February Newsletter 2019

Greetings!

February is a month for travel lovers. Why not surprise your Valentine by planning a fabulous trip? We can help with all the details!

Have you dreamed of taking a train tour exploring parts of the Canadian Rockies in modern and elegant style? This month begins our long-range planning for an excursion on the Rocky Mountaineer. See the Rockies like you've never seen them before! Join Us - Fall, 2021. See full details below.

There's still limited space available to Join Us on an amazing trip to the Galapagos Islands and Quito, Ecuador! Don't miss this adventure that begins August 1, 2019 for 11 nights. See below for more information.

Our Featured Clients section this month spotlights our travel buddies Alan and Karen Bridges. Scroll down to read more about this great couple!

There's still very limited availability to Join Us for the once in a decade, 11-Day escorted tour: Oberammergau Passion Play with Danube River Cruise from Budapest, Hungary to Regensburg, Germany. This incredible adventure begins on August 4th, 2020. Please see below for more details, and contact us today so we can reserve your space and assure that you can join us. If you miss it, you won't be able to see it again until 2030. We hope to see you on this exciting trip!

Would you like to book air, hotels, rental cars and more 24/7? Click here to go to our website to check prices and availability, or email us (you can even reply to this email to reach us quickly!) or call us at 909-980-6040.

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There are many trips to choose from, or contact us today and we'll plan your own personalized vacation!

Happy travels,

Betty & Frank Villani

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Join Us!
Galapagos Islands
& Quito, Ecuador
August 1, 2019
11 nights!

Join Us when we revisit Quito and these spectacular islands onboard the Celebrity Xpedition!There's still time to join us on this incredible trip to the Galapagos Islands and Quito! For complete details of this once in a lifetime adventure, click here.
Ala
Alaska Cruisetour
12 Days, 5 Ports
5 Nights on Land
Fairbanks to Vancouvera
September 2 - 14, 2019
Start your Alaska adventure in Fairbanks with a 5-night land tour. Travel by scenic motorcoach to Denali National Park and stay at the Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, the Mt McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge, then on to Anchorage to begin your cruise!
Alaska
7 Days 3 Ports
Anchorage to Vancouver
September 14 - 21, 2019
Take this amazing cruise on the Golden Princess to these incredible sites: Anchorage (Whittier), Hubbard Glacier
Skagway Juneau
Ketchikan Vancouver, Canada
13 Day New Zealand Cruise
Round Trip from Sydney
September 30 - October 13, 2019
Enjoy yourself aboard the Majestic Princess (the newest member of the fleet) as you explore New Zealand on this beautiful cruise! Visit some amazing sites, including Fiordland National Park, New Zealand's largest national park, Dunedin "the Edinburgh of New Zealand" and Akaroa, with a distinctly French flair. Marvel at Tauranga on the Bay of Plenty before sailing into beautiful Auckland. All of this and more awaits you on this incredible adventure!
North Italy Tour
14 Days 12 Nights
October 4 - 17, 2019
Live your dream of experiencing Italy on this fully planned and escorted tour! You'll begin your Italian journey in Rome, with sightseeing that includes the Colosseum, Vatican City, the Sistine Chapel and more. Continue to many beautiful destinations, with overnight stays in Sorrento, Florence, Venice and Milan. This is a very special tour that will allow you to enjoy all the best of Italy!
For the complete tour itinerary, please click HERE
New England Cruise
New York to Montreal
October 19 - 30, 2019
11 Nights
The coastlines of New England and Canada are never more vibrant than in the fall, so on this voyage aboard the Oceania Riviera, you can explore historic cities and coastal towns when the shores are at their most scenic.
Visit these beautiful ports:
New York (embark)
Newport, RI | Boston |
Bar Harbor | Saint John (Bay of Fundy) New Brunswick, Canada |
Halifax | Sydney | Charlottetown | Quebec City | Montreal (disembark)
Australia Queensland Cruise
10 Days - 5 Ports
October 23 - November 2, 2019
Cruise around the east coast of Australia aboard the Ruby Princess, round trip from Sydney, visiting these breathtaking ports:
Join Us!
Southeast Asia
11 Days - 6 Ports
January 7 - 18, 2020
Join Us! on board the Sapphire Princess as we explore these beautiful ports of Southeast Asia!
Contact us today and don't miss this chance to experience the magnificence of Southeast Asia with us!
Join Us!
Oberammergau Passion Play with Danube River Cruise
August 4 - 20, 2020
11 Day Cruisetour
aboard the Monarch Empress with Oberammergau Passion Play!
This amazing escorted tour includes 9 nights accommodations: 7 nights outside cabin aboard the Monarch Empress, and 2 nights Oberammergau region - Parkhotel am Soiersee, Bad Bayersoien, Germany, river and port charges of $190 per person, cruise and hotel porterage, 25 meals (10 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 9 dinners), shore excursions and entrance fees (per itinerary), and Category 1 Passion Play seating!
Land prices for for Category C & D staterooms (2nd level of the ship) start at $4199 per person. A deposit of $500 per person is required and reservations are subject to availability, so c ontact us today for reservations or more information.
Click HERE for complete details!
Once in a Decade - Oberammergau Passion Play The play that's been a tradition for the past 380 years continues, beginning in May, 2020 in Oberammergau, located on the edge of the Bavarian Alps in Germany. It's only there every 10 years! Click on the video below to see highlights from the 2010 play. Contact us today to become part of this spectacular event - it sells out quickly!

Click on the video below for more about Oberammergau:
Join Us!
Fall, 2021
First Passage to the West
Rocky Mountaineer
with Gold Leaf Service
Vancouver to Calgary
Join Us! on this elegant tour from Vancouver to Calgary aboard a Rocky Mountaineer passenger train! Marvel at the breathtaking views of the Canadian Rockies like you've never seen them before! Click on the video above for highlights of this amazing journey.
Hotels: The adventure begins in Vancouver at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel - Harbor
View Room, or the Pan Pacific Hotel - Deluxe Harbor
View Room.
In Kamloops, Moderate, Standard rooms are provided.
In Lake Louise, we’ll stay
at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, then on to Banff where our hotel will
be the Fairmont Banff Springs. In Calgary, we’ll enjoy the Fairmont Palliser Hotel.

Experience the unsurpassed elegance of Gold Leaf Service , with a bi-level glass dome coach, outdoor open-air vestibule and world class cuisine that takes you to another level! See the video below to learn more.
Alan and Karen Bridges
Alan and Karen Bridges reside near Jacksonville, Florida. Before retiring, Karen
taught nursing and Alan was a Navy JAG. Alan still periodically teaches classes for
police officers on how to follow the letter of the law. This outgoing couple is
passionate about travel, whether it be in groups or on their own. They are equally passionate about breeding King Charles Spaniels.
The Bridges are
currently excited about their upcoming adventure to the Galapagos Islands.
Karen is very specific about their bucket list: “I want to experience a tour of
Iceland, a cruise on the Columbia and Snake rivers, and a trip on the Rocky
Mountaineer.” 
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