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Weekly Cruise Deals from Cruise Guide Network

This week we found two last-minute cruise deals and two great bargains on cruises in November. So go now or plan ahead, you'll save big either way. These deals are priced from just $57 per night:

http://www.cruiseguidenetwork.com/bargains.html

 

 

St. Regis Worldwide Expansion

The ultra-luxury St. Regis hotels (part of the Starwood family of hotels) has big plans for the next 12 months.  They'll be opening new hotels in just about every corner of the world, including Bangkok, Florence, China (Tianjin, Sanya Yalong Bay Resort and Shenzhen), Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Mauritius and Miami.  You can book your stay at any of these St. Regis hotels (as their opening dates get closer) and any of the already open "St. Regii" at TheRealPlaces.com.

 

 

Princess Cruises from Los Angeles

Some cruise lines cut back on departures from southern California, but not Princess. The line offers many options for cruises from Los Angeles in 2011 and 2012, including cruises to the Mexican Riviera, Hawaii, South Pacific, California Coast, and Panama Canal. We have the complete schedule on our Los Angeles Cruise Guide.

This Week's New (or Improved) Hotels

New to Houston's west side is the Holiday Inn Houston Westchase.  It's five stories and 130 rooms of comfort, including 22 suites.  Available for events, they've got 2,700 square feet of meeting space including a ballroom that can hold up to 285.

 

Located on State Street on the north side of downtown Chicago, the Embassy Suites Chicago-Downtown is the beneficiary of a $12.3 million renovation. All 367 of their suites were overhauled with new carpeting, workstations, two HDTVs (32" and 40") and upgraded bathrooms.