WINTER 2017
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MARCH 2017
Grand Concourse 3/4–4/1 15 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3/7–19 9 Finish Line 3/14–26 9
APRIL 2017
The Illusionists 4/4–9 10 The King and I 4/11–23 10 Rent 20th Anniversary Tour 4/11–23 11 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 4/27–30 12 Boston Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty 4/28–5/25 12
MAY 2017
The Bridges of Madison County 5/6–6/3 15 Annie 5/9–21 11 Hedwig and the Angry Inch 5/30–6/11 13 Mamma Mia! 5/30–6/4 13 Beehive 5/31–6/18 16
JUNE 2017
Wicked 6/7–7/23 14 The Music Man 6/21–7/15 16
JULY 2017
Beauty and the Beast 7/19–8/12 16
AUGUST 2017
Finding Neverland 8/8–20 14 The Producers 8/16–9/3 16
BOSTON THEATER WEEKENDS
The King and I 4/22–23, 2017 10 Wicked 6/17–18, 2017 14 Finding Neverland 8/19–20, 2017 14
TRAVEL APRIL 2017
The Colors of Tuscany 4/21–30 44 A Week in Taormina, Sicily 4/22–30 45 Virginia’s Azalea Festival & International Tattoo 4/27–5/1 19 The Amalfi Coast 4/29–5/7 42
MAY 2017
Versilia, The Tuscan Riviera 5/6–14 46 Barcelona Getaway 5/9–15 47
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THEATER Page Cuba Cruise 5/12–19 78 Venice, San Marino & Rimini 5/13–21 48 Canadian Tulip Festival & 1000 Islands 5/17–20 19 Biltmore Estate & Great Smokies 5/20–26 20 Mississippi River Cruise: New Orleans–New Orleans 5/26–6/3 90
JUNE 2017
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles 6/2–4 18 Bar Harbor, ME 6/9–11 21 Valley Forge, Philadelphia & 9/11 Memorial 6/11–13 21 Landscapes of Scotland & Ireland 6/11-25 49 Quechee Balloon Festival 6/16–18 22 Berkshires Drive Yourself Getaway with Tanglewood Concert 6/17–19 17 Bar Harbor, ME 6/23–25 21 Spain’s Coast & Islands Walking Tour 6/23–7/2 50 Hudson River Valley 6/25–26 23 Treasures of Vermont 6/25–26 23 Boothbay Harbor, ME 6/27–29 22
JULY 2017
Canada’s Atlantic Coast with International Tattoo 7/2–8 24 Berkshires Drive Yourself Getaway with Tanglewood Concert 7/7–9 17 Adriatic Yacht Cruise: Croatia’s Captivating Coast 7/21–31 80 Berkshires Drive Yourself Getaway with Tanglewood Concert 7/31–8/2 17
AUGUST 2017
The Pacific Northwest: Oregon & Washington 8/11–20 25 Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees 8/12–13 18 Montreal & Quebec City 8/13–17 26 Berkshires Drive Yourself Getaway with Tanglewood Concert 8/18–20 17 St. Andrews By-The-Sea & Campobello Island 8/21–24 26 Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park 8/27–9/2 27 Germany’s Romantic & Fairy Tale Sights 8/31–9/11 51
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SEPTEMBER 2017
Sicily’s Resorts 9/1–11 52 River Cruise from Paris to Normandy 9/4–12 82 London: Theater & Sightseeing 9/5–12 53 Legendary Ireland 9/6–14 54 South Dakota: Badlands & Black Hills 9/8–14 28 Venice & Rome 9/9–17 55 St. Andrews By-The-Sea & Campobello Island 9/10–13 26 Virginia Beach & Outer Banks 9/10–15 29 Mackinac Island 9/14–21 30 Boothbay Harbor, ME 9/15–17 22 San Antonio Getaway 9/15–19 31 Lakes & Villages of Northern Italy 9/16–24 56 The Hamptons 9/17–18 32 Switzerland, Austria & Munich Oktoberfest 9/20–29 57 Bonnie Scotland 9/21–29 58 Adirondack Balloon Festival 9/22–24 32 Greek Island Escapade 9/22–10/4 59 Memphis & Nashville 9/23–28 33 The Amalfi Coast 9/23–10/1 42 The Best of the West 9/23–10/5 34 Hudson River Valley 9/24–25 23 The Hamptons 9/24–25 32 The Azores 9/24–10/1 60 Memphis & Nashville 9/30–10/5 33
OCTOBER 2017
Treasures of Vermont 10/1–2 23 Adirondacks & Lake Placid 10/1–3 35 Getaway to Iceland 10/1–6 61 The Azores 10/1–8 60 Washington D.C. 10/6–9 35 The Amalfi Coast 10/7–15 42 River Cruise from Paris to Côte d’Azur 10/7–18 84 Montreal Getaway 10/8–10 36 Amsterdam & Copenhagen 10/11–19 62 Sardinia 10/13–21 63 Classic Tuscany 10/14–22 64 Switzerland 10/14–23 65 Valley Forge, Philadelphia & 9/11 Memorial 10/15–17 21 New Orleans & the Gulf Coast 10/15–20 37 Shades of Ireland & Northern Ireland 10/16–28 66
Page Madeira Island & Portugal's Treasures 10/18–26 67 River Cruise from Belgium to Holland 10/19–27 86 Paris 10/20–26 68 Florence & Medieval Villages of Tuscany 10/21–29 69 Vienna & Venice 10/21–29 70 New Orleans & the Gulf Coast 10/22–27 37 Legend of Sleepy Hollow 10/29–30 36 Roman Holiday 10/29–11/4 71 Chesapeake Bay Cruise 10/29–11/5 92
NOVEMBER 2017
Treasures of Egypt & Nile Cruise 11/1–13 77 Cuba Cruise 11/3–10 78 Sunny Portugal 11/3–12 72 Explore Machu Picchu 11/4–12 74 San Francisco & California Wine Country 11/10–15 38 Iceland’s Northern Lights 11/21–27 73 Danube Christmastime Cruise 11/26–12/4 88 Galapagos 11/27–12/5 89
DECEMBER 2017
Charm of the South at the Holidays 12/3–8 39 Germany’s Romantic & Fairy Tale Sights 12/6–17 51 New Year's in California 12/29/17–1/2/18 40 Mississippi River Cruise: New Orleans– New Orleans 12/29/17–1/6/18 90 New Year’s in Nashville 12/30/17–1/3/18 41 Historic South & Golden Isles Cruise 12/30/17–1/6/18 94
ON THE COVER: Tuscany, Italy See pages 44, 46, 64, and 69 for trips to Tuscany!
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WHERE TO?
TRAVEL
NORTH AMERICA
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UNITED STATES
Adirondack Balloon Festival 9/22–24 32 Adirondacks & Lake Placid 10/1–3 35 Bar Harbor, ME 6/9–11 21 Bar Harbor, ME 6/23–25 21 Berkshires and Tanglewood Concert 6/17–19 17 Berkshires and Tanglewood Concert 7/7–9 17 Berkshires and Tanglewood Concert 7/31–8/2 17 Berkshires and Tanglewood Concert 8/18–20 17 Best of the West 9/23–10/5 34 Biltmore Estate & Great Smokies 5/20–26 20 Boothbay Harbor, ME 6/27–29 22 Boothbay Harbor, ME 9/15–17 22 Boston Red Sox v Baltimore Orioles 6/2–4 18 Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees 8/12–13 18 Chesapeake Bay Cruise 10/29–11/5 92 Hamptons 9/17–18 32 Hamptons 9/24–25 32 Historic South & Golden Isles Cruise 12/30/17–1/6/18 94 Hudson River Valley 6/25–26 23 Hudson River Valley 9/24–25 23 Legend of Sleepy Hollow 10/29–30 36 Mackinac Island 9/14–21 30 Memphis & Nashville 9/23–28 33 Memphis & Nashville 9/30–10/5 33 Mississippi River Cruise: New Orleans to New Orleans 5/26–6/3 90 Mississippi River Cruise: New Orleans to New Orleans 12/29/17–1/6/18 90 New Orleans & the Gulf Coast 10/15–20 37 New Orleans & the Gulf Coast 10/22–27 37 New Year’s in California 12/29/17–1/2/18 40 New Year’s in Nashville 12/30/17–1/3/18 41 Pacific Northwest: Oregon & Washington 8/11–20 25
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Page Quechee Balloon Festival 6/16–18 22 San Antonio Getaway 9/15–19 31 San Francisco & California Wine Country 11/10–15 38 South Dakota: Badlands & Black Hills 9/8–14 28 Southern Charm at the Holidays 12/3–8 39 Treasures of Vermont 6/25–26 23 Treasures of Vermont 10/1–2 23 Valley Forge, Philadelphia & 9/11 Memorial 6/11–13 21 Valley Forge, Philadelphia & 9/11 Memorial 10/15–17 21 Virginia Beach & Outer Banks 9/10–15 29 Virginia’s Azalea Festival & International Tattoo 4/27–5/1 19 Washington D.C. 10/6–9 35
CANADA
Canada’s Atlantic Coast with International Tattoo 7/2–8 24 Canadian Rockies & Glacier National Park 8/27–9/2 27 Canadian Tulip Festival & 1000 Islands 5/17–20 19 Montreal & Quebec City 8/13-17 26 Montreal Getaway 10/8–10 36 St. Andrews By-The-Sea & Campobello Island 8/21–24 26 St. Andrews By-The-Sea & Campobello Island 9/10–13 26
EUROPE
The Amalfi Coast
ITALY
A Week in Taormina, Sicily 4/22–30 45 The Amalfi Coast 4/29–5/7 42 The Amalfi Coast 9/23–10/1 42
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GUIDE BY DESTINATION Page
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The Amalfi Coast 10/7–15 42 Classic Tuscany 10/14–22 64 Colors of Tuscany 4/21–30 44 Florence & Villages of Tuscany 10/21–29 69 Lakes & Villages of Northern Italy 9/16–24 56 Roman Holiday 10/29–11/4 71 Sardinia 10/13–21 63 Sicily’s Resorts 9/1–11 52 Venice & Rome 9/9–17 55 Venice, San Marino & Rimini 5/13–21 48 Versilia, The Tuscan Riviera 5/6–14 46 Vienna & Venice 10/21–29 70
Germany's Romantic & Fairy Tale Sights 12/6–17 51 Greek Island Escapade 9/22–10/4 59 Switzerland 10/14–23 65 Switzerland, Austria & Munich Oktoberfest 9/20–29 57
ENGLAND
London: Theater & Sightseeing 9/5–12 53
IRELAND
FRANCE
Burgundy & Provence River Cruise 10/7–18 84 Paris 10/20–26 68 Paris to Normandy River Cruise 9/4–12 82
EGYPT
Landscapes of Scotland & Ireland 6/11–25 49 Legendary Ireland 9/6–14 54 Shades of Ireland & Northern Ireland 10/16–28 66
SCOTLAND
Bonnie Scotland 9/21–29 58 Landscapes of Scotland & Ireland 6/11–25 49
SPAIN
Barcelona Getaway 5/9–15 47 Spain’s Coast & Islands Walking Tour 6/23–7/2 50
PORTUGAL & ISLANDS
The Azores 9/24–10/1 60 The Azores 10/1–8 60 Madeira Island & Portugal’s Treasures 10/18–26 67 Sunny Portugal 11/3–12 72
Pryamids of Egypt
Treasures of Egypt & Nile Cruise 11/1–13 77
CARIBBEAN & SOUTH AMERICA
NORDIC COUNTRIES
Amsterdam & Copenhagen 10/11–19 62 Getaway to Iceland 10/1–6 61 Holland & Belgium River Cruise 10/19–27 86 Iceland’s Northern Lights 11/21–27 73
CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
Adriatic Yacht Cruise: Croatia’s Captivating Coast 7/21–31 80 Danube Christmas Cruise 11/26–12/4 88 Germany's Romantic & Fairy Tale Sights 8/31–9/11 51
Cuba
Cuba Cruise 5/12–19 78 Cuba Cruise 11/3–10 78 Explore Machu Picchu 11/4–12 74 Galapagos 11/27–12/5 89
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IT'S TIME TO TRAVEL! Our resolution for 2017 is to encourage more of our members to travel…and we are here to help! Have you ever tried to patch together a "do it yourself" vacation using one or more of the countless travel search engines for hotels, airline schedules, tour options, etc? Frustrating, isn't it? Well, here's the solution: Call us. There's no better way to plan a trip than to talk to a real, live person who knows who you are and what you like. Whether you have questions about one of the Club's famous tours or need our help planning your own custom adventure, our team will save you time, money and aggravation! Want to plan a destination family reunion? Call us. Want to add an extension to one of our tours? Call us. Want the absolute best river cruise experience? Call us! With lower fuel charges and a stronger dollar, 2017 is shaping up to be a great year for international travel. Don’t wait… Call us today!
ABOUT SHOW OF THE MONTH CLUB Where the worlds of Theater and Travel Come Together in ONE GREAT CLUB! Show of the Month Club was founded in 1956 and is the only theater and travel membership club in the country. Over the past 60 years the Club has offered its members top-price theater tickets for thousands of shows, at a discount. Today, Show of the Month Club continues to provide its members with a convenient, simple and economical way to order theater tickets for the best shows coming to greater Boston. Back in the mid-1960s, the Club began offering a small selection of domestic and international travel packages. They became so popular that we created The Travel Club, now included in Show of the Month Club membership, featuring carefully planned yet affordable trips to over 100 destinations every year! Today, The Travel Club is a full-service, private travel agency where your travel advisor knows you and is easily available on the phone! Here are just a few good reasons why our travelers wouldn’t travel with anyone else: • Our groups are small—usually around 18 to 24 travelers. • All departures are from Boston’s Logan International Airport on regularly scheduled, major airlines. • Traveling solo? The Club offers some of the lowest single supplements in the industry. • And our trips are legendary for value. Our motto is Spend Less, Travel More! Show of the Month Club member benefits also include a quarterly catalog, weekly email updates, parking discounts, restaurant gift certificates and lots more—including membership in The Travel Club ! It’s also important to note that the Club is not a subscription series and members are under no obligation to buy anything—ever!
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WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
YOU CAN BE A GROUP LEADER! Earn big discounts for your vacation! Being a Group Leader and traveling with friends and family is rewarding! With our new Friends & Family Program, you can start earning discounts when 5 or more travelers join your tour. Here's how it works: • Bring 5–7 traveling/paying passengers and earn a $100 discount for the group leader—that’s you! • 8 traveling/paying passengers earn a $200 discount for the group leader • 9 traveling/paying passengers earn a $300 discount for the group leader • 10 traveling/paying passengers earn a $400 discount for the group leader traveling/paying passengers do not include group leader
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WHICH TOURS CAN BE BOOKED FOR FRIENDS & FAMILY? Friends and Family reservations apply only to tours that include round-trip air.
Paris–Normandy Cruise
HOW ARE EARNED CREDITS APPLIED TO MY BOOKING? The discount of up to $400 will be applied to the group leader's reservation only and will be reflected in their confirmation/invoice. Should any of the passengers cancel from the program; the discount will be adjusted.
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLAN Any traveler can take advantage of our flexible payment terms. It’s simple. After securing your reservation with your initial deposit, you can pay as much or as little as you want until the final payment due date listed on your confirmation. That means you can make payments towards your trip as you see fit. This way, travelers are assured of a seat on a tour without having to make the entire payment in advance.
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SOLO TRAVELERS ARE THE FASTEST GROWING SEGMENT OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY In the “more good news department,” we're happy to call your attention to our campaign to lower single supplements. A great many of our members travel as singles and love that we take particular care to meet their needs. Lowering costs is the next big step and we’ve been pretty successful over the last few years. In this issue of CLUBMail you’ll find many programs where we lowered the supplement. Just look for the colored tabs on the pages.
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TRAVELER REVIEWS Amalfi Coast September 2016 This was our first tour with the Club. Amalfi was amazingly beautiful. The itinerary was perfect. The group had a nice balance (size, gender, age) and we shared a ton of fond moments and laughs. Our tour guide, Alessandra, had a wealth of knowledge with a fun and upbeat personality. Hotel was in perfect location and sightseeing excursions were well laid out. Amazing trip! Well worth the money. Frankly, it’s a deal! —Leslie M. Legendary Ireland September 2016 The overall trip was a good value for the money. —Douglas D. Azores October 2016 Enjoyed the beautiful scenery, tours and nice people in our group. A great trip all around—very wellorganized. —Pauline V. Sardinia & Rome September 2016
Legendary Ireland
Overall it was a wonderful experience. As for Sardinia, I fell in love with it on Day 1. Now I know why my friends in Italy have highly recommended it to me for years. The vistas, beaches, topography, food, culture and people were spectacular. Our guide, Maria, was one of the best—most informative, well-educated, helpful and kind. —Doreen R. Lakes and Villages of Northern Italy September 2016 What a great trip and group! Our guide, Raffaela, was fantastic. —Margaret C. Amalfi Coast September 2016 I always wanted to go to the Amalfi Coast and a friend suggested I go with The Travel Club. Our guide, Alessandra, made it so special with her wealth of knowledge and great personality. She went out of her way to make us all happy. We all felt like one big happy family and have made lasting friendships. The entire trip was wonderful from start to finish. It was truly one of my best vacations— an unforgettable trip. —Linda B. Amalfi Coast September 2016 We are new to traveling by tour, having chosen independent travel over the years, and we were very pleased with this tour’s approach: 1) stay in one hotel and take day trips and 2) the amount of free time offered to us. We can’t compliment our guide, Alessandra, enough. She was well-informed, fun and funny, thoughtful and kind. Every town we visited was marvelous and worthwhile, and the dramatic beauty of the Amalfi Coast is unforgettable. We would take this tour again and have already recommended The Travel Club to friends and colleagues. One last note: everyone I spoke with at the Club was very nice and helpful. —Diane C. Prague October 2016
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Everything was excellent: the hotel’s location could not have been better, staff was attentive and polite, rooms were clean and spacious. The subway, tram and bus station were just across the street. Prague is one of the safest and cleanest cities and the exchange rate was great. —Ronald M.
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 539 Washington Street, Boston
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Playing: March 7–19, 2017 Order by: February 2, 2017 Run time: 2 hrs. 35 min. The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, winner of five 2015 Tony Awards® including Best Play, is coming to Boston! Hailed as “One of the most fully immersive works ever to wallop Broadway” by The New York Times, this “dazzling” (Associated Press) adaptation is the Tony Award®-winning new play by Simon Stephens, adapted from Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel and directed by Tony Award-winner Marianne Elliott. Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever.
THE SHUBERT THEATRE 265 Tremont Street, Boston
FINISH LINE Playing: March 14–26, 2017 Order by: February 15, 2017 Run time: TBD The world premiere of Finish Line: A Documentary Play About the 2013 Boston Marathon will be presented by Citi Performing Arts Center in association with Boston Theater Company at the Citi Shubert Theatre March 14-26. Finish Line is directed by Boston Theater Company Artistic Director Joey Frangieh. It is a story of recovery, resilience, and determination that focuses on how a community came together to heal and grow stronger, rather than on the act of violence itself. The script is created verbatim from dozens of interviews. Among those interviewed are survivors, runners, doctors, police officers, journalists, clergy, students, and many others. Notable interviewees who contributed their stories include Police Commissioner William Evans, news anchor Maria Stephanos, Life is Good founder John Jacobs, Boston Strong co-author Dave Wedge, 1976 Marathon winner Jack Fultz, and Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki. The play is co-created by Joey Frangieh and Lisa Rafferty. Finish Line hosted 16 sold-out workshop performances in April 2016 and will now launch a refreshed and reconfigured production at the Shubert Theatre in March 2017 through a partnership with Citi Performing Arts Center.
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THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 539 Washington Street, Boston
THE ILLUSIONISTS Playing: April 4–9, 2017 Order by: March 1, 2017 Run time: 2 hrs. (15 min. intermission)
This mind blowing spectacular showcases the jaw dropping talents of seven of the most incredible Illusionists on earth. The Illusionists™—Live From Broadway™ has shattered box office records across the globe and dazzles audiences of all ages with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage. This non-stop show is packed with thrilling and sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions.
THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 539 Washington Street, Boston
THE KING AND I
“I doubt I’ll see a better production in my lifetime” T H E WA L L S T R E E T JOU R N A L
Playing: April 11–23, 2017 Order by: March 7, 2017 Run time: 2 hrs. 55 min. Lincoln Center Theater’s critically Bartlett Sher acclaimed production of Rodgers & THE LINCOLN CENTER THEATER PRODUCTION Hammerstein’s The King And I directed by Tony Award® winner Bartlett Sher won four 2015 Tony Awards® including Best Revival of a Musical. Bartlett Sher is reunited with the award-winning creative team from South Pacific and The Light in the Piazza. The King And I features sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Scott Lehrer and choreography by Christopher Gattelli based on the original choreography by Jerome Robbins. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works, The King And I boasts a score which features such beloved classics as “Getting To Know You,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance” and “Something Wonderful.” Set in 1860’s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children. DI R ECT ED BY
BOSTON THEATER WEEKEND: April 22–23, 2017—$439 pp/do • Saturday overnight at Revere Boston Hotel, Saturday evening top-price theater ticket • Breakfast, parking, $25 Dining Certificate for Maggiano’s Little Italy—Call to reserve!
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WINTER 2017 ORDER online or by phone: 617-338-1111
THE SHUBERT THEATRE 265 Tremont Street, Boston
RENT—20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Playing: April 11–23, 2017 Order by: March 13, 2017 Run time: TBD
In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway… and forever changed the landscape of American theater. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s Rent continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the world. And now, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning masterpiece returns to the stage in a vibrant 20th anniversary touring production. A re-imagining of Puccini’s La Bohème, Rent follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. With its inspiring message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters—love.
THE WANG THEATRE
270 Tremont Street, Boston
ANNIE Playing: May 9–21, 2017 Order by: April 5, 2017 Run Time: TBD
The world’s best-loved musical returns in time-honored form. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin and choreographed by Liza Gennaro, this production of Annie will be a brand new incarnation of the iconic original. Featuring book and score by Tony Award®-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.”
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THE WANG THEATRE
270 Tremont Street, Boston
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER Playing: April 27–30, 2017 Order by: March 23, 2017 Run time: TBD On March 30, 1958, Alvin Ailey led a group of young African-American modern dancers in a now-fabled performance at the 92nd Street Y in New York City that forever changed the perception of American dance. And in 1968, Celebrity Series of Boston first presented the Ailey company in what has become an annual tradition and celebration. “...So far under Mr. Battle’s direction it has been smooth sailing for the Ailey company...” —New York Times “...Mr. Battle has made a point to expand the company’s repertory...” —Wall Street Journal “Be prepared for 2 things: a continued devotion to tradition, but also big, refreshing surprises.” —Chicago Tribune
THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 539 Washington Street, Boston
BOSTON BALLET’S THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Playing: April 28–May 25, 2017 Order by: March 30, 2017 The Sleeping Beauty, one of Boston Ballet’s trademark works, returns to the Boston Opera House stage with brilliant choreography, sumptuous sets and costumes, and soaring music by Tchaikovsky. Based on the quintessential fairytale you know and love, our iconic production has been hailed as “dance at its most perfect” (WGBH).
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THE SHUBERT THEATRE 265 Tremont Street, Boston
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Playing: May 30–June 11, 2017 Order by: April 25, 2017 Run time: TBD Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking, and wickedly funny, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the landmark American musical by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask that is “ground-breaking and undoubtedly ahead of its time” (Entertainment Weekly). This genre-bending, fourth-wallsmashing musical sensation, with a pulsing score and electrifying performances, tells the story of one of the most unique characters to ever hit the stage. Directed by Tony Award® winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) and winner of four 2014 Tony Awards® including Best Musical Revival, Hedwig and the Angry Inch played to record-breaking sell-out crowds on Broadway and promises to take Boston by storm with what Time Magazine proclaims is “the most exciting rock score written for the theater since, oh, ever!”
THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 539 Washington Street, Boston
MAMMA MIA! Playing: May 30–June 4, 2017 Order by: May 1, 2017 Run Time: 2 hrs. 40 min. (15 min. intermission) A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Over 45 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make Mamma Mia!; the ultimate feel-good show! Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, and every night everyone’s having the time of their lives!
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THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 539 Washington Street, Boston
WICKED Playing: June 7–July 23, 2017 Order by: May 1, 2017 Run time: 2 hrs. 45 min. (15 min. intermission) Wicked, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another girl, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” With a thrilling score that includes the hits “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “For Good,” Wicked has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade.” Time Magazine cheers, “if every musical had the brain, the heart and the courage of Wicked, Broadway really would be a magical place.”
BOSTON THEATER WEEKEND: June 17–18, 2017—$439 pp/do • Saturday overnight at Revere Boston Hotel, Saturday evening top-price theater ticket • Breakfast, parking, $25 Dining Certificate for Maggiano’s Little Italy—Call to reserve!
THE BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 539 Washington Street, Boston
FINDING NEVERLAND
BROADWAY ’S BIGGEST NEW HIT!
Playing: August 8–20, 2017 Order by: July 2, 2017 Run time: 2 hrs. 35 min. Finding Neverland is Broadway’s biggest new hit and the winner of Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for Best Musical! This breathtaking smash “captures the kid-at-heart” (Time Magazine). Vogue cheers, “it’s a must-see you’ll remember for years to come!” Directed by visionary Tony Award winner Diane Paulus, Finding Neverland tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental leap, leaving his old world behind for Neverland where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever. The magic of Barrie’s classic tale springs spectacularly to life in this heartwarming theatrical event. Finding Neverland is “far and away the best musical of the year!” (NPR).
BOSTON THEATER WEEKEND: August 19–20, 2017—$359 pp/do • Saturday overnight at Revere Boston Hotel, Saturday evening top-price theater ticket • Breakfast, parking, $25 Dining Certificate for Maggiano’s Little Italy—Call to reserve!
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THE WANG THEATRE
270 Tremont Street, Boston
CIRCUS 1903 Playing: March 8–12, 2017 Order by: February 8, 2017 Run time: TBD The producers of the world’s biggest magic show, The Illusionists, have teamed up with the award winning puppeteers from War Horse to present a thrilling turn of the century circus spectacular. Sensational puppetry puts Elephants back in the ring as never seen before along with a huge cast of the most unique, amazing and dangerous circus acts from all four corners of the world, from strong men to contortionists, acrobats to musicians, knife throwers, high wire and much more! Discover this brand new stage show as Circus 1903 — The Golden Age of Circus sets to captivate audiences this spring.
SPEAKEASY STAGE COMPANY
Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts 527 Tremont Street, Boston
GRAND CONCOURSE
Called to a life of religious service, Playing: Mar. 4–Apr. 1, 2017 Shelley now struggles to find meaning in her work as the manager of a Bronx soup kitchen. The arrival of Emma, a college dropout looking for a sense of purpose, is at first a welcome addition, but the girl’s erratic behavior soon pushes Shelley to the breaking point, in this compelling drama about the mysteries of faith, forgiveness, and compassion.
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
A chance meeting between an ItalianAmerican farm Playing: May 6–Jun. 3, 2017 wife and a world weary photographer leads to a soul-stirring affair in this lush, lyrical musical by the Pulitzer- and Tony Awardwinning team of Marsha Norman (’night, Mother) and Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World). Winner of two Tony Awards, this sweeping saga combines thrilling intimacy with near-operatic grandeur for a heart-rending reflection on love, loss, and acceptance.
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THEATRE BY THE SEA
364 Cards Pond Road, Wakefield, RI
BEEHIVE
Beehive The ’60’s Musical is a wild toe-tapping, head shakin’ Playing: May 31–Jun. 18, 2017 musical tribute to the rockin’ women who made the music Order by: April 27, 2017 of the era so special—everyone from Lesley Gore to Janis Joplin, from the Shirelles to the Supremes, Aretha Franklin to Tina Turner, and every woman in between! With 40 beloved hits, the show takes you on a journey through song, documenting the dramatic changes that America underwent during the ’60s. Beehive The ’60s Musical will have you dancing in your seats and coming back for more! Songs include “The Name Game,” “The Beat Goes On,” “Respect,” “Natural Woman,” “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “One Fine Day,” “To Sir With Love,” “It’s My Party,” “Proud Mary,” “Downtown.”
THE MUSIC MAN
One of the most cherished American classics, The Music Playing: Jun. 21–Jul. 15, 2017 Man, marches onto the Theatre By The Sea stage. Join us for the Order by: May 16, 2017 timeless story of the fast-talking salesman, Harold Hill, who cons the good folks of River City, Iowa, into believing that he can teach their children to play in a marching band. Before the fraudulent teacher can skip town with the loot, Harold’s got trouble when he falls for the quick-witted, not to mention beautiful, small town librarian, Marian. A slice of Americana you won’t want to miss! Songs include “Trouble,” “My White Knight,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Goodnight, My Someone,” “Marian the Librarian,” “Till There Was You,” “Shipoopi,” “Goodnight, Ladies.”
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
A family musical based on the 1991 Academy Award-winning Playing: Jul. 19–Aug. 12, 2017 animated film, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast follows a young Order by: Jun. 14, 2017 woman who stumbles upon a secluded castle occupied by a monstrous beast and a host of enchanted objects trying to break a witch’s spell before it is too late. It’s a classic story about finding love in the most unexpected places. This eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of countless audiences worldwide and is filled with unforgettable characters, imaginative sets and costumes, and breath-taking production numbers. Songs include “Be Our Guest,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Belle,” “If I Can’t Love Her,” “Me,” “Human Again,” “Home,” “Something There,” “A Change in Me,” “Gaston,” “Maison des Lunes.”
THE PRODUCERS
Theatre By The Sea is thrilled to bring back The Producers, Playing: Aug. 16–Sept. 3, 2017 the musical that won 12 Tony® Awards more than any other Order by: Jul. 10, 2017 show in history. Based on the hit 1968 film, this Mel Brooks masterpiece is the story of a washed-up Broadway producer and his timid accountant who hatch a scheme to get rich quick by producing a sure-fire flop. It’s a comic tour de force that spoofs the big, old-fashioned Broadway musical while paying tribute to it at the same time. The Producers will leave you laughing out loud! *Contains strong language and adult humor. Songs include “The King of Broadway,” “I Wanna Be a Producer,” “Springtime for Hitler,” “When You’ve Got It, Flaunt It,” “Along Came Bialy,” “Keep It Gay,” “Betrayed.”
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DRIVE YOURSELF GETAWAYS
BERKSHIRES GETAWAY AND TANGLEWOOD CONCERT Saturday, June 17–Monday, June 19
Friday, July 7–Sunday, July 9
Jaws in Concert
Sondheim on Sondheim
Sunday Evening Concert
Saturday Evening Concert
Monday, July 31–Wednesday, August 2
Friday, August 18–Sunday, August 20
Tanglewood on Parade
John Williams' Film Night
$559*
Boston Pops Orchestra Keith Lockhart, Conductor
$559*
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra Keith Lockhart & John Williams, Conductors Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture with fireworks
Tuesday Evening Concert
$599*
Boston Pops Orchestra Keith Lockhart, Conductor
$599*
Boston Pops Orchestra Andris Nelsons & John Williams, Conductors
Saturday Evening Concert
*per person double occupancy in Standard Deluxe rooms The Red Lion Inn has several room types available yet rooms with two beds are limited. Call The Travel Club for room arrangements and triple and single reservations. Per person deposit is $300. Tanglewood
A CONCERT AT TANGLEWOOD, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is an American tradition. This iconic setting, with the Berkshires in the background, makes for a summer evening you’ll never forget. We’ve chosen four amazing concerts that include conductor Keith Lockhart, our home-town Boston Pops and of course, John Williams’ wonderful Film Night. Accommodations are at the historic Red INCLUDES Lion Inn in the heart of Norman Rockwell’s favorite town, Stockbridge, and we’ve included • Two nights’ first-class accommodations: admission to The Mount, the lovely estate home The Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge • Full breakfast each morning and gardens of author Edith Wharton. RESERVE BY: June 17 Trip: APRIL 28; July 7 Trip: MAY 18 July 31 Trip: JUNE 9; August 18 Trip: JUNE 29 After deadline, call for availability.
• Concert—Tanglewood reserved shed seat • The Mount Estate & Gardens admission • To-Go Picnic Lunch provided by The Red Lion Inn • Parking at hotel
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES
3 DAYS: Friday, June 2–Sunday, June 4, 2017 HEAD TO THE RENAISSANCE CITY OF BALTIMORE for a two-game matchup (times TBA) against the Orioles in historic Camden Yards—a classic stadium like Fenway Park with lots of charm. You’ll stay two nights in Timonium, MD (with transfers to the ballpark) and enjoy a visit to Harpers Ferry Historic National Park. RESERVE BY FEBRUARY 24, 2017 After deadline, call for availability.
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NEW YORK YANKEES
2 DAYS: Saturday, August 12– Sunday, August 13, 2017
THE TRAVEL CLUB’S SPORTS GETAWAYS are wildly popular and always sell out. Head to New York for a classic matchup between baseball’s legendary rivals—the Red Sox and the Yankees! This quick getaway includes a game at the new Yankee Stadium, accommodations in convenient Secaucus, NJ and a free day in NYC—you’ll head into Manhattan on Sunday after breakfast and depart the city late afternoon. Go Sox! RESERVE BY MAY 5, 2017
$469
per person double occupancy $459 per person triple occupancy; $599 for single reservations; $369 for child. Deposit is $150 pp, $110 of which is non-refundable. TripAssure Travel Protection is $40 pp.*
INCLUDES • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Two nights’ accommodations: Holiday Inn, Timonium MD • Tickets to two games at Camden Yards (times TBA) • Two breakfasts • Services of professional Tour Manager
$359
per person double occupancy $349 per person triple occupancy; $469 for single reservations; $289 for child reservations. Deposit is $150 pp, $75 of which is non-refundable. TripAssure Travel Protection Plan is $40 pp.*
INCLUDES • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • One nights’ accommodations: Holiday Inn, Secaucus NJ • Deluxe continental breakfast on Sunday • Ticket to one game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday (time TBA) • Free day in NYC • Services of professional Tour Manager
After deadline, call for availability. *Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Child rates apply for children 7-17 sharing a room with two adults at the double occupancy rate.
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VIRGINIA’S AZALEA FESTIVAL & INTERNATIONAL TATTOO
5 DAYS: Thursday, April 27–Monday, May 1, 2017 WOW! STUNNING GARDENS, BEACHFRONT ACCOMMODATIONS, a plantation visit, a military tattoo, an international parade and a casino stay! We can’t ask per person double occupancy for more than that! After one night’s accommodations in $789 per person triple occupancy, $1,099 for single reservations. Fredericksburg, VA, we’ll visit Kenmore Plantation and Cancellation insurance waiver is $75. Gardens before we arrive at the largest pleasure beach in Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. the world—Virginia Beach—and our balcony rooms on the Purchase must be made at time of boardwalk. At nearby Norfolk we’ll enjoy reserved seats booking. Per person deposit is $300. for both the Azalea Festival’s “Parade of Nations” and the largest Tattoo in the U.S. INCLUDES with more than 650 performers. Add in • Round-trip motorcoach transportation visits to the MacArthur Memorial, Norfolk from select locations Botanical Garden and Assateague Island • Four nights’ accommodations: 1n on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and one night Fredericksburg, 2n Virginia Beach, 1n Dover at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino and this • Seven meals: four breakfasts, three dinners getaway is packed! • Sightseeing and touring
$799
• Services of professional Tour Manager
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CANADIAN TULIP FESTIVAL & THE THOUSAND ISLANDS
4 DAYS: Wednesday, May 17–Saturday, May 20, 2017 COME WITH US TO THE LARGEST TULIP FESTIVAL in the world with over one million bulbs on display! We’ll start in the heart of the Thousand Islands in Alexandria, NY and enjoy accommodations on the St. Lawrence Seaway overlooking Boldt Castle. After a scenic cruise and castle visit we’ll head to Ottawa where we’ll enjoy a city tour, a visit to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables and a free afternoon to enjoy the Tulip Festival—originally a gift of gratitude from the Queen of the Netherlands in 1945—on our own.
$769
per person double occupancy $759 per person triple occupancy, $1,109 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $60. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
INCLUDES
Tulips; photo: Paul Shannon
RESERVE BY FEBRUARY 13, 2017 After deadline, call for availability.
• Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Three nights’ accommodations: 1n Alexandria, 2n Ottawa • Five meals: three breakfasts, two dinners • Sightseeing and touring • Services of professional Tour Manager
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BILTMORE ESTATE & THE GREAT SMOKIES 7 DAYS: Saturday, May 20–Friday, May 26, 2017
$1,169
per person double occupancy
$1,149 per person triple occupancy; $1,499 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $105. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300. Biltmore Estate; photo: Michael Brown
JOIN US ON AN ADVENTURE TO THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS—ridge upon ridge of forested mountains, diverse plant and wildlife, and remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture—this is America’s most visited national park and named for the blue-like smoky mist that surrounds them. From our accommodations in the charming mountain resort town of Gatlinburg, we’ll be entertained at the Comedy Barn Theatre, enjoy the Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Show, take in a performance at the Smoky Mountain Opry and tap our feet to “America’s Hit Parade.” Free time in Gatlinburg affords the opportunity to explore the unique craft and specialty shops, restaurants and attractions lining its Main Street and an optional tour to “Dollywood” will be offered. A special highlight is an excursion to the incredible Biltmore Estate, Winery and Gardens—a 250-room French chateau owned by the Vanderbilt family, the largest privately-owned home in America. We’ll make our way home by way of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.
ACCOMMODATIONS DAY 1 DAYS 2–5
Holiday Inn, Woodstock VA Edgewater Hotel, Gatlinburg TN
DAY 6
Holiday Inn, Woodstock VA
DAY 7
Return to Boston area or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Six nights’ accommodations • Eleven meals: six breakfasts, five dinners • Services of professional Tour Manager
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Shenandoah Ridge
RESERVE BY FEBRUARY 13, 2017
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BAR HARBOR, MAINE 3 DAYS: Friday, June 9–Sunday, June 11, 2017 Friday, June 23–Sunday, June 25, 2017
LET’S GO DOWNEAST… to Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, home to Acadia National Park and impressive Cadillac Mountain. Enjoy Four Diamond accommodations per person double occupancy at the Blue Nose Inn with ocean views of Frenchman Bay, $449 per person triple occupancy; $579 for single reservations. lovely pools and garden paths; a guided tour of Mount Cancellation insurance waiver is $24. Although not required, we Desert Island and Acadia including a drive to the top of recommend purchasing the waiver. Cadillac (weather permitting). Explore Bar Harbor—19thPurchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $150. century New England’s premier summer resort—and wander the galleries and shops before enjoying our INCLUDES lobstering cruise and a traditional Downeast Lobsterbake with piano entertainment at • Round-trip motorcoach transportation our hotel. from select locations
$459
RESERVE BY: June 9 Trip: MARCH 3, 2017 June 23 Trip: MARCH 17, 2017
• Two nights’ accommodations: Blue Nose Inn, Bar Harbor • Four meals: two breakfasts, two dinners including lobsterbake • Sightseeing and touring • Services of professional Tour Manager
VALLEY FORGE, PHILADELPHIA AND THE 9/11 MEMORIAL
3 DAYS: Sunday, June 11–Tuesday, June 13, 2017 Sunday, October 15–Tuesday, October 17, 2017 THIS GETAWAY HAS IT ALL: a great casino experience with accommodations at the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, PA; touring of Valley Forge Historical Park including the Washington Memorial Chapel and headquarters; a stop in historic Philadelphia and dinner aboard the fourmasted sailing ship Moshulu and a solemn visit to the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York City.
$419
per person double occupancy $409 per person triple occupancy; $539 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $24. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $150.
INCLUDES Valley Forge Historical Park
RESERVE BY: June Trip: MARCH 6, 2017 October Trip: JULY 10, 2017
• Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Two nights’ accommodations: Valley Forge Casino Resort, King of Prussia PA • Three meals: two breakfasts, one dinner • Sightseeing and touring • Services of professional Tour Manager
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DRIVE YOURSELF WEEKEND
QUECHEE, VT BALLOON FESTIVAL 3 DAYS: Friday, June 16–Sunday, June 18, 2017
IT’S “UP, UP AND AWAY” on this festive Father’s Day weekend at the Hot Air Balloon Festival on the Quechee, VT Village Green! Chosen by Yankee Magazine as one of the top 20 summer per person double occupancy events, the festival features more than 20 hot air balloons, music, $269 per person triple occupancy; $239 per person quad occupancy; craft artisans, a beer and wine garden and more. Weather and $459 for single reservations. Per person deposit is $150. wind permitting, five balloon flights are scheduled during the weekend! We’ve provided accommodations at the Fireside Inn in West Lebanon, NH (less INCLUDES than 15 minutes from Quechee) and admission • Two nights’ accommodations: to the Vermont Institute of Natural Science Fireside Inn, West Lebanon, NH where you’ll experience the unforgettable live • Full breakfast Saturday and Sunday • Dinner one evening at hotel raptor exhibition with some of the institutes • Three-day admission to 38th Annual rehabilitated birds of prey. There’s much to Quechee Vermont Hot Air Balloon Craft do and see in this lovely part of New England: and Music Festival (including parking) Quechee Gorge, the beautiful Dartmouth • Admission to VT Institute of Natural College campus in nearby Hanover and the Science and Live Raptor Show village of Woodstock, “almost ridiculously • Admission to Billings Farm and Museum, pretty” according to The Boston Globe. Woodstock
$299
• Parking at hotel
RESERVE BY APRIL 28, 2017
BOOTHBAY HARBOR
3 DAYS: Windjammer Days: Tuesday, June 27–Thursday, June 29, 2017: $469* Friday, September 15–Sunday, September 17, 2017: $439* RICH HISTORY, QUAINT SHOPS, world-class seafood and stunning sea-scapes, Boothbay makes a delightful getaway. We’ll spend two nights at the Boothbay Harbor Inn, located directly on the waterfront, with views of the harbor and the famous wooden footbridge. We’ll enjoy a light dinner and cabaret review show at the Carousel Dinner Theatre, a visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, a narrated harbor cruise and a Maine Lobsterbake. As we head for home on Sunday, we’ll stop in Kennebunkport and have free time for lunch and shopping. INCLUDES In June, enjoy the sight of full-rigged • Round-trip motorcoach transportation windjammers sailing into Boothbay Harbor, from select locations waterfront concerts, crafts and fireworks • Two nights’ accommodations: displays over the harbor! Boothbay Harbor Inn *Prices are per person double occupancy. June: triple occupancy $459, singles $689. September: triple occupancy $429, singles $659. Cancellation insurance waiver is $24. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $150.
• Four meals: two breakfasts, two dinners • Sightseeing and touring • Services of professional Tour Manager
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RESERVE BY: June Trip: MARCH 20, 2017 September Trip: JUNE 12, 2017
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HUDSON RIVER VALLEY 2 DAYS: Sunday, June 25–Monday, June 26, 2017 Sunday, September 24–Monday, September 25, 2017
PROCLAIMED A “TOP 20 DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD” by National Geographic Traveler the Hudson River Valley is a National Heritage Area, steeped in per person double occupancy history, natural beauty and culture; and the inspiration $309 per person triple occupancy; $409 for single reservations. for the Hudson River School of Painters. Our two-day Cancellation insurance waiver is $16. Although not required, we getaway begins in Rhinebeck—“an historic village with recommend purchasing the waiver. a dose of city sophistication,” Fodors—where we’ll visit Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $150. the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, its collection of vintage aircraft and see a stunning airshow. INCLUDES Day two features a visit to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library in • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations Hyde Park, a tour of West Point Military • One nights’ accommodations: Poughkeepsie Academy and lunch at the Officer’s Club.
$319
RESERVE BY: June Trip: MARCH 20, 2017 September Trip: JUNE 19, 2017
Grand Hotel, Poughkeepsie NY • Three meals: one breakfast, one lunch, one dinner • Services of professional Tour Manager
TREASURES OF VERMONT 2 DAYS: Sunday, June 25–Monday, June 26, 2017 Sunday, October 1–Monday, October 2, 2017
VERMONT—rolling green hills, picturesque small villages, mountain views and endless tracts of forest—it’s a picture postcard! This two-day getaway includes overnight accommodations at a classic mountain lodge, a stroll through the aisles at The Vermont Country Store, an afternoon at the Friesans of Majesty Horse Farm for a tour and captivating show, a visit to Hildene (summer residence of Robert Todd Lincoln) and a stop in Bennington.
$299
per person double occupancy $289 per person triple occupancy; $339 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $16. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $150.
INCLUDES
RESERVE BY: June Trip: MARCH 20, 2017 October Trip: JUNE 26, 2017
• Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • One nights’ accommodations: Summit Lodge, Killington • Two meals: one breakfast, one dinner • Services of professional Tour Manager
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CANADA’S ATLANTIC COAST NOVA SCOTIA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK WITH THE NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO 7 DAYS: Sunday, July 2–Saturday, July 8, 2017
$1,649
per person double occupancy $1,629 per person triple occupancy; $2,149 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $105. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
The Baddeck Lighthouse
WELCOME TO ATLANTIC CANADA—the Maritimes—a small group of islands and peninsulas with a rugged coastline, breathtaking mountain vistas, hidden fishing villages, a ribbon of lighthouses and fascinating cultural and historic attractions. We’ll begin with a drive to Portland and visits to the Portland Head Light and Old Port District before boarding the new CAT fast ferry for our passage to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Enjoy a visit to muchphotographed Peggy’s Cove before a Halifax city tour that includes the Titanic gravesites and the majestic Citadel. A highlight of this vacation is the famous International Tattoo evening performance! Dine at a traditional Prince Edward Island lobsterbake and visit the home of Anne of Green Gables; see the ACCOMMODATIONS amazing Hopewell Rocks on the shores of the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick (a DAY 1 Motorcoach to Portland, CAT to Yarmouth NS Marine Wonder of the World). Our last day Rodd Grand Hotel, Yarmouth NS sees us home by way of Maine and a midday DAYS 2–3 The Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax NS stop for lunch. DAYS 4–5
Hotel on Pownal, Charlottetown P.E.I.
DAY 6
Chateau Saint John, Saint John NB
DAY 7
Motorcoach home or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Six nights’ hotel accommodations • Eleven meals: six breakfasts, five dinners including a lobsterbake • International Tattoo reserved seats • Services of professional Tour Manager
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FEATURES Portland Head Light, Portland Old Port District, Nova Star Ferry. Nova Scotia’s scenic lighthouse route, Peggy’s Cove, Halifax highlights tour, Titanic gravesites, Citadel, International Tattoo. Prince Edward Island: Orwell Corner Historic Village, lobsterbake dinner, Anne of Green Gables, Confederation Bridge.
RESERVE BY MARCH 27, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
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THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OREGON & WASHINGTON
10 DAYS: Friday, August 11–Sunday, August 20, 2017 from
$3,379
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
From $4,229 for single reservations. Triple accommodations are unavailable. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Per person deposit is $600.
Seattle
STUNNING NATURAL BEAUTY, charming towns and a colorful atmosphere—the Pacific Northwest has it all! Discover vibrant Portland—the “City of Roses”—with the largest urban forest in the country. Snap some pics in magnificent Mount Hood National Forest before dinner and craft beer at a local brewery. Enjoy the majestic landscape and crystal blue waters of Crater Lake National Park—the “Gem of the Cascades.” Head north along scenic Route 101 and enjoy stops at Olympic National Park: Lake Quinault, a glacial lake; Ruby Beach; Hoh Rainforest; Hurricane Ridge. Spend two nights in captivating Seattle, the Emerald City, and enjoy a tour that includes the salmon Fish Ladder, the Space Needle and lively Pike Place, the famous fish and vegetable market.
ACCOMMODATIONS DAY 1
Mt. Hood
FEATURES Portland tour including Forest Park, Portland Japanese Garden. Mount Hood National Forest and Crater Lake National Park. Tilamook Cheese Factory. Scenic US Route 101 and Olympic National Park, Lake Quinault, Ruby Beach, Hoh Rainforest. Hurricane Ridge scenic walk. Seattle tour including Space Needle, Pike Place Market. OPTIONALS: Portland—Columbia River Gorge & Multnomah Falls, Mount St. Helens Volcanic Monument. VANCOUVER 3n post-tour extension $649 pp/do. OPTIONAL: Victoria Sightseeing.
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Flight from Boston
DAYS 1–3
Courtyard Downtown, Portland OR
DAYS 4–5
DoubleTree by Hilton, Bend OR
DAY 6
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Astoria OR
DAY 7
Red Lion, Port Angeles WA
DAYS 8–9 DAY 10
Best Western Plus, Seattle WA Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Portland and Seattle to Boston • Nine nights’ three- and four-star accommodations • Twelve meals: eight breakfasts, four dinners with wine or beer • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY 5 DAYS: Sunday, August 13–Thursday, August 17, 2017
$869
per person double occupancy $859 per person triple occupancy, $1,169 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $75. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
INCLUDES
WHAT’S IN STORE FOR YOU ON THIS SUMMER GETAWAY to Canada’s Quebec province? Beauty, culture and tons of old world charm! Spend two nights in fabulous Montreal, with accommodations in the heart of the city. Enjoy breakfast amongst locals at neighborhood restaurants and a guided tour that includes the panoramic view from Mount Royal. In Quebec City, we’ll have a narrated tour of both New and Old Quebec including the Plains of Abraham. After breakfast at the Parliament Building we’ll take an excursion to the Shrine of Sainte Anne de Beaupre and Montmorency Falls.
• Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Four nights’ accommodations: Le Centre Sheraton, Montreal two nights, Hotel Palace Royal, Quebec City two nights • Six meals: four breakfasts, two dinners • Services of professional Tour Manager
Montmorency Falls
RESERVE BY MAY 8, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
ST. ANDREWS BY-THE-SEA & CAMPOBELLO ISLAND
4 DAYS: Monday, August 21–Thursday, August 24, 2017 Sunday, September 10–Wednesday, September 13, 2017 HEAD TO VACATIONLAND in the mountains of Maine, see the famed Artist Bridge and set off on a guide-led “moose safari” before arriving in Sunday River. Cross into New per person double occupancy Brunswick and arrive in the idyllic town of St. Andrews by$809 per person triple occupancy $1,119 for single reservations. the-Sea—a National Historic District full of old-world charm, Cancellation insurance waiver is $60. Although not required, we beautiful architecture, unparalleled scenery and a rich recommend purchasing the waiver. marine heritage—and our accommodations for two nights Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per at the elegant, five-star Algonquin Resort St. Andrews person deposit is $300. by-the-Sea, Autograph Collection®. We’ll visit Campobello Island and the Roosevelt INCLUDES Campobello International Park for a visit to • Round-trip motorcoach transportation FDR’s summer home; followed by free time from select locations in St. Andrews to explore the unique shops • Three nights’ accommodations: 1n Sunday or visit Kingsbrae Gardens. River, 2n Algonquin Resort, St. Andrews
$819
By-the-Sea • Six meals: three breakfasts, one lunch, two dinners • Services of professional Tour Manager
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RESERVE BY: August Trip: MAY 15, 2017 September Trip: JUNE 5, 2017
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CANADIAN ROCKIES & GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
7 DAYS: Sunday, August 27–Saturday, September 2, 2017
$2,599
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $2,579 per person triple occupancy; $3,249 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $175. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made a time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $400.
Peyto Lake
THE CANADIAN ROCKIES—a grand outdoor wonderland of dazzling peaks, lush alpine meadows, turquoise lakes, virgin forest, towering waterfalls and epic wildlife. Start in Waterton Lakes National Park, where Alberta’s sprawling prairies meet the towering mountains, and find a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an international peace park and a biosphere reserve all rolled into one. Head to the States to St. Mary, Montana where we’ll board vintage 1930’s Red Buses for an Eastern Alpine tour of Glacier National Park—magnificent and pristine and the only place in the lower 48 where grizzlies still roam in abundance. Travel up Going-to-the-Sun Road (“a strong contender for the most spectacular road in America,—Lonely Planet) to the Continental Divide with a landscape of impressive glaciers, wildflower-strewn valleys and cascading waterfalls. Banff National Park—Canada’s first—“is one of the world’s premiere destinations, spanning a region of unparalleled majestic mountain scenery.”—National Geographic. We’ll traverse the Icefields Parkway (ancient glaciers and dramatic waterfalls), see the glowing turquoise water of ACCOMMODATIONS Peyto Lake, trek the Athabasca Glacier on a DAY 1 Flight from Boston mammoth ice explorer, witness the reflection Delta Calgary South Hotel, Calgary of the Ten Peaks in Moraine Lake and stop DAYS 2–3 Bayshore Inn, Waterton Lake at Chateau Lake Louise, surrounded by a DAY 4–6 Banff International Hotel, Banff panorama of chiseled mountains. An outdoor DAY 7 Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations wonderland, indeed!
FEATURES
INCLUDES
Waterton Lakes National Park, Head-SmashedIn Buffalo Jump, Eastern Alpine Tour of Glacier National Park, Going-to-the Sun Road, Banff National Park, Fort Steele heritage community, Icefields Parkway, Peyto Lake, Athabasca Glacier, Ten Peaks, the Hoodoos rock formations.
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Calgary, via a connecting city • Six nights’ accommodations • Ten meals: six breakfasts, four dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
RESERVE BY MARCH 20, 2017
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BADLANDS & BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA 7 DAYS: Friday, September 8–Thursday, September 14, 2017
$2,099
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $2,079 per person triple occupancy; $2,599 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $175. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300.
Badlands National Park
THE SPIRIT OF THE WEST LIVES ON in South Dakota and this week-long getaway is a wonderful chance to escape the bustle of modern life and reconnect with our country’s rich history. We’ll witness 2.5 billion years of geological history in a single day via the steep canyons, spires and buttes created by the stark, beautiful environment of the Badlands and the 865 foot Devils Tower Monument (made famous in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”). Excursions to the man-made rock formations of Mount Rushmore and the still-inprogress Crazy Horse Memorial are equally breathtaking. Spend three exciting nights in the gold rush town of Deadwood, former residence of true American originals Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. At the Hampton Inn, however, with its 24 hour casino and indoor pool, you won’t be roughing it like they did. The Old West lives on…
ACCOMMODATIONS DAY 1 DAYS 1–3 DAYS 4–6 DAY 7
Flight from Boston Hotel Alex Johnson, Rapid City Hampton Inn and Casino, Deadwood Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
Mount Rushmore
INCLUDES
FEATURES
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Rapid City, SD, via a connecting city • Six nights’ accommodations • Ten meals: six breakfasts, four dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Manager
Rapid City: Journey Museum, excursion to Badlands & Wall Drug, visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial & Crazy Horse Memorial, K-Bar-S Lodge dinner, Custer State Park & Iron Mountain Road. Deadwood: tour, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kevin Costner’s TaTanka: Story of the Bison, excursion to Devils Tower Monument.
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RESERVE BY MAY 1, 2017
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VIRGINIA BEACH & THE OUTER BANKS
6 DAYS: Sunday, September 10–Friday, September 15, 2017
$849
per person double occupancy $839 per person triple occupancy; $1,069 for single
reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $90. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300. Outer Banks
WHEN SUMMER ENDS HERE IN NEW ENGLAND, it’s time to head to the mid-Atlantic coast and Virginia Beach—the largest pleasure beach in the world with six miles of public beach, a busy 40-block boardwalk, an oceanfront park and an old-fashioned fishing pier. We’ll spend three nights in oceanfront, balcony rooms and enjoy a tour that features the First Landing Cross and lighthouse at Cape Henry, a visit to Oceana—home to the US Navy’s fighter jet squadron—and the Military Aviation Museum with the world’s largest private collection of World War I and II era military aircraft. We’ve included a day trip to North Carolina’s Outer Banks—a line of barrier islands protecting the mainland—where we’ll visit the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk and explore the oceanfront village of Manteo and the Roanoke Island Festival Park. Crossing the 23-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge (and tunnels) we’ll reach the Eastern Shore of Virginia, tour an aqua farm and visit the charming town of Cape Charles before reaching the Brandywine Valley. Our return trip to Boston starts with a visit to Philadelphia and the new Museum of the American Revolution.
INCLUDES
Cape Henry Lighthouse
RESERVE BY JUNE 5, 2017
• Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Five nights’ accommodations: 1n Fredericksburg, 3n Virginia Beach, 1n Brandywine Valley • Nine meals: five breakfasts, four dinners • Services of professional Tour Manager
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MACKINAC ISLAND MICHIGAN’S CROWN JEWEL
8 DAYS: Thursday, September 14–Thursday, September 21, 2017
$1,499
per person double occupancy $1,479 per person triple occupancy; $1,929 for single reservations. Cancellation
insurance waiver is $120. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Mackinac Island
SOMETIMES DRIVING IS THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. Our destination is “suspended in time” Mackinac Island—voted one of the Top 10 Islands in the World by Condé Nast Traveler. Before we arrive in Michigan’s enchanting “Crown Jewel” we’ll visit one of America’s greatest historic destinations: 300 years of American life at Greenfield Village and the acclaimed Henry Ford Museum. On Mackinac we’ll enjoy waterfront accommodations at the gracious Island House. Horses, buggies and bicycles are the only transportation allowed on the island and we’ll set off on a scenic horse-drawn carriage tour followed by lunch at the magnificent Grand Hotel. Enjoy an overnight in Frankenmuth—a quaint Bavarian village settled in 1845—before our return journey brings us to Niagara Falls with overnight accommodations and dinner at ACCOMMODATIONS the impressive Sheraton on the Falls hotel. DAY 1 Depart by motorcoach Instead of planes, trains and automobiles, Holiday Inn, Rochester NY on this vacation you’ll enjoy scenic DAYS 2–3 Greenfield Inn, Allen Park MI motorcoaching, ferries and buggies! DAYS 4–5
Island House, Mackinac Island MI
DAY 6
Bavarian Inn Lodge, Frankenmuth MI
DAY 7
Crowne Plaza—Fallsview Hotel, Niagara Falls ON
DAY 8
Motorcoach home or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Seven nights’ accommodations • Thirteen meals: seven breakfasts, one lunch, five dinners • Services of professional Tour Manager
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FEATURES Edsel Ford Estates dinner and mansion tour, Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum, Mackinaw Crossings shopping complex, ferry to Mackinac Island, horse drawn carriage tour of Mackinac Island, lunch at Grand Hotel, Bavarian village of Frankenmuth, Niagara Falls visit.
RESERVE BY JUNE 9, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
SAN ANTONIO GETAWAY
5 DAYS: Friday, September 15–Tuesday, September 19, 2017
$1,579
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $1,559 per person triple occupancy; $1,999 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $120. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300.
Riverwalk
AS THE SONG SAYS “The stars at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas,” and that’s where we’ll be on this four-night getaway to laid-back San Antonio. Historic and cosmopolitan, San Antonio manages this combination easily with a vibrant arts scene, monuments, museums and architecture. And, we’ll be front and center from our accommodations located right on the famous San Antonio River Walk—a network of “cypress-lined paths, arched bridges and lush landscapes” providing pedestrian-only access to eateries and cultural sites. We’ll enjoy both a city tour and river cruise that highlight the Mission San Jose and the Alamo; a visit to the LBJ Ranch and the “Texas White House,” the German settlement of Fredericksburg and Bandera—the “Cowboy Capital of the World”—for a traditional Texas barbecue and entertainment at an authentic dude ranch.
San Jose Mission
Alamo
FEATURES
INCLUDES
River Walk hotel accommodations; tour including Mission San Jose and the Alamo; El Mercado Mexican Marketplace. Excursion to Stonewall and the LBJ Ranch, “Texas White House,” Fredericksburg and Bandera; Paseo del Rio narrated boat ride.
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to San Antonio, via a connecting city • Four nights’ accommodations: Drury Plaza Hotel • Seven meals: four breakfasts, three dinners • Escorted, private round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Manager
RESERVE BY MAY 8, 2017
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THE HAMPTONS
2 DAYS: Sunday, September 17–Monday, September 18, 2017 Sunday, September 24–Monday, September 25, 2017
$319
per person double occupancy $309 per person triple occupancy; $399 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $16. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $150.
Hamptons Beach
THE HAMPTONS—elegance and country charm combined! This overnight getaway to the eastern tip of Long Island begins with the scenic ferry crossing from New London, CT and a visit to the cozy waterfront village of Greenport. We’ve included a winery visit and wine INCLUDES tasting before arrival at our home for the • Round-trip motorcoach transportation night—Hyatt Place East End in Riverhead. from select locations We’ll enjoy a Hamptons tour that explores • One nights’ accommodations: Hyatt Place scenic South and East Hampton and a visit to East End, Riverhead, NY charming Sag Harbor before heading to Port • Two meals: one continental breakfast, Jefferson and the ferry home. one dinner • Sightseeing and touring • Services of professional Tour Manager
RESERVE BY JUNE 12, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
ADIRONDACK HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL
3 DAYS: Friday, September 22–Sunday, September 24, 2017
$519
per person double occupancy $509 per person triple occupancy; $699 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $24. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300.
Adirondacks Hot Air Balloon Festival
IT’S HOT AIR BALLOON SEASON across the country! The 45th Annual Adirondack Hot Air Balloon Festival is an unforgettable event, rated as one the INCLUDES world’s top 10 balloon festivals. Weather permitting, you’ll witness the early morning • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations mass ascension and evening “Moon Glow.” • Two nights’ accommodations: Fort William Enhancing this colorful weekend are a Henry Resort, Lake George cruise on Lake George and a visit to • Four meals: two breakfasts, two dinners Saratoga Springs for a tour and free time. • Sightseeing and touring • Services of professional Tour Manager
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RESERVE BY JUNE 16, 2017
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MEMPHIS & NASHVILLE
6 DAYS: Saturday, September 23–Thursday, September 28, 2017 Saturday, September 30–Thursday, October 5, 2017
$1,799
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
Country Music Hall of Fame
$1,779 per person triple occupancy; $2,249 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $120. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300.
YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THIS EXPERIENCE! Discover the musical culture and rich historic tapestry of America’s iconic music meccas, Memphis and Nashville, and see where Blues and Rock & Roll began! In Memphis we’ll stroll along famous Beale Street—a National Historic Landmark lined with bars, restaurants, shops and live music venues. Memphis also means Elvis—her most famous son—and Graceland. We’ll enjoy a morning tour to learn about this musical heritage that ends with a visit to Elvis’ palatial estate—filled with the largest collection of gold records in the world as well as his elaborate stage costumes and jewelry—and his burial site in the Meditation Garden. During your free time this afternoon you might visit the impressive Stax Museum of American Soul Music, the Memphis Rock ’n Soul Museum (a satellite of the Smithsonian), the Gibson Guitar Factory or the National Civil Rights Museum. You’ll have a chance to get acquainted with Memphis’ other king: legendary Bar-b-que at a slew of famous BBQ joints such as Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous, Tops Bar-B-Q, Central BBQ and Neely’s Bar-BQue. Nashville, where country music was born, ACCOMMODATIONS has become the new darling of the South; it DAY 1 Flight from Boston was one of the most popular international DAYS 1–2 Sheraton Hotel, Memphis TN travel destinations of 2014 and ranked #15 DAYS 3–5 Gaylord Opryland, Nashville TN on The New York Times list of 52 Places to DAY 6 Return flight to Boston Go in 2014. We’ll hit the highlights as we visit or similar hotel accommodations famous Music Row, Historic RCA Studio B, the Parthenon and the one-of-a-kind Country INCLUDES Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Nashville’s • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights musical legacy is best preserved at the Grand from Boston to Memphis and Nashville to Ole Opry and we have reserved seats for an Boston, via a connecting city evening performance before a day visiting • Five nights’ hotel accommodations either the Ryman Auditorium or the Johnny • Eight meals: five breakfasts, three dinners Cash Museum. • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ RESERVE BY MAY 19, 2017
hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Manager
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TRAVEL CLUB SELECT
THE BEST OF THE WEST
CALIFORNIA, GRAND CANYON, YOSEMITE & LAS VEGAS 13 DAYS: Saturday, September 23–Thursday, October 5, 2017
$4,279
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $4,229 per person triple occupancy; $5,579 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $240. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300.
Grand Canyon
EXPLORE A UNIQUE ARRAY OF NATURAL AND MODERN WONDERS as we journey through Arizona and California—with a dash of Las Vegas thrown in for good measure. See the desert terrain of Scottsdale and Phoenix; enjoy stunning Sedona, surrounded by rust-red cliffs and experience amazing views of the Grand Canyon from the South Rim. Head to Las Vegas for two nights and a full day at leisure. Travel to Los Angeles along the Mojave National Preserve and visit the Original Farmers Market, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. Visit beautiful Santa Barbara, where the culture of Europe meets the spirit ACCOMMODATIONS of the West Coast, before heading up the DAY 1 Flight from Boston Big Sur coast to San Simeon and a visit to DAYS 1–2 Courtyard by Marriott, Scottsdale AZ Hearst Castle. Soak in the stunning scenery along Monterey’s famous 17 Mile Drive on DAY 3 Yavapai East Lodge, Grand Canyon AZ our way to famous Cannery Row. Journey to DAYS 4–5 Paris Hotel, Vegas NV Yosemite National Park, one of California’s DAYS 6–8 Westin, Pasadena CA most formidable natural landscapes and see DAYS 9–10 Hotel Pacific, Monterey CA El Capitan and Half Dome and millennia-old DAYS 11–12 Marriott Marquis, San Francisco CA sequoias. San Francisco is unforgettable and DAY 13 Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations you’ll see the highlights on your choice of a sightseeing cruise or city tour.
INCLUDES
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Phoenix and San Francisco to Boston, via a connecting city • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Twelve nights’ first-class accommodations • Seventeen meals: eleven breakfasts, six dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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FEATURES Scottsdale and Phoenix tour. Sedona, Grand Canyon South Rim. Las Vegas. Mojave National Preserve. Los Angeles tour, Original Farmers Market, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica. Santa Barbara. Big Sur coastline, San Simeon, Hearst Castle. Monterey, 17-Mile Drive, Carmel, Cannery Row. Yosemite, El Capitan, Half Dome. San Francisco, Bay cruise or city tour.
RESERVE BY MARCH 17, 2017
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
THE ADIRONDACKS & LAKE PLACID
3 DAYS: Sunday, October 1–Tuesday, October 3, 2017 WHAT HAS 3,000 LAKES, 30,000 MILES OF RIVERS and streams, more wilderness than anywhere else on the East Coast and is constitutionally protected as “forever wild”? The Adirondacks in upstate New York! We’ll travel winding mountain roads past quaint villages to amazing scenic points, visit pretty Saranac Lake, enjoy a luncheon cruise on pristine Raquette Lake to see the sprawling wilderness retreats of the Gilded Age and tour Lake Placid from Mirror Lake to the Olympic Complex.
$479
per person double occupancy $469 per person triple occupancy; $629 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $24. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $150.
INCLUDES
Lake Placid
RESERVE BY JUNE 26, 2017
• Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Two nights’ accommodations: Marriott Courtyard, Lake Placid • Four meals: two breakfasts, one lunch, one dinner • Services of professional Tour Manager
WASHINGTON D.C. COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND
4 DAYS: Friday, October 6–Monday, October 9, 2017 EXPERIENCE THE MEMORIES, MONUMENTS AND MUSEUMS of our Capital. Enjoy a full day of touring including Arlington National Cemetery, the Korean and Vietnam Veteran Memorials, and the World War II Memorial. The following day starts with a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and includes transportation to the Mall area so you may explore on your own. Dinner will be followed by a twilight tour of the illuminated monuments with stops at the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. As we depart for home the next morning, we'll view the United States Air Force memorial.
$659
per person double occupancy $639 per person triple occupancy; $879 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $60. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300.
INCLUDES
The White House
RESERVE BY JUNE 30, 2017
• Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations • Three nights’ accommodations: Doubletree Crystal City Hotel • Five meals: three breakfasts, two dinners • Sightseeing and touring • Services of professional Tour Manager
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MONTREAL GETAWAY
3 DAYS: Sunday, October 8–Tuesday, October 10, 2017
$469
per person double occupancy $459 per person triple occupancy; $679 for single reservations. Cancellation insurance waiver is $24. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $150.
Montreal
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE GETAWAY DESTINATIONS! Join us and experience the ever-chic, ever-cosmopolitan city of Montreal. We’ll enjoy elegant, centrally located accommodations and dinner at Restaurant de Vieux Port in Old Montreal. An included tour features many city highlights, including Old Montreal, Notre INCLUDES Dame Basilica and Mount Royal Park. We can • Round-trip motorcoach transportation even try our luck at the Casino on an included from select locations visit. En route to Boston we’ll have some free • Two nights’ accommodations: time at the Church Street Marketplace in Le Centre Sheraton Burlington, VT to have lunch or visit the shops. • Three meals: two breakfasts, one dinner • Sightseeing and touring • Services of professional Tour Manager
RESERVE BY JUNE 26, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW 2 DAYS: Sunday, October 29–Monday, October 30, 2017
EXPLORE NEW YORK’S HAUNTED HISTORY TRAIL on this two-day, pre-Halloween getaway that includes Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, a walking ghost tour, a haunted castle per person double occupancy and Dracula’s Revenge Dinner! We’ll start with Washington $329 per person triple occupancy; Irving’s (author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) charming $409 for single reservations. home at Sunnyside, learn about the Headless Horseman Cancellation insurance waiver is $24. Although not required, we and the ghosts wandering the Beekman Arms—America’s recommend purchasing the waiver. oldest inn; and visit Van Cortlandt Manor to see the Great Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $150. Jack O’Lantern Blaze which has earned national recognition as the most unique Halloween experience imaginable with more than 7,000 hand carved jack INCLUDES o’lanterns illuminating this walk-through experience. No place does Halloween like • Round-trip motorcoach transportation from select locations Sleepy Hollow!
$339
• One nights’ accommodations: Hampton Inn, Fishkill NY • Two meals: one breakfast, one dinner • Services of professional Tour Manager
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RESERVE BY JULY 21, 2017
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
NEW ORLEANS AND THE GULF COAST
6 DAYS: Sunday, October 15–Friday, October 20, 2017 Sunday, October 22–Friday, October 27, 2017
$1,749
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $1,729 per person triple occupancy; $2,249 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $120. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300.
French Quarter
RESERVE YOUR SPOT ON THIS UNFORGETTABLE GETAWAY to America’s Deep South. Spend two nights at the deluxe Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in historic Biloxi, Mississippi and enjoy great gaming, shopping, spa, pools and restaurants all in a fabulous gulf front setting. What could be more fun than a Biloxi Shrimp Cruise where we’ll learn the art of catching, cooking and eating—Mississippi Gulf Coast style—followed by lunch at a popular eatery and a visit to the Beauvoir-Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library. Arrive in New Orleans and take in the sights with our local guide as we visit the Lakefront, St. Charles Avenue, Jackson Square and famous St. Louis #3 Cemetery. Our accommodations in The Big Easy are superbly located in a private residential area of the French Quarter. At the New Orleans School of Cooking we’ll have dinner and learn how to cook Louisiana-style! Enjoy an excursion along the River Road to beautiful Oak Alley Plantation—complete with tour, free time to enjoy the grounds and an included lunch. We’ll wind up this southern adventure with the traditional jazz brunch buffet at the historic Court of Two Sisters.
TRAVEL FACT
INCLUDES
The French Quarter or Vieux Carré is New Orleans’s oldest neighborhood and a National Historic Landmark. Explore its architecture; lush greenery and fountains; Jackson Square’s fortune tellers, artists and musicians; cafés, voodoo temples and the historic French Market!
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to New Orleans via a connecting city • Five nights’ accommodations: Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi two nights; Hotel Provincial, New Orleans three nights • Ten meals: five breakfasts, two lunches, three dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
RESERVE BY JUNE 9, 2017
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THE FOOD AND WINE OF
SAN FRANCISCO & CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY 6 DAYS: Friday, November 10–Wednesday, November 15, 2017
from
$2,739
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
From $3,439 for single reservations. Triple accommodations are unavailable. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Per person deposit is $600.
Napa Vineyard
SAN FRANCISCO IS ONE-OF-A-KIND—eccentric, eclectic and uninhibited—and we’ll discover diverse neighborhoods, farmers’ markets and world-famous icons as we enjoy a taste of local specialties in the trendy Mission District. Heading north up the coast we’ll visit Point Reyes Station and sample fresh oysters before arriving in the Sonoma Valley where we’ll savor a wine and olive oil tasting. After a free morning in Napa we’ll enjoy the drive through the Napa Valley as well as stops at three local vineyards to sip regional wines and indulge at a cheese tasting. Our last stop is bayside Berkeley, known for its vibrant cultural scene and we’ll sample local specialties with tastings at shops throughout the city before an immersive gourmet cooking class. Yummy!
ACCOMMODATIONS DAY 1 DAYS 1–2 DAYS 3–4
Flight from Boston Hilton Financial District, San Francisco Hilton Garden Inn, Napa Valley
DAY 5
TBA, South Bay Region
DAY 6
Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to San Francisco • Five nights’ three- and four-star accommodations • Seven meals: four breakfasts, one lunch, two dinners with wine or beer • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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San Francisco
FEATURES San Francisco tour, Golden Gate Park, Chinatown, shop at Embarcadero Ferry Farmers’ Market, taste local specialties in the Mission District. View the Marin Headlands, Point Reyes National Seashore, sample fresh oysters. Sonoma Valley wine and olive oil tasting. Napa Valley: stop at three vineyards to sample regional wines, cheese tasting. Berkley: sample local specialties, immersive gourmet cooking class. OPTIONALS: San Francisco—Alcatraz Island.
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AT THE HOLIDAYS
6 DAYS: Sunday, December 3–Friday, December 8, 2017
$2,599
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $2,569 per person triple occupancy; $3,199 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $240. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made a time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $550. If you purchase the waiver, the deposit is $300.
Savannah, GA
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY—a traditional warm, sweet welcome—is never more appealing than during the holidays and we’ll experience the South’s legendary charm on this historyrich stroll through South Carolina and Georgia! In Charleston—“America’s Best-Mannered City”—we’ll experience a city brimming with celebrated Colonial, Antebellum and Victorian homes, visit City Market and enjoy an enchanting drive through James Island County Park sparkling with more than 500,000 Christmas lights. Travel through Carolina’s scenic Low Country to Savannah, home to the largest National Historic Landmark District in the U.S. Savannah’s unique allure is at its most brilliant during the holidays with shops, historic homes and restaurants beckoning with lights and decorations. Travel along the pristine Georgia coast, home of the Golden Isles, before arriving at the exclusive Jekyll Island Club ACCOMMODATIONS Hotel—handsomely decorated for the DAY 1 Flight from Boston season. We’ve included a historic district DAYS 1–2 Hyatt Place Charleston, Charleston SC tour and leisure time before an afternoon of DAY 3 Hilton Garden Inn, Savannah GA Christmas caroling and refreshments. DAYS 4–5
FEATURES Charleston: free time, tour including historic homes, Fort Sumter battery, City Market, James Island County Park holiday tour.Savannah tour including the Historic District, River Street and Andrew Low Home and Gardens. Cooking demonstration. The Golden Isles; exclusive Jekyll Island Club Hotel, tour Jekyll Island Historic Landmark district. OPTIONAL: Charleston— Historic Carriage Ride with lunch.
SAVE $100 WHEN YOU RESERVE BY JUNE 26, 2017
DAY 6
Jekyll Island Club, Jekyll Island GA Return flight to Boston
or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Charleston and Jacksonville, FL to Boston, via a connecting city • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Five nights’ first-class accommodations • Eight meals: five breakfasts, three dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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TRAVEL CLUB SELECT
CHARM OF THE SOUTH
TRAVEL CLUB SELECT
NEW YEAR’S IN CALIFORNIA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE
5 DAYS: Friday, December 29, 2017–Tuesday, January 2, 2018
$2,779
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $2,749 per person triple occupancy; $3,329 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $100. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $550. If you purchase the waiver, the deposit is $300.
Los Angeles Fireworks
WELCOME IN THE NEW YEAR WITH THIS UNFORGETTABLE HOLIDAY to sunny Southern California and enjoy the event of the year—the Tournament of Roses Parade! From our accommodations in Los Angeles we’ll head to Pasadena for a behind-the-scenes look at the parade preparations and view the floats in their final stages of decorating. Next, take our seats for Bandfest and watch a preview of the bands selected from all over the country that will perform in the parade. Enjoy free time back in Los Angeles during the afternoon and evening. Begin New Year’s Eve day relaxing or schedule an optional tour before the Gala Dinner Dance this evening— complete with live entertainment and a champagne toast. On New Year’s Day we’ll return to Pasadena and our reserved seats for prime viewing of the magnificent parade. Parade Float
INCLUDES
FEATURES
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Los Angeles, California, via a connecting city • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Four nights’ first-class accommodations: The Westin Bonaventure, Los Angeles • Five meals: three breakfasts, two dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
Pasadena excursion to see the floats being decorated, attend Bandfest to see selected bands perform. New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner Dance; Tournament of Roses Parade reserved seating. OPTIONALS: Inside Historic Hollywood, The Queen Mary and Long Beach Aquarium, The Jewel of Pasadena, J. Paul Getty Center, The Reagan Library. LAS VEGAS 3n post-tour extension $549 pp/do land only.
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SAVE $100 WHEN YOU RESERVE BY JULY 21, 2017
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
NEW YEAR’S IN NASHVILLE
5 DAYS: Saturday, December 30, 2017–Wednesday, January 3, 2018
$1,899
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $1,879 per person triple occupancy; $2,399 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection Plan is $120. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Per person deposit is $300.
Cumberland River
NAMED ONE OF THE FRIENDLIEST CITIES by Condé Nast Traveler, Nashville is the perfect spot to celebrate New Year’s Eve! Spend four nights at the Opryland Hotel, charmingly decorated for the holidays, and enjoy a wealth of dining, shopping and entertainment, indoor pool and nine acres of lush indoor gardens and cascading waterfalls. We’ll take in a performance of the Grand Ole Opry at historic Ryman Auditorium, enjoy a tour of Nashville with our singer/song writer guide, visit Belle Meade Plantation and have dinner at the famed Loveless Cafe. Ring in the New Year aboard the General Jackson Showboat—a 300foot paddlewheel riverboat—with dinner, dancing and fireworks at midnight as we cruise the Cumberland River! During our free time we might visit the Country Music Hall of Fame or wander one of Nashville’s charming neighborhoods packed with unique shops, indie coffeehouses, innovative bakeries, new breweries and distilleries. “A perfect harmony of howdy ma’am Southern character and a hip, urban flair, Nashville exudes a personality all its own,” says Lonely Planet, who named Nashville one of the top ten world cities to visit.
Ryman Auditorium, Grand Ole Opry
FEATURES
INCLUDES
Grand Ole Opry performance. Guided tour including Music Row and Historic RCA Studio B. General Jackson Showboat New Year’s Eve celebration. Day at leisure. Visit Belle Meade Plantation. Dinner at Loveless Cafe.
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Nashville, via a connecting city • Four nights’ accommodations: Opryland Hotel • Seven meals: four breakfasts, three dinners • Services of professional Tour Manager
RESERVE BY JULY 26, 2017
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THE AMALFI COAST CAPRI, POSITANO, POMPEII AND RAVELLO
$2,699
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Call for single and triple rates and reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
THIS IS THE TRIP OUR MEMBERS CALL THE BEST VALUE in travel today! In a country with over 7,000 km of coastline, the Amalfi Coast is often considered the “coast with the most.” This 50 km long stretch of paradise entrances visitors with stunning scenery, panoramic vistas, sun-washed, hill-hugging villages and, of course, its unmatched Italian style and culture. The Amalfi Coast is beautiful, romantic and dramatic and the Club has become justly famous for our tour of the best of the best. Home-base is a charming hotel in Maiori with its long, wide beach. From there we’ll set out on a new adventure each day—a guided tour of the excavations at Pompeii followed by a winery visit; a full-day visit to the magical and glamorous isle of Capri; a full-day visit to glorious Sorrento, with lunch; and an exploration of the town of Amalfi. The next day we’ll travel by motorboat to the village that seems to tumble into the blue sea—Positano—where we’ll have the whole day to explore on our own. And we’ve included a half-day visit to astonishing Ravello, including admission to Villa Rufolo and lunch. After this trip, you’ll know what “la dolce vita” really means!
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9 DAYS:
Saturday, April 29–Sunday, May 7, 2017 Saturday, September 23–Sunday, October 1, 2017 Saturday, October 7–Sunday, October 15,2017
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FEATURES
• Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Naples, via Rome • Seven nights’ four-star accommodations: Hotel Pietra di Luna, Maiori • Fifteen meals, seven buffet breakfasts, four lunches, four dinners with wine • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local guide during excursions
Half-day guided excursion to Pompeii, including a winery visit and lunch; full-day guided excursion to Capri, including lunch; full-day excursion to Sorrento and Amalfi, including lunch; visit to Positano; half-day guided excursion to Ravello, including lunch.
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Capri
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THE COLORS OF TUSCANY FLORENCE, LUCCA, CINQUE TERRE, CORTONA & ASSISI 10 DAYS: Friday, April 21–Sunday, April 30, 2017
$3,399
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Single supplement is $225. We have a limited number of single supplements available at just $100. Call to reserve. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Tuscany
A DREAMY LANDSCAPE of gently rolling hills covered with olive groves, cypress tree-lined country roads, endless vineyards, medieval hilltop villages, unmatched art and architecture, good food and great wine—Tuscany is a traveler’s paradise. This new vacation starts with four nights in Montecatini Terme and highlights the jewels of northern Tuscany with visits to Florence—“the heart and soul of the Renaissance,” elegant Lucca with its cobbled streets and handsome piazzas and the Cinque Terre—some of the most dramatic coastal scenery on the planet. Travel through Chianti country and visit an ancient winery estate for a wine tasting and lunch on our way to the spa resort town of Chianciano Terme. Fall in love with historic Montepulciano— whose hill-top perch makes an enduring image of Tuscany—tiny Pienza, delightfully crowded with Renaissance architecture; beautiful and ACCOMMODATIONS fascinating Cortona; Arezzo, recently voted DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston one of the best places to live in Italy (by DAYS 2–5 Grand Hotel Plaza, Italians); and Assisi (in Umbria), the UNESCO Montecatini Terme World Heritage Site dedicated to St. Francis. DAYS 6–9 Grand Hotel Capitol, Amazing art, appealing villages, ancient Chianciano Terme culture and traditions, there is no place on DAY 10 Return flight to Boston earth like Tuscany. or similar hotel accommodations
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FEATURES
• Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Florence, via Rome and Rome to Boston • Eight nights’ four-star accommodations • Sixteen meals: eight breakfasts, three lunches while touring, five dinners with wine • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
Excursion to Florence with half-day guided walking tour. Excursion to Lucca with walking tour and lunch. Excursion to Cinque Terre with lunch. Visit Castello di Verrazzano winery estate for tour, tasting and lunch. Excursion to Montepulciano and Pienza; agriturismo dinner. Excursion to Assisi. Excursion to Arezzo and Cortona.
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VISIT SICILY IN THE SPRING
9 DAYS: Saturday, April 22–Sunday, April 30, 2017
$3,199
per person double occupancy
Single supplement is $255. We have a limited number of single supplements available at just $100. Call to reserve. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Taormina Hillside
AN ANCIENT TOWN PERCHED HIGH ABOVE BLUE SEAS and decorated with blazingred bougainvillea framing white-washed buildings, Taormina is Sicily’s jewel and ranked #4 of “best spring destinations” by Condé Nast Traveller. We’ll spend seven nights at the Continental Hotel, located in the heart of Old Town just steps from Corso Umberto—the main pedestrian street—and get acquainted on a half-day walking tour. A highlight of our week will be a hands-on cooking class with Chef Massimo Tomarchio that begins with a guided visit to the local market! Enjoy an excursion to Catania, a port city nestled in the foothills of grumbling, old Mount Etna, for a visit to its bustling street market, followed by a winery visit and lunch at an estate on the slopes of the volcano!...and Siracusa, to visit the spectacular archaeological site and beautiful Ortigia Island. We’ll visit Taormina Amphitheatre Messina—sprawling up the hillside above its sickle-shaped harbor—and Savoca, a 12thINCLUDES century mountain village where scenes from • Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia The Godfather were filmed. Our relaxing Airlines flights from Boston to Catania, week winds down with a free day to explore via Rome on our own.
FEATURES Taormina half-day guided walking tour. Market visit and hands-on cooking class. Excursion to Catania and visit to Barone di Villagrande winery estate for tasting and lunch. Excursion to Siracusa archaeological park and Ortigia Island. Excursion to Messina and Savoca.
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• Seven nights’ three-star accommodations: Hotel Continental, Taormina • Eleven meals: seven breakfasts, four dinners with wine • One hands-on cooking lesson • Wine tasting and lunch • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
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SINGLE-FRIENDLY PRICING
INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
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A WEEK IN TAORMINA
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VERSILIA: THE TUSCAN RIVIERA FLORENCE, LUCCA, PISA, CARRARA, ELBA
9 DAYS: Saturday, May 6–Sunday, May 14, 2017
$3,329
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Single supplement is $245. We have a limited number of single supplements available at just $100. Call to reserve. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Pisa
VERSILIA, ON TUSCANY’S NORTHERN COAST, is a stretch of lovely beach resorts and charming villages. Our home base is Viareggio, known for its lively seaside promenade, Liberty-style architecture, shops, cafés and restaurants—perfect for the traditional evening passeggiata. We’ve included an excursion to Carrara, with a visit to a private marble quarry, before heading to historic Pietrasanta—a refined art town of tiny galleries and artisan workshops—for a visit and lunch. Next is a full day in breathtaking Florence with a guided walking tour followed by free time to explore on our own. Visit Pisa’s famous Campo dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles) with its graceful Duomo, cupcake-like Baptistry, and the (in)famous leaning bell tower; and elegant Lucca with its handsome piazzas and shady promenades. “Intense beauty, great cuisine and amazing aromas….” That’s how NYTimes.com describes the wildly charming Cinque Terre where we’ll have lunch and a wine-tasting on this full-day visit. Enjoy an excursion to the Island of Elba; ancient villages, Roman archaeological sites, and the Villa dei Mulini—now a museum, once the residence of Napoleon in exile. Capping off this holiday is an excursion to off-the-beaten track Pistoia— with its old walls, striped churches, frescoes, medieval watchtowers and arcaded piazzas— everything we’re looking for in an old Tuscan city.
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FEATURES
• Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Pisa, via Rome • Seven nights’ three-star accommodations: Hotel Katy, Viareggio • Fourteen meals: seven breakfasts, three lunches while touring, four dinners with wine • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
Excursion to Carrara and Pietrasanta with visit to marble quarry and lunch. Excursion to Florence with guided half-day walking tour. Excursion to Pisa with lunch at Il Poggio. Excursion to Cinque Terre with lunch. Excursion to Elba Island. Excursion to Pistoia.
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AN INDEPENDENT ADVENTURE
7 DAYS: Tuesday, May 9–Monday, May 15, 2016
$2,559
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
$3,394 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $500. Parc Guell
CHIC, COSMOPOLITAN, HISTORIC, STUNNING—the iconic city of Barcelona “is the epitome of European cool,” claims TripAdvisor. This vibrant coastal city has exciting nightlife, outstanding restaurants, gorgeous Art Deco architecture and Europe’s bestpreserved Gothic quarter. Not to mention Barcelona’s signature attraction—Antonio Gaudi’s magnificent La Sagrada Familia Basilica. Sample incredible tapas in the city of their origin and ramble through Las Ramblas, a series of five lovely, lively streets packed with buskers, street vendors and colorful markets. Barcelona will recharge your senses—¡olé!
Barcelona Center
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Tapas Diners
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• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Barcelona, via a connecting city • Five nights’ four-star accommodations: H10 Casanova Hotel • Breakfast daily • Half-day guided Barcelona highlights tour • Hosted, round-trip airport/hotel transfers
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BARCELONA GETAWAY
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VENICE, SAN MARINO & RIMINI JEWELS ON ITALY’S ADRIATIC COAST
9 DAYS: Saturday, May 13–Sunday, May 21, 2017
$3,499
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Call for single and triple rates and reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Venice
THIS HOLIDAY IN NORTHERN ITALY IS A DREAM! It starts in Emilia Romagna, the gastronomic heart of Italy, and ends in astonishing Venice with its 150 canals, 400 bridges and countless piazzas. Our home base for the first four nights is the classic seaside resort of Rimini—a popular holiday retreat for Italians! Our adventure begins with a visit to elegant Bologna, a sophisticated university city with well-preserved medieval architecture, 24 miles of covered walkways and where food is taken very seriously! Next up: The picture book Republic of San Marino, the world’s smallest sovereign state—24 square miles of mountain scenery—completely surrounded by Italy. An excursion to Ravenna highlights its famous and stunning 5th–6th century Byzantine mosaics. Next is Ferrara, whose historic center is much as it was 300 years ago. There are those who argue that Ferrara is the perfect Italian city, just as fabulous as Florence. And now the star attraction: extraordinary Venice. “With its ACCOMMODATIONS magnificent 16th and 17th-century palaces DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston and piazzas, it is no surprise that Venice is DAYS 2–5 Hotel Villa Adriatica, Rimini considered one of the most beautiful cities in DAYS 6–8 Hotel Violino d’Oro, Venice DAY 9 Return flight to Boston the world.” Condé Nast Traveler. We’ll enjoy or similar hotel accommodations a walking tour of the Piazza San Marco and end our holiday with a river cruise on the Il Burchiello, cruising among the Venetian INCLUDES villas of the Riviera del Brenta. • Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Bologna and Venice to Boston, via Rome • Seven nights’ four-star accommodations • Eleven meals: seven breakfasts, four dinners with wine • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
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FEATURES Excursion to San Marino. Excursion to Bologna with guided walking tour. Excursion to Ravenna with guided walking tour. Visit to Ferrara. Venice half-day guided walking tour. Half-day river cruise from Venice to Oriago.
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LANDSCAPES OF SCOTLAND & IRELAND 15 DAYS: Sunday, June 11–Sunday, June 25, 2017 from
$4,319
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
Ireland
From $4,859 for single reservations. Triple accommodations are unavailable. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $450.
HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF HISTORY come alive as we visit appealing cities, enjoy warm Celtic culture and travel the magical countryside of Scotland and Ireland. Historic—the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle—and cool—excellent restaurants and contemporary galleries; Edinburgh is a cultural tapestry. In Glasgow, world famous art collections, the best shopping in the UK outside London and exciting nightlife, we’ll see the highlights and visit the amazing Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Ferry across the Irish Sea to Belfast, the heart of Northern Ireland, with a vibrant nightlife, excellent restaurants and the Titanic Visitor Centre. Visit Galway—the ‘most Irish’ of Irish cities— where cobblestoned streets and medieval town walls compliment the port city’s contemporary vibe. Traverse the beautiful landscapes of the Burren to County Kerry and Ireland’s most iconic scenery. See the majestic Cliffs of Moher and rugged terrain of the Dingle Peninsula FEATURES before arriving in Dublin—home to Oscar Edinburgh: tour including the Royal Mile and Wilde, Guinness and U2! With pubs famous Edinburgh Castle. Stirling Castle. Glasgow tour. for traditional entertainment, 1,000 plus years Ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast. Belfast tour including the Titanic Museum. Galway: Kilbeggan of history, and trendy galleries, Dublin is a whisky distillery, Galway tour, village of Claddagh. cosmopolitan capital whose culture has been County Kerry: the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty brilliantly preserved. Castle, Dingle Peninsula, Slea Head road, Killarney National Park. Blarney Castle and Waterford crystal factory. Dublin tour including Trinity College, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Temple Bar district. OPTIONALS: Edinburgh—Abbottsford House & Melrose Abbey, Blair Castle & Whisky Distillery. Belfast—Giant’s Causeway. Galway—Kylemore Abbey & Connemarra National Park, Castle Banquet Dinner. Dublin—Powerscourt & Glendalough. LONDON 3n pre-tour extension $749 pp/do. OPTIONALS: Windsor Castle, Stonehenge & Oxford.
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INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Edinburgh and Dublin to Boston • Thirteen nights’ three-star accommodations: Edinburgh 3n, Glasgow 1n, Belfast 2n, Galway 2n, Country Kerry 2n, Waterford 1n, Dublin 2n • Seventeen meals: twelve breakfasts, five dinners with wine or beer • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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SPAIN’S COAST & ISLANDS WALKING TOUR 10 DAYS: Friday, June 23–Sunday, July 2, 2017
from
$3,589
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
From $3,859 for single reservations. Triple accommodations are unavailable. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $450.
Mallorca
FROM COSMOPOLITAN BARCELONA, awash in magnificent architecture, to the natural beauty of the Balearic Islands of Menorca and Mallorca, this new walking tour explores the landscapes and culture of Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Step into the imaginative world of Antonio Gaudi with a visit to La Sagrada Familia—the masterwork-in-progress—on a Barcelona city tour. Enjoy an excursion to the stunning Costa Brava—“rugged coast”—stretching north to the French border. In laidback Menorca—a Mediterranean paradise—we’ll walk along the coastal landscape following the Camí de Cavalls, visit the white sands of Punta Prima beach and stroll ACCOMMODATIONS the port city of Ciutadella before a full-day DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston excursion exploring S’Albufera Natural DAYS 2–4 Catalonia Barcelona Plaza, Barcelona Park. Mallorca is a “classic Mediterranean DAYS 5–6 Set Hotels Port Ciutadela, Menorca postcard…with a big sunny personality”— DAYS 7–8 Hotel Catalonia Majorica, Mallorca DAY 9 Catalonia Gran Via, Madrid Lonely Planet. Enjoy a walking tour of Palma DAY 10 Return flight to Boston before exploring the village of Fornalutx, or similar hotel accommodations Caves of the Dragon caverns and a massive underground lake.
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• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Barcelona and Madrid to Boston • Internal flights: Barcelona to Menorca, Mallorca to Madrid • Ferry transfer from Menorca to Mallorca • Eight nights’ four-star accommodations • Ten meals: seven breakfasts, three dinners with wine or beer • Five escorted walks • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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FEATURES Barcelona tour including La Sagrada Familia. Walking tour of Costa Brava including Begur and Pals. Menorca: walking tour of Punta Prima, walking tour of S’Albuera National Park. Mallorca: walking tour of Palma, walking tour of Fornalutx. Excursion to Caves of the Dragon & Lake Martel. OPTIONALS: Barcelona—Park Güell & La Pedrera, Flamenco Dinner Show. MADRID 2n post-tour extension $379 pp/do. OPTIONALS: Toledo excursion.
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12 DAYS: Thursday, August 31–Monday, September 11, 2017: $4,399* WITH CHRISTMAS MARKETS: Wednesday, December 6–Sunday, December 17, 2017: $4,099* INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. *Prices are per person double occupancy. Single accommodations for this tour are limited and triples are unavailable. Call for rates and availability. Fuel surcharge, taxes and fees subject to change. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $280. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $550. If you purchase the waiver, the deposit is $300.
Neuschwanstein Castle
DISCOVER GERMANY’S OLD WORLD CHARM and modern urban cities on this enchanting adventure. Explore the historic landmarks of Berlin and the welcoming cities of Munich and Hamburg; visit the café in Lübeck where marzipan was created; sample local beer in Munich and wine in Rothenburg; and learn to make pastry. Travel the Fairy Tale Road connecting the medieval towns and landscapes that were the inspiration for the Brothers Grimm fairy tales and visit the castles of Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzel. See magnificent scenery along the Romantic Road as it winds through countryside connecting FEATURES medieval walled towns of half-timbered Berlin city tour. Lübeck: tour and visit to Café houses and picturesque villages and ends Niederegger. Hamburg: walking and panoramic at famed Neuschwanstein Castle. “Once tours; choice of harbor cruise or lake cruise. upon a time...” (The December program Bremen walking tour. Visit Sleeping Beauty’s castle, provides ample time to visit the historic Sababurg. Visit Rapunzel’s castle, Trendelburg. Visit Christmas Markets.) Brothers Grimm Museum in Kassel. Wurzburg: local wine tasting and evening walking tour. Choice of pastry making at local bakery or visit to Christmas Museum. Tour Neuschwanstein Castle. Munich: walking tour. OPTIONALS: Berlin—Highlights of Potsdam and Sanssouci Palace. Würzburg— Würzburg Residence Palace.
RESERVE BY: August Trip: SAVE $100 WHEN YOU RESERVE BY FEBRUARY 2, 2017 December Trip: SAVE $200 WHEN YOU RESERVE BY JUNE 1, 2017
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Berlin and Munich to Boston, via a connecting city • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Ten nights’ first-class accommodations • Fifteen meals: ten breakfasts, five dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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GERMANY’S ROMANTIC & FAIRY TALE SIGHTS
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SICILY’S RESORTS
11 DAYS: Friday, September 1–Monday, September 11, 2017
$3,599
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Single supplement is $300. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required Per person deposit is $300.
Mt. Etna, Taormina
THIS EXCLUSIVE CLUB VACATION explores Sicily’s legendary and colorful seaside resorts! Start in Castellammare del Golfo, a picturesque seaside town with a handsome curved harbor; visit Erice, a mesmerizing walled medieval town and indulge in a wine-tasting tour at Donnafugata Cellars in Marsala. Enjoy a stop in Cefalù, historic and bustling with color and dramatically set on a craggy coast. On the island of Lipari we’ll stay in Lipari Town—a busy little port with a pretty, pastel colored seafront, enjoy a get-acquainted tour and lunch at a local seafood restaurant. We’ve included two full-day excursions: Vulcano Island and the islands of Panarea and Stromboli to see the sun set on the volcano! We’ll end our vacation in Taormina, a breathtaking paradise where history meets “la dolce vita” with quaint ACCOMMODATIONS streets packed with color and charm, DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston boutiques and cafés. Enjoy a guided walking DAYS 2–4 Hotel Al Madarig, tour and an excursion to Mt. Etna followed Castellammare del Golfo by a winery visit and lunch at Villagrande DAYS 5–8 Hotel Arciduca, Lipari DAYS 9–10 Hotel Continental, Taormina Estate on the slopes of the volcano! DAY 11
Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Palermo and Catania to Boston, via Rome • Nine nights’ three- and four-star accommodations • Seventeen meals: nine breakfasts, two lunches while touring, six dinners with wine • Round-trip hydrofoil ferry from Milazzo to Lipari • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
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FEATURES Full-day excursion to Palermo and Monreale. Visit Erice; excursion to Donnafugata Wine Estate in Marsala with visit of historic family cellars and wine tasting with local specialties; visit Fontanasalsa for olive oil tasting. Visit Cefalù. Half-day guided tour of Lipari island and lunch with wine. Afternoon and evening boat excursion to Panarea and Stromboli. Full-day boat excursion to Vulcano. Guided walking tour of Taormina. Excursion to Mt. Etna followed by winery estate visit and lunch.
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THEATER AND SIGHTSEEING 8 DAYS: Tuesday, September 5–Tuesday, September 12, 2017
$2,999
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
$3,894 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $500. London Theatre
LONDON: FOUR WORLD HERITAGE SITES—The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Maritime Greenwich, and Kew Royal Botanic Gardens—more than two hundred freeadmission attractions, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Big Ben, the Royals (both old and new), street markets, an endless choice of pubs, glorious green parks, the best theater scene on the planet, black cabs and red double-decker buses, shopping at Harrods, Selfridges and Oxford Street. We’ve included a full-day guided excursion including a Thames cruise, a tour of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and a backstage tour of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and tickets to two top performances. (List of shows will be available in spring 2017.)
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Westminster Abbey
RESERVE BY MAY 5, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
• Round-trip, non-stop, regularly scheduled flights from Boston to London • Six nights’ four-star accommodations: Thistle Euston • Full-day guided tour including Thames Cruise, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Royal Theatre, Drury Lane • Tickets to two top theater performances (transfers not included) • English breakfast daily • Welcome dinner at Salieri (or similar) in Covent Garden with round-trip transfers • Farewell dinner at OXO Tower Restaurant with round-trip transfers • Hosted, round-trip airport/hotel transfers
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LONDON
LEGENDARY IRELAND
9 DAYS: Wednesday, September 6–Thursday, September 14, 2017
$2,799
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $2,799 per person triple occupancy; $3,199 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $175. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $400.
Cliffs of Moher
“THE PIPES, THE PIPES ARE CALLING, from glen to glen, and down the mountain side….” Next September you can answer on this week-long jaunt that offers a bit of history, loads of hospitality and a countryside full of charm and beauty. We’ll delve right in when upon arrival, we head directly to the amazing 700-foot-high Cliffs of Moher and later arrive at our accommodations in Galway. In Connemara, we’ll visit the gothic revival lakeside castle of Kylemore Abbey with its Victorian Gardens and have leisure time to explore Galway. Enjoy a visit to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and a drive through the lovely village of Adare before arriving in Killarney where we’ll have a two-night stay. An amazing excursion is in store as we wind along the Ring of Kerry, see the Gap of Dunloe and enjoy a visit to Muckross House. Journey to world-famous Blarney Castle and earn the gift of gab by kissing the Blarney ACCOMMODATIONS Stone, before a walking tour of Kinsale. Visit DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston Cork’s English Market, tour Old Jameson DAYS 2–3 Menlo Park Hotel, Galway Distillery and see the famous Rock of Cashel. DAYS 4–5 Randles Hotel, Killarney Our last stop will be Dublin where we’ll DAY 6 Imperial Hotel, Cork spend two nights and see Trinity College and DAYS 7–8 Cassidy’s Hotel, Dublin St. Patrick’s Cathedral on a guided tour with DAY 9 Return flight to Boston free time to explore on our own. or similar hotel accommodations
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FEATURES
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Dublin or Shannon • Seven nights’ accommodations • Thirteen meals: seven breakfasts, six dinners, including dinner and entertainment at Merry Ploughboy’s Pub • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
Cliffs of Moher, Connemara region, Kylemore Abbey, Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Ring of Kerry, Gap of Dunloe, Muckross House, Blarney Castle and Blarney Stone, Blarney Woolen Mills, Kinsale, Old Jameson Distillery in Midleton, Rock of Cashel, Dublin Tour including Trinity College and St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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RESERVE BY MARCH 31, 2017
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
$2,799
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Single supplement is $395. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Venice
YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE VENICE! This exotic lagoon city, built on a hundred islands in the Adriatic, is a watery labyrinth of sun-speckled canals and arched bridges, marble palaces, piazzas both massive and tiny, narrow streets and a glorious quayside promenade…all in a car-free zone! The heart of Venice, Piazza San Marco, looks as perfect as a film set. Your first cruise (by gondola or vaporetto) down the Grand Canal—the most beautiful “street” in Venice, surrounded by opulent architecture and bustling with water-craft— is an unforgettable experience! “A heady mix of haunting sights, awe-inspiring art and ACCOMMODATIONS vibrant street life”—Lonely Planet, Rome is DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston beautiful and inspiring. From its magnificent DAYS 2–4 Hotel Violino d’Oro, Venice cityscape of ancient icons like the Colosseum DAYS 5–8 Hotel Medici, Rome and Pantheon, to mosaics and frescoes DAY 9 Return flight to Boston adorning art-rich churches, and monumental or similar hotel accommodations St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome is awash with priceless treasures. Be sure to spend some INCLUDES time lounging at a streetside café on a pretty • Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia piazza and head to a neighborhood trattoria Airlines flights from Boston to Venice, via for a real slice of Roman life.
Trevi Fountain, Rome
RESERVE BY MAY 26, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
Rome and Rome to Boston • Seven nights’ three-star accommodations • Breakfast daily • Welcome dinner with wine in Venice • Farewell dinner with wine in Rome • Venice half-day guided walking tour including admission to Palazzo Ducale • Rome full-day tour including panoramic coach tour and admission to Vatican • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local guide during excursions
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VENICE & ROME
9 DAYS: Saturday, September 9–Sunday, September 17, 2017
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LAKES & VILLAGES OF NORTHERN ITALY PLUS: ALPINE SWITZERLAND
9 DAYS: Saturday, September 16–Sunday, September 24, 2017
$2,999
SINGLE-FRIENDLY PRICING
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. SIngle supplement is $315. We have a limited number of single supplements available at just $250. Call to reserve. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Lake Maggiore
NORTHERN ITALY is a gorgeous landscape of deep blue lakes, smart resort towns, ancient villages, fortified castles and lush gardens. Lake Maggiore’s charm and sophistication are the perfect setting for Baveno, a small lake-side resort flanked by cypress trees, dotted with villas and lake-side promenades brimming with café’s and bars overlooking the Borromean Islands. From our accommodations directly on the lake-front in a converted 18th-century villa, we’ll enjoy excursions to Isola Bella, quiet and secluded Lake Orta and romantic Bellagio on Lake Como. We’ll have some time to browse in Stresa and see the highlights of Milan in a half-day tour. The highlight of this holiday may be the full-day excursion to three jewels of Alpine Switzerland: Ascona, with its charming old town and promenade overlooking Lake Maggiore; Locarno, which boasts the warmest climate in Switzerland, with flourishing palm and lemon trees and a 12th-century castle; and Bellinzona, the “most Italian Swiss town” with picturesque squares and courtyards and a trio of castles. Lake Maggiore is one of Italy’s most elegant destinations with old world charm, flower-decked lake islands and shores spanning two countries.
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FEATURES
• Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Milan, via Rome • Seven nights’ four-star accommodations: Hotel Simplon, Baveno • Eleven meals: seven buffet breakfasts, four dinners with wine • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
Cruise to Isola Bella, tour of Palazzo Borromeo, free time. Free time in Stresa. Full-day excursion to Ascona, Bellinzona and Locarno including Castelgrande in Bellinzona. Excursion to Lake Como including tour of Villa Carlotta, mini-cruise of Lake Como, free time in Bellagio. Excursion to Lake Orta, market at Omegna, mini-cruise to Orta San Giulio, wine tasting and snack. Full-day excursion to Milan including guided tour and free time.
RESERVE BY JUNE 1, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
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SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA & MUNICH OKTOBERFEST
10 DAYS: Wednesday, September 20–Friday, September 29, 2017
$3,799
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $3,799 per person triple occupancy; $4,459 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $220. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $400.
Munich Oktoberfest
SOARING SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAIN PEAKS, Alpine villages and lakes, uber-chic resorts, medieval cities and Oktoberfest—the largest fair in the world. Sounds good? We think so! Spend four nights in Interlaken, surrounded by the world-famous icy icons—the Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau—and visit Lucerne, the Swiss `City of Light’ and Lake Geneva and ride the Golden Pass Panoramic train from the resort town of Montreux to Gstaad. We’ll stay just steps from Innsbruck’s historic Old Town (a picture-perfect medieval center) and visit the Bavarian capital of Munich, where we’ll cap off a city tour with a visit to Oktoberfest, enjoy a typical Bavarian meal in a traditional beer tent and savor the extraordinary atmosphere. Our Alpine adventure continues with a visit to charming Salzburg (think The Sound of Music) and dinner at famed St. Peter’s Restaurant. Our last day on ACCOMMODATIONS tour starts with a photo-stop visit at DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston Neuschwanstein castle and ends with a DAYS 2–5 Hotel Metropole, Interlaken one-of-a-kind experience—dinner in the DAYS 6–9 Hotel Grauer Bar, Innsbruck Hofburg Imperial Palace. DAY 10
Return flight to Boston
or similar hotel accommodations
FEATURES Lucerne: Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument, Old Town. Gruyeres, Lake Geneva and Chateau de Chillon. Montreux, Golden Pass Panoramic Train, Gstaad. Liechtenstein. Innsbruck: St. Jakob’s Cathedral, Hofburg Imperial Palace, Golden Roof. Munich, Nymphenburg Palace, Oktoberfest fair. Salzburg: St. Peter’s Churchyard, Great Festival Hall, Mirabell Gardens, St. Peter’s Restaurant dinner. Neuschwanstein Castle photo stop. Hofburg Imperial Palace dinner and Tyrolean folklore show.
RESERVE BY APRIL 14, 2017
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Zurich and Munich to Boston, via a connecting city • Eight nights’ accommodations • Fourteen meals: eight breakfasts, one lunch, five dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Manager
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BONNIE SCOTLAND
THE LOCHS, THE HIGHLANDS & EDINBURGH 9 DAYS: Thursday, September 21–Friday, September 29, 2017
$3,339
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $3,785 for single reservations. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $500.
Glencoe
BRAVEHEART, THE LOCH NESS MONSTER, SIR WALTER SCOTT’S ROB ROY, bagpipes and kilts, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Outlander, moors and glens, clans and “lairds,” golf and whisky—all were birthed in a land of unimaginable beauty. Journey into the Highlands amid the breathtaking scenery of Glencoe and tour stunning Inveraray Castle (a Downton Abbey location), before arriving at loch-side Ballachulish. See the coastal villages of Morar and Mallaig and ferry to the legendary Isle of Skye where we’ll explore its’ dramatic landscape, savor a dram of the local whisky and visit Clan MacLeod’s Dunvegan Castle. Travel the West Highlands and enjoy a cruise on Loch Ness as we make our way to Inverness and enjoy a day to explore on our own. The next day includes visits to heart-wrenching Culloden Battlefield and 17th-century ACCOMMODATIONS Braemar Castle—set amid the stunning DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston scenery of the Cairngorm mountains. Our DAY 2 Ballachulish Hotel, Ballachulish last stop is Edinburgh—lovely; medieval and DAYS 3–4 Royal Hotel Skye, Isle of Skye cosmopolitan at once; national galleries and DAYS 5–6 Columba Hotel, Inverness museums, top-class shops and restaurants. DAYS 7–8 DAY 9
Apex City Hotel, Edinburgh Return flight to Boston
or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled Delta/ KLM flights from Boston to Glasgow and Edinburgh to Boston, via Amsterdam • Seven nights’ three- and four-star accommodations • Ten meals: seven breakfasts, three dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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FEATURES See Loch Lomond, Trossachs National Park and Glencoe. Tour Inveraray Castle. See Glenfinnan Monument, the villages of Morar and Mallaig. Isle of Skye: Clan Donald Centre at Armadale Castle, explore Trotternish Peninsula, see Kilt Rock, visit Dunvegan Castle, whisky tasting at Talisker Distillery. Eilean Donan Castle photo stop, Loch Ness cruise, West Highlands. Day at leisure in Inverness. Visit Culloden Battlefield and visit Braemar Castle. Edinburgh: halfday tour including Edinburgh Castle. Farewell dinner with traditional entertainment.
RESERVE BY APRIL 21, 2017
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GREEK ISLAND ESCAPADE ATHENS, MYKONOS, SANTORINI & PAROS AN INDEPENDENT ADVENTURE
13 DAYS: Friday, September 22–Wednesday, October 4, 2017
from
$3,699
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
From $4,544 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $600. Santorini
“LAPPED BY BRILLIANT BLUE WATER and sprinkled with sun-bleached ruins, the Greek Islands will fill your imagination with mythical tales, your belly with local flavors and your soul with true relaxation.”—Lonely Planet. This eleven night escapade begins in Athens— where the foundations of Western Civilization were laid—before island-hopping through the Cyclades with visits to Santorini: black sand beaches, dry white wine and beautiful Oia with its world-famous sunsets; Mykonos: the most photogenic with blindingly white, blue-domed ACCOMMODATIONS buildings; and Paros: traditional villages of DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston DAYS 2–3 Grecotel Pallas Athena, Athens narrow streets, flowered balconies and hilly, DAYS 4–6 Myconian K Hotels, Mykonos vineyard-covered countryside. DAYS 7–9 DAYS 10–12 DAY 13
Gizis Hotel, Santorini Saint Andrea Seaside Resort, Paros Flight from Paros to Athens, return to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
Acropolis
FEATURES Athens: walking tour including Acropolis. Mykonos: half-day excursion to Delos island, full day at leisure. Santorini: full-day excursion of Santorini volcano and nearby islands, Manolas, Oia village sunset; full day at leisure. Paros: excursion to Antiparos village, full-day boat excursion with lunch; full day at leisure.
SPACE IS LIMITED, RESERVE TODAY.
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Athens, via a connecting city • Hydrofoil from Athens to Mykonos • Ferry from Mykonos to Santorini • Ferry from Santorini to Paros • Flight from Paros to Athens • Eleven nights’ four-star accommodations • Thirteen meals: ten breakfasts, one lunch, two dinners • Hosted, round-trip airport/hotel/ port transfers
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THE AZORES
THE ISLAND OF SAO MIGUEL 8 DAYS: Sunday, September 24–Sunday, October 1, 2017 Sunday, October 1–Sunday, October 8, 2017
$2,279
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $2,279 per person triple occupancy; $2,579 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $175. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $400.
Sete Cidades
BREATHTAKING VOLCANIC CRATERS, lush gardens, hot springs and stunning coastal views—the Azores are exquisite. A non-stop flight from Boston brings us to beautiful Sao Miguel—the Green Island—in just four-and-a-half hours. From our downtown accommodations in colorful Ponta Delgada, we’re close to museums, monuments and historic landmarks as well as lively markets, lovely parks and plenty of cafés, restaurants and shops. Visit the famous crater lakes at Sete Cidades—and perhaps discover why one lagoon is blue and the other green—the mystical Fire Lake, and the hot springs in the Valley of Furnas. We’ll be entertained at a tea plantation and passion fruit liqueur factory, enjoy a traditional Azorean feast cooked underground by the hot springs and stroll the winding paths at Terra Nostra Botanical Park. Add in quaint villages, tropical waterfalls, ocean views and a full day to explore on our own and we’ll understand why National Geographic rates the Azores as one of the top ten vacation spots in the world!
INCLUDES
FEATURES
• Round-trip, non-stop, regularly scheduled Azores Airlines flights from Boston to Sao Miguel • Six nights’ four-star accommodations: Acores Atlantico, Ponta Delgada (or similar) • Thirteen meals: six breakfasts, two lunches, five dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
Ponta Delgada tour, excursion to Sete Cidades twin lakes, pineapple plantation, ceramic factory, passion fruit liqueur factory, Caldeira Veha waterfall, Lagoa de Fogo (Fire Lake), excursion to Valley of Furnas, traditional cozido feast, Terra Nostra Botanical Park, Pico do Ferro overlook, visit tea plantation, excursion to Ribeira Grande, Ribeira dos Calderoes, Nordeste, day at leisure, excursion to Quinta Pico da Cruz farm, Lusitano horses dressage demonstration.
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RESERVE BY: September Trip: APRIL 17, 2017 October Trip: APRIL 24, 2017
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
GETAWAY TO ICELAND 6 DAYS: Sunday, October 1–Friday, October 6, 2017
$2,149
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $2,149 per person triple occupancy; $2,599 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $175. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Passport required. Per person deposit is $400.
Reykjavik
HOP A QUICK FLIGHT—the shortest to any European destination—and you’re there! We’ve included the “musts” in this mini-getaway: a Reykjavik city tour of the colorful, historic center and shopping districts. A full-day “Golden Circle” excursion brings us to the famous trio of sites: the rainbow misted waterfall Gullfoss; Geysir with its spouting geysers and hot springs; and Thingvellir, a renowned beauty spot set amidst lava fields and deep ravines. Along the stunning South Coast we’ll explore charming villages and view Sólheimajökull Glacier. We’ll top off our stay with a relaxing and rejuvenating visit to the Blue Lagoon before we return to the airport. Don’t miss this wonderfully-priced opportunity to visit one of Europe’s most unique and captivating cities. Icelandik Bay
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Blue Lagoon
RESERVE BY APRIL 24, 2017
• Round-trip, non-stop regularly scheduled Icelandair flights from Boston to Reykjavik • Four nights’ superior three-star accommodations: Center Hotel Plaza, Reykjavik • Six meals: four breakfasts, two dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of local Tour Host
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AMSTERDAM & COPENHAGEN 9 DAYS: Wednesday, October 11–Thursday, October 19, 2017
$3,299
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
$4,074 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $500. Amsterdam Canals
EUROPE’S BEST-PRESERVED 17TH-CENTURY CITY, Amsterdam’s charming tree-lined canals, world-famous museums and historic architecture make for a perfect escape. Add in vibrant nightlife, an atmospheric center of lanes and quarters, a compact layout that makes it easy to explore different neighborhoods, the Nine Streets shopping area and the Floating Flower Market—it’s no wonder that Amsterdam is on our “must visit” list. Be sure to visit a pancake house (’pannenkoeken’ in Dutch) and the Albert Cuypmarkt, Amsterdam’s largest and busiest street market for a caramel-syrup-filled stroopwafel. Awarded “World’s Most Livable City” in 2014, Copenhagen, called “the coolest kid on the Nordic block” by Lonely Planet, is a nine-centuries old royal capital that is home to sixteen Michelin-starred restaurants, boasts world-class museums and shows a charming landscape of candy colored houses and cafes. The perfect blend of old world and new, the Danish capital overflows with cafés, culture and history. Tip: Copenhageners live for pastry… but don’t ask for a Danish, here you order wienerbrød.
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Copenhagen, Copenhagen to Boston, via a connecting city • Seven nights’ four- and five-star accommodations: 3n G.H. Amrath, 4n Comfort Vesterbro Copenhagen • Breakfast daily • Half-day Amsterdam tour with one hour canal cruise • Half-day Copenhagen tour with one hour canal cruise • Hosted, round-trip airport/hotel transfers
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Copenhagen Waterfront
RESERVE BY JUNE 9, 2017
After deadline, call for availability.
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
$2,699
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
Alghero
SURROUNDED BY THE BLUEST WATERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN, Sardinia’s interior is a magnificent rugged landscape with remnants of its ancient nuraghic culture, a smattering of Roman ruins and traces of Spanish Baroque influenced architecture. While still Italian, Sardinia is distinct with its own cuisine, culture and history. Spend three nights in seaside Alghero—a beautiful medieval cities with busy seafood restaurants, shady cobbled lanes, Gothic palazzi and café-lined piazzas where watching a sunset, accompanied by a cocktail, is a must. Explore the coastal town of Castelsardo with its old town perched on a hill beside the sea; visit Bosa with a rainbow of pastel-colored houses, moored fishing boats and palm trees lining an elegant riverfront; and get a taste of Sardinian cuisine and wine during an agriturismo lunch. The lively port of Cagliari, on Sardinia’s southern tip—with broad avenues, arched arcades and an ancient hilltop citadel—hosts us for the next four ACCOMMODATIONS nights. We’ll enjoy excursions to St. Antioco DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston Island and Nora, areas of great historic and DAYS 2–4 Hotel Catalunya, Alghero archaeological interest. DAYS 5–8 Hotel Regina Margherita, Cagliari DAY 9
Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
FEATURES
INCLUDES
Alghero Old Town guided walking tour. Excursion to Bosa with guided tour and lunch and wine tasting. Excursion to Castelsardo including Museum of Mediterranean Weaving. Visit to village of Stintino. Folk group performance at hotel. Guided tour of Oristano. Excursion to St. Antioco Island including lunch. Excursion to archaeological site of Nora including lunch.
• Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Alghero and Cagliari to Boston, via Rome • Seven nights’ four-star accommodations • Fourteen meals: seven breakfasts, three lunches, four dinners • Lecture: Nuragic Culture and Megalithic Architecture • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
RESERVE BY JUNE 30, 2017
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SINGLE-FRIENDLY PRICING
Single supplement is $210. We have a limited number of single supplements available at just $100. Call to reserve. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
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SARDINIA
9 DAYS: Friday, October 13–Saturday, October 21, 2017
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CLASSIC TUSCANY
THE CINQUE TERRE, FLORENCE, LUCCA & SIENA 9 DAYS: Saturday, October 14–Sunday, October 22, 2017
$2,699
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Single supplement is $230. We have a limited number of single supplements available at just $100. Call to reserve. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Tuscany
A GORGEOUS, SUN-DRENCHED CLIMATE; romantic landscapes; exquisite art and architecture and traditional delicious cuisine—experience the Italy of your dreams in Tuscany with The Travel Club. From accommodations at the beautiful Grand Hotel Plaza in the exclusive spa resort of Montecatini Terme, we’ll enjoy excursions through the Tuscan countryside, visiting Florence—“The Cradle of the Renaissance”—and home to the Academy of Fine Arts and Michelangelo’s David, the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio—elegant Lucca with its Roman reminders, beautiful Siena with the most gorgeous scallop-shaped piazza and astonishing San Gimignano—the city of medieval towers. We’ve set aside a full day to explore the Cinque Terre, five crazily constructed fishing villages, set amid some of the most dramatic coastal scenery on the planet. To these wondrous surroundings, we’ve added wine tastings and fabulous local lunches, wine with dinner at the hotel and expert guides leading the way. The Travel Club’s exclusive trip to Tuscany can’t be beat!
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• Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Florence, via Rome • Seven nights’ four-star accommodations: Grand Hotel Plaza, Montecatini Terme • Thirteen meals: seven buffet breakfasts, six dinners with wine • Wine tasting and lunch in the Cinque Terre • Wine tasting and lunch at Fattoria Il Poggio in Montecarlo • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
“I loved that everything was taken care of for us. Gabriella was so attentive and we saw and learned so much. Food was great, company was so compatible, hotel centrally located and service excellent. Bus was comfortable and driver very accommodating. Great value. I have already recommended it to several people. Hope I am able to take another trip with SOM.” —Anne S., Fall 2015
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RESERVE BY JUNE 30, 2017
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
THE ALPS AND PANORAMIC TRAINS 10 DAYS: Saturday, October 14–Monday, October 23, 2017
$3,999
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
$4,442 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Single accommodations for this tour are limited. Passport required. Per person deposit is $500.
The Matterhorn
SWITZERLAND’S TOWERING, SNOW-CAPPED ALPS, majestic lakes and historical towns and villages make it one of Europe’s most appealing destinations. On this exclusive Club trip we’ll discover Switzerland’s spectacular scenery aboard two legendary Alpine railways— the Glacier Express and the Golden Pass Line and travel through breathtaking mountain pastures, visit quaint villages and delightful medieval cities. We’ll tour Italian-speaking Lugano, whose lakeside promenade has a Mediterranean flair. Enjoy the picturesque and car-free village of Zermatt, located at the foot of the imposing Matterhorn—the most recognizable mountain on the planet. Explore stunning Lucerne with its famous wooden bridge, cobalt lake, well-preserved Old Town and the Alps as a background. Unforgettable…
ACCOMMODATIONS DAY 1 Lucerne
Overnight flight from Boston
DAYS 2–4
Hotel Delfino, Lugano
DAYS 5–6
Hotel Antares, Zermatt
DAYS 7–9
Continental Park Hotel, Lucerne
DAY 10
Return flight to Boston
FEATURES Lugano: half-day guided tour, excursion to Valle Maggia with funicular ride to Madonna del Sasso. GLACIER EXPRESS train excursion from Andermatt to Zermatt. Zermatt: guided walking tour, train journey to Täsch. GOLDEN PASS LINE train excursion from Interlaken to Lucerne. Lucerne: Lake Lucerne cruise and guided walking tour, excursion to Mount Pilatus via cog railway.
RESERVE BY JULY 1, 2017
or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled Swiss Airlines flights from Boston to Milan, via Zurich and Zurich to Boston • Eight nights’ four-star accommodations • 12 meals: eight breakfasts, four dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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SWITZERLAND
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SHADES OF IRELAND WITH NORTHERN IRELAND
13 DAYS: Monday, October 16–Saturday, October 28, 2017
$4,099
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $4,069 per person triple occupancy; $4,599 for single reservations. Single accommodations for this tour are limited. Fuel surcharge, taxes and fees subject to change. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $280. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $600. If you purchase the waiver the deposit is $250.
Giant’s Causeway
FROM THE UNSPOILED BEAUTY OF THE LANDSCAPE to dynamic cities; from the magic of myths and legends to thousands of years of history, Ireland will win you over! Enjoy vibrant Dublin and medieval Kilkenny. Travel the Ring of Kerry—one of the world’s most beautiful coastal routes, see the stunning 700-foot-high Cliffs of Moher, discover charming Galway and bustling Derry, before a visit to Northern Ireland’s only World Heritage site—the Giant’s ACCOMMODATIONS Causeway! Journey through the scenic Nine DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston Glens of Antrim and arrive in Belfast—recently DAYS 2–3 Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin voted one of the world’s top destinations by DAY 4 Granville Hotel, Waterford The National Geographic Traveller—for a tour DAYS 5–6 Killarney Towers, Killarney of the Titanic Experience. We’ll conclude our DAY 7 Old Ground Hotel, Ennis journey with an indulgent overnight stay on DAY 8 Manor House Country Hotel, Enniskillen the grounds of Cabra Castle! DAYS 9–10
City Hotel Derry, Derry
DAY 11
Europa Hotel Belfast, Belfast
DAY 12
Cabra Castle, Kingscourt
DAY 13
Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Dublin • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Eleven nights’ first-class accommodations • Seventeen meals: eleven breakfasts, six dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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FEATURES Dublin: Irish evening with dinner, choice of guided walking tour or panoramic coach tour. Kilkenny, Waterford and House of Waterford Crystal. Blarney Castle. Killarney: choice of Muckross House or Ross Castle. Ring of Kerry. Irish family farm visit. Limerick panoramic tour. Cliffs of Moher, the Burren. Galway, County Donegal. Derry walking tour. Giant’s Causeway, Glens of Antrim. Belfast: guided tour including the “Titanic Experience.” Kingscourt and Cabra Castle hotel. OPTIONALS: Dublin—Guinness Storehouse and O’Connell’s of Donnybrook. County Clare—Medieval Banquet.
SAVE $200 WHEN YOU RESERVE BY APRIL 10, 2017
WINTER 2017 RESERVE online or by phone: 617-338-1111
MADEIRA ISLAND & PORTUGAL’S TREASURES
9 DAYS: Wednesday, October 18–Thursday, October 26, 2017
$2,799
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $2,799 per person triple occupancy; $3,099 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. TripAssure Travel Protection is $175. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the insurance. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $400.
Botanical Gardens
WINNER OF THE 2015 WORLD TRAVEL AWARD FOR LEADING ISLAND DESTINATION, Madeira is “an exuberant botanical garden” with a balmy, subtropical climate and breathtaking scenery. We’ll settle into Funchal (Madeira’s capital) with accommodations at the five-star Pestana Casino. Enjoy a walk through the colorful market, the outstanding Botanical Gardens and sample world-famous wine at the Madeira Wine Company. We’ll have free time to explore the narrow streets of old town or the café-lined marina; discover the painted doors of Rua de Santa Maria or take a cable car ride up the mountain. Highlights of the next two days include: Camara de Lobos—a working fishing village beloved by Winston Church—the stupendous sea cliff at Cabo Girao, Rabaçal Nature Reserve, the natural swimming pools at Porto Moniz, the pastoral village of Santana and a traditional Espetada (cooked-over-an-open fire) dinner. Leaving behind our “paradise island,” a short flight brings us to mainland Portugal and ACCOMMODATIONS our home for the next three nights, Cascais, DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston on the Portuguese Riviera. We’ll visit the DAYS 2–5 Pestana Casino Park, pilgrimage site of Fatima, medieval Obidos, Funchal, Madeira the glorious walled city of Sintra and take a DAYS 6–8 Vila Gale Hotel, Cascais, Portugal full-day excursion to historic Lisbon. DAY 9 Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
FEATURES Madeira Island: Funchal tour highlighting markets, Botanical Gardens, Madeira Wine Company; tour including Camara de Lobos, Cabo Girao sea cliff, Rabaçal Nature Reserve, Porto Moniz; tour including Camacha, Pico do Areeiro, Santana, traditional dinner with entertainment. Portuguese Riviera: Cascais tour, visit to Fatima, Obidos, Sintra. Lisbon tour.
RESERVE BY MAY 12, 2017
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Funchal and Lisbon to Boston, via a connecting city • Seven nights’ accommodations • Twelve meals: seven breakfasts, five dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
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PARIS ESCAPE
7 DAYS: Friday, October 20–Thursday, October 26, 2017
$1,799
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
$2,389 for single reservations. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $500.
Eiffel Tower
“PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA.” — AUDREY HEPBURN. Hundreds of Club members have travelled to Paris with us over the years and this Travel Club classic remains one of the best values in travel today! We’ll stay in the heart of Montparnasse, located along the northern edge of the 14th arrondissement, known for its lively nightlife, much of which is based around historic brasseries like La Coupole, La Rotonde and Le Select. Once a warren of artists’ studios and swinging cafés, this neighborhood takes you back to the café society of the early 20th century—imagine having a drink with Picasso, Modigliani, Hemingway, Man Ray or Trotsky. Don’t miss the rooftop terrace of Tour Montparnasse for the best panoramic view of the city and treat yourself to a cocktail at Le Bar Américain on the 56th floor. The Hotel Catalogne Paris Gare Montparnasse is located in the heart of the 14th arrondissement of Paris, an area with plenty to see and do and some surprises too! Montparnasse is to the south of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. Just a 10 minute walk from the hotel will take you to numerous tourist and cultural sites, including museums, institutes, the cemetery of Montparnasse, Tour Montparnasse, etc. Not forgetting picturesque old Paris with its cobbled streets and village feel, such as Rue Des Thermopyles. Lastly, for foodies in search of France’s culinary traditions, the area is full of excellent small restaurants to explore during your stay in Paris. You may want to visit Rue d’Odessa for its countless pancake houses (a specialty from France’s Brittany region) and the pedestrianized Rue Daguerre.
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• Round-trip, non-stop, regularly scheduled Air France flights from Boston to Paris • Five nights’ four-star accommodations: Catalogne Gare Montparnasse • Breakfast daily • Half day Paris Discovery Tour: panoramic tour and walking tour of Montmartre • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers
“Paris has been on my bucket list for some time so this trip was a conquest. I saw and experienced all that I wanted to do. Great trip! I’d do it again!” —Maureen O., Fall 2015
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RESERVE BY MAY 19, 2017
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9 DAYS: Saturday, October 21–Sunday, October 29, 2017
$2,599
per person double occupancy
SIngle supplements is $250. We have a limited number of single supplements available at just $100. Call to reserve. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Alley in Anghiari
ENJOY “CLASSIC ITALY” as we pair the Borghi—Tuscany’s famed medieval villages—with exquisite Florence, Italy’s Renaissance capital. The “road less traveled” leads us off the beaten path to enchanting, small Tuscan communities which are, for the most part, insulated from tourists. We’ll stay three nights in Anghiari, rated one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Outside its 12th and 13th-century fortified walls, the countryside around Anghiari seems untouched—dotted with monasteries and archaeological sites. Inside, we’ll be charmed by small squares, artisan shops, towers and churches. Enjoy visits to San Sepolcro and ACCOMMODATIONS ancient, hilltop Monterchi—the Mount of DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston Hercules—and the Benedictine monastery DAYS 2–4 Hotel La Meridiana, Anghiari at the Hermitage of Montecasale. Enjoy a DAYS 5–8 Hotel Cellai, Florence stop in Arezzo before arriving in stunning DAY 9 Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations Florence where we’ll have a half-day guided walking tour, skip-the-line admission to both the Accademia and Uffizi museums and INCLUDES free time for independent exploration.
FEATURES Walking tour of Anghiari, admission to Museo Taglieschi. Full-day excursion to Montecasale, San Sepolcro and Monterchi. Guided tour of Arezzo. Full-day guided walking tour of Florence, admission to Galleria degli Uffizi and Galleria dell’Accademia.
RESERVE BY JULY 5, 2017
• Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Florence, via Rome • Seven nights’ three-star accommodations • Breakfast daily • Lunch at olive oil mill • Lunch at local trattoria • Welcome and farewell dinners • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager in Anghiari • Local host in Florence
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SINGLE-FRIENDLY PRICING
INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
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FLORENCE & MEDIEVAL VILLAGES OF TUSCANY
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VIENNA & VENICE
9 DAYS: Saturday, October 21–Sunday, October 29, 2017
$3,699
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Single supplement is $465 Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
Karlskirche, Vienna; Photo: John Menard
“EUROPE’S CLASSIEST CAPITAL”—Rick Steves. With its grand imperial palaces, museums, magnificent squares, coffee house and wine taverns—plus 280 imperial parks and gardens— Vienna was voted the world’s most livable city for the seventh straight year. A full-day tour hits the highlights and includes admission to Schönbrunn Palace, Belvedere Palace and the Hofburg. We’ll also enjoy an evening classical music performance. (Tip: try our favorite dessert, the Esterházy Torte) “Beguiling, mysterious and touchingly beautiful…Venice is a jewel box of art and architecture both gorgeous and priceless, but the greatest treasure is the city itself”—Women’s Weekly. Built on 117 islands in the azure waters of the ACCOMMODATIONS Adriatic, magical Venice is a watery network DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston of canals and bridges, pedestrian walkways DAYS 2–4 Hotel Am Konzerthaus, Vienna and narrow alleys where around every DAYS 5–8 Hotel All’Angelo, Venice corner you’re liable to find a 17th-century DAY 9 Return flight to Boston palazzo or light-filled piazza. Enjoy a guided or similar hotel accommodations walking tour of Piazza San Marco with skip-the-line admission to the Basilica and INCLUDES the Palazzo Dulcale, a boat excursion • Round-trip regularly scheduled Alitalia to the lagoon islands and a marvelous Airlines (or similar) flights from Boston to performance by Inerpreti Veneziani. Vienna and Venice to Boston, via Rome • Train from Vienna to Venice • Seven nights’ four-star accommodations • Breakfast daily • Welcome and farewell dinners • Vienna: evening performance at Operahaus or Konzerthaus with transfers • Venice: evening performance at San Vidal Church by Interpreti Veneziani • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/hotel/ train station transfers • Services of professional local Tour Manager
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FEATURES Full-day Vienna tour including admission to Schönbrunn Palace, Belvedere Palace, Hofburg Palace. Half-day guided Venice tour including admission to the Basicilica San Marco and Palazzo Ducale. Half-day boat excursion to Murano, Burano and Torcello.
RESERVE BY JULY 5, 2017
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$1,999
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees.
Saint Peter’s Square
THE ANCIENTS WERE RIGHT! Rome is the Eternal City and its 3,000-year heritage is evident on every street of this historic and cultural gem where modern life blends with the antiquities of a lost time. We’ve chosen accommodations at the centrally located Hotel Milani, with easy access to public transportation. We’ve included “jump-the-line” tickets for the Vatican Museum. Our independent programs are designed for you to experience Rome on your own, but we have a few suggestions. Don’t miss the Borghese Museum—the art, the gardens and the building are extravagantly beautiful. Head to the Campo dei Fiori outdoor market, buy your wine, bread, cheese and enjoy a picnic at Piazza Navona as you people watch. You’ll discover the treasures of this immense open-air museum go hand-in-hand with Rome’s more modern pleasures—legendary cuisine, cutting-edge fashion and shopping!
INCLUDES • Round-trip, non-stop, regularly scheduled Alitalia Airlines flights from Boston to Rome • Five nights’ superior three-star accommodations: Hotel Milani • American buffet breakfast daily • Welcome beverage on arrival • Welcome dinner with wine at local restaurant • Half-day guided panoramic motorcoach tour • Half-day tour of Vatican museum, St. Peter’s Basilica and Sistine Chapel • Escorted, private, round-trip airport/ hotel transfers Vatican Museum
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SINGLE-FRIENDLY PRICING
Single supplement is $235. We have a limited number of single supplements available at just $100. Call to reserve. Triple accommodations may be available upon request. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $300.
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ROMAN HOLIDAY
7 DAYS: Sunday, October 29–Saturday, November 4, 2017
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SUNNY PORTUGAL
10 DAYS: Friday, November 3–Sunday, November 12, 2017
$3,149
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $3,119 per person triple occupancy; $3,449 for single reservations. Single accommodations for this tour are limited. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $280. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $550. If you purchase the waiver, the deposit is $300.
Cascais, Portugal
PORTUGAL OFFERS EVERYTHING WE WANT IN A EUROPEAN GETAWAY—a lush landscape of flowers and golden beaches, a rich historical culture and phenomenal cuisine. Enjoy three nights in “once a fishing village, now a refined seaside resort” Cascais, renowned for its glorious stretch of white sandy beach and mild climate. Discover Lisbon’s scenic vistas and marvelous architecture. Stroll picturesque Sintra and Obidos before a visit to the pilgrimage site of Fatima. Visit historic Evora, the “Museum City of Portugal.” Enjoy a one-night stay at a country resort set amidst 3,000 acres of vineyards, farms and cork trees. In addition to Portugal’s breathtaking scenery we’ll experience a traditional Fado performance, winery tours and tastings, a cooking demonstration and a visit to a family-run, hand-painted-tile shop.
ACCOMMODATIONS DAY 1
Overnight flight from Boston
DAYS 2–4
Vila Gale Cascais Hotel, Cascais
DAY 5
Vila Gale Clube de Campo, Beja
DAYS 6–8 DAY 9 DAY 10
Vila Gale Lagos, Algarve Turim Marques Pombal Hotel, Lisbon Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Lisbon, via a connecting city • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Eight nights’ first-class accommodations • Fourteen meals: eight breakfasts, six dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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FEATURES Lisbon: choice of panoramic tour or walking tour of Alfama Quarter. Leisure time in Cascais, local cuisine and wine with traditional entertainment and Fado performance. Excursion to Sintra, the Silver Coast, Obidos and Fatima. Visit to Evora and Monsaraz , winery tour and tasting. Overnight stay at a country resort. Visit Sagres to see the famous “compass rose” and the views from Cape of St. Vincente. Leisure day in Algarve. Visit a local cork factory, enjoy a local liqueur making presentation, visit family-run handpainted tile shop. Visit Azeitao and Jose Maria da Fonseca Winery. OPTIONALS: Algarve—Cruise, cave expedition, Portimao Museum and Dinner (weather permitting). Cascais—Cozinha Velha Restaurant dinner and Queluz Palace. MADEIRA ISLAND 4n post-tour extension $1,399 pp/do land and air.
SAVE $250 WHEN YOU RESERVE BY APRIL 28, 2017
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ICELAND’S MAGICAL NORTHERN LIGHTS
7 DAYS: Tuesday, November 21–Monday, November 27, 2017
$3,099
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $3,069 per person triple occupancy; $3,399 for single reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $280. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $550. If you purchase the waiver, the deposit is $300
Northern Lights
EXPLORE THE “LAND OF FIRE AND ICE” from its dramatic volcanic landscape, steaming lava fields, hot springs, thundering waterfalls, glacier-sculpted mountains, black-sand beaches, and, best of all, have the rare opportunity to see the elusive Northern Lights. Begin in Reykjavik— both cosmopolitan and small-town; young-at-heart and full of history—with an old town walking tour and an exhilarating evening cruise to seek out the aurora borealis. Travel the Golden Circle to experience Iceland’s most renowned natural wonders: Thingvellir National Park, the double cascade of spectacular Gullfoss Waterfall and the geothermal fields of Geysir and Strokkur. Spend three nights in Vik—Iceland’s southern-most village—where we’ll search the night sky for the northern lights while surrounded by beaches, cliffs and mountains. See impressive Skógafoss (one of the largest waterfalls in Iceland), a black sand beach, an icebergACCOMMODATIONS dotted glacial lagoon and Vatnajökull, DAY 1 Overnight flight from Boston Europe’s largest glacier. Our holiday winds DAY 2 Centerhotel Plaza, Reykjavik down at the marvelous Blue Lagoon.
FEATURES Reykjavik walking tour including City Hall, the harbor and Hallgrimskirkja church. Evening northern lights cruise to Faxaflói Bay. Travel the Golden Circle including Thingvellir National Park, geothermal field of Geysir and Strokkur, Gullfoss waterfall, Seljalandsfoss waterfall. Eyjafjallajökull Volcano Visitor Center, Skogar Folk Museum, Skógafoss waterfall and Reynisfjara volcanic black sand beach. Visit Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. Visit the Blue Lagoon.
SAVE $100 WHEN YOU RESERVE BY MAY 15, 2017
DAYS 3–5
Hotel Katla Hodabrekka, Vik
DAY 6
Centerhotel Plaza, Reykjavik
DAY 7
Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Reykjavik • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Five nights’ first-class accommodations • Ten meals: five breakfasts, five dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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EXPLORE MACHU PICCHU 9 DAYS: Saturday, November 4–Sunday, November 12, 2017
$3,199
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Travel insurance required (rates will be advised). Passport required. Per person deposit is $600.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC JOURNEYS ADVENTURE, ENHANCED: National Geographic Journeys are a collection of unique tours designed to take you deeper into the cultures and habitats of the places we explore. They offer more inclusions, greater hands-on exploration, interactions with local experts, and the freedom to roam, all within the structure and security of travelling in a small group.
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THE MYSTICAL RUINS AND MISTY PEAKS of Machu Picchu are, for many, a once-in-a-lifetime destination. On this amazing South American adventure, we’ll walk in the footsteps of the ancient Inca as we experience the history of Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and notable Incan sites in Cusco. “The Lost City of the Incas” is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located at 7,970’ on a mountain ridge. Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by archaeologist Hiram Bingham, who rediscovered it in 1911 and wrote a best-selling work about it. Since 1983 the site has been designated as a United Nations Educational World Heritage Site. One of the most popular places to visit in the world, it appears on many lists of the best places to see and is recognized as one of the seven Modern Wonders of the World. • Explore ancient ruins off the beaten path in the Sacred Valley with our expert guide • Meet local artisans at a G Adventures-supported Women’s Weaving Co-op and local village • Take in mountain views on the scenic train to Machu Picchu • Enjoy traditional treats and foods
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IS THIS TOUR FOR ME? TRAVEL STYLE: National Geographic Journeys Greater exploration, insider access, and the freedom to roam—all without sacrificing comfort. PHYSICAL RATING: Average Some tours may include light hiking, biking, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking. TRIP TYPE: Small Group Small group experience; Max 16, Avg 12. Age requirement: 12+
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A TRIP WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC JOURNEYS
ACCOMMODATIONS DAY 1
Flight from Boston, evening arrival Pre-tour hotel accommodations
DAY 2
Free day, welcome meeting, tour begins Hotel Antigua Miraflores, Lima
DAYS 3–4
Hotel San Augstin, Urubamba
DAY 5
Hotel Taypikala Machupicchu, Aguas Calientes
DAYS 6–7
Taypikala Hotel Cusco, Cusco
DAY 8
Hotel Antigua Miraflores, Lima
DAY 9
Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Lima • Arrival and departure transfer • Seven nights’ hotel accommodations on program • One night pre-tour hotel accommodations • Nine meals: seven breakfasts, one lunch, one dinner • Allow USD 255-335 for meals not included • Two-day Sacred Valley tour including Ollantaytambo, Moray, and Pisac ruins and pre-Incan salt pans • Visit the Women’s Weaving Co-op • Lunch at Sacred Valley Community Restaurant • Adobe- and ceramic-making demonstration • Traditional pachamanca-style lunch • Scenic train and guided tour of Machu Picchu • Visit the Cusco Planetarium • Internal flights • All transport between destinations and to/ from included activities • Staff & experts • Chief Experience Officer (CEO) throughout, local guides
OPTIONALS • Hot Springs Visit, Aguas Calientes • Machu Picchu Visit, Machu Picchu An independent visit before your group tour
RESERVE BY MARCH 31, 2017
• Butterfly House Visit, Aguas Calientes • Mandor Gardens Visit, Aguas Calientes • Inca Bridge Visit, Machu Picchu • Cusco City Tour, Cusco • Horseback Riding, Cusco • Paragliding, Cusco • Quad Biking, Cusco
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NOW YOU CAN CRUISE WITH THE CLUB! A recent survey of Travel Club members revealed a growing interest in European river cruises. “OK,” we said, “let's search for the absolute best experience in this hot segment of the travel business.” After weeks of research, and checking countless user reviews, we named Avalon Waterways as our preferred river cruise provider. We are happy to report that The Travel Club has joined the cruise industry's largest trade association and is now an authorized agent. After great success with the first two Avalon cruises we offered, we have selected three additional cruises for 2017 that we believe feature the most desired routes and the best value for our members. There's more: as a member, you'll enjoy The Travel Club Advantage! when booking your cruise— outstanding personal service, carefully researched itineraries, low cost travel insurance, all departures from Boston and the pleasure of traveling with fellow New Englanders like yourself! And, that's not all! In the next pages you'll find adventures to both The Galapagos Islands and Egypt that include short cruises; a luxury yacht cruise to Croatia's sunshine coast in the glorious Adriatic Sea; a once-in-a-lifetime circum-navigational cruise of Cuba; and three exceptional United States cruises with American Cruise Lines. Cruise anyone? We’ve done all the homework; you just have to relax and enjoy.
Adriatic Yacht Cruise—Prestige
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Cuba Cruise—Celestyal Crystal
Avalon Creativity
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& FOUR-NIGHT NILE CRUISE
13 DAYS: Wednesday, November 1–Monday, November 13, 2017
$4,099
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. $4,759 for single reservations. Single accommodations for this tour are limited. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $350. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $800. If you purchase the waiver, the deposit is $550.
Pyramids of Egypt
FOR MILLENNIA, TRAVELERS HAVE BEEN FASCINATED BY EGYPT and its tapestry of cultural and archaeological treasures unmatched anywhere in the world. With its temples, mummies, pyramids, exotic bazaars, and the Nile, Egypt is an open-air museum full of must-see places. We begin in Cairo and nearby Giza where we’ll see the phenomenal Pyramids of Giza—one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World—and the Great Sphinx. At Sakkara we’ll explore the site of ancient Memphis and the oldest of all pyramids, the Step Pyramid. The treasures of the Tomb of Tutankhamen are on display at Cairo’s Museum of Egyptian Antiquities and a visit to the Valley of the Kings and Queens brings us to the wondrous Colossi of Memnon in ancient Thebes. In Luxor we’ll board our five-star FEATURES deluxe cruise ship and enjoy the sound and light show at Karnak Temple. Our Nile Giza: The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Sakkara: Memphis & Ramses II statue, the Step cruise brings us to Edfu and the wellPyramid. Cairo: Museum of Egyptian Antiquities preserved Temple of Horus. The mysteries including treasures of the tomb of Tutankhamen, and treasures of Egypt await! the medieval Citadel, walking tour of Old Cairo. Luxor: ancient Thebes, Valley of the Kings and Queens, Temple of Queen Hatshepsur, Colossi of Memnon, the Luxor Temple, Valley of Nobles, temple complex of Medinet Habu. Cruise: sound and light show at Karnak, Karnak Temple, Temple of Horus at Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan and the High Dam, Unfinished Obelisk, Philae Temple. Felucca sail to Kitchener Island. OPTIONALS: Giza—Pyramids and Sphinx Sound and Light Show with dinner. Luxor—Luxor by night. Aswan—Abu Simbel day trip. (Due to flight schedules, the Abu Simbel option must be purchased at time of booking, $450pp.
SAVE $200 WHEN YOU RESERVE BY APRIL 24, 2017
INCLUDES • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Cairo, via a connecting city • Internal flights • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Eleven nights’ first-class accommodations • 22 meals: eleven breakfasts, four lunches, seven dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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TREASURES OF EGYPT
CUBA CRUISE 8 DAYS: Friday, May 12–Friday, May 19, 2017: $1,721* Friday, November 3–Friday, November 10, 2017: $1,571* TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CUBA promises to be like nowhere else you’ve ever visited. This beautiful island nation is economically poor, but culturally rich; and visibly aged, yet architecturally magnificent. Here in a country Rates for May: $1,721-$2,753. Rates for November: $1,571of few material possessions, Cuba continues to amaze $2,074. Call for single and triple travelers from around the globe with its beaches, bays rates and reservations. and mountains, and its world-class rum, exuberant music Passport and visa required. Per person deposit is $500. and exquisite art. Cuba is a wildly vivacious place where taxi drivers quote Hemmingway, and visitors are quickly ensnared by the intrigue, romance and paradox that is Cuba. From white sandy beaches and clear turquoise waters to antique cars to the historic 1946 Latinoamericano Stadium, there is something for everyone to enjoy in Cuba. With six UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites ranging from the remains of 19th century coffee plantations to Old Havana with its interesting mix of Baroque, neoclassical monuments, and private houses with balconies, wrought iron gates and internal courtyards, this country is immersed in history. *Starting price for lowest cabin category. Prices are per person double occupancy.
AMENITIES AND SHIP INFORMATION Enjoy spacious staterooms and suites, elegant restaurants, bars and lounges, an internet centre, spa and fitness rooms, and nine open promenade decks, where you can revel in the splendor of a starlit ocean sky. On board Celestyal Crystal you will enjoy our delicious variety at Leda Casual Dining or dine more formally in the elegant Amalthia Restaurant. Enjoy the sun and sea breeze at Helios pool bar, enjoy the excitement at the Muses Lounge and Horizons Bar & Disco, and take in the fantastic views on the top deck. Other facilities feature the Casino, Internet Corner, conference rooms, photo gallery, Agora Duty Free & Travel Value Shop, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, fitness centre, and the Sana Health Spa & Beauty Salon. The vessel is fully air conditioned, has stabilizers, telephone, fax, satellite telephone and physician onboard.
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PORTS OF CALL SANTIAGO DE CUBA: Visitors from around the world come to enjoy the music originating in Santiago; ruins of French coffee plantations to the east of the city in the mountains that are recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site; both a cigar factory, and rum distillery can be found in Santiago. HAVANA: This city of 2 million people is one of the great historical cities of the New World. A throwback in time, it displays a combination of colonialism, capitalism, and Communism blended into one.
EXPLORE SANTIAGO, HAVANA, PUNTA FRANCES & CIENFUEGOS DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY 1
Flight from Boston to Montego Bay
DAY 2
Santiago de Cuba
DAY 3
At sea
DAY 4–5
Havana
DAY 6
Punta Frances
DAY 7
Cienfuegos
DAY 8
Montego Bay, return flight to Boston
CELESTYAL CRYSTAL • 9 passenger decks, 1200 passengers in 476 staterooms (53 with balcony) shower, WC, wash basin, telephone, hairdryer & TV • 3 Restaurants 4 Bars/Lounges and Disco • Casino, internet corner, conference rooms, photo shop, Agora Duty Free & Travel Value Shop, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, fitness centre, and the Sana Health Spa & Beauty Salon • Fully air conditioned, stabilizers, telephone, fax, satellite telephone, physician on board.
PUNTA FRANCES: Pine forests scent the “Isle of Youth” and mingle with orange blossoms and warm ocean breezes. We transfer you to the beach at Port Frances. This is a glorious beach of pure white sand surrounded by crystal clear warm waters - perfect for snorkeling. CIENFUEGOS: The city is rich with architectural treasures – from theatres to estate mansions. Enjoy the tranquil City of Cienfuegos and view the impressive Castillo de Jagua – a fortress built in 1745 to protect the city against invasions from the real pirates of the Caribbean.
INCLUDES • Circum-navigational seven night cruise, round-trip from Montego Bay, Jamaica • Full breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks every day • Shore excursion package: Havana City Tour, Cienfuegos City Tour, Panoramic Santiago • Blue drink package (unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks) • Fitness center • Fully supervised children’s program for ages 4-12 • Daily entertainment program • Evening entertainment and theme nights • NOT INCLUDED: Round-trip airfare to Montego Bay. You may purchase your own air or we can assist you.
OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS
CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR CABIN. PRICES VALID THROUGH APRIL 15, 2017.
• Snorkeling in Punta Frances on the Isle of Youth • Tropicana Cabaret • Buena Vista Social Club Tribute • City Tour at Night with Dinner
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ADRIATIC YACHT CRUISE 11 DAYS: Friday, July 21–Monday, July 31, 2017
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$4,199
Lower Deck Cabin
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$4,399
Main Deck Cabin per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $600.
DALMATIAN CUISINE Consisting of superb fish, shrimp, octopus, and oysters, along with increasingly renowned wines— compares favorably to Italian cooking, and borrows heavily from it: here risotto becomes rizot and prosciutto becomes the delectable prsut. But Dalmatian food is earthier and rougher than Italian, blending hints of Hungarian (paprika-laced goulash), Turkish (kebab-style raznjici, or meat skewers), and Slavic (sour dumplings). It’s also exceptionally affordable.
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THE CRYSTAL-CLEAR WATERS OF CROATIA’S ADRIATIC SEA are graced with more than a thousand gem-like islands adorned with fragrant pine groves, flowers and herbs. Aboard our motor yacht, we’ll explore these islands, visit historic walled cities, picturesque towns and harbors lined with traditional bars and cafés. Cruising down the Dalmatian Coast, regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world, we’ll see dramatic cliffs, sheltered coves, sandy beaches and small, unspoiled bays where we’ll have the chance to swim in the clear, calm waters. Breakfasts and lunches are freshly prepared daily by our on-board chef. Come evening we’re free to step ashore and discover the rich culture and history and dine at local restaurants to enjoy traditional cuisine.
M/S PRESTIGE The M/S Prestige is a 160-foot-long luxury vessel with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities and accommodates up to 38 guests. The public areas are fully air-conditioned including a spacious restaurant located on the Upper Deck with a bar and LCD TV and large sun deck ideal for soaking up the sun and enjoying the spectacular scenery. The sun deck has enough sun-beds and chairs to accommodate all passengers with plenty of shaded areas. The modern stylish cabins are sound-proof and air-conditioned and are situated on the main and lower decks. The relaxed and slowed pace of life on-board provides a perfect platform to explore the stunning coast and gem-like islands of Croatia and Dalmatia.
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PORTS OF CALL SPLIT: With its seafront cafés and ancient alleyways, shouting stallholders and travellers on the move, bustling, exuberant Split is one of the Mediterranean’s most compelling cities. BRAČ: The old town of Bol is an attractive place, with small stone houses and winding streets dotted with pink and purple geraniums. HVAR: Endowed with natural beauty: a slim, purplegrey slice of land punctured by jagged inlets and pebbly coves, with lavender plantations, vineyards and half-abandoned stone villages clinging to its steep central ridge. The island’s capital, Hvar Town, is one of the Adriatic’s best-preserved historic towns.
AN INDEPENDENT ADVENTURE: SAIL CROATIA’S CAPTIVATING COAST PLUS TWO NIGHTS IN DUBROVNIK DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY 1
Overnight flight from Boston
DAY 2
Arrive Split, transfer to harbor, embarkation
DAY 3
Split walking tour, sail to Brac Island and Hvar Island
DAY 4
Hvar town sightseeing, sail to Vis Island, Vis sightseeing
DAY 5
Sail to Korcula Island, Vela Luka tour
DAY 6
Korcula town walking tour
DAY 7
Sail to Mljet Island, Captain’s Dinner
DAY 8
Sail to Dubrovnik, walking tour
DAY 9
Disembark ship
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Lacroma Hotel, Dubrovnik Return flight to Boston or similar hotel accommodations
KORČULA: Cloaked in vineyards, olives and Aleppo pines, Korčula is one of the greenest of the Adriatic islands. VIS: A compact hump rearing dramatically out of the sea, Vis is situated farther offshore than any of Croatia’s other inhabited Adriatic islands, with breathtaking bays, fantastic food and wine and two great-looking small towns – Vis Town and Komiža. MLJET: The green island of Mljet is one of the most beautiful on the entire coast; the most visited part of the island is the west, where untouched Mediterranean forest and two saltwater lakes provide the focus of the Mljet National Park. DUBROVNIK: A walled, sea-battered city lying at the foot of a grizzled mountain, Dubrovnik is Croatia’s most popular tourist destination, and it’s not difficult to see why. An essentially medieval town reshaped by Baroque planners after a disastrous earthquake of 1667, Dubrovnik’s historic core seems to have been suspended in time ever since. Set-piece churches and public buildings blend seamlessly with the green-shuttered stone houses, forming a perfect ensemble relatively untouched by the twenty-first century.
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LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE, CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR CABIN.
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Split and Dubrovnik to Boston, via a connecting city • Seven night deluxe cruise aboard M/S Prestige motor yacht • Two nights’ accommodations: Lacroma Hotel, Dubrovnik • Sixteen meals: nine breakfasts, six lunches, one dinner • Hosted, round-trip airport/hotel/port transfers
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RIVER CRUISE FROM PARIS TO NORMANDY 9 DAYS: Monday, September 4–Tuesday, September 12, 2017
$4,035
per person double occupancy for Deluxe Stateroom, Category E Cabin upgrades available upon request. Additional $649–$1,399 pp/do. Includes cruise taxes and port charges and pre-paid cruise gratuities. Prices listed above DO NOT include airfare. Airfare price available at time of booking. When you reserve your Avalon Waterways Cruise with The Travel Club, any current Avalon promotion will be applicable to your reservation.
COMBINE TIME IN FRANCE’S MARVELOUS CAPITAL with discoveries of quaint towns along the Seine and in the picturesque Normandy region. Embark in Paris, sailing to Vernon, for a choice of guided visits to either Claude Monet’s stunning gardens at Giverny or magnificent Bizy Castle. Continue to Les Andelys with its Château Gaillard, built by England’s King Richard the Lionheart in 1196, and enjoy guided sightseeing. Then, on to Caudebec, where you choose between an included excursion to the poignant Normandy landing beaches or a fascinating “Taste of Normandy.” Visit Joan of Arc’s historic Rouen, and in Conflans, choose between a visit of Vincent van Gogh’s Auvers-sur-Oise or Napoleon and Josephine’s elegant Château de Malmaison before heading back to Paris. During your last day on the Seine, a Local Expert will show you some of the famous sights, such as the Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, and more!
AVALON CREATIVITY Enjoy unmatched service, sumptuous cuisine, panoramic views, first-class amenities, and spacious staterooms as you cruise on the Avalon Creativity. Carrying a maximum of just 140 passengers, the Creativity offers staterooms that are a full 15% larger than the industry standard-with floorto-ceiling windows on two decks-so you’ll be comfortable, relaxed, and fully engaged with the passing countryside. From a Fitness Center and hair salon to complimentary computer use in public areas and free Wi-Fi access throughout the ship, the Creativity was built with an impressive collection of remarkable amenities to enhance your journey. The whirlpool on the Sky Deck allows for a refreshing dip after a day of sightseeing, while the self-serve beverage station serves up complimentary premium cappuccinos, lattes, hot chocolate, teas, and more throughout the day.
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HIGHLIGHTS
A TRIP WITH AVALON WATERWAYS
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY 1
Overnight flight from Boston
DAY 2
Arrive Paris, board ship, onboard welcome reception
DAY 3
Vernon–Les Andelys
DAYS 4–5
Caudebec
DAY 6
Rouen
DAY 7
Conflans
DAY 8
Paris
DAY 9
Paris, disembark, return flight to Boston
• Cruise: deluxe 7-night cruise in an outside stateroom with Avalon’s exclusive Comfort Collection BedsSM • Vernon: visit Giverney or Bizy Castle • Les Andelys: guided walking tour • Caudebec: Normandy villages route excursion or Normandy abbeys route excursion; Normandy landing beaches excursion or A Taste of Normandy excursion • Rouen: guided walking tour • Conflans: excursion to Auvers-Sur-Oise or excursion to Napoleon and Josephine’s Château de Malmaison • Paris: city tour • Special onboard and onshore experiences presented by entertainers, artisans, and experts, designed to enrich your cruise • Join a Fascinating Crêpe Demonstration & Tasting • Panoramic windows throughout • Included sightseeing with headsets by Certified Local Guides • Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship • Large bathroom featuring shower with glass door • Made-to-order egg station at breakfast • Daily early- and late-riser breakfasts • Light lunch alternative in the Panorama Bistro • Daily Afternoon Tea with tea, coffee, sweet treats & sandwiches • Daily Night Fare served at 10:30 pm • Complimentary bottled water daily • Friendly, English-speaking crew
INCLUDES
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• Round-trip airport/cruise ship transfers when air is purchased through Avalon Waterways • Seven night cruise, Avalon Creativity • Captain’s welcome & farewell receptions • Daily full breakfast buffet • Complimentary sparkling wine at breakfast • Daily lunch buffet with pasta and carving stations • Four-course a la carte dinners with open seating • Regional wine, beer & soft drinks at all onboard lunches and dinners • Daily regional and Western cuisine, including Avalon FreshSM vegetarian/ healthy choices
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RIVER CRUISE FROM PARIS TO CÔTE d’AZUR 12 DAYS: Saturday, October 7–Wednesday, October 18, 2017
$4,745
per person double occupancy for Deluxe Stateroom, Category E Cabin upgrades available upon request. Additional $649–$1,399 pp/do. Includes cruise taxes and port charges and pre-paid cruise gratuities. Prices listed above DO NOT include airfare. Airfare price available at time of booking. When you reserve your Avalon Waterways Cruise with The Travel Club, any current Avalon promotion will be applicable to your reservation.
OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND on this delightful vacation to learn about France and the French. Your adventure begins with two overnights and guided sightseeing in Paris, then continue on by motorcoach to fascinating Beaune for a visit of Hôtel-Dieu. Next, board your ship in quaint St. Jean de Losne and set sail for lovely Seurre, France’s gastronomic capital of Lyon, as well as medieval Tournon, charming Viviers, Avignon, and Arles. Daylight permitting, sail into the peaceful Camargue area. Your vacation ends with an overnight on the French Riviera, also known as the Côte d’Azur. This cruise vacation has it all—historic sites, delightful towns, and more!
AVALON AFFINITY Accommodating a maximum of 138 passengers for an intimate cruise experience, the Avalon Affinity set sail in 2009 and reflects the uniqueness of the rivers it cruises. After a day of exploring some of Europe’s most exciting cities, relax in the ship’s two lounges, soak in the whirlpool, or unwind in a deck chair atop the Sky Deck. This elegant, contemporary ship features popular amenities such as complimentary computer use in public areas and free Wi-Fi access throughout the ship, a Fitness Center, hair salon, and elevator. For accommodations, the Avalon Affinity boasts spacious and well-appointed deluxe staterooms and suites. With most staterooms featuring a large floor-to-ceiling sliding-glass door with a French Balcony, passengers experience Europe’s beauty and history even when on board.
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HIGHLIGHTS
A TRIP WITH AVALON WATERWAYS THROUGH BURGUNDY & PROVENCE DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY 1
Overnight flight from Boston
DAY 2
Arrive Paris, transfer to hotel
DAY 3
Paris
DAY 4
St. Jean de Losne, board ship
DAY 5
Seurre–Macon
DAYS 6–7
Lyon
DAY 8
Tournon/Tain l’Hermitage–Viviers
DAY 9
Avignon
DAY 10
Arles
DAY 11
Arles, disembark, transfer to Côte d’Azur
DAY 12
Return flight to Boston
• Cruise: deluxe 7-night cruise in an outside stateroom with Avalon’s exclusive Comfort Collection Beds SM • Two nights’ hotel accommodations in Paris • Paris: city sightseeing • Beaune: tour • Onboard cheese tasting • Leisure time in Macon • Lyon: guided sightseeing including Old Town, day at leisure • Tournon/Tain l’Hermitage–Viviers: guided sightseeing of Tournon, guided walk of Viviers including Old Town • Avignon: guided sightseeing including Palace of the Popes • Arles: city sightseeing including the Roman Amphitheater • Côte d’Azur: evening at leisure, overnight hotel accommodations • Special onboard and onshore experiences presented by entertainers, artisans, and experts, designed to enrich your cruise. • Panoramic windows throughout • Included sightseeing with headsets by Certified Local Guides • Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship • Large bathroom featuring shower with glass door • Made-to-order egg station at breakfast • Daily early- and late-riser breakfasts • Light lunch alternative in the Panorama Bistro • Daily Afternoon Tea with tea, coffee, sweet treats & sandwiches • Daily Night Fare served at 10:30 pm • Complimentary bottled water daily • Friendly, English-speaking crew
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• Round-trip airport/cruise ship transfers when air is purchased through Avalon Waterways • Seven night cruise, Avalon Affinity • Captain’s welcome & farewell receptions • Daily full breakfast buffet • Complimentary sparkling wine at breakfast • Daily lunch buffet with pasta and carving stations • Four-course a la carte dinners with open seating • Regional wine, beer & soft drinks at all onboard lunches and dinners • Daily regional and Western cuisine, including Avalon FreshSM vegetarian/ healthy choices
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RIVER CRUISE FROM BELGIUM TO HOLLAND 9 DAYS: Thursday, October 19–Friday, October 27, 2017
$3,135
per person double occupancy for Deluxe Stateroom, Category E Cabin upgrades available upon request. Additional $1,149–$1,899 pp/do. Includes cruise taxes and port charges and pre-paid cruise gratuities. Prices listed above DO NOT include airfare. Airfare price available at time of booking. When you reserve your Avalon Waterways Cruise with The Travel Club, any current Avalon promotion will be applicable to your reservation.
ON THIS CRUISE VACATION, see some of the highlights of Belgium and Holland, and in the early spring, admire the tulips and other spring blooms! Guided sightseeing shows you the charming towns of Middelburg as well as the bigger cities of Antwerp and Ghent. Visit the fascinating Delta Works, a windmill in Kinderdijk, and in early spring, the famous flower gardens of Keukenhof and see the breathtaking display of colors from the tulips, daffodils, and more, or later in the year, visit Delft home of the distinctive “Delft Blue” pottery. End your vacation in Amsterdam, with a cruise through the city’s canals. So much to see in an experience-filled week!
AVALON IMPRESSION Part of Avalon’s cutting-edge fleet of Suite Ships, the Avalon Impression came onto the river cruising scene with a bang. This gorgeous ship features two full decks of Panorama Suites with Wall-to-Wall Panoramic Windows that transform the living space into a unique Open-Air Balcony®. With 200 square feet, Panorama Suites are more than 30% larger than the industry standard, affording you the incomparable opportunity to wake each morning facing the splendid passing scenery. Onboard amenities include an alternative light dining option in the Panorama Bistro, an expanded Fitness Center, complimentary Wi-Fi access, and a spacious Sky Deck with premium lounge chairs, whirlpool, and light al fresco lunches at the Sky Bistro on the Sky Deck.
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HIGHLIGHTS
A TRIP WITH AVALON WATERWAYS FROM BRUSSELS TO AMSTERDAM DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY 1
Overnight flight from Boston
DAY 2
Arrive Brussels, transfer to Belgiumvoorde, board ship
DAY 3
Antwerp
DAY 4
Ghent
DAY 5
Middelburg-Veere
DAY 6
Willemstad-Kinderdijk
DAY 7
Rotterdam
DAY 8
Amsterdam
DAY 9
Amsterdam, disembark, return flight to Boston
• Cruise: deluxe 7-night cruise in an outside stateroom with Avalon’s exclusive Comfort Collection BedsSM • Antwerp: guided sightseeing • Ghent: guided sightseeing, visit St. Baaf’s Cathedral • Middelburg–Veere: guided visit of Middelburg; excursion to the Delta Works • Willemstad–Kinderdijk: time at leisure in Willemstad; visit a windmill in Kinderdijk • Rotterdam: guided visit to Delft • Amsterdam: canal cruise • Special onboard and onshore experiences presented by entertainers, artisans, and experts, designed to enrich your cruise • Enjoy an onboard Classical Music Performance • Panoramic windows throughout • Included sightseeing with headsets by Certified Local Guides • Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship • Large bathroom featuring shower with glass door • Made-to-order egg station at breakfast • Daily early- and late-riser breakfasts • Light lunch alternative in the Panorama Bistro • Daily Afternoon Tea with tea, coffee, sweet treats & sandwiches • Daily Night Fare served at 10:30 pm • Complimentary bottled water daily • Friendly English-speaking crew
INCLUDES
CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR CABIN.
• Round-trip airport/cruise ship transfers when air is purchased through Avalon Waterways • Seven night cruise, Avalon Impression • Captain’s welcome & farewell receptions • Daily full breakfast buffet • Complimentary sparkling wine at breakfast • Daily lunch buffet with pasta and carving stations • Four-course a la carte dinners with open seating • Regional wine, beer & soft drinks at all onboard lunches and dinners • Daily regional and Western cuisine, including Avalon FreshSM vegetarian/ healthy choices
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TRAVEL CLUB SELECT
CHRISTMASTIME CRUISE ON THE DANUBE
9 DAYS: Sunday, November 26–Monday, December 4, 2017
$3,599
per person double occupancy for Lower Outside Cabin Middle Outside Cabin upgrade: add 400 pp/do Upper Outside Cabin upgrade: add $800 pp/do Suite upgrade: add $1800 pp/do
INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. Single and triple accommodations are unavailable for this tour. Fuel surcharge, taxes and fees subject to change. Cancellation waiver and travel insurance is $350. Although not required, we recommend purchasing the waiver. Purchase must be made at time of booking. Passport required. Per person deposit is $800. If you purchase the waiver, the deposit is $550.
Melk Abbey
EXPLORE HISTORIC SITES and enjoy the magical atmosphere of some of Europe’s traditional Christmas Markets on this holiday Danube cruise. We’ll visit Würzburg, one of Germany’s loveliest towns, Rothenburg, filled with hidden treasures and a charming Christmas Market and picturesque Nuremberg with Germany’s most famous Christmas Market. Cruise to the medieval city of Regensburg and a holiday welcome of lovely lights and decorations. In 2,000-year-old Passau we’ll thread through quaint cobbled streets and admire ornate Baroque architecture as our walking tour brings us to the Christmas Market— don’t miss the gingerbread! Enjoy an excursion to Durnstein and the Benedictine Melk Abbey and cruise through the remarkable Wachau Valley whose picturesque landscape is awash with fairy-tale castles and small towns. Our last port-of-call is elegant Vienna—home to the Hapsburgs, the music of Mozart and Strauss and mouth-watering pastries. As we dock here for two nights we’ll experience Vienna’s Imperial architecture at Hofburg Palace, the Vienna Opera House and magnificent St. Stephen’s Cathedral, and explore a variety INCLUDES of Christmas Markets. • Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Frankfurt and Vienna to Boston, via a connecting city • Private sedan transfers within 50 miles of Boston’s Logan Airport (one car per booking) • Six-night Danube River Cruise: Lueftner Cruises • One night’s first-class accommodations: Maritim Hotel Würzburg, Würzburg • Nineteen meals: seven breakfasts, five lunches, seven dinners (wine and beer included aboard ship) • Round-trip airport/hotel/port transfers • Services of professional Tour Director
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FEATURES Würzburg walking tour. Rothenburg and Christmas Market. Nuremberg tour and Christmas Market. Regensburg walking tour, Old Town and Christmas Market. Passau walking tour and Christmas Market. Excursion to Durnstein and Melk Abbey. Wachau Valley. Vienna tour. OPTIONALS: Vienna—Vienna by Night featuring the Christmas Markets; Schönbrunn Palace and Christmas Markets.
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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND ECUADOR AN INDEPENDENT ADVENTURE
9 DAYS: Monday, November 27–Tuesday, December 5, 2017 from
$5,839
per person double occupancy INCLUDES round-trip airfare, fuel surcharge and all air taxes and fees. From $7,789 for single rates and reservations. Fuel surcharge, air taxes and fees subject to change. Passport required. Per person deposit is $600.
Ecuador
EXOTIC AND MAGICAL, the Galapagos Islands are on nearly everyone's “must-visit” list. Our adventure begins in Quito, Ecuador with tours of the Highlands and Otavalo Market. After a short flight to Baltra, we board the Galapagos Legend, and cruise to Black Turtle Cove. Island hop from Santiago Island— explore extensive lava flows and have a ACCOMMODATIONS chance to swim or snorkel in Sullivan Bay— DAY 1 Flight from Boston, arrive Quito to the dark red sand beaches of Rabida DAYS 2–3 Quito Island. Spend the day on Isabela Island—a DAY 4 Flight to Baltra, board cruise, Santa Cruz Island: Black Turtle Cove single land mass made from six ancient DAY 5 Santiago Island: Sullivan Bay, volcanoes—and wiggle our toes in the Rabida Island black sands around Urbina Bay, and have DAY 6 Isabela Island: Urbina Bay, Tagus Cove a chance to see a blue-footed booby on a DAY 7 Fernandina Island: Espinosa Point; walking tour near Tagus Cove. On the last Isabela Island: Vicente Roca Point day of our cruise we'll visit Punta Espinosa DAY 8 Santa Cruz Island: Highlands; on Isla Fernandina whose dramatic lava return flight to Quito DAY 9 Return flight to Boston flows are home to marine iguanas. or similar hotel accommodations
FEATURES
INCLUDES
Quito: Colonial Quito tour, Northern Highlands and Otavalo Market tour. Cruise: Santa Cruz Island, Black Turtle Cove; Santiago Island, Sullivan Bay, Rabida Island; Isabela Island, Urbina Bay, Tagus Cove; Fernandina Island, Espinosa Point, Isabel Island, Vicente Roca Point; Santa Cruz Island, Highlands.
• Round-trip regularly scheduled flights from Boston to Quito, via a connecting city • Four nights’ four-star accommodations • Four night cruise in outside cabin • Eighteen meals: eight breakfasts, six lunches, four dinners • Round-trip airport/hotel/dock transfers • Services of English-speaking guides
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER CRUISE 9 DAYS: Friday, May 26–Saturday, June 3, 2017: from $5,615* Friday, December 29, 2017–Saturday, January 6, 2018: from $4,370* BOARD ONE OF OUR AUTHENTIC PADDLEWHEELERS as we celebrate the music, history, and culture of the lower Mississippi. Your journey begins and ends in New Orleans, a melting pot of French, African and American culture. Here you can enjoy exclusive access to its vibrant music scene and Cabin upgrades: the best in Cajun and Creole cuisine. On our curated tours May cruise: additional $285$1865 pp/do; December cruise: of area plantations such as the Oak Alley, Frogmore and additional $910-$2660 pp/do. Rosedown, you will hear stories about Southern life from a team of passionate experts who we have assembled to show Call for single reservations. you each place in detail. Explore historic towns and beautiful Per person deposit is $500. gardens along the way and be treated to an exclusive American Cruise Lines classical piano concert at the famous JN Stonehouse. In Vicksburg, our expert guides show you the battlefields, the USS Cairo, and the most significant historic sites throughout the city. *Starting price. Rates are based on cabin availability. Prices are per person double occupancy.
AMERICAN CRUISE LINES Why travel far when American Cruise Lines offers the best in small ship cruising right in your own backyard? All of our modern ships are built here in the U.S. and have the largest staterooms and latest amenities. Our accommodating all-American crew will provide you with an unequaled level of service as you rediscover this great country in comfort and style. The America is American Cruise Lines’ eighth ship and its second brand-new vessel to launch in 2016. America is the finest Mississippi paddlewheeler ever built, introducing features never before seen on a Mississippi riverboat. The America embodies a casual ambiance and relaxed atmosphere, while providing panoramic views of the passing scenery. With only 185 guests, fellow passengers will quickly become new friends.
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THE AMERICA
ROUNDTRIP ON THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI FROM NEW ORLEANS DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY 1
Arrive New Orleans; overnight hotel stay
DAY 2
New Orleans, embark cruise
DAY 3
Oak Alley; Oak Alley Plantation excursion
DAY 4
Natchez, MS; Historic District Tour
DAY 5
Vicksburg, MS; Battle of Vicksburg Tour
DAY 6
St. Francisville, LA; Rosedown Plantation
DAY 7
Baton Rouge, LA; Historic Baton Rouge Tour
DAY 8
Houmas House, LA; Houmas House Plantation Tour
DAY 9
New Orleans, LA
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• Complimentary Wi-Fi • Elevator access to all decks of the ship • Many lounges offer an atmosphere for every mood • Grand dining room accommodates all guests together • Open-air exercise area with views of passing scenery • Satellite TV and DVD player in all staterooms • Spacious staterooms are the largest on any cruise ship • Hotel-size private bathrooms with a full set of amenities • Private balconies • Sliding glass balcony doors offer panoramic views • Twice daily stateroom service • Mark Twain Library and Chart Room • Putting green on the top deck • Laundry facilities • Individual climate control • Afternoon tea service in the Sky Lounge • Jazz and evening musical entertainment • Brand new ship • Breakfast room service • Built in the USA • All American Crew • Complimentary cocktail hour each evening • Onboard historians and naturalists • Culinary program featuring locally sourced ingredients • Personalized Service • Open picture window
INCLUDES • One nights’ pre-cruise hotel accommodations in New Orleans • Six night Mississippi River Cruise • Port charges and taxes and pre-paid gratuities • All meals aboard ship • Beer and wine at lunch and dinner • Cocktail hour every evening • Open seating dining room • Onboard entertainment and guest lectures • Attentive all-American crew • NOT INCLUDED: Airfare to New Orleans. You may purchase your own air or we can assist you.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY CRUISE 8 DAYS: Sunday, October 29–Sunday, November 5, 2017 THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IS ALIVE WITH HISTORY AND CULTURE. From the vibrant harbor of Baltimore, you will from travel to Yorktown, Williamsburg, and Jamestown, known per person double occupancy as the “Historic Triangle.” In Yorktown, visit monumental *Starting price. Rates are battlefields and authentic colonial homes. Stroll through based on cabin availability. the narrow streets of a Colonial Williamsburg, and listen Cabin upgrades: additional for unique native accents thought to be nearly unchanged $445–$2,590 pp/do. since the days of the first English colonists. In Jamestown, Call for single reservations. learn about this first permanent English settlement Per person deposit is $500. in the Americas. Discover why Crisfield, once a small fishing village is now considered “The Crab Capital of the World,” and sail on an authentic skipjack in Cambridge. Take a trolley tour through the charming streets of Annapolis and hear amazing stories about its 350-year history from our local expert guide.
$3,905*
AMERICAN CRUISE LINES Why travel far when American Cruise Lines offers the best in small ship cruising right in your own backyard? All of our modern ships are built here in the U.S. and have the largest staterooms and latest amenities. Our accommodating all-American crew will provide you with an unequaled level of service as you rediscover this great country in comfort and style. The American Star will offer guests the same style of cruising that has become the hallmark of American Cruise Lines. From charming small towns to gracious ports, the American Star will bring guests to places of historic interest and magnificent beauty. Onboard, each guest will be able to unwind in the friendly and accommodating atmosphere, which is serviced by attentive all-American staff. 100 guests.
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AMERICAN STAR
TAKE A CRUISE THROUGH THE HISTORY OF CHESAPEAKE BAY INCLUDES • Seven night Cruise • Port charges and taxes and pre-paid gratuities • All meals aboard ship • Beer and wine at lunch and dinner • Cocktail hour every evening • Open seating dining room • Onboard entertainment and guest lectures • Attentive all-American crew • NOT INCLUDED: Airfare to Baltimore. You may purchase your own air or we can assist you.
• Complimentary Wi-Fi • Elevator access to all decks of the ship • Many lounges offer an atmosphere for every mood • Grand dining room accommodates all guests together • Open-air exercise area with views of passing scenery • Satellite TV and DVD player in all staterooms • Spacious staterooms are the largest on any cruise ship • Hotel-size private bathrooms with a full set of amenities • Private balconies • Twice daily stateroom service • Putting green on the top deck • Individual climate control • Evening entertainment focuses on music and history • Built in the USA • All American Crew • Complimentary cocktail hour each evening • Onboard historians and naturalists • Culinary program featuring locally sourced ingredients • Personalized Service • Open picture window
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY 1
Baltimore, MD
DAY 2
Yorktown/Williamsburg, VA; Yorktown Trolley Tour, optional Colonial Williamsburg
DAY 3
Crisfield, MD/Tangier, VA; optional Tangier Island Tour, optional Crisfield Walking Tour
DAY 4
Cambridge, MD; optional Skipjack Nathan visit, optional La Grange Plantation visit
DAY 5
Oxford, MD; optional Historic Oxford Walking Tour
DAY 6
St. Michaels, MD; Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, optional St. Michaels Walking Tour, Optional Chesapeake Bay Eco cruise
DAY 7
Annapolis, MD; optional Trolley Tour, optional Naval Academy Tour
DAY 8
Baltimore, MD
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HISTORIC SOUTH & GOLDEN ISLES CRUISE 8 DAYS: Saturday, December 30, 2017–Saturday, January 6, 2018 AS YOU CRUISE BETWEEN PORTS, expansive wildlife refuges and remote islands stretch out before you, offering from an extraordinary view into the wilderness and wildlife of the per person double occupancy South. This is a region of history, legend, grace, and beauty *Starting price. Rates are that will leave you inspired. The Intracoastal Waterway is a based on cabin availability. protected network of bays, rivers, and canals with its shores Cabin upgrades: additional home to some of the most beautiful historic cities in America. $535–$2,975 pp/do. Start your journey in Charleston, lined with cobblestone streets Call for single reservations. and antebellum houses and where the first shots of the Civil Per person deposit is $500. War were heard. Continue to scenic Beaufort and learn what life was like on a southern plantation from our resident expert dressed in period costume. Enjoy the scenic beaches and abundant wildlife at Hilton Head, before traveling to Savannah where you will tour historic districts showcasing 19th Century wealth and opulence. In Jekyll Island, visit “Millionaire’s Village,” a National Historic Landmark with 240-acres of extravagant homes and winter cottages built over 100 years ago. On your final stop at Amelia Island, take a river cruise and walking tour through the Victorian seaport of Fernandina Beach.
$4,475*
AMERICAN CRUISE LINES Why travel far when American Cruise Lines offers the best in small ship cruising right in your own backyard? All of our modern ships are built here in the U.S. and have the largest staterooms and latest amenities. Our accommodating all-American crew will provide you with an unequaled level of service as you rediscover this great country in comfort and style. American Constellation is the latest cruise ship from American Cruise Lines. Uniquely designed to navigate the inland waterways of the East Coast, American Constellation brings guests to beautiful ports the larger ships can’t access. In the intimate atmosphere onboard, guests will find the largest staterooms in the industry, spacious lounges and observation decks and private balconies that offer spectacular views of the passing landscapes. Brand new 163 guest cruise ship for 2017.
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AMERICAN CONSTELLATION
EXPLORE THE WILDLIFE AND HISTORY OF THE SOUTH INCLUDES • Seven night Cruise • Port charges and taxes and pre-paid gratuities • All meals aboard ship • Beer and wine at lunch and dinner • Cocktail hour every evening • Open seating dining room • Onboard entertainment and guest lectures • Attentive all-American crew • NOT INCLUDED: Airfare to Charleston, from Jacksonville. You may purchase your own air or we can assist you.
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• Complimentary Wi-Fi • Elevator access to all decks of the ship • Many lounges offer an atmosphere for every mood • Grand dining room accommodates all guests together • Exercise room with the latest equipment • Satellite TV and DVD player in all staterooms • Spacious staterooms are the largest on any cruise ship • Hotel-size private bathrooms with a full set of amenities • Private balconies • Sliding glass balcony doors offer panoramic views • Twice daily stateroom service • Putting green on the top deck • Laundry facilities • Individual climate control • Evening entertainment focuses on music and history • Brand new ship • Breakfast room service • Built in the USA • All American Crew • Complimentary cocktail hour each evening • Onboard historians and naturalists • Culinary program featuring locallysourced ingredients • Personalized Service • Open picture window
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY 1
Charleston, SC; optional city tour
DAY 2
Beaufort, SC; optional Carriage Tour, optional Lowcountry Tour
DAY 3
Hilton Head Island, SC; optional Alligator & Wildlife Tour
DAY 4
Savannah, GA; optional Trolley Tour, optional Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum visit, optional Guided Walking Tour
DAY 5
Sapelo Island, GA; optional Island Tour
DAY 6
St. Simons Island / Jekyll Island, GA; optional St. Simons Island Tour, Optional Shrimp Boat Tour, optional Jekyll Island Tour
DAY 7
Cruising to Amelia Island, FL; optional Amelia Island River Cruise, optional Historic Walking Tour
DAY 8
Jacksonville, FL Area (Amelia Island)
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CRUISE WITH
THE TRAVEL CLUB AND AVALON WATERWAYS! As The Travel Club’s preferred river cruise provider, Avalon Waterways offers the absolute best experience in river cruising. In addition to our hand-picked European river cruise departures (featured on pages 82–86), The Travel Club can now book all departures for ANY Avalon cruise to any destination you choose! And, as always, when you reserve your Avalon Waterways Cruise with The Club, any current Avalon promotion will be applicable to your reservation. Give us a call today to start planning your next adventure!