
To book an Atlantis stay and to see terms, conditions and restrictions, call 888-440-9497.
New Disney cruise ship, Fantasy,arrives in New York -2012 David Roark/Disney Cruise Line
Disney Cruise Line’s “Fantasy” at NYC Harbor February 28 2012.
Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Fantasy arrives in New York on Feb. 28, 2012, David Roark/Disney Cruise Line
Disney fans in New York today were treated to an unusual sight as the company’s newest cruise ship, the Disney Fantasy, arrived from Germany. The 2,500-passenger vessel, which was christened in the city shortly thereafter, was feted with a fireboat water salute as it sailed past the Statue of Liberty to a dock on the Hudson River side of Manhattan.
Completed earlier this month, the Disney Fantasy has been under construction for more than a year at Germany’s Meyer Werft shipyard. It remained in New York only for a few days before heading to Port Canaveral, Fla., where it will be based year-round.
Controversial Slogan bites The Dust
In the mountain biker magnet of Fruita, Colorado, decals for a sports shop read FU (“Fruita, USA”) and an annual festival is dedicated to a headless chicken named Mike. But that free-wheeling vibe has its limits:
After asking for public feedback on a potential marketing campaign incorporating the double-entendre “WTF” (as in “Welcome to Fruita”), city officials discovered that most citizens weren’t LOL.
It all started when a local couple printed 500 “WTF” stickers and distributed them free to downtown businesses. While the slogan generated attaboys from as far away as Australia and proved so catchy the couple made up another 1,500 decals, the western Colorado town of 13,000 won’t be giving it an official stamp of approval.
The edgy campaign “is not dead,” says city manager Clint Kinney, who predicts the business community will “pick it up and run with it” despite the lack of municipal support.The edgy decal won’t be part of the official campaign any time soon.
Heightened Security in Greek Museums
Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos announced that the country’s museums will be guarded by a special security team comprising culture ministry employees and selected Greek Police (EL.AS) officers with special training in Olympic Games’ security.
Briefing the parliamentary standing committee on cultural and educational affairs on the protection of museums and archaeological sites, Geroulanos said the joint security team has already agreed on a package of immediate and medium-term measures.
Referring to the recent robbery in the Archaeological Museum in Olympia, Geroulanos stated that it was a “very serious blow” and expressed certainty that those responsible will suffer the consequences.
Oldest, darkest, deepest, largest and quietest hotel suit
We all dream of ‘getting away from it all’, but there aren’t many hotels which can offer a suite 220 feet below ground level with no natural light. The Grand Canyon Hotel in Arizona boasts the oldest, darkest, deepest, quietest, and largest suite in the world, in a cavern that took 65 million years to form.
To get to the room managers have dubbed the ‘love cave’ guests must take a lift 22 storeys down. The largest dry cavern in the United States, it is naturally completely dark and completely quiet because it contains no lifeforms at all. Yes, the only thing moving or breathing in that room will be little old you.
Water is carried down to the room by staff, and an employee is stationed at the top of the lift shaft should guests suddenly decide in the middle of the night that it’s…well, a bit too quiet.
The suite, which is 200 feet wide, 400 feet long and with a 70 foot ceiling, can sleep up to six, with two double beds and a sofa bed provided.
The cave is furnished with all the amenities hotel managers believe guests will require 220 feet below the surface: a library of old books and magazines, including a National Geographic collection which dates back to 1917, and a collection of books dating back to the late 1800’s.
In keeping with the olde worlde feel, an ancient piece of equipment called a ‘record player’ is provided for entertainment.
The furniture may be also a little quaint, but there’s a healthy twist to staying in this accommodation.
The hotel manager explains that the air in the cavern is as dry and clean as one can get, coming in via 65 miles of limestone crevices from the Grand Canyon to the caverns, with the limestone removing all moisture and impurities.
Rates are $700 per night for two sharing with additional guests up to a total of six paying $100 each.
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