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2012 TRIPS

 

 Monday Feb. 6th - Geneva Net Cafe-Day Van Trip-$2.50-Geneva, OH

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot:  10:45 a.m. - Return 4:00 p.m.

Monday is "Party Day".  They will provide us a FREE lunch, computer gambling, and $5.00 Slot Dollars.  The computers can be played with the mouse or screen touch.

 

Wednesday Feb. 8th-Presque Isle Casino-Day Trip-$23.00-Erie PA.

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot:  9:00 a.m. return 4:30 p.m.

 

Wednesday Feb. 22nd-Presque Isle Casino-Evening Trip -$23.00-Erie PA.

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot:  4:00 p.m. Return: 11:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday March 7th Presque Isle Casino - Day Trip - $23.00 -Erie PA.

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot:  9:00 a.m.  Return:  4:30 p.m.

                      

 

Thurs., March 8 ~ 13 Days ~ Kenya Safari ~ Dbl./$5999.   Single/$7199.

Adventure Highlights:  Amboseli Nat’l Park, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Mount Kenya Safari Club, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mara Safari Club, Samburu Game Reserve, Sweetwaters Game Reserve, Karen Blixen Home, GoodallChimpanzee Sanctuary, Lake Nakuru Nat’l Park, &10 Game Drives.  Adventure Includes:  Roundtrip Airfare – CLE, Time Saver Flight – Masai Mara to Nairobi, Hotel Transfers, 28 Meals 10-Breakfasts, 9-Lunches, 9-Dinners, Game Park Entrance Fees, Professional Tour Director, Professional Driver Guides, Baggage Handling, Sightseeing & Accommodations, Safari Briefing, Safari Hat, Int’l Air Departure Taxes.  Accommodations:  1 Night Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi; 2 Nights Amboseli Serena Lodge, Amboseli Nat’l Park; 1 Night Sweetwaters Tented Camp; 2 Nights Samburu Serena Lodge; 1 Night Lake Nakuru Lodge; 2 Nights Mara Serena Lodge, Masai Mara; Day Room Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi.

Tues., March 13 ~ 8 Days  Barcelona & Paris

                                    Featuring 2 Nights in Arles & the TGV train to Paris

                                      Dbl./$2899.     Single/$3499.

Tour Highlights:  Barcelona City Tour, La Sagrada Famiglia Cathedral, Flamenco Show & Dinner, Arles City Tour, Arles Roman Amphitheatre, Avignon City Tour, Palace of the Popes, TGV Train – Avignon to Paris, Paris City Tour, Notre Dame Cathedral, Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower.  Tour Includes:  Roundtrip Airfare – CLE; 9 Meals:  6 Breakfasts & 3 Dinners; Professional Tour Director; Motorcoach Transportation; Hotel Transfers; Admissions per itinerary; Comprehensive Sightseeing; Baggage Handling; Int’l Air Departure Taxes.  Accommodations:  6 Nights First Class Hotels:  2 Nights – Hotel Abba Sants, Barcelona; 2 Nights – Plaza Hotel, Arles; 2 Nights – Marriott Rive Gauch, Paris.

Tues., March 13 ~ Seneca Allegany Casino ~ $30.00

                               Salamanca, New York

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: 8:45 AM ~ Return: 6:45 PM ~ Return 7:00 PM

Depart:  Rt. 7 & 90 Burger King Parking Lot:  9:00 AM ~ Return:  6:30 PM

 

                   Tues., March 20 ~ 9 Days ~ Best of Italy ~ Dbl./ $2799.     Single/$3299.

                                    Featuring Rome, Tuscany & 4 Nights in Florence

Tour Highlights:  4 Nights in Florence, 3 Nights in Rome, Florence City Tour, Adademy Gallery – Statue of David, Assisi Tour, Basilica of St. Francis, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Lucca’s Old Town, Siena Tour, Rome City Tour, Treasures of the Vatican Museum, St. Peter’s Basilica, Roman Farewell Dinner, Venice Optional.  Tour Includes:  Roundtrip Airfare – CLE; 10 Meals: 7 Breakfasts & 3 Dinners; Professional Tour Director; Motorcoach Transportation; Admissions per itinerary; Comprehensive Sightseeing; Baggage Handling; Int’l Air Departure Taxes.  Accommodations:  7 Nights First Class Hotels; 1 Night – Melia Rome or Holiday Inn Rome West, Rome; 4 Nights – NH Florence or Starhotel Michelangelo, Florence; 2 Nights – Palazzo Carpegna Hotel or NH Carpegna, Rome.

Wednesday March 21st - KRAYNAKS - $45/others - $40/Seniors

Hermitage, Grove City & Sharon, PA.

Arrive at Slovak Folk Crafts then depart for shopping & lunch (on your own) at Grove City Outlets.  Take a tour of Buhl Mansion.  A visit to Kraynaks then a stop at Reyer's the world's largest shoe store. Lastly, a stop for fast food via the trip home.

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot: 8:00 a.m. - Return - 7:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday March 21st - Presque Isle Casino-Evening Van Trip- $23.00 - Erie PA.

Depart:  Key Bank Parking Lot:  4:00 p.m. - Return: 11:00 p.m.

 

                          Mon., March 26 ~ 9 Days ~ Treasures of Ireland

                                       Dbl./$2699.     Single/$3249.

Tour Highlights:  1 Night Clontarf Castle Stay, 2 Nights in Dublin, 2 Nights in Killarney, Dublin City Tour, Trinity College – Book of Kells, Old Jameson Whiskey Distillery, Cliffs of Moher, Ring of Kerry, Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet, Glendalough & St. Kevin’s, Jaunting Car Ride, Muckross House & Gardens, Limerick, Blarney Castle & Woolen Mills, Adare, Galway City Tour.  Tour Includes:  Roundtrip Airfare – CLE; 12 Meals: 7 Breakfasts & 5 Dinners; Professional Tour Director, Deluxe Motorcoach, Admissions per itinerary; Sightseeing per itinerary; Baggage Handling; Hotel Transfers; Int’l Air Departure Taxes.  Accommodations:  7 Nights Accommodations:  1 Night – Clontarf Castle, Dublin; 2 Nights – Absolute Hotel, Limerick; 2 Nights – Dromhall or Randles Court Hotel, Killarney; 2 Nights – Gresham or Burlington Hotel, Dublin.

March 29  ~ 10 Days  Classical Greece

                                    Featuring Four Night Greek Islands Cruise

                                       Dbl./$3299.     Single/$3999.

Tour Highlights:  Athens City Tour, The Acropolis & Parthenon, The Plaka & Syntagma Square, Ancient Olympic Stadium, Temple of Zeus & Hadrian’s Arch, Two Meteora Monasteries, Ancient Delphi, Delphi Museum, Four Night Greek Islands Cruise

·        Outside Cabin; Mykonos; Kusadasi, Turkey, Patmos; Rhodes; Heraklion, Crete; Santorini; Athens By Night; Greek Taverna Farewell Dinner.

Tour Includes:  Roundtrip Airfare – CLE; 20 meals: 8 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches & 8 Dinners; Professional Tour Director; Motorcoach Transportation; Hotel & Ship Transfers; Port Charges & Tour Admissions; Comprehensive Sightseeing; Baggage Handling; Int’l Air Departure Taxes.  Accommodations:  8 Nights Accommodations:  1 – Amalia Hotel, Electra Hotel or Hotel Esperia Palace, Athens; 1 – Amalia Hotel, Kalambaka; 1 – Amalia Hotel, Delphi; 4 – Louis Cruise Ship; 1 – Amalia Hotel, Electra Hotel or Hotel Esperia Palace, Athens.

 

Thurs., March 29, 2012 ~ Germany & the Rhine River

Featuring 6 Nights in Heidelberg      Dbl./$2699.     Single/$3299.

Tour Highlights:  6 Nights at One Hotel, Heidelberg City Tour, Heidelberg Castle, Rudesheim, Rhine River Cruise, Middle Rhine & Lorelei Rock, Boppard Wine Tasting, Rothenburg City Tour, Jacob’s Church, Germany’s Romantic Road, Strasbourg, France Optional, Black Forest Optional.  Tour Includes:  Roundtrip Airfare – CLE, 9 Meals:  6 Breakfasts & 3 – Dinners; Professional Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Hotel Transfers, Admissions per Itinerary, Comprehensive Sightseeing, Baggage Handling, Int’l Air Departure Taxes.  Accommodations:  6 Nights First Class Hotel, 6 Nights – Crowne Plaza Hotel, Heidelberg.

 

Thurs., March 29 ~ Sewing & Quilt Expo. ~ $32.00

                                  IX Center ~ Cleveland, OH

 

Wednesday April 11 - Presque Isle Casino - Day Van Trip - $23.00 - Erie PA.

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: 9:00 a.m.  Return:  4:30 p.m.

 

Friday April 12, Lakeview Cemetery & Church Tour - $21.50

Van Trip - Cleveland, OH  Includes Box Lunch

Lakeview Cemetery points of interest:  Famous people:  James A. Garfield Monument, Wade Memorial Chapel.  Explore the beautiful grounds!  Enjoy a box lunch before taking a guided tour of the "Old Stone Church."

Tuesday April 17th-Victorian Perambulator Museum & High Tea - $17.50

Jefferson, OH -Visit the Victorian Perambulator Museum.  Enjoy "High Tea" at The Hensley Residence, Menu:  Finger sandwiches, chicken, egg, tuna & cucumber, homemade soup, cheese and crackers, various pastries and teas.

 

Thurs., April 19 ~ The Meadows Casino ~ $31.00

                               Meadowlands, PA

Depart:  Key Bank Parking Lot:  7:15 AM ~ Return:  7:45 PM

Wednesday April 25th - Presque Isle Casino- Evening Van Trip - $23.00- Erie PA.

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot: 4:00 p.m. Return:  11:00 p.m.

 

(Wed – Fri) April 25 – 27 ~ Quilt Show ~ Paducah, KY

Triple/$405.     Dbl./$425.     Single/$511.

Includes Motorcoach transportation, 2 nights lodging, 2 Continental breakfasts, multi-day admission into Quilt Show and 2 dinners.  Depart: TBA ~ Return: TBA.

 

Tues., May 1 ~ Carl Hurley & Jeanne Robertson ~ $61.

                             The Palace ~ Canton, OH

The popular comedy stars go together like sausage and eggs, sunshine and flowers, George and Gracie!  Carl continues to convulse audiences, and Jeanne’s stories have become a YouTube sensation.  Lunch & Dinner/on your own.

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: 9:30 AM ~ Return: 8:00 PM

Sat. – Thurs. May 5 – 10 ~ Foxwoods & Newport

                             Connecticut & Rhode Island

                   Triple/$469.     Dbl/$489.     Single/$684.   

Price includes:  Motorcoach transportation.  5 nights lodging including 3 consecutive nights in the Two Trees Inn at Foxwoods Resort.  8 meals:  5 breakfasts and 3 dinners.  Visit inside a Mansion in Newport.  Visit to the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort.  Guided Tour of Newport and much more.  Depart:  8:00 AM ~ Return:  TBA

 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday May 8th, 9th, 10th  Holland Tulip Festival

Holland, Michigan

Triple/$294   Double/$334   Single/$429

Price includes:  Motor coach transportation.  2 nights lodging includes: 2 breakfast and 2 dinners, baggage handling, taxes and meal gratuities.  Visit Dutch Village, (Dutch folk dance in their wooden shoes)  Veldheer's Tulip Gardens, DeKlomp Wooden Shoe (We will see the tradesmen carve wooden shoes, dinner and musical revue) & Delft Factory.  Reserved seats for the Volks Parade, Evening Revue Show, Henry Ford Museum, and Souvenir Gift.

Wednesday May 9th Music Show Croation Lodge- Willoughby, OH -The Four Coins, The Drifters, The Four Lads  Lunch Included! Depart Key Bank Parking Lot: 10:30 a.m. sharp!  Return: 5:15 p.m.

Tues., May 15 ~ Greektown Casino ~ $34.00         Detroit, Michigan

Depart:  Key Bank Parking Lot:  7:00 AM ~ Return:  9:30 PM

 

Wednesday MAY 16TH - Presque Isle Casino - Day Van Trip- $23.00 - Erie PA.

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot: 9:00 a.m. Return: 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday May 30`Presque Isle Casino`Evening Trip~$23.00

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot 4:00 pm.~Return 11:00 p.m.

Thursday May 31st~Lake County Captains~Eastlake, OH

The Lake County Captains vs. Detroit Tiger's West Michigan Team

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot 8:30 a.m. Return when the game is over!

Wednesday June 6th~Presque Isle Casino~Day Van Trip~$23.0072.2.90.101\seniors

 Thurs., June 14 ~ The Rivers Casino ~ $31.00

                              Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Depart:   Key Bank Parking Lot  8:00 AM ~ Return:   8:00 PM

 

Tues., June 19 – Wed., June 27, 2012 ~ Montana, Glacier Nat’l Park

Dbl/$2549.     Single/$3349.             & The Canadian Rockies By Train

Tour Includes  RT Train from Cleveland, 2 Nights Rail Journey aboard Amtrak’s Empire Builder Train in Coach Class Seat, 6 Nights Hotel Accommodations, 9 Meals: 6-B, 3-D, Professional Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Admissions per Itinerary, Comprehensive Sightseeing, Baggage Handling, Hotel Transfers

Accommodations 1 Night – Empire Builder Train in Coach Class Seat, 2 Nights – Whitefish, Montana, 3 Nights – Caribou Lodge or Ptarmigan Inn, Banff, 1 Night – East Glacier National Park Lodges, Glacier National Park, 1

Night – Empire Builder Train in Coach Class Seat

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: TBA ~ Return: TBA

Wednesday June 20, Presque Isle Casino~Evening Van Trip~Erie PA

Depart Key Bank Parking Lot 4:00 p.m. Return 11:00 p.m.

Mon., July 16 ~ Seneca Niagara Casino ~ $36.00

                           Niagara Falls, New York

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: 7:00 AM ~ Return 9:30 PM

Depart:  Rt. 7 & 90 Burger King Parking Lot:  7:30 AM ~ Return:  9:00 PM

 

 (Sun – Fri) Aug. 5 – 10 ~ Biltmore Estate & Asheville, NC

Triple/$479.     Dbl/$499.     Single/$649.

Price includes:  Motorcoach transportation, 5 nights lodging including 3 consecutive nights in the Asheville Area. 8 meals: 5 breakfasts and 3 dinners. GUIDED TOUR OF ASHEVILLE, NC.  Full day visit to the BILTMORE ESTATE. GUIDED Drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visits to the famous FOLK ART CENTER and magnificent ST. LAWRENCE BASILICA. Visit to the new Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center and much more.  Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: 8:00 AM ~ Return: TBA

Thurs., Aug. 16 ~ Seneca Allegany Casino ~ $30.00

                              Salamanca, New York

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: 8:45 AM ~ Return 7:00 PM

Depart:  Rt. 7 & 90 Burger King Parking Lot:  9:00 AM ~ Return:  6:30 PM

 

Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 ~ The Four Aces with Nick Costa & Bill Pirie

                   Croation Lodge Ballroom, Eastlake, Ohio ~ $74.25

Since 1950, The Four Aces have been internationally acclaimed as a group who has not only produced beautiful vocal renditions, but are superb showmen as well. Timeless hits such as “Sincerely”, “Tell Me Why”, “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”, “ Dream”, and “Perfidia” are still popular today.  Nick Costa & Bill Pirie, Cleveland’s own talent.  Featuring  Nick’s powerful vocals and song styling with the comedic anecdotes of Bill.  Lunch is included, what a great way to spend the day!

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: 11:15 AM ~ Return 4:00 PM

Tues., Sept. 18 ~ The Meadows Casino ~ $31.00

                             Meadowlands, Pennsylvania

Depart:  Key Bank Parking Lot:  7:15 AM ~ Return:  7:00 PM

Thurs., Sept. 20 ~ 8 Days ~ Swiss Highlights ~ Dbl./$3399.    Single/$4149.

                                    Featuring Zermatt, Bern & Montreux

Tour Highlights:  Montreux, Zermatt & the Matterhorn, Golden Pass Train, Lake Geneva, Bern City Tour, Interlaken, Castle of Chillon, Geneva City Tour, Gstaad, Gruyeres, Swiss Cheese Dairy, Swiss Wine Tasting, 6 Nights at the Montreux Palace.  Tour Includes:  Roundtrip Airfare – CLE; 10 Meals: 6 Breakfasts & 4 Dinners; Professional Tour Director; Deluxe Motorcoach; Admissions per itinerary; Sightseeing per itinerary; Baggage Handling; Hotel Transfers; Int’l Air Departure Taxes.  Accommodations:  6 Nights First Class Hotel Fairmont Montreux PalaceThe Fairmont Montreux Palace is a deluxe – five star rated historic hotel.  A landmark of Montreux, built in 1906, the Palace is located in the city center overlooking Lake Geneva and the French Alps.  The hotel features 235 rooms, 3 restaurants, 2 bars, spa, fitness center and outdoor swimming pool.

Mon., Oct. 15 ~ Motorcity Casino ~ $34.00      Detroit, Michigan

Depart:  Key Bank Parking Lot:  7:00 AM ~ Return:  9:30 PM

Tues., Nov. 13 ~ The Rivers Casino ~ $31.00

                             Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Depart:   Key Bank Parking Lot  8:00 AM ~ Return:   8:00 PM

Mon., Dec. 10 ~ Seneca Allegany Casino ~ $30.00

                             Salamanca, New York

Depart: Key Bank Parking Lot: 8:45 AM ~ Return 7:00 PM

Depart:  Rt. 7 & 90 Burger King Parking Lot:  9:00 AM ~ Return:  6:30 PM

 

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