Weekly Specials, February 22, 2009

Hi Everyone,

We had a great week last week in Marco. Last night we flew into snow and drove home on icy roads, but the week was worth it. My grandson loved every minute of it.

If you travel to Marco, there is an excursion well worth the money. The Calusa Spirit sails every day at noon on shelling and dolphin watching excursions. This modified pontoon can hold up to 48 passengers although there were only 20 on our cruise. We cruised to an island and spent an hour shelling and then watched a large pod of dolphins playing right next to our boat. A bonus was the sighting of a bald eagle and its young in their nest. We've been on several shelling excursions. This was one of the best.

News:
Spirit Airlines has a promotion that runs only until February 24. You can take $50 off your fare on flights in March. The promo code is SAVE50.

Cruise News:
There is still availability for spring break cruising. Holland America is offering a 7 day Eastern Caribbean cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale starting at $549 on March 29.

Princess is still promoting their balcony bonanza until the end of this month. Purchase an outside stateroom and get upgraded to a balcony at no additional charge.
Princess also has a 2 for 1 sail on many of their Alaskan and European itineraries, but must book by March 31.

An alternative to Florida ports is New York City. Princess is promoting a 9 day Caribbean cruise out of New York. These cruises are eligible for the balcony upgrade.

All Inclusives:
Cheap Caribbean.com is promoting 3,4, and 5 nights to Mexico and the Caribbean and will even give you $100 back if it rains while you are on vacation this spring.


Last week, someone asked me whether or not they could take their knitting needles with them on their flight. Here is the answer straight from the TSA:

Transporting Knitting Needles & Needlepoint

Traveling with Special Items

Knitting needles are permitted in your carry-on baggage or checked baggage. However, there is a possibility that the needles can be perceived as a possible weapon by one of our Security Officers. Our Security Officers have the authority to determine if an item could be used as a weapon and may not allow said item to pass through security. We recommend the following when bring knitting needles on an airplane:

• Circular knitting needles are recommended to be less than 31 inches in total length
• We recommend that the needles be made of bamboo or plastic (Not Metal)
• Scissors must have blunt points
• In case a Security Officer does not allow your knitting tools through security it is recommended that you carry a self addressed envelope so that you can mail your tools back to yourself as opposed to surrendering them at the security check point.

Most of the items needed to pursue a Needlepoint project are permitted in your carry-on baggage or checked baggage with the exception of circular thread cutters or any cutter with a blade contained inside. These items cannot be taken through a security checkpoint. They must go in your checked baggage.

Fuller Group Travel

Mar. 14-15 Chicago Girlfriend Getaway: two rooms remaining
Apr. 23 Ireland, Deposit Now
October 25 Danube River Cruise, Deposit Now
April 8, 2010 Travel to Italy with Fuller Travel and Fr. Mark Inglot.

Fuller Travel Service, Inc. will be one of the exhibitors at the DeltaSide Business Expo taking place at Waverly High School on March 7 from 10:00am-3:00pm. Many local businesses will be on hand. Admission is free. Stop by our table and pick up some vacation info. We have tons of brochures and catalogs!!

Have a great week!

Lynn