The final travel announcement we have this week is a two-fer. As you know we recently completed an Alaskan cruise. The downside of this is that…we’ve been bitten by the cruising bug. We had so much fun that we want to do it again. To that end, we have not one but two cruises planned. Don’t worry, we’re making these announcements way early so you have time to start planning and saving if you’re interested. Here’s what we have in mind:

First up: A 3-night cruise to the Bahamas – December 5, 2012 through December 8, 2012!

This cruise will be the inaugural Caribbean cruise of the Celebrity Reflection, which launches in October, 2012. Not only it be a spiffy new ship, it will be the biggest and most modern ship in Celebrity’s fleet. We’re proposing that folks fly to either Fort Lauderdale or Miami on the evening of Tuesday, December 4, and spend the night in the area. On Wednesday we’ll make our way to the Port of Miami and board the ship sometime after 10 AM. The ship will visit Cococay, Bahamas and Nassau, Bahamas, and then will return to Miami at 8 AM on Saturday, December 8. We’ll spend the night in the area then fly home on the next day.

So, what will all this cost? Well, that all depends on your accommodations. An interior cabin is cheaper than a balcony room which is cheaper than a suite, naturally. We’ve worked up a spreadsheet to help you estimate the expenses and see how it fits with your budget. You can find it at: http://goo.gl/3r74q

Interested? Leave a comment here or contact us by other means and we’ll add you to the list of interested folks.

The second cruise is even further out, but we wanted to make mention of it now to get it onto people’s radars. We loved Alaska so much, we are going to going back there in July of 2013. We don’t know what ship just yet (though there’s a good chance it will be the Celebrity Millennium) or what the itinerary will be, but as that comes available we’ll be sure to spread the word.