{"id":44706,"date":"2013-10-14T10:55:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T14:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=44706"},"modified":"2014-10-16T16:13:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T20:13:22","slug":"national-park-closures-not-disappointing-the-cruise-vacationers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/10\/14\/national-park-closures-not-disappointing-the-cruise-vacationers\/","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL PARK CLOSURES Not Disappointing the Cruise Vacationers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of disappointed tourists due to the closure of the U.S. National Parks. Thanks to the U.S. government shutdown, travelers from all over the world have had to re-route their vacations or cancel completely.<\/p>\n<p>Cruise lines are doing everything possible to ensure their guests are impacted as little as possible from \u201cShutdown 2013.\u201d <b>CruiseExperts.com<\/b> is a cruise agency located in Visalia, CA and can offer you some even better options to get your vacation back on track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of the government shutdown, we have had to cancel a small number of shore excursions that visit national parks. \u00a0In these instances, we have provided guests with alternative shore excursion options,\u201d AnneMarie Mathews at Norwegian Cruise Lines said.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/foliage.jpg\"><picture data-avif-picture=\"1\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/foliage-400x267.avif 1x, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/foliage-400x267@2x.avif 2x\"><img data-avif-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-44358\" alt=\"Fall foliage colors\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/foliage-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/picture><\/a>Don\u2019t miss out on the fall foliage in Canada and New England at Acadia National Park<\/b><\/p>\n<p>During the fall, Acadia National Park in New England off the coast of Maine is popular because of the brilliant fall foliage. The media has reported that \u201ccruise ship companies planning to visit might change plans.\u201d \u00a0It just isn\u2019t true. Bar Harbor is still open for business and no cruise lines have changed their itineraries. One of the best ways to see the fall foliage is from the balcony of a cruise ship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scenic wonders of Down East Maine cannot be closed off by failed leadership in Washington,\u201d Gov. Paul LePage of Maine said.<\/p>\n<p><b>What if I have pre-paid for a cruisetour to a National Park during my cruise?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you are a client of <b>CruiseExperts.com<\/b> and have pre-paid for a cruisetour to a National Park on an upcoming cruise, we are more than happy to help you. We can work with your cruise line to find out your options in the event the National Park is still closed on the day you are scheduled to visit.<\/p>\n<p><b>There is still time to book a cruise to Canada and New England<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you have had to cancel your vacation to Acadia National Park, please call <b>CruiseExperts.com<\/b>. Consider taking a cruise instead. You can still enjoy the beauty of Canada and New England in the fall.<\/p>\n<p><b>Contact CruiseExperts.com to book your cruise to Canada and New England. <\/b>Call us at 1-888-804-CRUIse(2784) or by visiting our website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>. <b>REAL PEOPLE. REAL EXPERTS. REAL INTERNET DISCOUNTS.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of disappointed tourists due to the closure of the U.S. National Parks. Thanks to the U.S. government shutdown, travelers from all over the world have had to re-route their vacations or cancel completely. Cruise lines are doing everything possible to ensure their guests are impacted as little as possible from \u201cShutdown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/10\/14\/national-park-closures-not-disappointing-the-cruise-vacationers\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  NATIONAL PARK CLOSURES Not Disappointing the Cruise Vacationers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":44707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}