Virgin Vacations Offering $1,000 Savings on Fall Danube Cruises; 9 Days from $1359

Cruise prices range from $1,359 (regularly priced at $2,359) for a Category C cabin Thanksgiving cruise departing from Nuremberg to Budapest November 23; to $2,049 (regularly priced at $3,049) for a Category A balcony cabin on the October 19 Budapest to Nuremberg departure.

Included in the price are 7 nights cruising aboard the 64-cabin “Sound of Music,” transfers, all meals with unlimited wine and beer at dinner while on the cruise, evening entertainment, and port taxes. Rounding out the inclusions are shore excursions in Bratislava, Vienna, Nuremberg and Melk Abbey, plus a walking tour of Regensburg. Air fare is additional.

Optional Tours, Stays in Budapest and/or Prague, air fares

Travelers can add optional activities, beginning at $59 for a full-day tour of Schoenbrunn Castle, once the summer residence of the Hapsburg emperors.

Also available are add-on nights in Prague and Budapest pre- or post-cruise. Discounted prices begin at $1,679 for the November 14 cruise in a category C cabin and two additional hotel nights in Budapest; to $2,499 for 2 days hotel stay in Budapest with 3 nights Prague, for a Category A cabin on the October 23 departure. The Budapest and Budapest-Prague add-ons include transfers plus a city tour in each destination.

Virgin Vacations has low air fares to Budapest, returning from Munich (or vice versa), available from cities nationwide. Sample air-inclusive packages for the Fall Danube cruises–with the $1,000 discount–begin at $2,129 for the November 23 cruise departing New York.

For more information on Virgin Vacations’ Europe River Cruises visit VirginVacations.com, or phone 1-877-740-4302. To take advantage of the $1,000 discount, use Code: VNB14DRC13.

Space is based on availability, and some cabin categories may not be available for every departure. Fuel charges and taxes are included on air-inclusive packages. Optional tours and excursions, and gratuities are additional. Virgin Vacations travelers can enroll in Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club or in Virgin America’s Elevate frequent flyer programs, and earn points for the cruise portion of the trip.

Virgin Vacations offers a wide selection of escorted tours, river and sea cruises, and independent packages worldwide, available with or without air fare on Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia and Virgin America, as well as other international airline partners. As a member of the U.S. Tour Operators Association, Virgin Vacations protects travelers’ payments up to $1 Million through the USTOA Travelers Assistance Program.

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Mauiva Celebrates New Website Launch By Discounting ‘AirCruise’ Vacation Itineraries by 15%

Mauiva, innovators of the AirCruise vacation experience, today announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, www.mauivaaircruise.com, and celebrated the news by offering vacationers a unique opportunity to save on a Mauiva AirCruise.

Beginning today, Mauiva is offering a special 15% discount on select AirCruise itineraries departing in October. This special discount opportunity expires on August 24^th and applies to both the Eastern U.S. and the Western U.S. AirCruise experiences. The new Mauiva AirCruise website offers more details on the discounted AirCruise itineraries, in addition to other information about this unique travel experience. The site also features an enhanced booking interface and additional tools for answering traveler questions.

“The improvements made to the Mauiva AirCruise website wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for the tremendous feedback we received from our guests,” said Don Hundley, Director of Marketing for Mauiva. “As a gesture of our appreciation, we’d like to extend this special discount opportunity to vacationers everywhere.”

The Mauiva AirCruise is an all-inclusive, multi-destination vacation via private plane. Mauiva offers AirCruise experiences that tour the Eastern and Western regions of the United States – and beginning in September, the Caribbean and Bahamas. Each Mauiva AirCruise experience includes luxury branded hotels, breakfast and dinner, sightseeing tours and other activities.

The six-day “All-American East Experience”, which departs from New York, includes stops in Niagara Falls, Toronto, Niagara on the Lake, Hershey, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Washington DC, Mount Vernon and Arlington, VA.

The seven-day “Western Wonder Experience”, which departs from Los Angeles, includes stops in Monterey, Carmel by the Sea, San Francisco, Muir Woods, Sausalito, Sonoma County, Yosemite, Las Vegas, and the Grand Canyon.

The “All-American East Experience” is $1,649 per person ($369 for kids) at the double-occupancy rate. The “Western Wonder Experience” is $1,999 per person ($614 for kids) at the double-occupancy rate. The Caribbean AirCruise experience is $2,161 per person at the double-occupancy rate ($1,061 for kids).

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Mauiva is an innovative flight service organization providing upscale vacation experiences that accommodate most travel budgets. The company has served thousands of vacationers from around the world, providing a unique travel experience that allows them to visit a number of fascinating destinations – without all the time and hassle of getting there.

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