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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.
Melodies of the Danube
March 28 – April 8, 2017
“The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music” and so is the “Blue Danube” on this lyrical river cruise aboard deluxe AmaWaterways’ new AmaStella. Tour Budapest, then embark on a voyage from Hungary to tour Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. Visit vibrant Vienna for history, concerts, palaces and pastries. Continue on to explore the cobblestone streets of Durnstein, cruise through the lovely Wachau Valley, and tour the Benedictine Abbey
at Melk. See Salzburg’s sites from the “The Sound of Music” and Mozart’s birthplace. From Austria, pass into Germany to visit Vilshofen for a festive Oktoberfest and on to medieval Regensburg. Travel to the Czech Republic to tour and stay in attractive and historic Prague; attend a folkloric dinner show; amble around this city of outdoor cafes, galleries, museums, and a 1,000-year-old castle.
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, 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-era Bologna, and then to romantic Venice, rich with art, architecture and the heavenly music of Vivaldi.
MOTORCOACH TOURS
These extra-special trips are just some of AAA’s custom-designed motorcoach tours conveniently departing from Central Pennsylvania; even more overnight and day trips are listed on page 13 of this issue of AAA Now! All our currently available upcoming motorcoach trips are listed, along with digital brochures, on AAA.com/Travel.
Salem's Haunted Happenings & Great
Jack O'Lantern Blaze
October 21 - 25, 2016
A grand getaway with gentle ghouls takes you to Happy Halloween happenings. It's boo-time in Boston with
a guided ghost tour and time to tread the potentially haunted Historic Freedom Trail. Step back in time to 1692 at the Salem Witch Museum for narrated scenes
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at the Boston Flower & Garden Show. From flowers and plants to gardens and landscape design, this horticultural happening is sure to inspire you with fresh ideas. Visit the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens (3rd oldest in the U.S.) and explore its Winter Garden conservatory with its fountains flowing. A guided tour of historic sites in Boston and
a luncheon cruise on Boston Harbor also are included; there’s even a dinner in Little Italy.
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of the infamous witch hunts, trials and prosecutions,
with a walking tour of related actual sites; later, get spooked by mysterious mayhem in a fun manner.
On to Tarrytown, New York, where “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is dramatically presented featuring the Headless Horseman, Ichabod Crane and other creepy characters. There’s more included nearby with a tour of Washington Irving’s Sunnyside home and Lyndhurst Castle, plus more than 6,000 Jack O’ Lanterns are illuminated one evening at Van Cortland Manor on the Hudson River. A tour of
the U.S. Army Military Academy at West Point with lunch at its on-site historic Thayer Hotel round out this Happy Halloween tour.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade November 23 – 24, 2016
Jump into this holiday long weekend with a free first day in New York City, perhaps to see a Broadway show, tour museums, check out Christmas window displays and shop on Fifth Avenue, visit Top of the Rockefeller Center, Statue of Liberty and more; overnight accommodations in downtown Manhattan are included. Happy Thanksgiving to you, with an early rise to find your spot to watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade march right in front of you and your camera for never-to-be-forgotten memories of popular performers, celebrities, fantastic floats and giant balloons. A Thanksgiving Feast luncheon is featured for you after the parade.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular Your Choice of Two Dates
Thursday, December 1 or
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Ring in the holidays with a classical show of music and dance at Radio City Music Hall. Register right away for the tour and date that best suits you, family and friends. December 1: restaurant lunch and boxed dinner, Radio City show tickets, guided Holiday Windows Tour with stops for photos. December 6: restaurant dinner, Radio City show tickets, guided Holiday Lights Tour with photo stops. Wear your Santa hat or elf ears and join in the fun for all ages.
Yuletide at the Mansions of Newport December 2 – 4, 2016
Celebrate the season in Newport’s grand fashion. Your weekend of glitter of gold and sparkle of silver shines at three magnificent mansions decked out in Yuletide finery. Glide into the Gilded Age with a guided tour along Newport’s spectacular Ten Mile Drive where the Vanderbilts and Astors were refreshed at their “summer cottages.” Visit Marble House, The Elms, and enjoy a special holiday evening at The Breakers, complete with seasonal music. Wrap up this posh holiday present
by savoring your included “Royal Tea” at downtown Newport’s stately Hotel Viking.
Boston Flower & Garden Show
March 24 – 26, 2017
Escape the grey days of winter and rejoice in the colors of the coming spring with more than 30 gardens on display
TRAVEL TALKS WITH AAA
AAA’s personal way of providing you with valuable insights and information about travel destinations, tours and cruises. These Travel Talks will each highlight a specific upcoming Discoveries departure. Discoveries is a division of AAA Central Penn, which specializes in providing value-packed vacations with the convenience and added benefit of group pricing.
Unless otherwise specified, the Lancaster events will be at the AAA office, 804 Estelle Drive, just off Centerville Road, and the Harrisburg events will be at the AAA office, 2301 Paxton Church Road, at the intersection with North Progress Avenue.
Please join us for these special complimentary events.
RSVP to attend by contacting AAA Central Penn at 888-746-4566.
September 7, 2016
Spain, Portugal & the Douro River Valley
Harrisburg @ Paxton Church Road – 2:00 p.m.
Lancaster @ Estelle Drive – 6:00 p.m.
River Cruise Dates: July 12 – 23, 2017
Presented by AAA Travel / Discoveries & Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
September 13, 2016 – On Stage Alaska
Lancaster @ Best Western Premier Eden Resort & Suites – 6:30 p.m.
Travel dates available during spring, summer &
fall season of 2017
Presented by AAA Travel / Discoveries & Holland America Line
September 14, 2016 – On Stage Alaska
Camp Hill @ Radisson Hotel Harrisburg – 6:30 p.m.
Travel dates available during spring, summer &
fall season of 2017
Presented by AAA Travel / Discoveries & Holland America Line
September 15, 2016 – On Stage Alaska
Grantville @ Holiday Inn Harrisburg (Hershey Area) – 6:30 p.m.
Travel dates available during spring, summer &
fall season of 2017
Presented by AAA Travel / Discoveries & Holland America Line
October 5, 2016 – European River Cruising
Lancaster @ Estelle Drive – 2:00 pm
Harrisburg @ Paxton Church Road – 6:00 p.m.
Various 2017 travel dates available
Presented by AAA Travel / Discoveries & AmaWaterways
YOUR AAA TRAVEL AGENT is your best connection to important information, valuable assistance and convenient ways to register for these and many other cruise and tour vacations. Check AAA.com often for updates from AAA Travel. Visit AAA.com/Travel for on-line brochures or request brochures 24/7 by calling 717-657-2244 + 2 + 2787 and recording your request for delivery by mail.
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