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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 12
and 13 of this 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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Chateaux, Rivers & Wine Cruise
September 13 – 24, 2016
Explore the world in comfort aboard Viking River Cruises and celebrate French joie de vivre! Commence from Paris with tours of famous Loire Valley chateaux - Chambord and Chenonceau, plus Amboise’s Chateau Royal. Visit the enticing city of Bordeaux, then board your elegant river cruise ship Viking Forsetti. Enjoy the views while gliding past vineyard-blanketed hillsides along the Dordogne, Garonne and Gironde rivers. Tours and free time are included during stops at villages and towns, replete with cafes, shops and markets, plus visits at chateaux for tastings of local wines and brandies renowned worldwide.
Eastern Caribbean Cruise
September 25 – October 2, 2016
Your vacation sets sail right in Central PA with transfers included to the Port of Baltimore to board the Carnival Pride for a week of fun in the sun! Ports of call are Grand Turk in the Turks & Caicos, Freeport in the Bahamas, and the private island of Half Moon Cay. Splash in the turquoise seas, swim with the dolphins, pet a stingray, explore caves and mangrove forests, sip a fruity beverage at a beach bar, shop
for duty-free treasures, do as you please ashore
and aboard!
New England & Canada Fall Medley
Cruise
September 29 – October 12, 2016
Oceania Cruises cover your world, your way, aboard the luxurious 684-passenger Regatta. This deluxe 12-day voyage sails from Montreal to New York City, with delightful stops in Quebec City, Saguenay, and Havre St. Pierre, Quebec; Corner Brook, Newfoundland; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick; Bar Harbor and Portland Maine; Boston; Newport; and New York City. Gourmet cuisine, no-extra-charge choices of on-board restaurants, outstanding entertainment and enrichment programs are all presented on a personal scale with refined service and remarkable value as hallmarks of Oceania Cruises.
Irish & Scottish Sampler
October 2 – 11, 2016
Your Irish guide shares his homeland of the Emerald Isle on a tour ranging from Dublin and Dalkey Castle to Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway and Nine Glens of Antrim, plus the Titanic Museum in Belfast. Cross the Irish Sea to Scotland for cosmopolitan Glasgow, into the Highlands at Pitlochery and a tasting at a whisky distillery. Travel to the North
Sea for St. Andrews and then on to Edinburgh for
its Castle and Royal Mile. Of course, this tour takes you along winding lanes with loch-side pubs; you also hear the songs, legends and histories of these distinct yet linked countries.
Treasures of Italy
October 16 – 27, 2016
Journey in style from Rome’s Imperial Colosseum
to the Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel, from ancient Pompeii to Isle of Capri, and from Florence’s art to coastal Cinque Terra villages. Continue from Italian lakes to estate wineries and magical Venice. Taste the wines, cheeses, pastas and gelatos; breathe in the fresh sea air; bask in the Tuscan sun. Everywhere, you’ll experience La Dolce Vita!
From the Outback to the Glaciers October 24 – November 14, 2016
Australia and New Zealand are a picture-perfect duo for discoveries Down Under! Wonders abound from the Great Barrier Reef to Ayers Rock, and from Sydney to Melbourne. Cross the Tasman Sea
to be amazed from Milford Sound and Mt. Cook
to Franz Joseph Glacier, and from Christchurch to Queenstown. Special experiences include: meet tribal Aborigines and hear about their ancient culture; watch a technicolor Outback sunset; have tea with a New Zealander sheep farmer and watch his dog work the flock. See kangaroos and kiwis, and learn how to say G’day!
Eastern Caribbean Cruise
Benefiting the United Methodist Home for Children
November 10 – 20, 2016
Cruise with a cause to Caribbean ports right out
of Cape Liberty, NJ, with transfers included from Central PA. Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas is your floating resort to visit Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Kitts and St. Maarten. These popular islands guarantee gorgeous beaches, warm turquoise waters and tales of pirate treasure. Exciting sightseeing, colorful local markets and duty-free shopping beckon you ashore. Anthem’s spectacular on-board entertainment and on-deck activities
are matched only by the ship’s fantastic range of dining venues.
Holidays in the Antilles Cruise
December 22, 2016 – January 3, 2017
Sail away for the holidays on a Caribbean voyage aboard Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, conveniently cruising from Baltimore. Visit Antigua, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and St. Thomas.
Each island invites you to its unique attractions and activities, history and style, culture and cuisine. Enjoy your choice of snorkeling, kayaking, a catamaran sail, orchid gardens, a butterfly nature center, and much more. Days at sea provide time to relax, indulge, and ring in the New Year.
Rose Parade Extravaganza
December 30, 2016 – January 4, 2017
Celebrate the New Year on a Southern California vacation with special features. See the Rose Parade float floral decoration process, tour Hollywood, and visit the Reagan Presidential Library. An included cruise to Catalina Island with a guided tram tour
of Avalon is an unusual treat. At the “Parade of All
Milford Sound, New Zealand
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