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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 Discoveries cruises and tours currently scheduled for 2019 is highlighted here and even more are listed on pages 12 and 13 of this issue of AAA Now! Our complete slate of currently available upcoming trips for 2019 through 2020 is listed, along with access to digital brochures, on AAA.com/Travel. Look for related destination articles in this issue of AAA Now!
Most of Discoveries’ cruises and tours conveniently begin right in Central PA by including round-trip transfers to docks to board a cruise ship or airports to commence a tour.
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Railways of Southern England September 11 – 20, 2019
You are invited to ride the rails of Britain’s heritage railways with the Friends of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Gleaming steam locomotives puff and chuff along historic routes for your view of verdant countryside and seaside scenes. Tours feature premier collections of railway museums, castles, and the elegant Georgian city of Bath. A day on the Isle of Wight includes a visit at Queen Victoria’s Osborne House and a ride
on the island’s steam railway. An optional London extension from September 20-23, provides independent time and visits at the Transit Museum, Postal Museum’s underground Mail Ride, majestic St. Pancras Railway Station, and even a daytrip by rail to tour the superb National Railway Museum in York.
Hawaiian Island by Land & Sea
AAA Member Appreciation Trip hosted
by AAA Board Member Larry Brown September 25 – October 5, 2019
Enjoy America’s Islands of Aloha with a special twist. Honolulu welcomes you first with a three-night stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort. Then, embark on a seven-night cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride
of America for tropical treats while aboard and ashore four islands. Visit Oahu for Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor and the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Maui’s beautiful beaches and gorgeous golf courses are world renowned, as are its friendly islanders. Hawaii shares its hospitality with history at Hilo, surfing and snorkeling at Kona, and natural beauty at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home of active Kilauea Volcano. Kauai’s picturesque port and harbor of Nawiliwili leads you to this Garden Isle’s dramatic mountains and cool rainforests. Hawaiian hulas, flower leis and a traditional luau await you.
Canada & New England Member
Appreciation Cruise
September 29 – October 6, 2019
Autumn is the perfect and affordable time to cruise north in America and Canada. AAA’s convenient transfers to
and from the New York Cruise Port make it easy to sail aboard the Carnival Sunrise. Seven nights of fun at sea and ashore take you to four favorite ports. Boston features historic sites, first-class museums, and waterfront venues to remember forever. Portand, Maine, is popular for its Old Port’s cobblestone alleyways and views of Casco Bay;
perhaps visit Kennebunkport or Portland Head Lighthouse. Saint John, in New Brunswick, Canada, is famous for
the Reversing Falls of the Bay of Fundy; perhaps visit St. Martin’s Sea Caves and Beach with its twin covered bridges and lighthouse. Halifax, in Nova Scotia, Canada, is a city
of tree-filled parks overlooking the world’s second largest natural harbor; you can visit Peggy’s Cove and lighthouse along this craggy coastline of Maritime Canada.
Tropical Costa Rica
Presented by WITF and AAA Travel October 12 – 20, 2019
Explore the amazing natural wonders of this peaceful, friendly country in Central America. Guided touring features lush rainforests with stunning waterfalls, exotic wildlife and long sandy beaches. Begin in the colonial capital, San Jose, and the coffee plantations of the Central Valley. Continue
on to coastal Guanacaste for sensational sunsets over the Pacific Ocean. Travel to the Monteverde Cloud Forest for its dazzling flora and fauna, including colorful butterflies and hummingbirds. Gaze upon majestic Arenal Volcano and cruise on Lake Arenal. The gardens of Zacaro are sure to enchant you. An optional extension tour to an eco-lodge in the country’s Caribbean jungles of Tortuguero National Park includes guided explorations by boat in search of macaws, sloths, monkeys, toucans, aquatic birds, manatees, turtles, and many other native and migratory species.
Classic California Coast Cruise
October 26 – November 3, 2019
Bypass all that freeway traffic by cruising between California’s captivating coastal cities. Savor a stay in the City by the Bay, San Francisco; ride a cable car and sample some Pacific fog. Sail south to Santa Barbara, America’s Riviera, where bougainvillea and palms flourish by beachside cafes, Spanish and Moorish-style buildings, and the historic Mission. The Mediterranean climate nourishes grapes for richly flavored wines of the adjacent Santa Ynez Valley. Los Angeles is renowned as a dream machine for more than Hollywood’s movie making; this region sizzles with diverse cultures from Malibu Beach to Beverly Hills, from Thai tacos to kosher burritos, and fine arts to street performers. San Diego’s allure runs deep, from its beautiful beaches and near-perfect weather to
its world-famous zoo and Sea World; a zest for the sunny life abounds here. Cruise across the border to Ensenada, Mexico, for a day of fiesta fun before another full day at sea to enjoy your lavish vacation aboard Princess Cruises' luxurious Grand Princess.
Havana, Cuba & Key West, Florida Cruise November 2 – 6, 2019
Slip away for a four-night getaway to Cuba and the Florida Keys aboard Royal Caribbean’s Majesty of the Seas. Set sail from Ft. Lauderdale for a full day of fun in funky Key West, where just about anything goes! Hang out at Sloppy Joe’s, one of Hemingway’s favorite bars, or tour the author’s home, then jump into the daily dock party at sunset. It’s an easy overnight cruise to Cuba, where
old Havana and its friendly folks proudly offer touring
in vintage convertible cars, samplings of local rums and cigars, shopping for handmade arts and crafts, strolling the harbor-front promenade, moving to the lively music and dancing the tango.
Bermuda Cruise
November 10 – 15, 2019
A double dose of days to enjoy Bermuda is your prescription on this five-night cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Escape. An additional popular cure for tired autumn leaf-rakers is this voyage’s day at sea in each direction between New York City and Bermuda. While in Bermuda, take your time to relax on the pink sand beaches, glide along on a glass-bottom boat to see colorful fish and corals, even snorkel with dolphins. Golf is great on coastline courses, tropical gardens are gorgeous, shopping is special with local crafts, touring in a taxi with a friendly Bermudian is personal and delightful.
Eastern Caribbean Cruise aboard
Queen Mary 2
November 26 – December 8, 2019
Live the luxury life aboard Queen Mary 2, the majestic flagship of Cunard. Spacious and superior is the design and décor of this true ocean liner, providing a refined feeling unlike usual cruise ships. British traditions and genteel service even extend to afternoon high tea. Always lively and never stuffy, the QM 2 provides you with plenty to pursue aboard and ashore. The British Virgin Island of Tortola commences your Caribbean ports of call, then sail to Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis. These select islands offer fabulous fun, whether frolicking on their beautiful beaches and warm turquoise waters or wandering the welcoming towns and visiting the verdant countryside’s attractions. Several days at sea pamper
you with Queen Mary 2’s royal treatment and regale you with extraordinary entertainment. AAA includes transfers between Central PA and the Port of New York where you sail past the Statue of Liberty.
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