Bahamas Spring Break

Spring break is almost upon us, and if you've ever been to the Bahamas in late March / early April, you know that the party doesn't stop morning, noon or night. Grand Bahama Island is a favorite vacation hot spot for college kids, South Floridians and out-of-towners alike. As such, travelers can expect a variety of seasonal activities, contests, excursions, parties, and evening entertainment.

During your cruise Discovery will be handing out party beads and blowers via various on board contests and games, and passengers will have access to all the traditional amenities, such as the swimming pool, casino, bars, lounges, and entertainment. Also of note, the legal drinking age in the Bahamas is 18, as well as on board the cruise ship upon entering international waters.

Space is limited, so make your one day Bahamas Party Cruise reservations early!

$50 off on all vacation packages

Discovery Cruise Line is now offering $50 off per couple on all Cruise 'N Stay vacation packages when booked before January 31st, for travel through February 28th. Now that the holidays are over, the coming months offers travelers an unprecedented chance to enjoy the Bahamas at incredible fares.

These prices are unlikely to repeat until after spring break, so if you're thinking about visiting the Bahamas soon, now is the time to do it.

Happy Birthday

Discovery Cruise Line recently updated their website so that passengers wishing to book online can now take advantage of the birthday promotion.

For those of you unaware, Discovery Cruise Line offers a free Bahamas Party Cruise during the month of your birthday when accompanied by another full-fare adult. Previously, passengers had to call in for reservations as they were unable to book the promotion online, but thanks to our wonderfully talented IT department they now have the option.

If you are considering a Bahamas vacation but want to sample the Bahamas before committing to a longer stay, the one day Bahamas party cruise is an excellent way to familiarize yourself with some of the island's amenities.

No passports...yet

Just a quick update, as you may or may not have heard, the United States government has postponed the passport requirement for passengers cruising out of the country until January 1st 2008 (airlines still out of luck however). This works out favorably for passengers still hesitating to make the transition away from their birth certificate.

Regardless, my advice to any and all would-be travelers is to start getting those passport requests underway if you haven't already, as the deadline to it being an absolute requirement for travel in 2008 will be here before you know it.

Launch!

Welcome to the company blog of Discovery Cruises! Our aim with this blog is to get to know our customers on a more personal level, find out what they like about our services, (as well as suggestions for improvement), and keep them up to date with the direction we're taking the company.

For those unfamiliar with Discovery Cruises, we're a South Florida Cruise line with daily service to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. Because we depart daily, we offer passengers the choice of either one day Bahamas party cruises, or overnight packages, both with and without hotel accommodations in Grand Bahama . In essence, we're basically a ferry service with some of the more traditional amenities you might find on a longer cruise.

This would be a fine time to introduce myself as the writer of the blog.

Hi, my name's Alex.

I've worked for Discovery the past six years as a Vacation Specialist, in and out of part-time status as a student at the University of Miami. Upon my recent graduation from computer engineering, I'm now working towards bridging the gaps between the reservations, marketing, and IT departments here at Discovery. As such, topics of conversation are likely to run the gamut from daily specials to the highly technical. I'm very interested in gathering feedback through this blog, both on Discovery Cruise Line and the blog itself, so don't be shy.

Time to get our feet wet!