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Antarctica is just one of the exotic ports beckoning in 2009
This year, cruise lines are pulling out all the stops to entice customers with smart splurge-worthy, unusual itineraries aboard lavishly refurbished ships. In no particular order, we present our picks.
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$89+: Stowe, VT hotel w/indoor pool & free brkfst nr skiing Sun And Ski Inn And Suites
$100+: Buenos Aires hotel w/pool & sauna nr top attractions Concord Callao
$106+: Mediterranean-style Florida resort w/golf, spa & more Hotels.com
$209+: Manhattan hotel near Rockefeller Center & more Amsterdam Court Hotel
$219+: NYC hotel nr theater district & Times Square Wellington Hotel
$119+: Downtown Portland waterfront hotel w/dining Marriott Hotels
$95+: Cheap Ft. Lauderdale Marriott nr attractions Marriott Hotels
$139+: FL Oceanfront Marriott w/spa & up to 50% off Marriott Hotels
$89+: Michigan Marriott w/bkfst nr zoo, golf & bowling Marriott Hotels
$56+: Florida hotel w/pool & free brkfst near casino The Holiday Park Hotel & Suites
$84+: Budget hotel on sale in Queens w/free shuttle to JFK Hotels.com
$44/nt+: Reduced prices on hotels in Rhode Island Hotwire.com
$74/nt+: Incredibly low prices on 4-star hotels in Rhode Island Hotwire.com
$71/nt+: Incredibly low deals on historic Boston hotels Hotwire.com
$119/nt+: Fort Lauderdale hotel just steps to the beach Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach
$69+: Boston 3-star downtown hotel Hotwire.com
$92/nt+: Four-star hotel in NYC nr Empire State Building Booking.com
$139/nt+: Fall escape at Fort Lauderdale beach hotel w/boats Crowne Plaza Alexandria
$139/nt+: South Florida beach resort w/oceanview rooms & golf Crowne Plaza Alexandria
$119/nt+: Oceanview Suites in Hollywood Beach, FL Crowne Plaza Hollywood
$995+: Paris, Prague & St. Petersburg 6-nt trip w/airfare EuropeanDestinations.com
$740+: Great deal on Rome & Athens combo 6-nt w/air & hotels EuropeanDestinations.com
$686+: 4-nt stay in spectacular Riu Palace in Negril w/air BeachDestinations.com
$430+: Iberostar Tucan Riviera Maya all-inc 4-nt stay w/air BeachDestinations.com
$635+: 6-nt trip from NYC to London, Edinburg & Dublin w/air EuropeanDestinations.com
$1327+: Prague, Vienna, Salzburg & Munich 8-nt w/air & rail EuropeanDestinations.com
$813+: 6-nt Copenhagen, Stockholm & Oslo trip w/air & hotels EuropeanDestinations.com
$1122+: 6-nt St Petersburg, Paris & Prague w/air & hotels EuropeanDestinations.com
$1499+: Turkey 13-nt tour w/luxury hotels & airfare from NYC Key Tours
$1875+: Explore Vietnam for 9 days w/boat trips & meals iExplore
$1775+: Brazil & Argentina 6-nt getaway w/airfare & hotels LatinDestinations.com
$1875+: Vietnam 9-day guided tour of Hanoi & Saigon iExplore
Outstanding Asia Tours from $799 Editors' Review
$460+: New York City 2-night trip w/flight from DC Wellington Hotel
$1099+: Thailand 6-day adventure w/free tour & air from LA TravelScene
$490+: 3-nt Boston getaways w/flight from Chicago Major Airlines
$1065+: Hong Kong 5-nt trip w/tours & round-trip airfare TravelScene
$490+: Luxury hotel in Boston 3 nts w/flight Millennium Bostonian Hotel Boston
$327+: Ft Lauderdale 3-nt hotel+flight deal w/rooftop pool Sheraton Suites Plantation
$613+: NYC Rockefeller Plaza 5-star hotel 3 nts w/air Four Seasons New York
$399+: 7-nt Cannes, Naples & Barcelona getaway on Celebrity CruisesOnly
$499+: 8-nt romantic St Lucia & St Kitts Caribbean cruise Carnival Cruise Lines
$1099+: 14-nt transatlantic cruise Fort Lauderdale to Rome Cruise.Com
$749+: 7-nt Mediterranean cruise to Cannes, Rome & Naples American Express Travel
$684+: 7-nt picturesque Mediterranean cruise from Venice Cruise.Com
$349+: Caribbean & Cancun 7-night cruise on MSC Poesia MSC
$499+: Caribbean 7-night cruise on Costa Fortuna Costa
$399+: 13-nt Spain, Italy & Fance transatlantic cruise to FL CruisesOnly
$659+: 7-nt cruise to Caribbean w/up to $100 onboard credit Cruise.com
$850+: Transatlantic 7-nt cruise to UK w/up to $150 credit Cruise.com
$684+: Great price 7-nt Mediterranean cruise, kids sail free Cruise.com
$574+: Great deal on 15-nt transatlantic cruise from Savona Cruise.com
$294+: Cheap deals on 7-nt Eastern Caribbean winter cruise Cruise.com
$334+: Cheap 7-nt winter cruise to Western Caribbean cities Cruise.com
$659+: 7-nt Bahamas, Grand Cayman & Cozumel cruise from FLA Cruise.com
$384+: Caribbean 7-nt cruise to Nassau & more, kids free Cruise.com
$549+: Last-minute Barbados 10-nt cruise, kids free w/bonus Cruise.com
$334+: 7-nt Montego Bay & Key West cruise, kids sail free Cruise.com
$449+: 7-nt Bahamas luxury winter cruise w/up to $800 credit Cruise.com
$529+: 7-nt Caribbean cruise to Bahamas w/up to $75 credit Cruise.com
$819+: Economy fares from USA to Buenos Aires (round-trip) LAN Airlines
$819+: Fly from Miami to Buenos Aires (round-trip) LAN Airlines
$819+: Low-cost flights to Buenos Aires (round-trip) LAN Airlines
$152+: Cheap round-trip domestic winter fares Expedia
$169+: Discount fall fares to NYC (round-trip) Expedia
$147+: Round-trip flights to Florida beach cities Major Airlines
$101+: Reduced fall fares to Boston (round-trip) Expedia
$235+: Fall flights to Stockholm, Oslo & more (one-way) Scandinavian Airlines
$209+: Fly from US cities to Paris, Nice, & more (one-way) Air France
