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12-night Grand Mediterranean Cruise – NEW!
September 3-15, 2013
If you want to see the sights in Europe, why
not cruise with your Sun City Texas friends
on a brand new ship? This amazing voyage
starts in Barcelona and journeys through
the Mediterranean for 12 incredible days.
You’ll visit Provence, Florence, Rome, Naples, Mykonos, Is-
tanbul, Kusadasi and Athens before ending with an overnight
in Venice.
Your cruise is on the Royal Princess, the latest addition to the
Princess Cruises fleet where you can enjoy all the exciting new
innovations and signature features.
And, for a limited time, Princess is offering a $500 per person
discount on airfare resulting in airfares as low as $600 per
person fromDallas-Fort Worth! But don’t delay—you must book
before February 15 to take advantage of this great airfare offer!
We have inside staterooms starting at $2442 per person includ-
ing taxes, fees and ground transfers and balconies starting at
$3122 per person. Deposits of $636 PP are required to secure
your room and must be received no later than April 1.
Don’t miss this one!
Immersive Wine Harvest Cruise
September 18 - 30, 2013 Celebrity Infinity
Explore some of Europe’s most exciting wine
producing regions at harvest time! This spe-
cial 12-night itinerary offers overnight stays
in many ports allowing an “immersive” ex-
perience not found on other cruises. Special
optional shore excursions highlighting these wine areas will
be offered in addition to various activities onboard.
Ports include Harwich, England; Paris-Le Havre, France
(overnight); Bordeaux-Le Verdon, France (overnight); Bilbao,
Spain (overnight); Vigo, Spain and Porto-Leixoes, Portugal.
Cruise only prices start at $1309 pp for inside cabins,
$1469 pp for ocean view
$1899 pp for verandahs (plus taxes of $99.44 pp).
These prices are specially arranged for the group and are
already under published fares! See flyer for more details and
options.
Pacific Coastal WINE Cruise
September 26 – October 7, 2013
Join us on this one-of-a-kind wine inspired
coastal cruise with Celebrity Cruises. Your
experience aboard the ship will be as breath-
taking as the Pacific Coast views. Learn the
skills of wine pairing onboard from onboard
Sommeliers before showing off your skills on land with a
wine tour.
Celebrity Century® is a timeless beauty. It offers all the ameni-
ties you would expect on a Celebrity ship-from contemporary
staterooms to the luxurious AquaSpa® to the Fortunes Casino,
Classical Turkey - NEW!
October 31-November 12, 2013
13 Days, 19 Meals, RT Air, Insurance, Hotel Transfers, Transfers
from Sun City, $3,969 pp Double Occ; $4,569 pp Single Occ,
Your tour begins in Istanbul viewing min-
arets and domes. Then you travel across
Dardenelles, a narrow strait that brings you
to Asia. Visit the WWI battlefields of the
Gallipoli peninsula. After that explore the
legendary Troy, the UNESCOWorld Heritage site, destroyed
by “the face which launched a thousands ships” during the
Trojan War. Then travel to Pergamon, once one of the most
powerful and progressive kingdoms in the Middle East, dat-
ing back to Alexander the Great. Discover the Asclepion, an
ancient “holistic” healing center. On Day 5 you will travel
around the ruins at Ephesus, the Roman capital of Asia
where both St. John and St. Paul came to preach. Walk the
marble avenue and see the Library of Celsus. Day 6 visit
the Hierapolis Museum and relax in the sun in Antalya on
the Turkish River. On Day 9 you visit the underground city
of Kaymakli. Finish out the last four days of your tour by
visiting the Turkish capital of Ankara and then returning
to Istanbul. Lose yourself in the Byzantine architecture of
what once was the largest church in Christendom.
cruises
7-night Alaska Cruise
August 23 – 30, 2013
Your cruise starts in Seattle WA, the Emer-
ald City. As you sail toward the Inside Pas-
sage, you’ll cruise through the Puget Sound
and the idyllic San Juan Islands. Look for
whales! After a relaxing day at sea you’ll
arrive in Ketchikan, home of the Saxman
native village and entrance to the Misty Fjords National
Monument. A flightseeing adventure on a floatplane is not
to be missed! Next, sail the Tracy Arm Fjord for spectacular
glacier viewing before docking in Juneau, Alaska’s capital
city, whee you can do your own gold mining, head out to visit
sled dogs or take photos of the Mendenhall Glacier. Skagway
is your next stop for a scenic train excursion on the White
Pass. After spending another day at sea sailing the Inside
Passage, you’ll arrive in Victoria BC for an evening. Your
Alaskan adventure will end the next day in Seattle.
We have a variety of balcony staterooms available at early
bird rates. Standard balcony rooms start at $1648.72 pp,
concierge class balconies start at $1688.72 pp and prime aft
facing balconies (sunset verandas) start at $1788.72 pp. Rates
include taxes and fees and are cruise only. Round trip airfare,
travel protection insurance and ground transfers are all ad-
ditional cost.
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