Palm Coast Travel Announces Mediterranean and Transatlantic Sailing with Food Network Star Anne Burrell

Boca Raton, Florida – January 13, 2011 – Palm Coast Travel, as a member of Signature Travel Network, is now able to offer a Mediterranean and Transatlantic Food Network at Sea sailing featuring Food Network star Anne Burrell, the vivacious host of popular series Worst Cooks in America and Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. The 11-night cruise aboard the new Celebrity Silhouette sails Rome, Cagliari, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon and New York, departing October 22, 2011.
“Following Food Network at Sea’s successful inaugural sailing in August 2010, this cruise marks the next exclusive culinary travel itinerary available to our clients with a passion for travel and the joy of cooking,” says Lee Smolinski, CEO of Palm Coast Travel. “We are very excited to bring this exclusive opportunity to travel with Food Network to our clients. Many of them have heard about the first cruise and have already begun asking us how they can be a part of this next sailing! It truly is a remarkable experience.”
Palm Coast Travel’s Food Network Travel guests will enjoy exclusive access to authentic and engaging Food Network Travel experiences. “By invitation only” Food Network events include: culinary demonstrations led by Food Network star Anne Burrell, hands-on interactive cooking classes led by Food Network Kitchens chefs, private parties featuring Food Network recipes, and Food Network VIP Hospitality lounge. Food Network guests will also receive pre-paid gratuities and special turndown gifts.
Following the successful inaugural sailing in August 2010, Food Network Travel has made a few enhancements for this voyage. Guests will have even more time to enjoy the Food Network experiences as this Mediterranean and Transatlantic itinerary offers multiple days at sea. This conveniently disembarks guests in the “foodie” center of the world: New York.
An additional highlight of the inaugural sailing expanded on this cruise is the hands-on cooking classes led by the chefs of the Food Network Kitchens. These intimate classes give each guest the opportunity to create and eat his or her own culinary masterpieces. The chefs walk from station to station providing tips and assistance to each guest, creating a truly interactive experience.
Plans are in development to offer a range of exclusive Food Network programs, including additional cruises, as well as land vacations and wine and food festival packages. These experiences will include exclusive access to Food Network stars, as well as trips tied to specific Food Network culinary trends and topics.
Food Network Travel packages for this Mediterranean and Transatlantic sailing featuring Anne Burrell start from $1897 with all exclusive Food Network events included. For information on booking this or other Food Network Travel experiences with Palm Coast Travel, contact (800) 444-1560 or visit SmartCruiser.com (www.smartcruiser.com).
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About Palm Coast Travel:
Palm Coast Travel is based in Boca Raton, Florida and has been in business since 1987. Through its website SmartCruiser.com (www.smartcruiser.com), Palm Coast Travel booked over 50,000 cruisers in 2010 and is one of America’s largest cruise sellers. Palm Coast Travel is a member in good standing with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and a member of Signature Travel Network. For more information, visit: SmartCruiser.com (www.smartcruiser.com).

About Anne Burrell:
As the host of Food Network’s Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Anne Burrell takes the mystery and apprehension out of the professional kitchen and highlights the practical techniques necessary to make restaurant-quality meals at home. She has always stood out in the restaurant business for her remarkable culinary talent, bold and creative dishes, and her trademark spiky blond hair. After training at New York’s Culinary Institute of America and Italy’s Culinary Institute for Foreigners, she gained hands-on experience at some of New York’s most notable restaurants including Felidia, Savoy, Lumi, Italian Wine Merchants, and Centro Vinoteca. She taught for three years at New York’s Institute of Culinary Education and has battled on Food Network’s Iron Chef America as Mario Batali’s reliable sous chef.
Anne also appears as the host and competing chef on popular primetime series, Worst Cooks in America.

About Food Network:
FOOD NETWORK (www.foodnetwork.com) is a unique lifestyle network, website and magazine that connects viewers to the power and joy of food. The network strives to be viewers’ best friend in food and is committed to leading by teaching, inspiring and empowering through its talent and expertise. Food Network is distributed to more than 100 million U.S. households and averages more than 9 million unique web users monthly. In its first year Food Network Magazine doubled its rate base and passed the one million circulation mark. Headquartered in New York, Food Network has a growing international presence with programming in more than 150 countries, including 24 hour networks in Great Britain, India, Asia and Africa. Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), which also owns and operates HGTV (www.hgtv.com) DIY Network (www.diynetwork.com), Great American Country (www.gactv.com) and Cooking Channel, is the manager and general partner.

For Further Information Contact:
Kelly Bergin
Palm Coast Travel (SmartCruiser.com)
4800 N Federal Hwy, Suite 207D
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Tel: (800) 444-1560 ext. 120

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Palm Coast Travel Removes Cruise Booking Fees

Palm Coast Travel announced today that it has removed cruise booking fees on its website, SmartCruiser.com.

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SmartCruiser.com Removes Cruise Booking Fees

SmartCruiser.com combines the value of no cruise booking fees with generous discounts and onboard cruise credits.
BOCA RATON, FL, July 25, 2010 – SmartCruiser.com (www.www.smartcruiser.com) announced today that it has removed cruise booking fees on all cruises booked at its site or with one of its cruise professionals. By removing cruise booking fees, combined with its industry leading cruise discounts and generous onboard credits, SmartCruiser.com clearly establishes itself as the best place for consumers to book their cruise vacations.
“SmartCruiser.com is committed to providing its customers and Inner Circle members the best value when booking a cruise vacation, “said Lee Smolinski, CEO of SmartCruiser.com. “We’ve removed booking fees and added more value through increased onboard credits and group discounts to deliver unbeatable savings to SmartCruiser.com customers.”
About SmartCruiser.com
SmartCruiser.com is a division of Palm Coast Travel. Palm Coast Travel is based in Boca Raton, Florida and has been in business since 1987. Through SmartCruiser.com (www.smartcruiser.com), Palm Coast Travel booked over 50,000 cruisers in 2009 and is one of America’s largest cruise sellers. Palm Coast Travel is a member in good standing with the Better Business Bureau (BBB).

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SmartCruiser.com offers $1000 Onboard Credit on select Azamara Club Cruises

Book by August 31, 2010 at www.smartcruiser.com and receive $1000 onboard spending credit on the following Azamara Club Cruises sailings:

Ship Sailing Date From To Offer ID
Azamara Journey 11/29/10 Miami Miami 432961
Azamara Journey 12/11/10 Miami Miami 432962
Azamara Journey 12/23/10 Miami San Diego 432974
Azamara Journey 01/08/11 San Diego San Diego 432969
Azamara Journey 01/19/11 San Diego San Diego 432970
Azamara Journey 01/30/11 San Diego Miami 432971
Azamara Journey 02/15/11 Miami Miami 432965
Azamara Journey 02/27/11 Miami Miami 432966
Azamara Journey 03/11/11 Miami Miami 432967
Azamara Journey 03/23/11 Miami Miami 4329
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Palm Coast Travel Announces Signature Partnership for Bon Appétit Branded Vacations

Palm Coast Travel of Boca Raton, Florida, a member of Signature Travel Network, announced Bon Appétit magazine will participate in Palm Coast Travel’s popular Personal Enrichment Series offering their clients exclusive and authentic culinary travel programs geared to epicurean enthusiasts.

With the launch of a series of cruise and land vacations available for purchase exclusively through Palm Coast Travel, travelers can now delve into culinary adventures with a variety of Bon Appétit branded vacations. One of the featured Bon Appétit trips will be a 10-day cruise on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner departing September 22, 2010. The experience will visit the Tuscan region of Italy and the South of France.

Travelers will now be able to familiarize themselves with a destination through culinary experiences such as: hands-on cooking classes, select tastings, wine and food pairing dinners, and much more. “We couldn’t be more excited about this partnership. We’ve found that these are the types of unique experiences our clients yearn for in a vacation,” said Lee Smolinski, President of Palm Coast Travel.

Bon Appétit trips will work under Palm Coast Travel’s popular Personal Enrichment Series. The Bon Appétit travel programs will provide enriching benefits to Palm Coast Travel clients through a variety of special offers, valuable amenities and experiences. Barcelona, Spain and Tuscany, Italy are among some of the new program’s featured destinations where guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a private car and driver to guide them on a tailored culinary visit crafted by Bon Appétit.

For information on how to book one of Palm Coast Travel’s exclusive Bon Appétit trips, contact Palm Coast Travel at 1-800-444-1560 or its website, www.smartcruiser.com.

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Palm Coast Travel Announces Inaugural Sailing for Signature’s New Culinary Travel Program with Food Network

Palm Coast Travel, as a member of Signature Travel Network, announces the inaugural sailing for the first Food Network at Sea cruise. Food Network, the first and only cable channel dedicated to connecting viewers to the power and joy of food, and Signature Travel Network, one of America’s oldest and most respected retail travel consortia in the country, have partnered to offer innovative and engaging culinary travel programs. Under this new partnership, clients booking through Palm Coast Travel will have exclusive access to these Food Network travel experiences.

The first Food Network at Sea sailing features Iron Chef Cat Cora and Chef Aarón Sánchez of Chefs vs. City. Guests will sail to the Eastern Caribbean on board the award-winning Celebrity Solstice and savor an amazing array of authentic Food Network culinary experiences. They will have the opportunity to enjoy ‘By Invitation Only’ access to Food Network at Sea special events including: hands-on Cooking Classes led by Food Network Kitchens Executive Chef Robert Bleifer, Cooking Demonstrations by Cat Cora and Aaron Sanchez, exclusive parties including a BBQ on Celebrity Solstice’s half-acre Lawn Club with dancing under the stars and much more.  Food Network group guests will also enjoy “star” treatment including priority check-in and access to the Food Network VIP Hospitality Lounge and Screening Room and in-stateroom Food Network TV channel during the cruise.

The 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise departs August 22, 2010, traveling roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale to San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. “If you have a passion for food, fun and travel, this culinary adventure is sure to create lasting lifetime memories!” says Iron Chef Cat Cora. Chef Aarón Sánchez adds, “if you’re looking for a special vacation and you’re a Food Network fan, then this is the trip for you!  Join me in the beautiful Caribbean and enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime experience… I can’t wait!”

“We are excited about this extraordinary new opportunity with Food Network and the inaugural sailing of Food Network at Sea,” says Lee Smolinski of Palm Coast Travel. “Our clients have shown a tremendous passion for food and wine over the years, and we now have a great new program to elevate culinary travel to the next level. We look forward to making our clients’ culinary dreams a reality.”

For information on booking travel with Palm Coast Travel contact 800-444-1560 or visit www.smartcruiser.com.           

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