3 last-minute travel deals
It's never too late to get a great travel deal!
 
It's never too late to get a great travel deal! Here are three of the best last-minute travel deals we found on the internet this week:
1. Escape to a private island
  
Save up to 50 percent when you check in at the Meridian Club, a resort on a private island in Turks and Caicos. An oceanfront room at the property, which was recently renovated, now starts at $310. For travel through Dec. 19.
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2. Suburban New York luxury
  
Through Dec. 29, the Ritz-Carlton in White Plains, New York, is offering discounts of up to $100 a night on stays booked 14 or more days in advance. Doubles at the Westchester County hotel, located a short train ride from Manhattan, start at $299.
3. Cruise the globe
  
Set sail on Viking's epic 128-day world cruise and receive $4,000 in shipboard credit per couple. The cruise, which departs Miami on Jan. 3, starts at $49,995 per person, assuming double occupancy. Book by Dec. 31.
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