Your Way Holidays

2011-09-06T09:44:00.001-07:00

2010-08-26T18:32:00.000-07:00

We want to be your place for the best Group Cruise Rates!!!

We have Great Rates on Cruises EVERY MONTH!!!

Tell us what month you want to go!!

Email us at info@yourwayholidays.com

2009-06-24T12:26:00.000-07:00

Click here for more info on the EPIC

LAST CHANCE TO JOIN US ABOARD THE EPIC ON OCT 23!!!

Don't Miss this ONE!!!

Back from Bermuda!!!

2009-06-14T12:07:00.000-07:00

Jeff, I and the rest of the group are back from Bermuda. We cruised from Baltimore to Bermuda on the NCL Majesty. What a great cruise!!! Everyone had a wonderful time and can't wait to go back. We are going to miss the Majesty as she leaves us this year!!

Your Way Holidays Has New Emails

2009-05-04T15:15:00.000-07:00

We have new email addresses.
The Following Emails are active NOW!
skip@yourwayholidays.com
sarah@yourwayholidays.com
info@yourwayholidays.com
The Following Emails will be active soon!
jennifer@yourwayholidays.com
manager@yourwayholidays.com
customerservice@yourwayholidays.com

2009-04-19T14:58:00.001-07:00

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Last week to book these great rates on Carnival Pride out of Baltimore September 13, 2009.

2009-04-12T19:54:00.000-07:00

  NEWS PRESS RELEASE   For Immediate Release

Contact: Skip Chipps 

443-983-5835 

yourwayholidays@gmail.com  

SKIP CHIPPS EARNS TOP HONORS

AT NCL UNIVERSITY

  Award-winning cruise line graduates its first class of Freestyle Certified agents

   Baltimore, Maryland April 12,2009

  Norwegian Cruise Line is proud to announce that Skip Chipps is among the first to graduate from its new online travel agent university, NCL University. This progressive, state-of-the art online school is geared to deliver an enhanced level of knowledge and insight into Freestyle Cruising - NCL’s popular style of cruising, as well as NCL destinations, NCL ship programs and operations, and many other “behind-the-scenes” elements not available anywhere else. Each graduate is required, within one year, to earn a minimum number of credits through a choice of accredited courses and electives. The rigorous curriculum includes testing at every level in order to move forward.    Norwegian Cruise Line’s online university opened its virtual doors in 2008 and is one of the most innovative and successful programs available to travel agents today. With thousands of registered students and growing, NCL U plans to expand its training from the interactive experience of its online program to a continuing educational experience that includes a Ph.D. @ Sea™ program aboard its ships. “At NCL, we highly recommend the use of a travel professional when booking an NCL cruise,” says Andy Stuart, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Passenger Services. “With NCL U, we are investing in our travel partners' product knowledge, marketing and sales skills so our guests will know they are relying on an expert who knows our product inside and out."   By earning NCL U’s Freestyle Certification, Skip Chipps is considered among the most qualified and expert representatives for NCL’s cruise product.

To reach Skip, please contact him at yourwayholidays@gmail.com.  

2009-04-12T13:12:00.000-07:00

"The Next Generation of Freestyle Cruising"

We are now BOOKING Groups of 20 or more passengers

Be one of the first to cruise Norwegian Cruise Line's EPIC

2009-04-08T17:11:00.000-07:00

Time is running out for these GREAT RATES on Carnival's Pride

September 13, 2009 out of Baltimore.

2009-02-02T12:36:00.000-08:00

So Jeff and I are back from our week long exotic western caribbean cruise onboard NCL's Spirit. I can not express what a great time we had. We were truly treated like VIPs. I will post some pictures soon.

A Great Time To Vacation

2009-01-17T06:24:00.000-08:00

Baby it's cold outside!!

Now is a great time to get away to some place warm, say a Caribbean Cruise. There are some of the best deals I have seen on cruising right now!

Can't get away now! What about a 7 night Bermuda Cruise from Baltimore June 7 on NCL's Majesty? I have cabins available from only $650.00 Per person but they are going fast!!!

2009-01-17T05:08:00.000-08:00

That’s the Spirit:
A Multi-million Dollar Makeover.

In the spirit of all things bright and beautiful, NCL’s popular ship, Norwegian Spirit has been undergoing a multi-million dollar refurbishment focused on enhancing the guest experience.
This total renovation to its public areas, staterooms and suites includes:
• 11 new staterooms, eight of them with balconies
• All new seating in the Stardust Theater
• All new upholstery throughout the ship
• All new carpet in public areas, stairwells, suites and staterooms
• All new wallpaper installed in suites, corridors and public areas
• New curtains installed in all suites
• Refurbishment of all open decks including the main pool, kid’s pool and four hot tubs
• Upgrades throughout the Roman Spa & Fitness Center
• Installation of a state-of-the-art wireless phone system

Following the recent makeover, Norwegian Spirit has just begun a series of 21 seven-day Exotic Western Caribbean cruises from New Orleans, her homeport for the winter season, with calls in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico; Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala; and Belize City, Belize.

Today, NCL has the youngest fleet in the industry with 12 purpose-built Freestyle Cruising® ships, providing guests the opportunity to enjoy a relaxed cruise vacation on the newest, most innovative ships at sea.

Skip In the Catonsville/Arbutus Times

2009-01-08T07:10:00.000-08:00

James “Skip” Chipps, shown reflected in one of the framed destination posters in his Halethorpe home/office, said he is confident area residents will continue to plan vacations, even though the economy is declining. (staff photo by Matt Roth)

Travel agents urge fast action to get away as economy slows

Cruises touted as good deal for consumer

By Marcia Ames Posted 1/07/09

It takes more than a chilly economy to keep prospective vacationers from finding a hot deal, according to some area travel agents.

"I think travel is doing very well," said James "Skip" Chipps, a Halethorpe resident and 10-year veteran of the industry.
Operating his own business, Your Way Holidays, from his Mineral Avenue home since 2007, Chipps is recommending cruise vacations in particular for this year.
Richard Purdy, who manages Peirson Travel Services on Catonsville's Frederick Road, agreed with Chipps that a cruise offers good value with food, lodging and transportation combined.
"(Many) people don't want to fly," he said, on another bonus to hopping a ship.
With four cruise lines -- Carnival, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian -- operating from the Port of Baltimore this year, southwest Baltimore County residents can leave heir homes and usually arrive at their ship of choice in less than half an hour by car.
"Cruising out of Baltimore -- you can't beat it," Chipps said.
"My vacation started 10 minutes from my house," he said of a trip he made to Bermuda.
With the Port of Baltimore cruise season beginning in late April, budget-minded travelers have time to save money for an onboard vacation.
Chipps said it is not unusual for his customers to book one or two years in advance.
"They are working it into their budgets," he said. "It's almost like putting a vacation on layaway."
Both he and Purdy say they expect the demand for their professional services to remain afloat through 2009 and beyond.
Nor do U.S. Department of Commerce statistics, which show a 2008 decline in travel and tourism spending, prompt these agents to jump ship for another profession.
"People need vacations. They'll still take vacations. They'll just want to make sure that what they're paying for is what they want," said Chipps.
Chipps said he prides himself in knowing his products.
A registered member of Cruise Lines International Association, he routinely visits the port to inspect the amenities he is selling.
"When ships come in, I go down and look at them," he said. "We check things out over and over."
With Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., a popular destination among his clientele, for example, he attended the College of Disney Knowledge.
"I've earned my ears," he said of the Mickey Mouse-style graduate cap he received for completing the online training program Disney offers licensed travel agents.
Just as Chipps has focused on learning the ins and outs of the cruise industry and Disney vacations, Peirson offers specialized service in the "niche markets" of assisted travel for seniors and people with disabilities, Purdy said.
Founded by Bridget Peirson in 1975, the agency affiliated in 2004 with Living in a Free Environment, a Baltimore-based nonprofit that offers a variety of services to developmentally disabled adults.
Agents say such experience and attention to current information differentiates them from their major competition, the non-agency travel resources available online.
"Our competition is not from other agencies. It's the Internet," Purdy said, noting the common practice for many travelers to book plane, train, cruise ship or hotel reservations directly online.
"But we have faithful clientele and much of our business is repeat," he said, citing the Catonsville-based Charlestown retirement community as another important source of Peirson's travel clients.