Vacation Update
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Vacation Update
VACATIO N FC A S 32 May 2014 Y E ARS Vacation Update Affordable First Class Leisurely Paced Vacations 5 SAVE! ways to Cash Early Booking Discount SAVE up to $200 p.p. if you are one of the first 20 clients to book and make all your payments by check after the initial credit card deposit. BOOKI N RLY EAAROUND G 100 $ 75 $ 11-20 CLIENTS S AV Single Traveler ! SUPPLE ME LE NG SI 50 % OFF FIRST FIVE TO BOOK D IS Multiple Vacations C O UNT LE VACAT TIP IO UL 5075 M $ $ Maine Coastal Resorts, page 6 N Book 2 land tours at the same time and SAVE $50 p.p. off your 2nd tour. SAVE $75 p.p. off your 3rd AFC land tour when you book 3 tours at once. INGS Danube River Cruise, page 12 NT Be one of the first 5 solo travelers to book the AFC selected vacation and SAVE up to $325 OFF the single supplement! 1-10 CLIENTS S AV INGS ! Recruit-a-Friend A RUIT FRIEN EC R $ 50 D Enlist your friends to join you on an AFC vacation you are already booked on and SAVE $50 p.p. off that tour. Friends must be a 1st time AFC traveler & book at least 30 days after you book the tour. S AV INGS ! Refer-a-Friend Earn a $35 travel credit on your next vacation for each friend you refer! Contact us with your friend’s info. Once they travel, you’ll save on your next vacation with us. A FRIE FER ND RE $ 35 S AV CONNECT WITH US!! INGS Website: www.afcvacations.com E-Mail: [email protected] E-Newsletter: get on our list ! Alpine Swiss Villages, page 11 Last Call Summer Tours New York, That’s Entertainment • May 23 • See Page 6 Yellowstone & Mt. Rushmore • June 5 • See Page 8 Cape Cod, Newport & the Islands • June 5 • See Page 6 Maine Coastal Resorts • June 11 • See Page 6 June Mystery Tour • June 20 • See Page 10 Alpine Swiss Villages • July 28 • See Page 11 All TOUR prices are per person, double occupancy including air from SAN / LAX. Home Pick-up Service, when included, must be within 40 miles of your nearest airport. Additional charges will apply for pick-ups in outlying areas and will be quoted at the time of booking. Restrictions apply, call for details. NOW GD 30 GUARANTEED DEPARTURES! These Tours will NOT be Cancelled! BOOK YOUR SEAT NOW! GD GD • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • New York That’s Entertainment Unpack Once May 23-28 6 Days Yellowstone & Mt. Rushmore Next 4 Save $75 pp June 5-12 8 Days Cape Cod, Newport, & Isles Only 2 Hotels June 5-11 7 Days Maine Coastal Resorts Next 2 Save $200 ppJune 11-17 7 Days Mystery Tour 11 Seats Left June 20-24 5 Days Nova Scotia with Tattoo Canada Day June 29-July 7 9 Days Alaska Grand Tour With Mt. McKinley June-September 10 Days Friendly Planet’s Cuba Small Group Size June, July & August 10 Days Alpine Swiss Villages Next 4 Save $150 ppJuly 28-August 5 9 Days US & Canadian National Parks Next 3 Save $50 pp August 9-17 9 Days Week in Chicago Unpack Once September 1-7 7 Days Cape Cod, Newport, & Isles Only 2 Hotels September 4-10 7 Days Mystery Tour 1st & 2nd Timers September 7-11 5 Days Pacific Coast Oregon Train One-way Airfare September 8-14 7 Days Wine, Rail & Redwoods Unpack Once September 14-19 6 Days Danube River Cruise with AFC 15 Cabins Left September 18-29 12 Days Dakota Buffalo Roundup Unpack Once September 24-29 6 Days Ultimate Canyonlands 6 Natl Parks October 3-11 9 Days New Mexico Balloon Festival 9 Seats Left October 4-11 8 Days Taste Of Ireland 4 Castles October 5-14 10 Days Brandywine & The Poconos Only 2 Hotels October 9-15 7 Days Niagara Falls & Grand Hotel Passport Required October 10-17 8 Days Mystery Tour 10 Seats Left October 19-23 5 Days Australia & New Zealand 8 Seats Left Oct 21-Nov 5 16 Days Wonder Valley Ranch by Coach Unpack Once November 25-28 4 Days Mystery Holiday Lights Tour 8 Seats Left December 2-5 4 Days Branson Holiday Shows Unpack Once December 4-9 6 Days Monterey Christmas by Train Unpack Once December 25-28 4 Days Colorado Springs New Year’s Unpack Once Dec 29-Jan 2 5 Days San Antonio New Year’s Unpack Once Dec 30-Jan 3 5 Days ATTENTION SINGLES! $2,499 $2,299 $2,199 $1,999 $1,599 $3,299 $3,499 $4,159 $3,889 $2,499 $2,149 $2,199 $1,529 $2,159 $1,749 $3,999 $1,799 $1,999 $2,299 $3,549 $2,049 $2,549 $1,449 $5,399 $899 $1,399 $1,949 $1,449 $2,099 $1,989 50% OFF SINGLE SUPPLEMENT AFC is the ONLY tour operator to offer 50% OFF the Single Supplement to the FIRST Five Singles to Book each of these unique tours. Here (2 left) means # singles left at 50% off! Save $200 (1 left) • New York Entertainment - Sept • Yellowstone & Mt. Rushmore - June Save $260 (3 left) • Cape Cod & the Islands - Sept Save $195 (3 left) • N. Rockwell’s New England - Sept Save $285 (5 left) • Wine, Rail & Redwoods - Oct Save $165 (4 left) • Alpine Swiss Villages - Sept Save $222 (3 left) • Majestic Sierra Parks by Rail - Oct Save $135 (4 left) • New England Foliage by Rail - Sept Save $225 (5 left) • Week in Washington - Oct Save $395 (5 left) • Wine, Rail & Redwoods - Sept Save $165 (2 left) • Florida Coast to Coast - Nov Save $155 (3 left) • Maine Coastal Resorts - Sept Save $200 (2 left) • Maine Coastal Resorts - June 2 (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com Save $320 (2 left) WHAT’S NEW AT AFC? UPDATES LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT • Nova Scotia Inns & Tattoo date changed from June 30-July 8 to June 29-July 7. • Pacific Coast Oregon Train June 1-7 sold out. New departure added for September 8-14. • October Mystery Tour added a new departure date, October 19-23. Dear Traveler, Welcome to AFC’s World of Travel! I have so much to share with you in this edition of our vacation packed May newsletter. So let’s get started! • Friendly Planet’s Cuba tour has added new dates for June, July, August & September. October dates out soon. Call for details! • 30 Guaranteed Departures - come join us this summer, fall, and holidays. These programs will GO for sure and not be cancelled. 2015 NEW VACATIONS • Costa Rica Paradise with Chris McCool - 9 Days: in February. See page 11 for details. • 2014 Holiday Tours are NOW open to book. ALL include home pickup this year, most are ALL Motorcoach (no flying), and 7 are already Guaranteed Departures. • Amadeus Rhine River Cruise - 9 Days: Amsterdam to Basel with Black Forest Ext. See page 11. • Our FREE office luncheons are a big hit! Come join us, meet the staff, & see what’s new. • Charlotte, Biltmore Estate, Smoky Mountains & Atlanta - 7 Days: May & October. • Branson & Arkansas - 7 Days: Tulsa, Fort Smith, Crystal Bridges Museum, Hot Springs, Little Rock in May & October. • Idaho Adventure - 7 Days: Boise, Sun Valley, Salmon River, Hells Cyn, Coeur d’Alene in June. • North Cascades Loop - 7 Days: Seattle, Sun River, Lake Chelan, Leavenworth in July & August. • Azaleas, Plantations & Cajuns - 7 Days: March 12-18 or 19-25. Call for detailed flyer! • Danube River Charter - we still have limited space on our spectacular Danube River cruise with Prague. Ask about our “Suite Deal” on beautiful, upgraded suite cabins. • NEW 2015 Vacations - We are working on some really fantastic NEW programs for next year. See this page with a list of what we have planned. Call our office for further information. Thanks again for all your support and loyalty. I look forward to seeing you on down the road! Randy Case, Founder • Savannah & Charleston - 8 Days: April 7-14 or 14-21. Call for detailed flyer! FREE AFC LUNCHEON SEMINARS Monthly on 3rd Thursday 11:00 am to 1:00 pm 6450 Lusk Blvd, Conf Rm E100 San Diego, CA 92121 May 15, 2014 June 19, 2014 July 17, 2014 R.S.V.P. Needed To Attend! Call (800) 369-3693 or [email protected] (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com 3 HOLIDAY VACATIONS CASH PER PERSON BO ALL TOURS INCLUDE: THANKSGIVING WONDER VALLEY by Coach GUARANTEED DEPARTURE GD 4 Days from $899 pp double - 8 Meals All Motorcoach - Unpack Once Nov 25-28 Unpack Once at the Wonder Valley Ranch, an all inclusive resort in the Sierra Nevada foothills outside Fresno. Enjoy a hay ride, magic show, “Turkey Olympics”, and holiday turkey dinner. Great staff and Tons of Fun! Included day trip to Kings Canyon National Park. SAN FRANCISCO TRAIN 4 Days from $1349 pp double - 7 Meals Train up / Short Flight Home Nov 27-30 Unpack Once at Radisson Fisherman’s Wharf. Transfer to LA Union Station for deluxe private day time rail car journey from Los Angeles to Oakland with Thanksgiving turkey dinner, wine, and open bar. Includes “What’s New in SF” city tour, a day trip to Sonoma Wine Country, tour of NEW Disney Museum, free time, and much more. SEDONA / GRAND CANYON by Coach 5 Days from $1189 pp double - 8 Meals All Motorcoach - Unpack Once Nov 24-28 2 Coaches (one from San Diego, one from Orange Cty / Riverside). Stay 4 nights at the 3+ Star Sedona Orchards Inn (all Red Rock view rooms). Includes Oak Creek Canyon, a day trip to the Grand Canyon with lunch at the El Tovar Lodge, Cathedral Rocks, Tlaquepaque, Red Rocks, and a day trip to historic Prescott. PRE-CHRISTMAS BRANSON HOLIDAY SHOWS GUARANTEED DEPARTURE GD 6 Days from $1949 pp double - 10 Meals Fly Round Trip - Unpack Once Dec 4-9 Fly in & out of Branson airport. Stay 5 nights at the Radisson Hotel. College of Ozarks + holiday lights. 8 Holiday Shows: Yakov Smirnoff, Presley’s Country Jubilee, Christmas musical “Jonah & the Whale”, Osmond Brothers & Lennon Sisters, Gatlin Brothers, Dublin Tenors & Celtic Ladies, Showboat Branson Belle, and Shoji Tabuchi. 4 S A OK ING S Round trip motorcoach or airfare (home pickup included with all tours except *SD), deluxe motorcoach, some meals, touring & admissions, tour manager, holiday events. NEW H S OM IN HUT E CL TL UD E ED ! NG LY 5075 VI EAR $ $ NEW MYSTERY HOLIDAY LIGHTS GUARANTEED DEPARTURE GD 4 Days from $1399 pp double - 7 Meals Fly Round Trip - Unpack Once Dec 2-5 Where are we going this year? Past holiday Mystery tours have visited Salt Lake City UT, Spokane WA, and Galveston TX. Join us on these fascinating adventures and let the inner child in you come out and play! Book early, this one always sells out! NEW NEW YORK CITY HOLIDAY 5 Days from $2499 pp double - 7 Meals Fly Round Trip - Unpack Once Dec 7-11 Stay 4 nights at the Marriott Residence Times Square. Includes city tour, Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, 5th Avenue holiday windows, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, NEW 9-11 Memorial Museum, Rockettes Christmas Spectacular, TOP Broadway Show, and free time. CHRISTMAS SEDONA / GRAND CANYON by Coach 5 Days from $1189 pp double - 8 Meals All Motorcoach - Unpack Once Dec 22-26 2 Coaches (one from San Diego, one from Orange Cty / Riverside). Stay 4 nights at the 3+ Star Sedona Orchard’s Inn (all Red Rock view rooms). Includes Oak Creek Canyon, a day trip to the Grand Canyon with lunch at the El Tovar lodge, Red Rocks, and day trip to Prescott. NEW SAN DIEGO by Coach 2 Days from $299 pp double - 2 Meals All Motorcoach* - Unpack Once Dec 25-26 Stay at Embassy Suites Harborfront downtown. Visit the NEW SD Central Library, visit the Hotel Del Coronado, Christmas dinner at a local restaurant, SD city tour, La Jolla, Mt. Soledad, & tour 5-Star Grand Del Mar Hotel. No Discount. HEARST CASTLE by Coach 4 Days from $899 pp double - 6 Meals All Motorcoach - Unpack Once Dec 23-26 Stay 3 nights at the beachfront Shore Cliff Lodge in Pismo Beach. Coach up with Solvang stop, return with Santa Barbara & miniature horse farm stops. Includes Hearst Castle (choice of 3 tours), Monarch butterflies, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo, and Moonstone Beach. MONTEREY BY TRAIN GUARANTEED DEPARTURE GD 4 Days from $1449 pp double - 7 Meals Train up / Short Flight Home Dec 25-28 Unpack Once for 4 nights at the Victorian Inn on Cannery Row. Deluxe private day time rail car ride from LA to Salinas. Scenic 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach Lodge, Carmel, John Steinbeck Museum, Colton Hall, Christmas Dinner on train. NEW YEARS EVE SAN ANTONIO GUARANTEED DEPARTURE GD 5 Days from $1989 pp double - 6 Meals Fly Round Trip - Unpack Once Dec 30-Jan 3 Stay 4 nights at the Hilton Riverwalk. City tour, the Alamo, IMAX movie, boat ride, Tower of Americas, SAS shoes, & mission, Day trip to Texas Hill Country & LBJ Ranch. New Year’s Eve Big Band dinner & dance party at the hotel. NEW COLORADO SPRINGS GUARANTEED DEPARTURE GD 5 Days from $2099 pp double - 8 Meals Fly Round Trip - Unpack Once Dec 29-Jan 2 Colorado Springs for 4 nights at the world famous 5-Star Broadmoor Resort. Includes Garden of the Gods, Air Force Academy, Olympic Training Center, & Royal Gorge Railroad. New Year’s Eve Big Band dinner & dance party at the hotel. SAN FRANCISCO TRAIN 4 Days from $1399 pp double - 7 Meals Train up / Short Flight Home Dec 31-Jan 3 Unpack Once at Radisson Fisherman’s Wharf. Transfer to LA Union Station for deluxe private day light rail car journey from LA to Oakland with New Year’s Eve lunch, dinner & open bar. “What’s New in SF” city tour, day trip to Sonoma Wine Country, tour of NEW Walt Disney Museum PASADENA ROSE PARADE from Texas GUARANTEED DEPARTURE GD 5 Days from $2179 pp double - 8 Meals Fly Round Trip from Texas Dec 29-Jan 2 Unpack Once for 4 nights at the 4-Star waterfront Hyatt Regency Long Beach. Includes Rose Parade Grandstand seat, tour of float assembly barn, Hollywood history tour, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Big Gala New Year’s Eve Party with live band, dinner, and casino night. (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com TRAIN VACATIONS 8 DAY From $2449 TRAINS ACROSS COLORADO June 21-28 or September 13-20 SEE CATALOG PAGE 32 GD SAVE . .p $100 pBOOK 13 Meals: 6 B, 1 L & 6 D Double $2,449 7 DAY 4 TO From $3259 TRANS CANADA TRAIN October 19-25 SEE CATALOG PAGE 36 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare SAN / LAX. • Fly to Toronto, return Vancouver • 2 nights accommodations in Toronto with city tour • Niagara Falls with Maid of Mist cruise • 4 nights aboard VIA Rail Silver & Blue Class sleeper section from Toronto to Vancouver with access to skyline car • VIA Rail - All meals (B,L,D) included offmenu on the train and use of lounges • Operated by an AFC Travel Partner • Baggage Handling, Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers SAVE . $75 p.p 12 Meals: 6 B, 3 L & 3 D Double $3,259 NEXT Single $3,739 From $2159 PACIFIC COAST OREGON TRAIN OOK 6 TO B 8 DAY From $3079 NEW ENGLAND FOLIAGE RAIL Sept 26, 27 or 28 and Oct 3, 4 or 5 CALL FOR DETAILED FLYER • Round Trip Home Pickup - transfer to San Diego, Oceanside, or LA Union Station / return from home airport • One Way Airfare return from Portland • Amtrak from San Diego to Oregon including roomette and on-board meals. • Dune Buggy Tour of the Sand Dunes • Tour the Oregon Coast to Newport • Marine Discovery Cruise • Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center • Beachcombing Glass Art Hunt • Culinary Demo & Lunch in Lincoln City • Columbia River Gorge day trip • Oregon Trail Museum & Rose Gardens • Baggage Handling, Vacation Manager & Round Trip Transfers SEE CATALOG PAGE 18 GD • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Enjoy a traditional lobster bake dinner • Boston, Kennebunkport ME, North Conway NH, Stowe VT, Mystic Seaport CT, Newport RI, Hyannis & Cape Cod MA • 4 Daylight Trains: Mt. Washington Cog, Conway Scenic, Amtrak’s Vermonter, and Cape Cod Central • Boston City tour with Quincy Market • Mystic Seaport - 19th century seaport • Newport Breakers Mansion - Vanderbilt’s turn of the century summer ‘cottage’ • Operated by an AFC Travel Partner • Baggage Handling, Escort, SAVE . .p 1 Round Trip Airport Transfers $ 00 pBOOK 13 Meals: 5 B, 4 L & 4 D 14 Meals: 7 B, 3 L & 4 D Double $2,159 Single $3,029 September 8-14 GD • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • 5 Scenic Trains through Colorado: (1) Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge (2) Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (3) Royal Gorge Scenic Railway (4) Pikes Peak Cog to 14,110’ (5) Georgetown Loop Railroad with Devil’s Gate High Bridge • Air Force Academy / Garden of the Gods • Denver city tour with free time • Operated by an AFC Travel Partner • Baggage Handling, Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers NEXT 7 DAY Single $2,749 NEXT Double $3,079 7 TO Single $3,529 4 DAY • HOLIDAY TRAIN VACATIONS From $1349 Deluxe Silver Lariot Private Vintage Rail Car: Travel back to a bygone era of style, service, and supreme comfort! Board our 1st class, fully restored art-deco rail car and travel north by day from LA Union Station to the Bay area. Our car holds 65 clients, but we only book 42. Enjoy the panoramic dome, the elegant dining room for included lunch & dinner, plus open bar for cocktails and wine. All aboard! San Francisco Thanksgiving & New Year’s Train 4 Days - November 27-30 & Dec 31-Jan 3 Celebrate Thanksgiving Day or New Year’s Eve on our deluxe rail car and enjoy gourmet meals as you travel north to Oakland. Transfer to our Fisherman’s Wharf Radisson Hotel for 3 nights. Enjoy an included city tour, day trip to Sonoma wine country, and Disney Museum. Fly or AMTRAK train home from San Francisco. Thanksgiving: $1,349 p.p. Double Single: $1,579 SAVE . $75 p.p OK New Year’s : $1,399 p.p. Double Single: $1,689 Monterey Christmas Train O 7 TO B NEXT SE 3 TRAIN E H T R ES FO RTUR DEPA 4 Days - December 25-28 GD Celebrate Christmas Day with a gourmet turkey dinner on board our private rail car as we travel north to Salinas. Transfer to Monterey’s Cannery Row for 3 nights at the Victorian Inn. Enjoy the 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach Lodge, Carmel, historic Monterey, and Steinbeck’s Museum & boyhood home in Salinas. Fly or AMTRAK train home from San Jose. Christmas: $1,449 p.p. Double Single: $1,729 (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com 5 5 THEME VACATIONS E BIN COM TOURS SE THE VE! & SA CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS 7 Days From 2199 $ MAINE COASTAL RESORTS 7 Days SEE CATALOG PAGE 20 From 1999 $ SEE CATALOG PAGE 21 June 5-11 GD or September 4-10 GD 7 Days Trace the history of President John F. Kennedy 51 years after his death. Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket day trips. Boston day trip with Freedom Trail, Quincy Market, Mapparium, Old North Church, Kennedy Library & more. Newport Marble House & Ocean Drive. Water Fire outdoor show. Provincetown & Cape Cod National Seashore. Baggage Handling, RT Airport Transfers. Escorted by Deb Howard. June 11-17 GD or September 10-16 7 Days Portland tour and harbor cruise. Kennebunkport & Maine Maritime Museum. Nickels Sortwell House in Wiscasset. Mt. Battie at Camden Hills State Park. Tour Acadia National Park. Rockport & Rockland Lighthouse Museum. Thomaston Maine State Prison Store. Boothbay Harbor: cruise, botanic gardens, dinner with cabaret music. Baggage Handling, RT Airport Transfers. Escorted by Deb Howard. 13 Day June 5-17 or September 4-16 from $3748 13 Day June 5-17 or September 4-16 from $3748 Combine this tour with Maine Coastal Resorts A Savings of $450 per person 12 Meals: 6 B, 1 L & 5 D A Savings of $450 per person 10 Meals: 6 B & 4 D Double $2,199 per person Single $2,589 Air ADDS: $10 SNA, ONT & PHX Double $1,999 per person Single $2,399 Air ADDS: $20 SNA, ONT & PHX NEW YORK ENTERTAINMENT 6 Days From 2499 $ 6 TO BOO K From 2149 $ SEE CATALOG PAGE 27 May 23-28 GD or September 1-6 6 Days Unpack Once. Behind the Scenes Tours: Radio City Music Hall & Lincoln Center. Top Broadway Show: Tony award winning, Bridges of Madison County (or similar), at the Music Box Theatre featuring James Corden! “Broadway 101” theater seminar. “Top of the Rock” Observation Deck. Ferry to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Free time to see sights or explore. Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers. Escorted by Deb Howard in May & Steve Nakamoto in September. SA $75 VE 8 Meals: 5 B, 1 L & 2 D p.p. NEX T2 T 6 SA $75 VE p.p. T NEX WEEK IN CHICAGO 7 Days SEE CATALOG PAGE 17 Double $2,499 per person Single $3,139 Air ADDS: $10 SNA, ONT, PHX, BUR and $50 PSP ADD $70pp Double for September Departure Combine this tour with Cape Cod & Newport OB OOK September 1-7 GD 7 Days Unpack Once for 6 nights at the Palmer House Hilton. Two full days of Chicago city touring including both North and South shores. Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago Historical Society Museum. View from Willis Tower observation deck. Narrated Architectural River Cruise. Behind the Scenes tour of a theater. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oak Park Studio. Cantigny Park and the Art Institute. Free Day to explore at your own pace. Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, RT Airport Transfers. Escorted by Don Hartigan. SA $75 VE p.p. NEX T2 9 Meals: 6 B & 3 D T Double $2,149 per person Single $2,609 Air ADDS: $20 SNA, ONT, BUR & PHX and $50 PSP (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com OB OOK THEME VACATIONS WINE, RAIL & REDWOODS 6 Days From $ 1749 DAKOTA BUFFALO ROUNDUP 6 Days From $ 1799 SEE CATALOG PAGE 34 SEE CATALOG PAGE 36 September 14-19 GD 6 Days Unpack Once Tour! Napa Wine Train with lunch and wine. Tour & tasting at four wineries in Sonoma, Napa and Russian River Wine Country. Behind the scenes Champagnery tour. Tasting at a local Olive Oil Factory. Redwoods at Armstrong State Park. Museums: Luther Burbank’s Gardens & “Peanuts” cartoonist, Charles Schulz. Tour FILOLI Mansion and Gardens. Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager and Round trip Airport Transfers. Escorted by Steve Nakamoto. SA $100 VE p.p. NEX T7 10 Meals: 5 B, 3 L & 2 D TO September 24-29 GD 6 Days Unpack Once for 5 nights in the scenic Black Hills of South Dakota. Custer State Park Buffalo Round-Up - see 1200 wild buffalo being corralled by authentic cowboys. Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial and take a ride on a -1880 Steam Train. Kevin Costner’s Tatanka buffalo “Dances with Wolves” exhibit feat. bronze sculpture. Unique geological beauty at the Badlands National Park, Wall Drugstore, historic Deadwood & Native American culture. Operated by an AFC Travel Partner. Baggage Handling, Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers. BOO K Double $1,749 per person Single $2,079 Air ADDS: $20 SNA, ONT, BUR & PHX. Add $170 for Texas N. ROCKWELL’S NEW ENGLAND 9 Days From 2599 $ Call for detailed flyer. 8 Meals: 5 B & 3 D Double $1,799 per person Single $2,029 SA $75 VE p.p. NEX T 4 TO Air ADDS: $20 SNA, ONT, PHX, SAT & AUS BOO K NEW MEXICO BALLOON 8 Days From $ 2299 SEE CATALOG PAGE 19 SEE CATALOG PAGE 33 September 25-October 3 9 Days Backroad foliage drives through the Berkshire Mountains, Adirondack Mountains of New York, Green Mountains of Vermont, and White Mountains of New Hampshire. Norman Rockwell: visit his museums, studio, former homes, and inspirations. City Tours: Boston, Lexington, & Salem. Four Craft Factories: ice cream, apple cider, cheese, and maple syrup. Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers. Escorted by Steve Nakamoto. October 4-11 GD 8 Days La Casa Sena Dinner Theater. Santa Fe Cooking School dinner & demo. Albuquerque Balloon Festival: see the mass ascension or “Special Shapes” ascension + the evening “Balloon Glow”. Santa Fe, Taos, & Albuquerque city tours. Taos Pueblo & Acoma Sky City Pueblo. Georgia O’Keefe & Int’l Folk Art museums. Carlsbad Caverns with “Bat Flight”. “Billy the Kid” Country in Ruidoso. White Sands National Monument. Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers. Escorted by Leslie Best. 14 Meals: 8 B & 6 D S $10 AVE 0 p. NEX p. T2 T Double $2,599 per person Single $3,169 Air ADDS: $10 SNA, ONT, BUR & PHX and $50 PSP OB OO K 13 Meals: 7 B, 1 L & 5 D Double $2,299 per person Single $2,779 Air ADDS: $20 SNA, ONT, BUR & PHX and $50 PSP (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com 7 SUMMER VACATIONS From $2299 8 DAY • YELLOWSTONE & MT. RUSHMORE 2 TO NEXT 14 Meals: 7 B, 1 L & 6 D Double $2,299 8 DAY Day 1 - Fly to Salt Lake City Day 2 - Great Salt Lake, Logan Canyon, Bear Lake & Snake River Day 3 - Grand Tetons & Yellowstone Day 4 - Old Faithful at Yellowstone Day 5 - Cody & Sheridan Day 6 - Custer’s Last Stand & Deadwood, the historic mining town. Day 7 - Mount Rushmore Day 8 - Bear Country & Fly home July 10-17 9 DAY From $2499 US & CANADIAN NAT’L PARKS August 9-17 GD SEE CATALOG PAGE 36 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Unpack Just Twice - 1 night Banff & 6 nights at Chateau Isabella • Quaint 16 room Bed & Breakfast run by the Beazer family. Includes 3 meals per day at the Chateau. • Day Trips to: Waterton National Park, Cameron Falls, Red Rock Canyon, Glacier National Park, Many Glacier Lodge, Going to the Sun Highway & Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump • Operated by an AFC Travel Partner • Baggage Handling, Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers SAVE . $75 p.pOOK SEE CATALOG PAGE 30 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Spokane city tour with Manito Gardens • Visit 6 National Parks: Mt. Revelstoke, Glacier (Canada), Banff, Kootenay, Waterton Lakes, & Glacier (Montana) • Ride the Sulphur Mountain Gondola • Visit Moraine Lake, Lake Louise (with lunch), Emerald Lake, and Takaka Falls • Thermal baths at Radium Hot Springs • Ft. Steele and Smashed in Buffalo Jump • Free time for sightseeing in Wallace, ID • Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers • Escorted by Chris McCool SAVE . $50 p.p OK 20 Meals: 7 B, 6 L & 7 D 14 Meals: 8 B, 1 L & 5 D Double $2,599 8 Single $2,999 TO B 2 TO 15 Meals: 8 B, 2 L & 5 D Double $3,299 CHATEAU ISABELLA ROCKIES SEE CATALOG PAGE 22 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Canada Day & 4th of July celebrations • Incredible Halifax International Tattoo • Stay in historic inns & country resorts • Ferry to Prince Edward Isle Nat’l Park • Cape Breton Island with Cabot Trail • Peggy’s Cove, Lunenburg & Anne of Green Gables Heritage Place • Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic • Glooscap & Mi’kmaq Museum • Whale Watching Boat Tours • Operated by an AFC Travel Partner • Baggage Handling, Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers SAVE . .p $100 pBOOK NEXT B From $2599 2 NEXT From $3299 June 29-July 7 GD Single $2,819 NOVA SCOTIA INNS & TATTOO Jun 5-12 GD or Aug 14-21 GD SEE CATALOG PAGE 31 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Salt Lake City with city tour • Grand Tetons National Park • Jackson Hole, an old western town • Yellowstone Park: 2 nites with full day tour • Buffalo Bill Cody Western Museum • “Custer’s Last Stand” Battlefield • Scenic Black Hills with Deadwood City • Tour Mt. Rushmore by day and night • Crazy Horse Memorial sculpture • Bear Country USA wildlife park visit • Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers • Escorted by Steve Nakamoto for June & Deb Howard for Aug SAVE . $75 p.pOOK 9 DAY NEXT Double $2,499 Single $3,099 O 4 TO B 10 DAY Single $3,749 From $2899 ALASKA GRAND TOUR September 5-14 GD SEE CATALOG PAGE 36 • June, July & August Dates Available • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare SAN / LAX to Anchorage Including Bag Fee • Stay in Anchorage (1+2 nights), Valdez (2), Fairbanks (2) and Denali (2) • Alaska rail from Denali to Anchorage • Valdez (Little Switzerland) and Prince William Sound glacier cruise • View Wrangell - St. Elias National Park en route to Fairbanks with sternwheeler cruise; featuring famous oil pipeline • Operated by an AFC Travel Partner • Baggage Handling, Vacation Manager, & Round Trip Airport Transfers SAVE . $75 p.pOOK 12 Meals: 9 B, 2 L & 1 D Double $2,899 (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com NEXT Single $3,659 7 TO B FALL VACATIONS 9 DAY From $2759 CITIES OF ONTARIO & QUEBEC September 21-29 SEE CATALOG PAGE 23 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Elegant dinners in Montreal & Quebec, lunch at a revolving restaurant in Quebec and at the Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls • City Tours of Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, & Toronto with Free Time • Tour Ottawa’s Parliament Building • Scenic St. Lawrence River Valley • 1000 Islands Cruise on St. Lawrence • Toronto’s CN Tower Observation Deck • Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist Cruise, IMAX movie, and Night Lights Show • Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers • Escorted by Carmine Sannuto SAVE . $75 p.p OOK 7 TO B NEXT 12 Meals: 8 B, 2 L & 2 D Double $2,759 7 DAY Single $3,369 From $2049 BRANDYWINE & THE POCONOS October 9-15 GD 7 DAY From $2159 FALL COLORS WASHINGTON DC October 1-7 9 October 3-11 GD 16 Meals: 8 B, 4 L & 4 D Double $2,159 8 DAY OOK 7 TO B Double $1,999 Single $2,949 From $2549 NIAGARA FALLS & GRAND HOTEL October 10-17 GD Double $2,549 Single $2,519 THE ULTIMATE CANYONLANDS 6 Meals: 6 B NEXT Double $2,049 1 TO From $1999 SEE CATALOG PAGE 29 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including bag fee • Visit 6 National Parks: Zion with Kolob Terrace, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, North Rim Grand Canyon • Visit 6 State Parks: Goblin Valley, Dead Horse Point, Edge of Cedars, Goosenecks of San Juan River, Monument Valley, Coral Pink San Dunes • Escalante Canyons Scenic Highway • Guided truck tour of Monument Valley • Lake Powell cruise & Glen Canyon Dam • Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers • Escorted by Chris McCool SEE CATALOG PAGE 26 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Niagara Falls Maid of the Mist Cruise • IMAX Movie, Hydro Floral Clock, Whirlpool Rapids, and Table Rock • Mackinac Island crossing by ferry and Mighty Mac suspension bridge with horse drawn carriage city tour • Detroit’s Henry Ford Mus., Greenfield Village and River Rouge truck plant • Baggage Handling, Round Trip Airport Transfers • Escorted by Ingrid Kokinda SAVE . $75 p.p BOOK NEXT SEE CATALOG PAGE 16 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Unpack Once at 4-Star JW Marriott • 3 Days of D.C. City Touring: Capitol Building, Library of Congress, National Cathedral, Jefferson, Lincoln, WWII and Air Force Memorials including the New Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Embassy Row, Ford Theater, Petersen House and Arlington Cemetery • Tour Mt. Vernon and the Hillwood Estate • Free Time in DC - 1 full day to explore • Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers • Escorted by Deb Howard SAVE . .p 1 $ 00 p SEE CATALOG PAGE 24 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee • Unpack Only Twice • Tour two fabulous DuPont mansions: Longwood Gardens and Nemours • Amish Country visit with Traditional meal • Day trip to Philadelphia with Independence Hall & Natl Constitution Museum • Day trip to Hershey, visit the Hershey Story and Hershey’s Chocolate World • Lehigh Valley with Martin Guitar tour • Pocono Mtns. scenic drive with Jim Thorpe town and Asa Packer house • Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, RT Airport Transfers SAVE . • Escorted by Deb Howard .p $100 pBOOK 12 Meals: 6 B, 1 L & 5 D 9 DAY 13 Meals: 7 B, 1 L & 5 D NEXT Single $3,059 7 TO 7 DAY Single $2,429 From $2299 FLORIDA COAST TO COAST November 8-14 SEE CATALOG PAGE 14 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee Fly to Tampa, return Ft. Lauderdale • Sarasota John Ringling Ca’ d’Zan Mansion, Art Gallery, and Circus Museum • Ft. Myers summer homes of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison • Air boat ride in the Everglades • Alligator, Snake, and Bird farm • Miami city tour with Miami Beach • Ft. Lauderdale canal cruise • Key West Hemingway House, Winter White House, and Conch Train tour • Baggage Handling, RT Airport Transfers • Escorted by Steve Nakamoto SAVE . .p $100 p OK 11 Meals: 6 B, 1 L & 4 D Double $2,299 (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com NEXT O 2 TO B Single $2,609 9 From MYSTERY VACATIONS $ 1399 June 20-24 LAX & SAN SNA & ONT PHX & LAS SAT & AUS HIGHLIGHTS • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Including Bag Fee Most flights are 4 hours or less / many are non-stop & all air taxes are included • No Passport Necessary - you will not be leaving the USA on any of these trips. • 4-5 Day First Class Escorted Vacations • 5 DIFFERENT Mystery Tours, all totally different destinations based on time of year & local events. None are repeats. • All of these trips go to unique cities or places within a city or state that AFC has not been to before. • Unpack once or twice at 3-star hotels • 2 Meals per day average included • All "Must See" sightseeing included • Behind the scenes tours & attractions. • Fully escorted by AFC vacation manager • Baggage Handling, Airport Transfers VACATION PACE Leisurely Active ! new GD 5 Days $1,599D / $1,739S $1,619D / $1,759S $1,619D / $1,759S $1,649D / $1,789S October 12-16 SOLD OUT! October 19-23 5 Days LAX & SAN $1,449D / $1,689S SNA & ONT $1,469D / $1,709S PHX & LAS $1,469D / $1,689S SAT & AUS $1,449D / $1,689S December 2-5 GD 4 Days LAX & SAN $1,399D / $1,669S SNA & ONT $1,409D / $1,679S PHX & LAS $1,409D / $1,679S SAT & AUS $1,409D / $1,679S Mystery Vacations Escorted by Chris McCool (except Oct. 19) 1st & 2nd Timers Sept 7-11 GD 5 Days Our most popular past tour LAX / SAN $1,529D / $1,769S SNA / ONT $1,549D / $1,789S PHX / LAS $1,549D / $1,789S SAT / AUS $1,529D / $1,769S BOOK EARLY! These tours always sell out! SEE CATALOG PAGES 10-11 INSIGHT VACATIONS ONLY AFC Offers You This BONUS BOOKING PACKAGE • BEST PRICING + Alumni $$ • FREE HOME PICKUP • BEST AIRFARE & FLIGHTS Dare to Compare - Here's What You Get: • Twice the LEGROOM on Motorcoach • Smaller Groups (Maximum of 40) • Premium Hotels in Central Locations • Plus 5% Off for Insight Alumni Clients • More Included Sightseeing • Fewer Optionals to Purchase • Many Guaranteed Departures • Special Highlight Dinners • Dine-Around Evenings • Travel to Europe & SAVE up to $500 on Land & Air! • Included Airport Transfers to Hotels FREE Home Pickup by Van ($1999 p.p. or more) or by Town car ($2999 p.p. or more) FOCUS ON IRELAND 8 Days from $1899* p.p. dbl. BEST OF GERMANY Land Only Dublin, Galway, Bunratty, Limerick, Adare, Killarney, Cork, Blarney, Cobh, Youghai, Dungarvan, Waterford & Kildare *May through October tours BEST OF IRELAND & SCOTLAND 15 Days from $3650* p.p. dbl. 11 Days from $2599* p.p. dbl. NORMANDY, BRITTANY & LOIRE Land Only Berlin, Dresden, Bayreuth, Rothenburg, Nuremberg, Munich, Black Forest & Rhine *May through October tours DALMATIA & THE ADRIATIC 16 Days from $3975* p.p. dbl. Land Only Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Killarney, Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Ballygally, Glasgow, Inverness & Edinburgh *May through October tours Budapest, Hungary - Zagreb, Split & Trogir, Croatia - Korcula & Dubrovnik, Adriatic Riviera - Plitvice Lakes, Bosnia - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Vienna, Austria *May through October tours BEST OF BRITAIN ISRAEL & JORDAN 13 Days from $3125* p.p. dbl. Land Only Land Only England, Scotland, Wales: London, York, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bowness, Cardiff & Cornish Countryside *May through October tours 10 13 Days from $4199* p.p. dbl. Land Only Paris, Rouen, Honfleur, Normandy WWII beaches (70th Anniversary), Mont St. Michel, Chateaus & wineries of Loire Valley *May through October tours BEST OF SPAIN & PORTUGAL 16 Days from $3625* p.p. dbl. Land Only Madrid, Salmanca, Porto, Alentejo, Seville, Costa Del Sol, Granada, Valencia, Barcelona *May through December tours EASY PACE RUSSIA Land Only Tel Aviv, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea, Caesarea, Jerusalem, Jerash, Petra & Masada *May through December tours 9 Days from $2699*p.p. dbl. 9 Days from $2650* p.p. dbl. Land Only St Petersburg, Rail to Moscow, extensions to Suzdal and Yaroslavl *May through Oct tours - extension extra (858) 481-8188 or (800) 369-3693 • www.afcvacations.com INTERNATIONAL VACATIONS 9 DAY From $3889 ALPINE SWISS VILLAGES Jul 28-Aug 5 GD or Sep 1-9 SEE CATALOG PAGE 40 & 41 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare Incl. Bag Fee • Unpack Just Twice: 6 nights in alpine village of Wengen and 1 night in Zurich • Berner Oberland Pass: a travel card good for cog railroad, bus, cable car, gondola, train, & ferry throughout the region • Day trips to Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen Valley, Grindelwald, & Schynegge Platte, Merrigan with Reichenbach Falls • Lake Brienz cruise / Trummelbach Falls • Gimmelwald & Murren by tram & rail • Sightseeing in both Bern and Lucerne • Baggage Handling, RT Airport Transfers • Escorted by Chris McCool in Jul & Ingrid Kokinda in Sep. SAVE . .p $150 pBOOK 4 TO T X E N 13 Meals: 6 B & 7 D Double $3,889 16 DAY Single $4,334 10 DAY FRIENDLY PLANET’S CUBA Aug 16-26 GD or Sep 6-16 GD From $5399 Winter 2015 9 DAY Double $3,549 From $2799 COSTA RICA w/ CHRIS McCOOL Single $6,549 Spring 2015 From $3999 ! Late February 2015 April 22-May 2, 2015 Double $2,799 6 TO RHINE TULIP CRUISE w/ CHRIS new 23 Meals: 8 B, 7 L & 8 D Double $5,399 11 DAY NEXT Single $4,039 new 19 Meals: 13 B, 2 L & 4 D October 5-14 GD 15 Meals: 8 B & 7 D Single $4,528 SEE CATALOG PAGE 38 & 39 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Scheduled Flights • Auckland (1) tour with Skyline Tower meal • Glowworm Grotto at Waitomo Caves • Geyser Wonderland at Rotorua (2) • Kiwi Bird and Trout Farm, Sheep Show • Queenstown (3) resort with Bob’s Peak • Milford Sound cruise day trip • Scenic Mt. Cook and Christchurch (1) • Melbourne (3) city tour and Opal Museum • Canberra tour with sheep station lunch • Sydney (3) city tour with harbor cruise • Great Barrier Reef optional extension • Baggage Handling, AFC Vacation Manager, Airport Transfers SAVE . .p • Escorted by Chris McCool $200 p OOK 1 TO B TASTE OF IRELAND From $3549 17 Meals: 7 B, 7 L & 3 D CALL FOR DETAILED FLYER • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare • Escorted by AFC’s own Chris McCool & Bilingual Costa Rica national guide • Tour on both the Pacific and Caribbean sides of Costa Rica. Visit 4 National Parks, Rain Forests, Volcanic areas, jungle resorts, animal sanctuaries, and more • Stay in 1st class hotels with stops in San Jose (2 nights), Tortuguero (2), Fortuna/ Arenal (2), and Manuel Antonio (2) • Sea Turtle Conservancy, Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Hot Springs, Crocodile Safari, coffee & banana plantations • Baggage Handling / Airport Transfers • Customized AFC itinerary SAVE . .p $100 p OK NEXT SEE CATALOG PAGE 46 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Air: SAN or LAX - Fly Round Trip overnight to Dublin • Tour Guinness Storehouse, St. Patricks Cathedral, Book of Kells at Trinity College and the ruins of Glendalough • Visit these Castles: Kilkenny, Blarney, King John’s & Barbarstown • Old Midleton Distillery, Ring of Kerry, Kissane Sheep Farm, Dingle Peninsula & Adare, Jaunting Car Ride, Bunratty Folk Park and Medieval Banquet • Operated by an AFC Travel Partner • Baggage Handling, Vacation Manager, RT Airport Transfers SAVE . Call for detailed flyer .p $100 pBOOK ! Oct 21-Nov 5 GD 10 DAY SEE CATALOG PAGE 37 • Round Trip Home Pickup • Round Trip Airfare - Fly to Miami, then Charter Flight to Havana • Small Group - Limited to 25 clients • 2 UNESCO Sites: Cienfuegos & Trinidad • Cultural Connections: Meet famous artists, visit schools (primary, art, dance, music), pottery studio, coffee farm, medical clinic, ration store, co-op garden, community block party & Havana market • Hemingway’s farm “Finca Vigia” • Baggage Handling, Friendly Planet Tour Manager, Round Trip Airport Transfers • Operated by Friendly Planet Travel: Authorized by the US Treasury Dept License #CT-2012-295959-1 October dates coming soon Double $3,959 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND From $3959 NEXT 10 TO Single $3,329 BO CALL FOR DETAILED FLYER • Round Trip Air & Home Pickup • Visit Holland, Germany, France, Switz • AFC Tour Manager - Chris McCool • AFC has chartered this NEW state-ofthe-art, award winning river ship • 7 Night 5-Star Rhine River cruise from Amsterdam to Basel aboard the brand new Amadeus Silver II • Amsterdam & Keukenhof Tulip Gardens • 6 included shore excursions with headset • Tours of Düsseldorf, Cologne, Koblenz, Cochem, Rudesheim, Mannheim, Speyer • Visit Freiburg, Germany and the Black Forest with included 2 night post tour • Baggage Handling / Airport Transfers • SAVE $1000 p. p. over AMA & Viking 20 Meals: 7 B, 6 L & 7 D with wine From $3,999 p.p. Picture Window From $4,599 p.p. French Balcony Call AFC at (800) 369-3693 for Detailed Flyers & Best Pricing 11 ! new 2014 AFC SUITE DEAL Exclusively Chartered Danube River 5-Star Cruise Cruise Hosts: Ingrid Kokinda & Chris McCool R ALIUDED C 5 ONLY 1 CABINS LEFT! IN EXCLUSIVELY CHARTERED DANUBE ESCORTED CRUISE 12 Days • SEPTEMBER 18-29, 2014 Custom Itinerary AFC has the entire 150 passenger rivership 5-Star Amadeus Brilliant Cruise With Air & Prague ALL INCLUSIVE PRICE INCLUDES: HURRY ODAY CALL T Day 1: Fly to Prague Home pick up transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to Prague Day 2: Prague (3 nights) at the Hotel Yasmin with daily breakfast Day 3: Prague - Walking tour Day 4: Prague - Free time Day 5: Coach to Passau with walking tour, then sail onboard the 5-Star MS Brilliant for 7 nights Day 6: Vienna - Opportunity to visit Salzburg by coach Day 7: Bratislava (Full Day) Coach & walking tour, free time Day 8: Budapest Overnight on ship Coach tour + Hungarian Folk Show Day 9: Budapest Free time - sail in afternoon Day 10: Vienna with city coach tour Day 11: Melk & Durnstein coach tour - Wachau Valley & Melk Abbey Day 12: Dock in Passau: transfer & fly home from Munich or add... OPTIONAL 4 Day Extension Day 12: Passau to Innsbruck Visit Salzburg. Innsbruck Hilton (3) Day 13: Innsbruck Day trip to Italian Alps, free time Day 14: Innsbruck Day trip to Bavarian Castles Day 15: Innsbruck/ Munich fly home Add $899 p.p. Double 12 2014 INCREDIBLE OFFER! Round Trip home pick-up • Round Trip airfare fuel surcharges • Prague for 3 nights with tour • 7 city / walking tours with headsets • 23 meals / wine with dinner on ship • Visit these great cities: Prague (3 nights), Passau, Vienna (2 days), Melk, Budapest, (2 days), Bratislava & Durnstein. SEE CATALOG PAGE 48-49 SUITE (nearly 50% larger) FRENCH BALCONY Cabin Category & Deck P.P. Price BEFORE Discount Savings B-2 Strauss $5399 $450 A-1 Mozart $5699 $650 A-2 Mozart $5799 $700 S-2 Mozart SUITE $6999 French Balcony French Balcony French Balcony by May 23 $1500 Suite Deal! P.P. Savings Your AFC Compared to Discounted AMA / Viking Price w/air $4949 SAVE $850 pp $5049 SAVE $930 pp $5099 SAVE $880 pp Very Limited Very Limited $5499 2 cabins this price SAVE $2800 per person Already booked? Upgrade to a SUITE for the same amazing deal! Add $160 each in taxes & fees Deposit $500 p.p. at time of booking Prague 3 Nights Vienna 2 days Many more itineraries available! Call (800) 369-3693 for more details! Budapest 2 days 2014 AFC STEAMBOATING PRICES! Columbia River OR Mississippi River p.p. 0 0 0 1 $ *SAVE y outside on an r selected fo cabin ng dates saili 2 FOR 1 ON JUNE 2014 SAILINGS! St. Paul to St. Louis • 9 Days • AFC Client Favorite! CRUISE INCLUDES: Free Round Trip Home Pickup. Pre-night hotel included. Round Trip Air Add-On quoted at 2014: Jul 22-30, Aug 8-16*, Aug 22-30*, Sep 19-27, Oct 3-11 (sold out) 2015: Jul 25-Aug 2, Sep 5-13, Sep 19-27 & Oct 3-11 time of booking. New Orleans to Memphis • 9 Days 2014: May 23-31, Nov 14-22 & Nov 28-Dec 6 2015: Mar 13-21, Mar 27-Apr 4, Apr 10-18, Apr 24-May 2, May 8-16, May 22-30, Jun 5-13, Nov 14-22, Nov 28-Dec 6 & Dec 12-20 Pre night New Orleans hotel. Ports: New Orleans, Oak Alley, St. Francisville, Natchez, Vicksburg, Helena & Memphis. Memphis to New Orleans • 9 Days 2014: May 30-Jun 7, Nov 7-15, Nov 21-29 & Dec 5-13 2015: Mar 20-28, Apr 3-11, Apr 17-25, May 1-9, May 15-23, May 29Jun 6, Jun 12-20, Nov 7-15, Nov 21-29, Dec 5-13 & Dec 19-27 Pre night Memphis hotel. Ports: Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez, St. Francisville, Baton Rouge, Plantation Road & New Orleans. New Orleans to Memphis • 8 Days June 6-13 2014 & June 22-29, 2015 Pre night New Orleans hotel. Ports: New Orleans, Natchez, Vicksburg, Helena & Memphis. Memphis to Cincinnati • 10 Days June 12-21, 2014* • Pre night Memphis hotel. Ports: Memphis, New Madrid, Paducah, Henderson, Louisville, Madison & Cincinnati. ! new Pre night St. Paul hotel. Ports: St. Paul, Red Wing, La Crosse, Dubuque, Davenport, Burlington, Hannibal & St. Louis St. Louis to St. Paul • 9 Days 2014: Jul 15-23*, Aug 1-9*, Sep 12-20 & Sep 26-Oct 4 2015: Jul 18-26, Aug 29-Sep 6, Sep 12-20 & Sep 26-Oct 4 Pre night St. Louis hotel. Ports: St. Louis, Hannibal, Dubuque, La Crosse, Red Wing & St. Paul. St. Louis to Cincinnati • 9 Days 2014: Aug 29-Sep 6* • 2015: Jul 4-12 & Aug 1-9 Pre night St. Louis hotel. Ports: St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Paducah, Henderson, Louisville, Madison & Cincinnati. Round Trip New Orleans • 9 Days 2014: Dec 12-20, Dec 19-27 & Dec 26-Jan 3 2015: Feb 20-28, Feb 27-Mar 7, Mar 6-14 & Dec 26-Jan 3 Pre night New Orleans hotel. Ports: New Orleans, Oak Alley, St. Francisville, Natchez, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge & Plantation Road. Inside “F” $3,449 is now $2,799 PR Veranda “C” $4,099 is now $2,899 PR OMO ICI NG Veranda “B” $4,599 is now $3,099 Deluxe Veranda “A” $5,999 is now $4,999 AMERICAN EMPRESS 9 DAYS From $4795 COLUMBIA RIVER CRUISE NOW 3795 $ COLUMBIA & SNAKE RIVERS Portland to Clarkston or Reverse American Empress (holds 225 guests) Includes Pre-night Portland hotel. Fly home from Spokane. Sails every Saturday May through November Ports of Call: Astoria OR, Stevenson WA, The Dalles, OR & Sacajawea State Park WA 2 FOR 1 ON JUNE 2014 SAILINGS! Many more itineraries available! Call (800) 369-3693 for more details! 13 HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES FREE HOME PICKUP AFC will arrange FREE HOME PICK-UP round trip airport transfers so that you start your vacation hassle free. This applies to cruise packages of $1899 or more per person and applies to a 40 mile radius from the airport (surcharge may apply). ALASKA ALASKA INSIDE PASSAGE 8 DAY ALASKA RT SEATTLE 12 DAY Inside $1799 Outside $1999 Balcony $4899 AFC CRUISE PICK! Amsterdam Seattle Round Trip Ports: Ketchikan, Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Anchorage, Homer, Kodiak, Sitka & Victoria May 18 • June 22 • July 27 • August 24 Inside $1999 Outside $2199 799 $ Balcony 1299 $ Balcony $3899 Holland America Westerdam Statendam, Veendam, Westerdam & Amsterdam Seattle Round Trip June 7, 14, 21, 28 • July 5, 12, 19, 26 August 1, 9, 16, 23, 30 • September 6, 13 Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego with pre-night Ports: Key West, Cartegna, Puerto Caldera, Corinto, Puerto Quetzal, & Puerto Vallarta ALASKA DENALI PLUS 14 DAY HAWAII Inside $1499 Outside $1699 Balcony $2199 Oosterdam / Statendam Fly to Fairbanks, Seward to Vancouver 1 Night Fairbanks, 2 Nights Denali 2 Nights at the famous Alyeska Resort From $1499 Tour First: June 9, 16, 23, 30 July 7, 14, 21, 28 • August 4, 11, 18, 25 September 1, 8 (Reverse) From $1299 Cruise First & Save up to $200: June 1, 8, 15, 22 July 6, 13, 20, 27 • August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 September 7 ALASKA CRUISE TOURS 12 DAY Inside $1599 CIRCLE HAWAII Balcony $2599 Oosterdam / Statendam Fly to Fairbanks, Seward to Vancouver 1 Night Fairbanks, 2 Nights Denali 1 Night Anchorage From $1599 Tour First: June 4, 11, 18, 25 July 2, 9, 16, 23 • August 6, 13, 20, 27 September 3, 10 (Reverse) From $1399 Cruise First & Save up to $200: July 6, 13, 20, 27 • August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 • September 7 October 21 2015 Dates: January 28 • February 20 PANAMA CANAL 18 OR 19 DAY 15 OR 16 DAY Outside $2199 Outside $1999 Inside $1899 Balcony $ 4099 NO FLYING CRUISE Holland America Veendam San Diego Round Trip Ports: Hilo, Honolulu, Lahaina & Kona Nov 15 • Dec 2 • 2015: Jan 3, 20 • Mar 28 HAWAII, TAHITI & MARQUESAS 29 OR 31 DAY Inside $3299 Outside $3999 Balcony $6599 Outside $1799 14 PANAMA CANAL EXPLORER 17 DAY Inside $649 Outside PANAMA & N.E. NO FLYING CRUISE Statendam San Diego Round Trip Ports: Honolulu, Lahaina, Hilo, Kona, Fanning Island, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete, Moorea, Rangiroa & Nuku Hiva Optional Excursions: hikes, guided tours, whale watching, luaus, Pearl Harbor, helicopter rides & glass bottom boat adventure. October 3 • December 15 2015 Dates: February 13 • April 14 Prices based on burgundy date and include port tax Inside $1799 Balcony $2699 Amsterdam / Westerdam San Diego to Ft. Lauderdale Ports: Puerto Vallarta, Huatulco, Puerto Quetzal, Corinto, Puerto Caldera, Cartage October 10 • December 8 2015 Dates: January 14 • February 7 April 15 Prices based on burgundy date and include port tax Itineraries slightly differ NEW ENGLAND & PANAMA Quebec City to San Diego • October 10 30 Day - From $3199 Boston to San Diego w/ pre-night 23 Day - From $2299 • October 17 Ft. Lauderdale to San Diego w/ pre-night 19 Day - From $2099 • October 21 NEW ENGLAND Eurodam New York to Quebec City • 11 Day Sep 13 • Oct 4 • (Reverse) Sep 23 Inside $1399, Outside $1599 & Balcony $1899 Prices based on burgundy date and include port tax Itineraries slightly differ Many more itineraries available! Call (800) 369-3693 for more details! HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES EUROPE MEDITERRANEAN EMPIRES Nieuw Amsterdam Eurodam May 23 • June 28 • July 10 • August 15, 27 • October 2 Inside $1199, Outside $1599 & Balcony $1599 May 22 • June 13, 25 • July 7 • Aug 14 Inside $999, Outside $1099 & Balcony $1299 Venice Round trip • 14 Day Copenhagen Round Trip • 13 Day Prices based on burgundy date and include port tax VOYAGE OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN MEDITERRANEAN ROMANCE Nieuw Amsterdam Venice to Barcelona • 14 Day SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA Buenos Aires to Valparaiso • 15 Day November 9 (Reverse) March 29 • October 26 Inside $1099, Outside $1299 & Balcony $2999 INCAN EMPIRES San Diego Round Trip • 31 Day November 2 • 2015 Date March 15 Inside $2599, Outside $2999 & Balcony $4999 San Diego to Lima or Reverse • 15 Day Mar 16 $1399 • Nov 2 $1699 • 2015 Mar 15 From $ NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES HAWAII 699 8 Days From $999 + Air Round trip Honolulu Pre-night Hotel: Arrive early and stay the night before in a Honolulu hotel with a Pearl Harbor tour for a hassle free start! For ship embarkation, just check-in at the hotel; no waiting in lines at the pier! Cruises every Saturday PANAMA CANAL Barcelona to Venice • 14 Day Reverse itinerary slightly differs Prices based on burgundy date and include port tax ADRIATIC EXPLORER Noordam Rotterdam Rotterdam Round Trip • 15 Day August 1 Inside $2599, Outside $2699 & Balcony $4599 VOYAGE OF THE VIKINGS Veendam Boston to Amsterdam or reverse • 19 Day July 11 or 28 Inside $2999, Outside $3399 & Balcony $6299 36 Day Round trip Boston Cruise Avail. From: $6099 NORSE LEGENDS & VIKINGS Athens to Rome • 13 Day Statendam 8-15 DAY June 4 • July 22 • September 8 • October 10 Inside $1399, Outside $1799 & Balcony $1999 June 16 Inside $1799, Outside $2099 & Balcony $2899 Zaandam / Statendam BALTIC ADVENTURE June 19 • August 24 Inside $1399, Outside $1599 & Balcony $1999 Ryndam Rome to Athens • 13 Day May 31 • June 15 • July 18 Inside $1299, Outside $1399 & Balcony $3299 July 22 • September 26 Inside $1599, Outside $1999 & Balcony $2499 Prices based on burgundy date and include port tax 12-16 DAY AMA WATERWAYS From ENCHANTING RHINE 13 Days From $2699 + Air Amsterdam to Zurich May to Nov dates available RUSSIAN WATERWAYS $ 1899 Call up to for Disco date unts 13 Days From $3799 + Air Moscow to St. Petersburg May to September dates available MAGNIFICENT EUROPE London Round Trip • 15 Day Prices based on burgundy date and include port tax Itineraries slightly differ 8-15 DAY $ From VIKING RIVER CRUISES 1656 GRAND EUROPEAN 15 Days From $3622 + Air Amsterdam to Budapest May to Nov dates available RHINE GETAWAY 2 FO + Red R 1 uce Air d 8 Days From $1656 + Air Amsterdam to Basel May to November dates available PORTUGAL’S RIVER OF GOLD 16 Days From $5499 + Air EUROPE Amsterdam to Budapest May to November dates available 10 Days From $2156 + Air& & ADRIATIC, GREECE TURKEY CANARY ISLANDS MOROCCO ALASKA VINEYARDS OF RHINE & MOSEL 12 Days From $2799 + Air Amsterdam to Paris May to November dates available PARIS & HEART OF NORMANDY 8 Days From $799 + Air Round trip Seattle Cruises every Sunday ALASKA PROVENCE & SPAIN IMPERIAL JEWELS OF CHINA 15 Days From $2999 + Air Paris to Barcelona May to November dates available 13 Days From $2992 + Air Beijing to Shanghai May to November dates available CANADA & NEW ENGLAND VIETNAM, CAMBODIA & MEKONG WATERWAYS OF THE CZARS Call for more itineraries! 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