The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)

Visit Boothbay, White Mountains and more

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The following overnight trips will depart this summer:

• Aug. 13: Boothbay Harbor, 3 days, 4 meals, 2 nights at the Captain Fish’s waterfront Inn, Carousel Music Theater, Boothbay Harbor Cruise, Boothbay Harbor tour, Portland Head Light, lobster dinner, $445.

• Aug. 27: White Mountains of New Hampshire, 4 days, 6 meals, 3 nights at the Indian Head Resort, nightly entertainm­ent, open bar nightly, fireworks display, Clark’s Trading Post with live bear show, Franconia Notch Tour, Squam Lake Cruise, and a culinary demonstrat­ion by the chef one evening. Cost is $559.

• Sept. 5: Niagara Falls, 4 days, 3 meals, fallsview rooms at the Embassy Suites next to the Falls, Niagara Falls tour, Niagara on the Lake, Joseph’s Winery, Hornblower Cruise under the Falls, $599.

• Sept. 7: Maine Rocky Coastline, 4 days, 4 meals, 3 nights at the new Rockland Harborview Hotel in Rockland, Camden, Mount Battie, Owl’s Lighthouse, day in Boothbay Harbor with Cabbage island cruise and lobster bake, Castle Tucker historic home, $519,

All tours depart from Milford, North Haven and Cromwell. Call 203-483-6330 or 800-967-1993 or visit www.tatoursonl­ine.com.

Farmhouse trip

The Canoe Brook Center in Branford is a trip June 28 to the 1770 Grounded Goodwife Farmhouse with lunch (choice of entree) at the Curtis House Restaurant & Inn in Woodbury. Tour the home and participat­e in holistic workshop, and make two homemade body scrubs. Departs at 8 a.m. and returns by 3:15 p.m. Cost is $81.

For informatio­n or reservatio­ns, contact Nancy Cohen at 203-315-0684 or ncohen@branford-ct.gov.

Disney Halloween cruise

Cruising with Friends is offering a Disney Halloween 7-night cruise on the Disney Magic out of New York City, sailing Oct. 28.

Trick or Treat with Disney characters on their private island at Castaway Cays, then spend one day at Walt Disney World (Nov. 1) followed by two more days at sea.

For pricing and availabili­ty, call Nancy at 860-391-5435; space is extremely limited.

New Year’s at sea

Cruising With Friends is offering a New Year’s cruise to Bahamas aboard the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas.

Eight-day cruise departs Dec. 30 from Bayonne, New Jersey.

Choose staterooms from inside, ocean view and balcony; inventory changes regularly. Transporta­tion to New Jersey will be available at additional cost.

For booking or informatio­n, contact Sal at 860-669-5697 or srchiaramo­nte@sbcglobal.net; or Nancy at 860-391-5435.

WHSC highlights

The West Haven Senior Center is offering the following trips:

• June 27: Foxwoods Resort Casino, with Bonus Free Buffet and $10 slot play. Cost is $25 per person. Bus leaves Savin Rock Conference Center at 8:15 a.m.

• July 25: Mohegan Sun casino, with Bonus Free Buffet and $15 wheel bet. Cost is $25 per person. Bus leaves Savin Rock Conference Center at 8:30 a.m.

• Aug. 15: Legends Show at Foxwoods Resorts Casino featuring the music of Frank Sinatra, Cher, Rod Stewart, Elvis and Michael Jackson. Cost is $47 with show or $25 without show. Everyone on the bus gets free meal, $10 slot bonus. Payment must be made to “West Haven Trip Account” by Aug. 4. Bus leaves Savin Rock Conference Center at 8:15 a.m.

• Aug. 21: “Holiday Hill” Statewide Senior Outing, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Candee Road in Prospect. Cost is $33 per person. Bus cost will be paid by our trip account. Sign up by Aug. 7. Bus leaves Savin Rock Conference Center at 8:30 a.m.

Flyers with details for all these trips are available at the West Haven Senior Center office, 201 Noble St., or call Miriam at 203-937-3507 for more informatio­n.

Boston and more

The Milford Senior Center is offering several trips.

• Aug. 26-29: Montreal and Quebec City. Trip is 4 days, 3 nights and includes 4 meals, round-trip from Milford, deluxe coach, all gratuities, luggage handling, all sightseein­g and meals noted on itinerary flier. City tour of Montreal, Notre Dame Basilica, historic Domincan Square, Mount Royal, St. Joseph’s Oratory, Walled City, the Boardwalk at Dufferin Terrance, Chateau Frontenac, Place Royal, St. Anne de Beaupre, Montmorenc­y Falls. Call for detailed flier. Cost is $779 per person double occupancy, $989 single. A $50 deposit is necessary to hold a seat.

• Sept. 12-14: “Jonah.” Trip is 3 days, 2 nights and includes 4 meals, One Liberty Observatio­n Deck in Philadelph­ia, wine and cheese reception, a show, Lancaster tour, Central Market, performanc­e of “Jonah” and a visit the beautiful Longwood Gardens. Call for detailed flier. Cost is $441 per person, double occupancy; $529 single. A $50 deposit is required to hold a seat.

• Sept. 17: One World, the 9/11 Memorial Museum & Observator­y. Departs 7:45 a.m., returns 10 p.m. Day begins with the Memorial Museum, the reflecting pools, then time at Chelsea Market for lunch on your own. Afternoon visits World Trade Center to ascend to the top for the One World Observator­y. Cost is $94.

• Oct. 17: Gilded Age of the Berkshires. Journey to the Berkshires where you will experience first-hand how many of the country’s wealthiest families lived over the last decades of the 19th century. Cost is $111, lunch included.

• Oct. 23: German Oktoberfes­t at Krucker’s in Pomona, New York. Cost is $99, must be booked by Aug. 31.

• Dec. 1-8: America’s Music Cities Holiday, featuring Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans and more. Trip is 8 days and includes 12 meals, airfare from New York, transporta­tion from Milford to the airport and all gratuities. Cost is $3,199 per person, double occupancy.

Call for more informatio­n or to RSVP, Milford Senior Center Travel Office, 203-877-5131, ext. 2119.

Visit Italy

Terry’s Family & Friends is offering “Italy’s Treasures: Art, Food & Wine of Italy,” Nov. 4-15.

Trip is 12 days and includes 17 meals. Highlights include Italian Lakes Region, Stresa, Italian Riviera, Cinque Terra, Lucca, Tuscan countrysid­e, Florence, Siena, wine tasting, Italian cooking class, Bologna And Venice.

Cost is $4,949 per person double occupancy, $5,649 single, and $4,899 per person triple.

All prices include round-trip airfare, round-trip transporta­tion to airport, all taxes and fees, hotel transfers. Cancellati­on waiver is $280 per person extra, cancel for any reason.

For informatio­n, call Terry at 203-464-9993.

See Northern Lights

A trip to Iceland for the Northern Lights is slated for Oct. 21-26.

Trip is 4 nights, 5 days and the cost is $1,999 per person, including flights from JFK.

For informatio­n, call Christine at 203-281-4316.

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