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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ATHENS – Celestyal, the award-winning, number one choice for travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, is making the experience of a multi-destination Greek Island vacation less expensive this holiday season with its just announced ‘Big Blue Day’ holiday sale, featuring 23 days of cruise and value-add upgrade savings.
Recently, Celestyal launched a new, two-tiered pricing structure to provide more choice and value. The entry-level, ‘inclusive’ fare offers complimentary dining and select drinks with meals, entertainment, daily activities, port charges and gratuities. This entry level fare also comes with a pre-bookable shore excursion discount of $80, per person. For those wishing to upgrade their experience, Celestyal offers an ‘enhanced’ fare with an unlimited premium drinks package, daily hour of complimentary Wi-Fi, 25 percent discount on Specialty Dining and a pre-bookable shore excursion discount of $160, per person.
From now until December 6, travelers can save even more when upgrading to the all-inclusive ‘enhanced’ fare, which is normally priced at $140 per person supplement on the ‘inclusive’ fare, for just $70 (a savings of 50 percent).
Among the 94 sailings included in the ‘Big Blue Day’ sales event, is the popular seven-night ‘Idyllic Aegean’ itinerary with ‘inclusive’ fares starting at $889, per person based on double occupancy, (originally $1,650), beginning in Athens and calling upon Thessaloniki, Crete (Heraklion), Santorini, Milos and Mykonos in Greece as well as Kusadasi, Turkey.
For more information, visit https://celestyal.com/us/, contact your travel agent or call +1-877-222-7405.
About Celestyal
Celestyal has fast built an award-winning reputation and recognition as the number one choice for travelers to the Greek Islands and East Mediterranean thanks to its regional expertise and exceptional hospitality. The company operates two vessels, each one intimate enough to provide guests with a genuine and highly personalized experience. The foundation of the company’s philosophy is built on a unique Greek heritage which combines outstanding hospitality with genuine cultural destination immersion and provides authentic, lifetime experiences both onboard and onshore.
Between 2014 and 2021 Celestyal Cruises has received top honors in the Tourism Awards, one of the largest and most prestigious awards within the Greek tourism industry. These include 1 Platinum, 14 Gold, 9 Silver and 5 Bronze awards covering Guest Experience Excellence, Solo Travel, CSR Initiatives and Contribution to National Economy.
In December 2018 and 2019 Celestyal Cruises received the Cruise Critic U.K. Editors’ Picks Award for Best Service. In February 2018 Celestyal Cruises received four Cruise Critic Cruisers’ Choice Awards -two first place awards for Shore Excursions and Value, and two second place awards for Service and Entertainment.
In 2019 and 2020, Celestyal Cruises was recognized for its overall contribution and commitment to the development of the cruise industry in the Eastern Mediterranean region at the MedCruise Awards.
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