[Travelandtourism] Disney and Cruising information

Tue May 1 17:54:39 UTC 2012

Well it all depends on when you want to cruise, and what you consider a budget, remember with a cruise, you get your stateroom, food, activities, entertainment included, you even get shore excursions for your daughter.
Plus depending on when cruising, you can make a deposit and pay monthly, same with anything being booked, as long as it is  45 day or more prior to traveling.
The travel and tourism division is trying to arrange a trip to Walt Disney World sometime in 2013, Not during convention again to hot for some of us people to be walking around the parks during the July weather.  Looking to go sometime late November.You have to look at what you are getting for the amount that is offered, not everything is black and white.  Cruising all depends on how many days you want to cruise 3, 5, 7,  8 , 10+ days.
Disney on the other hand, depending if it is Walt Disney World, FL or Disneyland, California might have different specials, I would recommend depending on how you like you weather, during the summer in FL it is HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!  High 90s during the day!  I recommend if you do not like the heat, than the perfect time to go is last week in November if you can get off from work, I know it isn't easy to take kids out of school, or off from work.
The off season for any travel is when kids are in school, also you have to remember spring and summer break for college kids!
Again, Disney you can put deposit down at minimum of $200 not per person, just $200 and then you can have a payment plan or just a final due date.
Right now Disney is offering there late summer offer save up to 30% of your at select Walt Disney World Resorts, which I recommend if someone is gong to go to Disney stay at the resorts.  If you are not going to Orlando for any other reason, you are going to be paying for transportation to the parks, and theme park tickets which are higher if you are not staying in the parks.
Disney also offers what is nice for those staying at the Walt Disney World Resorts is early opening of the Parks and staying opened later at night, but you must be a guest of the resorts to get this offer.  They offer free transportation to all the theme parks (which is 4 parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and MGM Studios), water parks 2 of them, ESPN Wide World of Sports, and Downtown Disney (Shopping and Entertainment District).
Remember with Disney, you have to pay for your food separate and theme park tickets it can all be packaged together, all depending on the dining plan you want and how many days you are planning to stay.
 Disney can be arranged towards you needs, you can take from column one and 2 from column 2 etc.
But each person and family needs are different so I would need to speak to the person who wants to go.

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Cheryl Echevarria
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> From: REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com
> To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 17:36:02 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Would like your feed back of the Conference Call with Cathy Vazquez on Norwegian Cruise Lines tonight
> 
> 	Thank you. 
> I was wondering how you got paid. 
> Looks like Norweigion is out of the budget, though I may call you about Disney since my daughter has told us that she wants to go "when I'm six". 
> 
> Is it true that if we book earlier it is more cost effective? 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 12:25 PM
> To: travelandtourism
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Would like your feed back of the Conference Call with Cathy Vazquez on Norwegian Cruise Lines tonight
> 
> 
> Rebecca, if you need some help booking your cruise on Norwegian, please don't hesitate to contact me, I would be glad to book you.
> Also, contrary to what people think, clients do not pay more using a travel agent then booking on there own, that is not true, we get paid directly from the suppliers, whether it be a cruise, disney, land travel, europe, asia, etc.
> Just an FYI.
>  
> 
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
> 
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
> 631-456-5394
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> 
> For daily updates read our blog at
> http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
> 
> > From: REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com
> > To: travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> > Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 15:33:32 +0000
> > Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Would like your feed back of the Conference Call with Cathy Vazquez on Norwegian Cruise Lines tonight
> > 
> >         I don't care if someone has disabilities in their heart, I care what happens, not how a person feels about it.
> > In any event, how accessable is Norweigion Cruise lines?
> > I ask because they seem to have a deal where kids can travel for free.
> > I'm giving this some serious consideration. Anybody know anything about this?
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Margo and Arrow
> > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:07 PM
> > To: cheryl echevarria; travelandtourism
> > Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Would like your feed back of the Conference Call with Cathy Vazquez on Norwegian Cruise Lines tonight
> > 
> > I enjoyed the call as well as the one with Mark Jones.
> > 
> > I think Kathy V. does have the interest of people with disabilities deeply in her heart.
> > 
> > I was surprised that signage hasn't played a more important part in making things accessible but bet it will now.
> > 
> > thanks, Cheryl, for getting these folks onto the calls.
> > 
> > Margo and Arrow
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: cheryl echevarria
> >   To: travelandtourism
> >   Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:00 PM
> >   Subject: Would like your feed back of the Conference Call with Cathy Vazquez on Norwegian Cruise Lines tonight
> > 
> > 
> >   Tonight's call was very enjoyable, and I was very happy that Cathy Vazquez, Access Department Manager of Norwegian Cruise Lines was able to be on the call with us.
> > 
> > 
> >   As stated in the past, I have been working since 2009 to make things better for people who travel, especially cruising.
> > 
> > 
> >   When I first had did a fundraiser group cruise for NAGDU back in 2009, and posted that I was doing the fundraiser on Norwegian, like Former President, Don Gilmore, said at Convention back in Orlando, it almost shut down the nfbnet, he was almost correct on that.
> > 
> > 
> >   I got everything from what are you crazy, don't you know that we sued them, or don't you know that the Stigel's had there honeymoon on Norwegian, and couldn't go because they didn't have a sighted person going with them.
> > 
> > 
> >   Or the best one, they don't allow guide dogs on there cruises.
> > 
> > 
> >   Well, I have to say that may have happened back then, but today they are the best.  I cannot even get access people from places on land to talk to me, and Norwegian, you can speak to all the way to the CEO Kevin Sheehan, Executive Director of Sales Andy Stuart, Vice President of Sales Camille Olivere, and Access Department Manager Cathy Vazquez.
> > 
> > 
> >   Thank you Norwegian.
> > 
> > 
> >   I want to hear from those of you who were on the conference call tonight, and I hope that more of you will be on the calls in the future, to ask the questions, that you want answered.
> > 
> > 
> >   They are working hard to make sure everyone has a great time when they cruise.
> > 
> > 
> >   I want to also recommend to people that when you are either working directly with a travel agent or a cruise lines, a resort, any place you are going, if you plan on having a good time with no issues, that you let people know that you are blind, what you need, if anything, if you are bringing your dog, or need an accessible stateroom for a wheelchair, or whatever it is that they know, if they don't know how can someone like myself or the cruise lines, make you life better if we don't know.
> > 
> > 
> >   Whether disabled, allergies, special meals, etc.
> > 
> > 
> >   WE need to know this.
> > 
> > 
> >   Have a great night all.
> > 
> > 
> >   Sincerely,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   Cheryl Echevarria, President
> >   Travel and Tourism Division
> >   National Federation of the Blind
> >   631-236-5138
> > 
> >   Leading the Way in Independent Travel! Cheryl Echevarria http://www.echevarriatravel.com 631-456-5394 reservations at echevarriatravel.com For daily updates read our blog at http://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
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