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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, January 16, 2014 | 24 Travel Take along a copy of the Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 5040 Mainway, Burlington, ON, L7L 7G5 or email to ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com. "Connected to your Community" McTavish Travel Cunard Line has introduced their "Royal Upgrade Celebration" offering free balcony and suite upgrades, free gratuities and reduced, refundable deposits on more than 134 voyages in 2014. The promotion covers all three Cunard ships ­ Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria, and destinations ranging from Europe to the Caribbean, trans-Atlantic sailings and Canada/New England. In Europe, double upgrades are offered on most 7-, 14- and 21-day Mediterranean and Northern Europe voyages. For example, the Royal Upgrade Celebration would provide an obstructed balcony stateroom for the price of an inside cabin. Guests can also sail in a Princess Grill Suite for the same fare as a Club Balcony; or a Queens Grill Suite for the same fare as a Princess Grill Suite. Here are some sample fares: Queen Victoria, 7-day Fjords & Waterfalls, from Southampton, 20JUL14 or 24AUG14, pay Inside cabin fare CAD1,599 for either a Balcony-Obstructed or Oceanview cabin; plus government fees and taxes CAD105; Queen Victoria, 14day St. Petersburg & Baltic Discovery, from Southampton, 09MAY14, 05JUN14, 06JUL14 or 10AUG14, pay Inside cabin fare CAD2,999 for either a Balcony-Obstructed or Oceanview cabin; plus government fees and taxes CAD218, all rates per person double. For trans-Atlantic crossings and other itineraries, such as Canada/ New England and the Caribbean, Cunard offers a balcony stateroom CUNARD ROYAL UPGRADE for the same fare as an oceanview cabin, a Princess Grill Suite for the same fare as a Club Balcony and a Queens Grill Suite at the Princess Grill Suite fare. Cunard offers 15 trans-Atlantic crossings and fares for Inside cabins begin at CAD999 (12NOV14, 19NOV14, 15DEC14 and 03JAN15) and range to CAD1,599 in high season (28JUL14). Oceanview cabin fares range from CAD1,299 to CAD 1,899 and include an upgrade to a Balcony-Obstructed cabin; plus government fees and taxes of CAD35 to CAD55 depending on departure date. Included are free gratuities for staff based on the Cunard suggested gratuities of USD11.50 per person per day in Britannia Staterooms and USD13.50 per person per day for Grills Suites; as well as a reduced deposit of only CAD150 to secure a Cunard reservation. Call us for reservations. www.cunard.com Finnair has announced a new, seasonal, non-stop service from Toronto to Helsinki. The flights will operate TUE, FRI, SUN from 01JUN14 to 21SEP14 on Airbus A330 aircraft. In 2014, Finnair is celebrating its 91st year and the carrier flies to over 70 destinations. Call us for reservations. FINNAIR TO HELSINKI Suite 300, South Oakville Centre · 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905.827.1100 travel@mctavish.com www.mctavishtravel.com Ont Reg No 1437985 BEAVER TRAILS TO MAYAN RIVIERA: The Oakville Beaver travelled with Sara and Emma Raymond to the beach in the Mayan Riviera.