Alaska 7-Night Cruise Balcony Stateroom $849

All the people I know who've cruised to Alaska rave about the beauty and majesty they see. If you're looking for an Alaskan cruise and want to have a beautiful view, a balcony-view would be nicer than an inside cabin, no? So how about a balcony stateroom at $849 a person? That's 45% off the regular rate. And if you add a third or fourth person to the room they're just $149 each!

All Aboard Travel has this deal, with sailings on the Norwegian Sun May 18th and May 25th. They also have excellent prices for sailings into June. Free travel insurance is included if you book by April 30th.

The Norwegian Sun departs from Vancouver, cruises the Inside Passage, stops at Ketchikan, Juneau, cruises Sawyer Glacier, stops at Skagway and returns through the Inside Passage to Vancouver.

To read more or to book this Alaska cruise deal, click here.

HoneyBaked Ham Promo Code 50% Off - Gourmet Meal for 14-16 for $52.50!

Looking for a nice deal on some gourmet food? This one could come in handy if you have an event coming up and want to lay out a nice spread. Or if you want to get some nice quality meats and serve some now, maybe freeze a bit for later.

The HoneyBaked Ham Company has a promotional code MOTHER that gets you 50% off items you order on their site.

Their food items are pre-cooked, so you don't have to start from scratch; just heat them and serve.

Their signature item, honey-baked hams, are available in a large variety of sizes. But they also have honey-baked turkey, beef and pork roasts, ribs and more. They also have combo packages with several items, which could make for a great spring picnic, a nice big Mother's Day treat or other party event.

You can even order these now and schedule an arrival for dates throughout April, May or June, so this could be great for any upcoming celebrations: graduation, Father's Day...

For example, here's a family gourmet combo on their site, the gourmet combo plus:

7 lb. delectably glazed HoneyBaked Half Ham
3 lb. sliced and glazed Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast
2 quarts hearty Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
2 quarts Made-From-Scratch Stuffing
2 quarts Cranberry Salad
1 quart rich Turkey Gravy
1 gourmet mustard
1 jar Cranberry Walnut Chutney.
Serves 14-16 for a formal dinner or 18-20 for a buffet.

Regular price on this package is $105, so with the promo code you can receive this spread of delicious delights for $52.50.

Some examples of prices on individual items:
7 lb. HoneyBaked half ham, regularly $64, $32 with promo
13 lb. HoneyBaked whole ham, $99 becomes $49.50 with promo
Whole Turkey (Smoked, Glazed or Roasted), $56 becomes $28
Whole Turkey (Deep-Fried or Cajun-Fried), $59 becomes $29.50
Whole Free-Range Turkey, regularly $73, $36.50 with promo

Their prices include shipping and handling, so what you see is what you pay. They ship their foods packaged well so they stay chilled and safe in transit.

If you want to check out their selections and maybe get an array of food so your next party is a lot easier to throw, here's the link.

Don't forget to use the promo code MOTHER.

I'm almost drooling after writing this post and looking at their selections...

Virgin Atlantic Airfare Sale until April 25th - Washington DC to/from SF or LA $238 Roundtrip; NY to/from SF or LA $278; Seattle to/from SF $146

If you have any travel plans coming up between now and June 11th, you might want to check out a fare sale announced by Virgin America. You can save some money and travel in planes that feature reclining leather seats, a self-service mini bar, mood lighting, and individual 9" widescreen entertainment systems.

Sample each-way fares* to/from Washington, D.C.:
Los Angeles: $119 (direct)
San Francisco: $119 (direct)
Seattle: $139
Las Vegas: $149
San Diego: $149

Sample each-way fares* to/from New York City:
San Francisco: $139 (direct)
Los Angeles: $139 (direct)
San Diego: $169
Las Vegas: $179
Seattle: $199

Other sample each way fares*:
San Diego-San Francisco: $39
Seattle-San Francisco: $73
Seattle-Los Angeles: $83

*As with any advertised airfare you find, airport/security fees are additional.

These fares have to be booked no later than 11:59 p.m. PDT on Friday, April 25th for travel April 26th-June 11th.

To check other cities and/or to book your travel, click here.

New York & Company Promo Codes: $25 Off a $50 Purchase, More...

If you shop New York & Co. for clothes and accessories, some promotional codes can help make your next visit a bit easier on your wallet. Here are some codes you can apply for purchases:

$25 off a $50 purchase - use promo code 7678 (expires 4/28)
$40 off a $120 purchase - promo code 5802 (expires 4/28)
$50 off a $150 purchase - promo code 7748 (expires 6/30)

To shop at NY & Co. on-line, click here.

1GB Secure Digital SD Card Just $6.95 with Free Shipping

More digital devices means you might need more and more of those little memory cards. Maybe to load some pictures into a digital frame, sometimes to have a spare for a camera. And a card sized at 1GB may be enough for that need. Picking one up at $6.95 with free shipping is pretty darn nice. Right now, buy.com is selling a Kingston 1GB card for that nice low price.

Kingston is a reliable brand of memory devices. And when I've ordered from buy.com I've been pleasantly surprised with how quickly items arrive even with bargain shipping.

To take a look and maybe purchase a Kingston card, click on the picture.

Chocolate and Gourmet Items Half-Price or Better at Amazon

Chocoholic? Or looking for some gift items of chocolate? If you go over to Amazon.com, they have a special on certain chocolates, sweets and gift items with a promo code that gets you 50% off. Since some of the items on the list have already been discounted, some are less than half the original price. And if you add your order up to over $25, shipping is free.

The promo code is CHAWCLAT.

There are some chocolate bars, soy bars, yogurt-covered items, gift baskets and more to check out. Some of the popular ones are selling out, but there are still a lot of items from which you can choose.

Click Chocolates on Special to see the full list.

Yummy savings!

Free One-Pound Pack of Land O Lakes Butter

The prices of groceries are climbing awfully quickly, so any time you can pick up a staple item for a bargain, you have to pay attention nowadays. Land O Lakes is introducing a new size of butter. It's a one-pound package, containing eight half-sticks. They have a coupon offering to let you try it for free.

You have to pay at the grocer and then send in your receipt and UPC for a refund of your purchase price, so it's not as great as a free coupon, but it's the next best thing.

The offer expires October 15th. Here's the link to the printable coupon.

Women's Slip-On Sneakers $17.94 Today

For some casual wear, Jessica London is offering some cute women's slip-on sneakers by J.G. Hook for $29.90. But today (April 21st) only, if you use the coupon code JLW4957 you get 40% off one item. That brings the final price down to $17.94.

The style is a ballet-flat-inspired sneaker with laced faux-leather trim and bow.

Shipping is about $6.

Here's the link.

The coupon code is for any single item, so if you'd rather get a different style shoe or something else on the site you should be able to use it. But it does expire today.

Air France Sale to Italy - New York to Florence $774 Roundtrip

The way the euro is, if you're traveling to Italy you sure want to save some money on the airfare so you can enjoy the wonderful food, sights and culture better while you're over there. Air France is offering sale prices on airfare to various Italian cities from different U.S. departure cities.

Examples include roundtrips such as:
New York-Florence: $774
Boston-Naples $828
Miami-Genoa $878

They have special prices for lots of Italian cities, including Bologna, Venice, Milan and Rome as well.

These specials are valid for departures through May 22nd, so you can be there for the beautiful late-Spring season before the height of the tourist crush. The typical airport/security fees are additional and the deadline to book these special fares is April 24th.

If you want to check out these prices and see if that Italian dream can come true for you, click on this link.

Buon viaggio!

$1 Airfare Fort Lauderdale to/from Orlando, Tampa and the Bahamas -- Some Other Sales Too But Nothing Else Eye-popping...

This is for my readers down in Florida, mainly. Spirit Airlines has another one of their promotions when they slash airfare down to $1 on certain city-pairs on specific dates. But although the sale mentions the low price of $1, the only city-pairs that have the special deal are Fort Lauderdale to or from Tampa or Orlando, or to/from either Nassau or Freeport in the Bahamas.

The dates from Fort Lauderdale to Freeport for $1 are: 4/22, 4/23, 4/27, 4/28, 4/29, 4/30, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13
To Fort Lauderdale from Freeport: 4/23, 4/24, 4/30, 5/1, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/15

From Fort Lauderdale to Nassau are: 4/24, 4/28, 5/2, 5/3, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/15
From Nassau to Fort Lauderdale: 4/23, 4/29, 4/30, 5/1, 5/2, 5/3, 5/5, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/15

From Fort Lauderdale to Orlando are: 5/2, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/15
Orlando to Fort Lauderdale is $1 on: 4/29, 5/2, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 5/15

And from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa: 4/23, 4/24, 4/27, 4/30, 5/1, 5/2, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/11
To Fort Lauderdale from Tampa: 4/22, 4/30, 5/1, 5/2, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13

These fares will go fast and they have to be booked by 11:59 pm April 18th. As I mentioned they show other cities, but the fares don't look like numbers that would make you stop in your tracks. If you want to check them out anyway, or if you're in Fort Lauderdale and can take advantage, here's the link.

Nice Speakers for Your iPod/Zune/PC Just $14.99 After Rebates and Coupon

Like to listen to your music on your iPod or Zune but want to be able to listen not just through headphones? How about picking up some nice Logitech X-240 2.1 Speakers for the very reasonable $14.99 after rebates and coupon. Circuit City has these on sale for $49.99, and there are two rebates totaling $30, making them $19.99. Then if you use coupon code BCAS9D4AZB you get another $5 off, making the final cost to you just $14.99.

You can use them with your PC or laptop as well. Add bass to your PC with the two 5-watt satellite speakers and 15-watt subwoofer. It has a stow-away cradle to connect your MP3 player to the auxiliary input, or use your own USB/power cable for syncing and charging.
It also features a headphone jack plus convenient volume, power and bass controls. Pretty cool for less than $15.

The rebates are valid for purchases made through April 19th.

To check out these speakers, click here.

Sahara Las Vegas Casino Hotel from $28/Night

Looking to spend some time in Vegas? Leave yourself a bit more play money by saving on your stay. If you book by April 27 through Expedia, you can get rooms at the Sahara for as low as $28 a night. They also throw in some bonuses like a $10 dining credit, Premier Passport shopping discounts and 2-for-1 tickets for some shows.

This isn't the slickest hotel, but if you're going to spend most of your time outside the room anyway, maybe a good low price will help you enjoy more Vegas fun.

There are different discounts for various dates, with lowest rates being weekdays:
$28: June 22-26; July 13-17, 27-31; Aug. 3-7, 24-28
$32: April 20-24; May 26-29; June 1-5, 8-12, 15-19, 29, 30; July 1-3, 6-10, 20-24
$33: April 27 - May 1
$42: May 11-13
$50: May 18-22
Weekends start at $70 (June 13-14, 27-28)
July 4th weekend is $83 a night

To get these rates, click here. Then click on the green button to start your room/date search.

Vegas, baby!

Bluetooth Headset for Hands-Free Cell Phone $10

With all the awareness of the need for hands-free use of your cell phone if you need to make a call while driving, having a good bluetooth headset can make that happen. Buy.com is selling the Soyo FreeStyler 500 Bluetooth Headset which lists at $69.99 for the very low low price of just $10.00. And there's free shipping, so that's your final cost. No rebates to send in, no forms to fill out, just $10.

The headset gets good reviews on the site. It features an attractive design and a light, comfortable fit yet the ear loop can be easily removed. The headset can be connected to your mobile phone and PDA. It is the perfect complement to your mobile phone. The unit also allows "wireless" VoIP phone calls (like Skype) through Bluetooth enabled computers and PDAs. Designed to be compatible with all Bluetooth enabled phones (so make sure your cell phone is bluetooth compatible if you plan to buy this).

Here's the link.

8GB USB Flash Drive $19.99 After Rebate -- with ReadyBoost Capability for Vista

Here's the latest deal I've come across for a USB flash drive - an 8GB stick made by PNY on sale at J&R.com for $44.99 with a $25 rebate, making it just $19.99. That would be an excellent price for a 4GB stick, so for 8GB this is outstanding.

For people with Vista on their PCs, this also provides the capability to add ReadyBoost to your system, which allows your system to use the memory on the stick to speed up processing and multitasking, making your system more responsive and quicker.

Shipping is $2.95 on this item by parcel post.

The rebate is only good for purchases made until April 15th, so if you're thinking about this one, you need to move fast.

Click on this link to take a look.

Nextar 7" Digital Photo Frame $59.99

If you have a lot of digital photos you've taken, one way to enjoy them is to display them on a digital photo frame. You get to look at various pictures with the frame changing the image every so often so it's showing a variety of your shots. Right now, buy.com has one of these in a 7" size on sale for $59.99.

That's the price I saw on Black Friday when these were flying out the door at Staples. You can find this size on special every once in a while in the $70 to $80 range so this price is pretty nice.

Free shipping is included as well.

The frame is compatible with a variety of memory cards, and can show pictures in rotation or in a slideshow format.

If the idea of creating an ongoing digital display of your favorite pictures appeals to you, click on the picture below to check out if this unit is for you.

DVD Collections of the Godfather or Indiana Jones for $21.37 with Free Shipping; Die Hard Collection $12.82

If you're a fan of the Godfather, Indiana Jones or the Die Hard series of films, here's a chance to get the full collections at a nice discount. Barnes & Nobles has a nice way to combine a couple of coupon savings to score a great low price with free shipping if you use a Visa card. You can get the complete Godfather series for $21.37, or the Indiana Jones series for $21.37, or the Die Hard series for $13 after all the savings. Along with free shipping! Without the coupons the Godfather series would be $49.99 plus shipping, so you're saving a lot off the regular price.

You have to start at this link.

That activates a 5% off savings and free shipping when using a Visa card. Then you go to the search box and type in the Godfather DVD Collection and DVD - Title in the two search boxes, and it will show the sale price of $29.99 from $49.99. So the 5% savings would knock it down to $28.49. Then during checkout, you can enter the coupon code A8P8N9P and that will take another 25% off, making the final total $21.37. Note that this code requires a new account/e-mail address to be entered.

If you want the Indiana Jones DVD Collection, you would enter those words in the search box and the same savings codes would get the $21.37 final price.

For the Die Hard Collection, just enter the words Die Hard in the first search box and DVD - Title in the second, and the first choice will show you a sale price dropping it for $29.99 to $17.99. The 5% makes that $17.09 and the 25% off code gets you a final of $12.82 shipped.

You can only use the coupons for one item per account so if you want more than one of these you would need to make multiple accounts.

For fans who want the whole series, these final prices are really a nice way to enjoy great series of films -- and maybe afford to buy some popcorn while you watch them at home!

Vacation Deal Particularly for Families -- Kids Fly Free to Myrtle Beach or Orlando on Southern Skyways!

If you have kids and are looking for ways to create a vacation without denting your wallet too much, you may want to check out a new carrier, Southern Skyways. They serve a lot of Midwest and East Coast cities, and have fares to Myrtle Beach and Orlando starting at $79 each way. But the noteworthy part of this offer is that if you book by April 30th, kids 12 and under can fly free on the Myrtle Beach and Orlando flights.

Each child must be accompanied by an adult. When you're searching, select the number of children from the drop-down menu, and then click the "Children Fly Free" option before submitting your search. The final price will include approximately $50 per-person in taxes and fuel surcharge.

Here's the link to Southern Skyways.

The $79 fare to Myrtle Beach is available from cities such as Scranton PA, Akron OH, Charleston WV. They also have discounts like $109 from Chicago/Rockford. The fares are nice but the kids free option can make it a real family bargain.

Alaska and Europe Cruise Sale Up to $500 Off and Up to $200 Shipboard Credit

For anyone looking for that grand cruise in Alaska or Europe, Carnival Cruise lines has a sale going on reducing rates by several hundred dollars and including $100 or $200 shipboard credit.
They have sailings during May throughout the summer and even some in early fall. Seven-night Alaska cruises are as low as $679 (Vancouver-Anchorage) with a $100 shipboard credit too. Longer Mediterranean cruises have also been reduced. Sales are available for different cabin categories, so you can make a nice deal that fits the way you want to travel.

The reduced prices are valid if you book by April 14th, so if this might be a vacation consideration, why not see if you can save a little on the trip?

Click Carnival's One-Week Sale for the dates, prices, itineraries etc.

A dream holiday doesn't have to be out of reach if you shop around!