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DISCOVER YOUR ADVENTURE!
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 2020 is highlighted here and even more are listed on pages 10 and 11 of this issue of AAA Now! Our complete slate of currently available upcoming trips for 2020 is listed, along with access to digital brochures, on AAA.com/Travel. Look for articles on other destinations 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.
IRISH ODYSSEY
March 5 – 17, 2020
See Forty Shades of Green as you circumnavigate the entire Emerald Isle on this guided tour. Begin in Dublin and tour EPIC – the Irish Immigration Museum. Taste tea and scones during a traditional farmhouse visit in Kildare. Watch craftsman blow glass and cut crystal at Waterford. Kiss the famous stone at Blarney Castle, circle the Ring of Kerry, and behold trained dogs herd sheep in Killarney. Ride a jaunting cart to lakeside Ross Castle, travel among the heather and rocky headlands of the Dingle Peninsula. View the Aran Islands from atop the Cliffs of Moher, take
a walking tour of historic Galway. Cruise Lough Corrib and sip Irish coffee. Tour Kylemore Abbey and its elegant mansion. Visit royal Ballintubber Abbey and Belleek Pottery on route to Donegal. Step along Giant’s Causeway and the medieval walls of Derry, visit Titanic Museum at Belfast. Explore ancient Newgrange tombs and overnight at Cabra Castle with an Irish step-dancing show to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
ROMANTIC DANUBE RIVER CRUISE
April 24 – May 2, 2020
Cruise this classic river route aboard top-rated AmaWaterways’ AmaLea with only 155 fellow passengers. Your voyage from Vilshofen’s Bavarian old town proceeds to Passau, the “City of Three Rivers.” Choices of included tours feature Salzburg’s “Sound of Music” scenes and Mozart’s home, Austrian Lakes, and Czech Republic’s Cesky Krumlov. Cruise through the vineyard-draped Wachau Valley to tour Durnstein’s Baroque Stiftskirche and Melks’s Benedictine Abbey. Vienna invites you to visit the Opera House and Imperial Palace. On to Bratislava, the revitalized capital of Slovakia, for insights to its former life under Soviet control. Hungary’s Budapest straddles the Danube; an evening cruise past illuminated Parliament buildings and lively cafes is forever memorable. Onboard meals and wines reflect the river’s regions which influenced Strauss to write his immortal melody of “The Blue Danube” waltz.
SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE
April 24 – May 4, 2020
Set sail from Ft. Lauderdale aboard Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas for 10 days of exciting island hopping and relaxing days at sea. St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands is home to beautiful beaches, wonderful water sports and duty-free shopping. Antigua attracts visitors with its British maritime history, lively markets and sugar
plantation windmills. The Nature Island of Dominica offers walks below waterfalls, dips in bubbling waters, and soaks in thermal hot springs. The verdant hills of St. Kitts are ripe with eco-adventures; hike on a dormant volcano or ride a sugar plantation’s double decker train; nearby Nevis is a snorkeler’s paradise. Although they share an island, Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin enjoy distinctive cultures and cuisines along with splendid beaches and eco-friendly activities.
SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH DAKOTA
May 8 – 14, 2020
Welcome to the West at Rapid City, the gateway to the Black Hills. Each day’s guided tour departs from Rapid City where you comfortably stay for all six nights. Learn from locals the legends and long history of this region. Visit
the monumental sculptures of Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore. Travel the Badlands Loop Road surrounded
by dramatic scenery of colorful geology. Visit monolithic Devils Tower in Wyoming. Along the Needles Highway
are spectacular rock formations and spires; watch for buffalo, bighorn sheep and elk in Custer State Park. The Old West comes alive in Deadwood; visit Kevin Costner’s Tatanka: Story of the Bison and the Lakota. Bid farewell to the Badlands with dinner and Western Show at the High Plains Heritage Center.
ENCHANTING CANYONLANDS
MAY 21 – 27, 2020
Prepare to be wowed throughout this guided tour of the American Southwest. Start in Scottsdale’s desert oasis and commence your scenic route to visit Sedona in the Red Rocks region. Your guided tour of the Grand Canyon reveals the geologic history and contemporary flora and fauna; see native chipmunks scamper along the cliffs and among the pinyon-juniper woodlands; watch for coyotes, foxes, elk and bobcats during a South Rim sunrise. Explore the majestic beauty of Monument Valley with a Navajo guide. Visit the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River; perhaps take a float trip. Cruise Lake Powell to Antelope Canyon; relax with a colorful sunset over the lake. Bryce Canyon’s monolithic hoodoos and Zion Canyon’s cliffs and canyons are awe inspiring. Exit nature’s wonders for the tour’s final night in glittering Las Vegas.
AAA CENTRAL PENN PRESIDENT’S HEART OF ALASKA TOUR & CRUISE
June 3 – 15, 2020
“Savor the Journey” by land and sea with Holland America Line and Jodie Daubert, President & CEO of AAA Central Penn. Touring begins in Fairbanks with a cruise on the Chena and Tanana rivers, then it's on to Denali National Park for a two-night stay and a guided wilderness and wildlife tour. Ride aboard a deluxe dome railcar on the McKinley Explorer train to Anchorage for a visit and overnight stay before taking the “Cruisetrain” to Seward to board Holland America’s ms Westerdam. Cruise the Gulf of Alaska to glorious Glacier Bay. Your first port is Haines – on America’s longest fjord, then sail to the isolated state capital at Juneau, followed by Ketchikan – famous for the Misty Fjords. Scenic cruising through the Inside Passage takes you to Vancouver for a tour and overnight stay before returning home.
BAHAMAS & FLORIDA CRUISE June 20 – 27, 2020
Hop aboard NCL’s Norwegian Pearl and set sail from New York City for a quick coastal voyage to Florida. Your first stop is Port Canaveral, with easy access to Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral National Seashore; it’s just one hour to Orlando for your choice of theme parks or golf courses. Great Stirrup Cay is NCL’s private island paradise in the Bahamas; snorkel with sea turtles and tropical fish, swim with pigs, kayak the coastline, relax in a cabana. The port of Nassau, Bahamas, leads
to fantastic beaches, dolphin encounters, glass-bottom boats, glitzy casinos, duty-free boutiques and local markets, Paradise Island and lots of fun in the sun!
SUMMERTIME CANADA & NEW ENGLAND CRUISE June 21 – 27, 2020 Royal Amplified®
Sail away to a cooler summer aboard
Royal Caribbean’s floating resort Oasis of the Seas, departing from Cape Liberty, New Jersey. Breathe deep the salt air and ocean breezes during a day at sea before arriving “Down East” in Maine. Portland is your first
port of call; its Old Port features cobblestone alleyways and photogenic views of Casco Bay; perhaps visit Kennebunkport or Portland Head Lighthouse. St. John in New Brunswick, Canada, offers outdoor adventures by bike or kayak; perhaps take a tour to the Bay of Fundy and the renowned Reversing Falls. Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, is steeped in history with its famous fort and attractive downtown; a tour to Peggy’s Cove and Lighthouse is always a highlight.
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