Plans are in the works for upcoming reunion events. We are planning a cruise in 2012, beach house luau in 2013 and a "Back to the 80's" Harbor Cruise.

The results are back and we have chosen a reputable travel agency to help us with GCHS Reunion 2012 Cruise.

The cruise will be on Wed, June 13, 2012 to Mon, June 18, 2012 and Mike Bogart from Cruise Planners will be coordinating and planning needed for the cruise. If we have classmates from out of town, he can help with hotel arrangements as well. He can get discounted hotels through Carnival for those that want to arrive in Charleston early or stay later after the cruise.

If you have Special Needs (handicap room), Dietary Needs (lactose intolerant, allergic to shellfish, gluten free foods, etc) or Medical Needs (diabetic that needs a disposal container for insulin needles), please let Mike Bogart know.

Questions:
Mike Bogart from Cruise Planners
843-695-0750 or toll free 877-627-1786
mike@firstclasscruise.com

Rates and Charges
ALLOTMENT:
Total Cabins: 48

Rates are per person and include cruise fare, taxes and fees. Rates do not include air, transfers,
gratuities, nor travel protection insurance.
16 Inside – Mid-ship deck 5 or front and back deck 6 $725.40
16 inside – Mid-ship deck 6 or front and back deck 7 $735.40
16 Ocean View - Mid-ship deck 5 or front and back deck 6 $785.40

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All Rates (U.S. dollars) are per person, and capacity controlled. Carnival reserves the right to increase published rates and air fare supplements without prior notice. However, fully paid or deposited guests will be protected, except for fuel surcharges, government taxes, other surcharges and changes to deposit, payment and cancellation terms/conditions which are subject to change without notice.
* Carnival Cruise Lines reserves the right to change the rates if the ship or itinerary is substituted.

SINGLE OCCUPANCY:
Single occupancy is available at 200% of the total fare (including non-commissionable). Please note if the group has over 10 single cabins, there will be an additional single supplement charge to the entire block of single cabins.

THIRD/FOURTH GUESTS:
Triple and Quad rates are available on request and accommodations are subject to availability. Cabins will require a full deposit of $200 per person

GOVERNMENT TAXES & FEES
$86.40 per guest (subject to change and is included in the quoted price)

GRATUITIES:
$50.00 per guest (subject to change), to cover the dining room team service, alternative dining service, and room steward, those who choose not to pre-pay gratuities will have them applied to their shipboard Sail & Sign account.
*Please note gratuities must be prepaid for groups of 200 cabins or more.

AMENITIES:
Cruise Planners Has Negotiated The Following Amenities On Your Behalf:
• $50.00 Per Cabin Shipboard Credit
• Shared Cocktail Party

FUEL SUPPLEMENT:
Carnival Cruise Lines reserves the right to re-instate the fuel supplement for all guests at up to $9 per person per day for the 1st and 2nd guests and up to $4 per person per day for the 3rd, 4th, 5th guests, should the price of light sweet crude oil according to the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange Index) increase above $70.00 per barrel.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION
Must either have an original/certified copy of a birth certificate plus a picture id or a valid passport Passports are recommended and needed for international air. Guests are responsible to travel with proper information. Cruise Planners assumes no responsibility for advising guests of immigration requirements.

PAYMENT & CANCELLATION TERMS

DEPOSITS:
The below deposit amounts and due dates are required by Carnival Cruise Lines. However, in our experience, increasing the deposit to $50 or $100 per person helps hold the inventory longer. Carnival reserves the right to recall cabins that do not meet the deposit deadline. Cabins can be added at any time, but at the rate the day they are added. Cabins accommodating more than 2 in a cabin require a full $200 per person deposit.

We also recommend moving the due dates forward at least 2 weeks prior to the date required by the cruise line. People will pay on the very last date they can. This may cause problems if they pay by cash or check and the money needs to be at Carnival on the cruise line due date.

$25.00 per person due no later than December 26, 2011 (Reserves Cabin Category)
$150.00 per person second deposit due no later than February 14, 2012 (Cabin Assignment)
Final payment due no later than April 14, 2012

CANCELLATION PENALTY SCHEDULE:
Up To 61 Days Prior To Departure - Full Refund
60 - 46 Days Prior To Departure – Full Deposit Of $200.00 Per Person
45 - 30 Days Prior To Departure – Full Deposit or 50% of Total Fare, Whichever Is Greater
29 - 15 Days Prior To Departure - 75% of Total Fare
14 Days or Less Prior To Departure - No Refund

WHAT’S INCLUDED
The ship amenities would include the following: *Available on most ships.
• Carnival’s Total Choice Dining
• Special “Captain’s celebration Party”
• Full American breakfast each morning or continental breakfast in bed
• Full course lunch and dinner each day
• Casual dining options at our lido deck restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner
• 24 hour pizzeria – 24 hour frozen yogurt/soft serve ice cream
• 24 hour-a-day complimentary stateroom service
• Complimentary early evening sushi bar*
• Karaoke club - Late night comedy shows – Late night deck party
• Reservations only elegant Steak House option for dinner (additional charge)*
• Full gambling casino including a wide variety of slots and table games
• Wide range of entertainment, including different “spectacular stage shows” every night at sea.
• Spa Carnival® program featuring healthy meal choices
• Wide range of spa treatments (additional cost)
• Complimentary access to Spa Carnival fitness center, steam room and sauna
• Specialty fitness classes, i.e., Pilates and Spinning (nominal charge)
• Internet café and Wi-Fi capability (additional charge)
• On board cell phone service (International roaming charges apply)
• Swimming pools and whirlpools
• Carnival Waterworks to refresh and cool off on deck*
• Complimentary deck chairs
• Serenity Adults Only retreat*
• Briefings on the highlights of the ports of call
• Duty-free shopping on board
• Use of the ship as your hotel
• Spacious air-conditioned staterooms, among the largest afloat featuring Carnival’s Comfort Bed
• Carnival Youth Programs with specially trained counselors - Camp CarnivalSM , Circle “C”SM and Club O2SM

Testimonials From Satisfied Group Leaders
"I was introduced to Mike & Diana Bogart of “Cruise Planner” when I was at a point in losing all confidence in cruises because of some very unprofessional consultants that I had encountered during my early years of cruising. My group “The Walcott Family & Friends” started cruising in 2001 and I changed consultants on a yearly basis until I was introduced to the Cruise Planners group of Mike and Diana.

I know that I can be very demanding at times, but believe that the mark of a Professional Cruise Planner is the ability to communicate value relative to what is important to the prospective customer and to assure them that they are working on their behalf to help them to obtain the best deal possible. For the past several years now I have been working personally with Diana but had the opportunity to also interact with Mike on several occasions. Now when I think of cruising, the first persons that come to mind are Diana and Mike Bogart. I have since recommended several persons, groups and newlyweds. With Diana you don’t just get someone who’s is knowledgeable about the industry but you get someone who is a good communicator and whose professionalism is exemplary and excels even more when it comes to her human relations skills. She takes the time to know you, not just as a customer, but as a person. Your cares, concerns and anxieties becomes hers and then she works her amazing magic to alleviate, dispel and relieve them.

Diana has requested that I provide them with a testimonial and my response is evidenced herein. I should emphasize my awareness of my responsibility to any potential customer. I know that Mike and Diana will serve you with utmost dedication and efficiency and therefore would not hesitate to sum them up as “Five Star “quality and in a class by themselves."
Cheryl, Brooklyn, NY

“I would like to say Thank You to Cruise Planners for all that you do. I have been a customer of Cruise planners for 9 years, and once I let Mike and Diana know where my family and I want to go they find us the best cruise to take. Mike and Diana at Cruise Planners are like family. This will be the 10th year we are working with them, and now we are headed to the Southern Caribbean for a Thanksgiving 2012 Family Reunion cruise. Thanks Cruise Planners for all you do.”
Ronald & Zavieria, North Charleston, SC

“Cruise Planners did a great job planning our cruise. We were a group of 22 and we all had a terrific time! Thanks to Mike & Diana for the wonderful gifts in our staterooms!”
James & Amanda, Summerville, SC

“Mike & Diana Bogart of Cruise Planners are very professional and reliable travel agents. We were extremely well satisfied in the total service we received in the planning and execution of our cruise. We appreciated the availability of Mike and Diana on answering their phone or call back promptly when we made calls to them before the cruise.”
Don & Nancy, Hanahan, SC

This website is dedicated to our fallen classmates who we miss terribly. If you know of any classmates who have passed away, please let Tina Browder-Johnston know, so we can place it on the website. If you want your e-mail address posted on this website, please let us know as well.

Can you believe that over 25 years have passed since we graduated from high school? If you want to contact any of your former classmates, check out the class sections. We also have a discussion board set up so that you can talk back and forth with your classmates. It is password protected; however, contact Tina for the password.

This website is constantly being updated so bare with us as we add new components.

You can contact either Tina and/or I at:
Tina Browder-Johnston at gchs1983@gmail.com or Tom Brawley at tomtazz@yahoo.com