Quebec Holiday

7 days, 9 Meals (6 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners), round trip airfare, hotel transfers, air taxes and fees/surcharges.

Price: $1,799 (double occupancy), $2,299 (single)
Departs: December 11, 2008

Trip Highlights: Your tour will begin in Montreal, famous for its European style, culinary delights, and trend-setting fashion.  You will visit highlights such as Notre Dame Cathedral, St. Joseph’s Oratory, Jacques Cartier Square, McGill University and Mount Royal for a panoramic view.  At the end of the evening the light show “And Then There Was Light” at Notre Dame Cathedral will enchant you.  Traveling north you will view Montmorency Falls and then enjoy some free time before heading off to the Charlevoix area.  Here you will stay at the incomparable Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu which will be decked for the holidays.  You can even try your luck at the casino adjacent to the hotel.  Explore the region full of ECONOMUSEUMS, artists and musicians.  Next you will step back in time when visiting Quebec City where traditional stone buildings and cobblestone streets are lined with artists displaying their work.  A tour will showcase Old and New Quebec including the parliament and the St. Louis Arch, ending at Place Royals.  Stay the night at the famous Fairmont Chateau Frontenac.  Wake up and enjoy breakfast at a local sugar shack in the Quebec countryside and learn about maple syrup traditions and sample the many foods it is used to make. Enjoy some free time visiting the beautiful city.  You can even take a horse-drawn carriage ride the city is famous for.

Affordable Greece featuring Greek Isles Cruising –

9 days, 14 meals (4 dinners, 3 lunches, and 7 breakfasts), Professional Tour Manager, round trip air from Dulles w/transfers, hotels, fuel surcharges, $45 in future travel credits

Price: $2,261 (double occupancy), $2,860 (single)

Departs: November 11, 2008

Trip Highlights: Your trip will begin when you arrive in Athens, Greece where a panoramic city tour including Panathenaic Stadium, Temple of Zeus, Hadrian’s Gate and new Parliament buildings awaits you.  You will visit Constitution Square and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as well as a guided tour of the Parthenon and Acropolis Museum.  Next set sail to Mykonos on a Louis Cruise Lines ship, then you’re off to Rhodes, Patmos and Kusadasi.  Optional excursions are available at these three locations.  A full day tour of Delphi, considered the center of the world, the place where heaven and earth met, and the Temple of Apollo will round out this trip full of history and ancient beliefs.  Offered by Mayflower Tours

Western Mediterranean Cruise

11 days, 23 meals (7 dinners, 7 lunches, and 9 breakfasts), Professional Tour Manager, round trip air from Dulles w/transfers, fuel surcharges, $55 in future travel credits

Price: Inside Cabin $2,379 (double occupancy), $3,169 (single)

Outside Cabin $ 2,749 (double occupancy), $3,739 (single)

Departs: October 22, 2008

Trip Highlights: Your arrival in bustling Barcelona, Spain kicks off this wonderful trip.  You will have some free time before boarding the MSC Orchestra.  Once onboard you can enjoy all the luxuries this new jewel of the sea has to offer; 18 decks, fitness/relaxation area, jogging track, sauna, Turkish bath, pools, restaurants, theatres, clubs, shopping and more.  The first Port of Call is Marseille, France.  Enjoy the day at your leisure and visit the well preserved villages of Provence.  Next you are on to Genoa, Italy the birthplace of Christopher Columbus.  Visit museums, the 16th century Via Garibaldi with its magnificent palaces and lovely gardens and frescoes, or just stroll down its historic town streets.  Then re-board because you are off to Naples, Italy home of the original pizza pie.  Enjoy the day old world style before heading to Palermo, Sicily the biggest island on the Mediterranean.  Here you will enjoy beautiful palaces and churches, colorful markets, wonderful flavored ices, and shopping for Sicilian-made treasures.  Then it’s off to Tunis, Tunisia, an important World Heritage site with more than 700 monuments of ancient mosques and masoleums.  The ruins of Carthage are nearby as is the Bardo Museum. Your final Port of Call is Palma de Mallorca, Spain, famous for its beaches and beautiful seas.  Stand in awe of the grand gothic cathedral, the Palace of L’Almudaina, a former residence of the Majorcan monarchs, now a museum and the Museum of Modern Art with famous works of art by Cezanne, Gauguin, and Picasso.  Each Port of Call offers an optional excursion for an additional fee if you are interested.  Offered by Mayflower Tours