2010 TRIPS

  May 28 - June 5, 2010   Ireland with Fr. Brendan Doyle** - 9 days            

Highlights:  Knock, Galway, Connemara, Cliffs of Moher, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Blarney Castle, Waterford, Enniscorthy, Glendalough, Dublin.

The Emeral Isle, a land renowned for its "forty shades of green" is filled with rolling hills, warm people, stately castles and rollicking good fun.

• •View the stunning 700-foot-high Cliffs of Moher for awe-inspiring views of the Atlantic.
• •Visit the Conemara Marble Factory where skilled artisans craft the unique green marble.
• •Experience a true medieval banquet hosted in a real castle.
• •Journey to historic Blarney Castle and kiss the famous Blarney Stone.
• •Visit the world-famous Waterford Crystal factory.

Per person rates: $3,300 double; $3,650 single; $3,270 triple.

Includes: round-trip airfare from St. Louis, MO, taxes and fees, 1st-class hotel acommodations, 14 meals, admissions and attractions, cancellation waiver and travel insurance.

August 15 - 24, 2010   Historic Trains of California** - 10 days

 Highlights:  San Francisco, Sierra Railroad, Sonora, Yosemite National Park, Railtown State Historic Park, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, Sacramento River Train, Napa Valley Wine Train, Fort Bragg, Skunk Train, Sausolito

Join us as we ride the rails on four of California's historic trains.  From the giant redwoods and the rugged coastline, to the fertile valleys and historic gold rush towns, our tour begins in San Franscisco, the beautiful "City by the Bay."

Per person rates: $2,989 double; $3,739 single; $2,959 triple.

Includes: round-trip airfare from St. Louis MO, taxes and fees, 1st-class hotel acommodations, 14 meals, admissions and attractions, cancellation waiver and travel insurance.

September 8 - 12, 2010   EWTN Studio, Shrine Tour and "Festival of Faiths" - 5 days

Highlights: EWTN studio tour, live broadcast of "Life On The Rock", Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament tour and activities including the newly opened Lourdes Grotto and John Paul II museum, "Festival of Faiths" at Our Lady of the Snows shrine in Belleville, Illinois.

Per person rates: $510.00 double.

Includes: round-trip motorcoach transportation, taxes and fees, 4 nights hotel accommodations, 4 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner, admissions and attractions.

September 22 - Mystery Trip - 1 day

Join us for another exciting adventure.  Who knows where we'll end up?

Includes motorcoach transportation, several stops and lunch.  $70.00 per person

October 9 - 16, 2010   New York and Washington, D.C. ** - 8 days

New York highlights: Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Rockefeller Center,  Times Square, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Chinatown, Little Italy, Wall Street and financial district, Ground Zero.

Washington, D.C. highlights: National memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, Smithsonian Museum, Potomac River dinner cruise, dinner at Tavern-On-The-Green in Manhattan, The White House and US Capitol (availability no guaranteed).

Per-person rates: $1,888.00 double.  Includes motorcoach transportation, 1st-class hotel accommodations, 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 6 dinners, admissions and attractions.

November 5 - 15, 2010   Panama Canal Cruise** - 11 days

The Panama Canal is one of the world's greatest engineering feats and is often called the "eighth wonder of the world."  Fifty-one miles in length, the Canal cuts through the sheer granite of the Continental Divide.  It took ten years and $382 million in early 20th century dollars to complete.  After nearly 100 years in operation, more than one million ships have passed through its locks between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Per person rates starting at: $1,925.00 for an interior cabin; $2,243.57 for an ocean-view cabin; $2,423.57 for an ocean-view balcony cabin.

Rates include round-trip airfare from St. Louis to Fort Lauderdale, Florida; 10 nights aboard the Coral Princess;  all meals on-board the ship; all air taxes, port and government fees, etc.  Prices do not include gratuities, shore excursions, alcohol or soda.  Cancellation/travel insurance is available at an additional cost.

      Itinerary

• Nov   5         Fly to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and transfer to ship embarking PM
• Nov   6         Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
• Nov   7         Cruising the Caribbean Sea
• Nov   8         Aruba from 7:00am to 12:30pm
• Nov   9         Cartegena, Colombia from 9:00am to 3:00pm
• Nov 10         Panama Canal partial transit to Gatun Lake from 7:00am to 3:30pm
•                   Cristobol, Panama from 4:00pm to 8:00pm
• Nov 11         Limon, Costa Rica from 7:00am to 6:00pm
• Nov 12         Cruising the Caribbean Sea
• Nov 13         Ochos Rios, Jamaica from 9:00am to 4:00pm
• Nov 14         Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
• Nov 15         Fort Lauderdale, Florida disembarking AM

November 20 - 21, 2010   "Shop 'Til You Drop" in Springfield - 2 days

Enjoy shopping at Springfield's Battlefield Mall, Kohl's, Gordman's, Bass Pro Shop, Marshall's, TJMaxx and more.

Per-person rates: $95.00 double and $85.00 triple.  Includes round-trip motorcoach transportation and 1 breakfast.

2011 Trips

     These are tentative trips we have planned for 2011.  Please check back for updates.

     June                       Germany

     November              Hawaii Cruise