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Now is the time to discover the most up-to-date information about AAA Travel’s group trips and travel presentations.
As many experienced AAA travelers already know, Discoveries is the best choice for quality, value-packed vacations with the convenience and benefits of escorted group travel. A selection of new Discoveries cruises and tours scheduled for 2016 and into 2017 are highlighted here and even more are listed on pages 8
and 9 of this special issue of AAA Now! Our complete slate of upcoming trips is listed, along with digital brochures, on AAA.com/Travel. Look for related destination articles in this issue of AAA Now!
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Panama Canal & Caribbean Cruise January 2 – 15, 2017
Celebrate the New Year with a fun-filled two weeks of cruising away from winter. Sail right from Baltimore aboard Carnival Pride with exciting ports of call.
The picture-perfect beaches at Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos, are followed by the Dominican Republic’s paradise playground at Amber Cove, plus tours to nearby Puerto Plata. South America calls you ashore in Cartagena, Colombia, for history and shopping. Enter and exit the Panama Canal through its massive Gatun Locks and even cruise in the canal’s island-dotted Gatun Lake. Costa Rica’s rich ecology is on display at waterfalls and rainforests reached from Puerto Limon. Mahogany Bay on Honduras’ Roatan Island hosts marine wildlife and a coral reef. Cozumel is Mexico’s popular island in the sun awaiting your arrival with shops, beaches and smiling faces.
Southern Caribbean Cruise
January 14 – 26, 2017
Why worry about winter when you can escape to the Caribbean for nearly two weeks? Royal Caribbean’s spectacular Anthem of the Seas is your floating resort that takes you from Cape Liberty, NJ, to San Juan in Puerto Rico, Phillipsburg in St. Maarten, St. John’s in Antigua, Castries in St. Lucia, Bridgetown in Barbados, Basseterre in St. Kitts; request AAA’s detailed brochure for tips on fun things to do on each of these islands. Some days at sea are for you to indulge in all the amazing amenities of this mega-ship, including Dynamic Dining in a variety of venues, family friendly staterooms and the adults-only Solarium Pool. Outdoor entertainment abounds from professional high-diving to sky-diving simulators, and from bumper cars to a circus school.
Mexican Riviera Cruise
January 23 – February 3, 2017
Go west this winter to cruise Mexico’s Pacific Coast Riviera. Enjoy a day in San Francisco before you board Princess Cruises’ palatial Grand Princess and cruise south. Your featured ports are: Puerto Vallarta – once sleepy but now its palm-tree lined beaches are an international resort, Manzanillo – a maritime center with rocky coves and golden beaches backed by jungled mountains, Mazatlan – famous for sport
fishing and aqua-activities reached from its beloved broad beaches, Cabo San Lucas – a premier retreat at the tip of Baja where the Pacific meets the Sea
of Cortez. Princess Cruises’ programs pair Mexican music, cuisine, and culture for a grand vacation.
Caribbean Hideaways Cruise
March 5 – 16, 2017
Oceania Cruises cover your world, your way, aboard the luxurious 1,250-passenger Oceania Riviera. This deluxe 10-day voyage sails from Miami to the British Virgin Island of Tortola for Cane Garden Bay or a
hop to Virgin Gorda; then on to Antigua for seaside villages, Nelson’s Dockyard and quiet beaches. Barbados beckons you to beautiful beaches on its west coast and a rugged coastline on its eastern shores. The twin peaks of the Pitons volcanos in
St. Lucia loom over spectacular reefs for exciting snorkeling and kayaking. The beaches and boutiques of St. Barts are among the best in the Caribbean and feature a French flair. Gourmet cuisine, no-extra- charge choices of on-board restaurants, outstanding entertainment and enrichment programs are all presented with refined service and remarkable value as hallmarks of Oceania Cruises.
Southeast Coast & Bahamas Cruise March 18 – 27, 2017
For a different spin on cruising, Royal Caribbean
is making port calls in the U.S. on the way to the Bahamas. Board Grandeur of the Seas in Baltimore and sail to Charleston, South Carolina for Southern hospitality and antebellum heritage. Then, on to Port Canaveral for a day on the Space Coast with NASA or in Orlando at a choice of theme parks before sailing to the Bahamas, where you have a day each on Grand Bahama Island, private Cococay island, and Nassau. RCI’s Grandeur of the Seas
is a very popular ship whose open-air balcony staterooms keep you in touch with the islands, sun, stars and sea on this unusual vacation voyage.
Exploring the Alpine Countries Tour
April 17 – 30, 2017
You will be yodeling with delight on this guided tour through the heart of the Alps in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Visit Vienna’s spectacular
Schönbrunn Palace and St. Stephens Cathedral, plus its grand boulevards. Enjoy a lovely day-cruise on the Danube before humming your way through the sites of the "Sound of Music" and Mozart in Salzburg. The magic of Munich is more than its beer fests, so see its Olympic Park, Glockenspiel and lively city squares. In Oberammergau you get a taste of the local fare and the music of its once- every-10-years Passion Play. Next, tour through
the Bavarian Alps, Swiss Tyrol, and Black Forest
to Switzerland for visits in ski-rich Zermatt, the Matterhorn museum, glacier-capped Grimsel Pass and lovely lakefront Lucerne.
Italy’s Treasures: Art, Food & Wine Tour
Presented by AAA Travel & WITF
April 24 – May 5, 2017
Find out for yourself why Italy continues to be one of the most popular European travel destinations. Your guided tour introduces you to Italy’s la dolce vita with a dinner on an island in Lago Maggiore, in the heart of the country’s Lakes District. Visits to villages in mountains and family farms bring you fresh foods and flowers and fruits of the vines. Travel along the Italian Riviera’s Mediterranean coast to medieval-era Cinque Terra villages, then into the Tuscan sun for a 4-night stay in a historic villa. From here, your visits feature the art of Florence, the history of Siena, and a cooking lesson with tastings at a winery. On to Renaissance Bologna, and then to romantic Venice, rich with art, architecture and the heavenly music
of Vivaldi.
Alaska – Off the Beaten Path by
Land & Sea
July 5 – 19, 2017
The Kenai Peninsula is the keystone of this combined tour-and-cruise vacation. Your bungalow-style room at the Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge is just one example of the Princess Cruises-owned superior lodge resorts where you are well accommodated. Touring in Fairbanks features a sternwheeler riverboat cruise; Denali National Park provides a natural history tour; the Kenai Peninsula keeps you active with adventures in the wild. A Voyage of the Glaciers cruise aboard the Island Princess gracefully takes you to Glacier Bay National Park, plus port calls
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