See what Ireland has to offer

The Fairfield Travel Club is offering an escorted tour of Ireland Oct. 13-20. Cost is $2,499 per person, double occupancy. Price includes round-trip air non-stop from Hartford.

Visit Galway, Killarney, Dingle Peninsula, Blarney and Dublin; stay in first-class hotels, including a two-night stay in a castle hotel in Dublin, plus full breakfasts daily (except day of arrival), 4 hotel dinners, deluxe motorcoach w/professional driver/guide. Visit Cliffs of Moher, Guinness Storehouse, Connemara and more.

A deposit $250 will hold a space; limited availability. For information, call Nancy Glynn at 203-2554443.

See the Yankees play the Orioles

The Rich Marazzi Silver Sluggers group is heading to Baltimore to see the Orioles play the Yankees May 31.

The overnight trip includes bus transportation, ticket for the 7:05 p.m. game, and stay at Holiday Inn with breakfast the next morning.

Cost is $265 per person, double occupancy, or $312 single.

For information, call Jack at 203-735-1306.

Special rates to Canada

Special rates are being offered on Boston to Canada cruises aboard Royal Carribean’s Serenade of the Seas Sept. 23 and Oct. 7, 21 and 28 as “a big thank you to our heroes.”

“We value the valor of our brave police, firefighters and military personnel and appreciate everything you do to keep us secure,” organizers said in a release.

For list of sailings this fall, contact Sal at srchiaramonte@sbcglobal.net or 860-669-5697; or Nancy at 860-391-5435.

Enjoy a summer day or overnight trip

Several tours are planned with departures from Milford, North Haven and Cromwell:

⏩ June 27: Cape Cod, 3 days, 4 meals with choice of Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket High Speed ferry with tour of island, day in Newport, Cranberry Bog tour, $489.

⏩ June 30: Boston Duck with a land and water tour of Boston, Maggiano’s feast and Quincy Market, $145/child $135.

⏩ July 5: Acadia National Park, 4 day,s 4 meals with bayview rooms at the Fireside Inn Ocean Edge, tour of Acadia Natinoal Park, Bar Harbor, Camden State Park, Mt. Battie, Portland Trolley tour and a tour along the coastline, $549.

⏩ July 11: Goodspeed Opera House performance of “Oliver,” orchestra seats, lunch at the Griswold Inn, $164.

⏩ July 14: Taste of Rhode Island, progessive lunch tour on Federal Hill and Providence Gondola Ride, $145.

⏩ July 22: Fingerlakes, 3 days, 3 meals, hotel overlooking Seneca Lake, Corning Glass, Erie Canal and Senca Lake cruises, Glenora Winery, $489.

Tours also to Long Island, Yankees Audi Clubhouse, Providence Gondola, Newport and Broadway.

Call 203-483-6330 or visit www.tatoursonline.com.

Friendship Club trips

The Sikorsky Retirees Friendship Club is offering these trips:

⏩ July 17: “Summer Picnic” at Krucker’s in Pomona, N.Y., includes music, dancing and outdoor activities, luncheon and dinner, gift shop and bakery, driver’s gratuities. Cost is $95 per person.

⏩ Aug. 7: Twin Lobsters at the Log Cabin with Simon & Garfunkel tribute show. Cost is $81 per person.

⏩ Aug. 16-23: Eight-day tour to Mackinac Island, Michigan, includes roundtrip deluxe motor coach to Canada, 7 nights deluxe hotel accommodations, 14 total meals. Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, admission to the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, tour and buffet dinner at the Ford Family Home, Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Mich., ferry to Mackinac Island, tour of island, 2-night stay at the Island House and brunch at the famous Grand Hotel. Free time at Niagara Falls and Fallsview Casino.Cost is $1,399 per person, double occupancy; $1,879 single.

⏩ Sept. 20: Georgette Jones, daughter of George Jones and Tammy Wynette, includes family-style luncheon at Wrights Farm, Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Cost is $79 per person.

⏩ Oct. 2: Oktoberfest at Kruckers in Pomona, N.Y. Includes German entertainment, dinner, music and bingo. Cost is $95 per person.

⏩ Nov. 13: “Buddy & Beyond,” the Buddy Holly tribute show. Includes luncheon at Castle of Knights. Cost is $75 per person.

⏩ Nov. 29 & Dec. 11: New MGM Casino in Springfield, Mass. Includes MGM Casino, buffet at Golden Corral w/entertainment, admission to the 24th annual Christmas Bright Nights at the Forest Park lights display, cost is $62 per person.

For reservations or information on any trip, call Ruth Pavluvcik, 203-783-1173.

Sikorsky Retirees trips

Sikorsky Retirees Union 1150 is offering the following trips:

⏩ June 25: “The Lone Star Love Potion” at Newport Playhouse and Cabaret theater, lobsterfest and large buffet.

⏩ July 23-28: The Arc Encounter &Creation Museum in Kentucky; 5 nights lodging, 8 meals, admission to stunning Arc Encounter, admissions to the Creation museum, Newport Aquarium and a visit to a casino, $585.

⏩ Aug. 16: Bobby Rydell at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. Familystyle meal, $106.

⏩ Sept. 13, 2018: The Accords, Memories Are Made Of This, at the Grand Oak Villa in Oakville. Family-style meal, wine, $87.

⏩ Sept. 23-29, Myrtle Beach and a show, trip to Charleston, S.C., 6 nights lodging, 10 meals, 3 evening shows, matinee show, free time in Charleston, visit to Broadway on the Beach, visit to the amazing Brookgreen Gardens, $679.

⏩ Octoberfest at Krucker’s in Pomona New York. A full day of entertainment, food, fun and music, $83.

⏩ Dec. 10, 2018: White Christmas the holiday music of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. Family-style meal, $90.

For fliers and information, contact Ramona Rubin 203-736-7900 or 203-736-0071.