Spend a day or two at the races

Jack & Friends is offering a trip Aug. 8-9 to Saratoga and the Lake George area.

First day includes lunch overlooking Lake George, time for shopping in Lake George Village, an evening visit to the casino and/or harness racing track, buffet dinner and lodging at the Queensbury Hotel; second day includes breakfast at the hotel, a visit to the downtown Saratoga Springs area and then the Saratoga Race Course.

Trip will depart Nolan Field in Ansonia at 7 a.m. Cost is $315 per person, double occupancy, $385 single. For information or reservations, call Jack A. at 203-7351306.

Radio City Holiday Show

The Seymour Community Center/Senior Center is offering a trip to New York to see the Radio City Music Hall’s Holiday Show featuring the Rockettes Nov. 17.

Cost is $98 and includes ticket for 1st mezzanine seats for the 11 a.m. show. There will be time for lunch and sightseeing on your own. Trip departs from Chatfield School Parking Lot on Skokorat Street in Seymour at 7:30 a.m.

Register at www.seymourcommunityservices.com or call 203888-0406.

Boothbay Harbor, Cabbage Island

A 3-day tour to Boothbay Harbor, Maine, will depart Aug. 5. Trip includes two nights at the Boothbay Harbor Inn with rooms overlooking the harbor and within walking distance to downtown Boothbay, a cruise to Cabbage Island with a full-course lobster bake, an evening of entertainment at the Carousel Music Theater, 4 meals, a guided tour of Kennebunkport and free time to Boothbay Harbor. Cost is $529 per person. Bus departs from Cromwell, North Haven, Milford and Fairfield. For information call 203483-6330 or visit www.tatoursonline.com

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 860-6695697; or Nancy at 860-391-5435.

Two weeks in the Caribbean

A 2-week Caribbean cruise is slated for Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2019, aboard the Norwegian Escape, departing from New York.

Visits San Juan, St. Maarten, Tortola, St. Thomas, Dominica, Barbados and St. Kitts.

Balcony cabins available for $2,019.02 per person and includes two offers: Ultimate Beverage Package, Prepaid Service Charges, Internet Package, $50 per port shore excursion credit, Specialty Dining Package for 6 nights, $75 on-board credit per cabin. Call for pricing on inside and outside cabins.

Transportation to cruise pier to be announced once group is finalized.

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

Windmills, islands & more

The Milford Senior Center is offering several trips:

⏩ June 18: A presentation at the senior center for the Springtime Windmills & Tulips River Cruise featuring Dutch and Belgian waterways, slated for April 18-26, 2019. Make a deposit at the presentation and receive an additional $50 pricing, early booking discount of $500 valid until Aug. 19. RSVP to 203-877-5131, ext. 2104.

⏩ Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Visit 1,000 Islands, a group of more than 1,800 island in the St. Lawrence River on the Canadian border. Four days, 3 nights, 7 meals, all tours, gratuities. Must be booked by June 28.

⏩ Sept. 17-19: “Jesus” at the Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster. Trip is 3 days, 2 nights, 4 meals. New hotel, the Cork Factory, beautifully restored manufacturing plant. Liberty Observation Deck in Philadelphia, dinner and show at the hotel, tour of Lancaster, Central Market, Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. Cost is $529 per person, double occupancy.

For information on any trip, call the Travel Office at 203 8775131, ext. 2119.

Casino trips set

The East Haven Senior Center and Pearls of Pauline are cosponsoring trips to Foxwoods Resort Casino July 11, Aug. 15, Sept. 5, Oct. 10 and Nov. 7.

Cost is $25 per person and includes round-trip motorcoach transportation, casino package ($10 slot play and food voucher for free buffet or $10 in any food vendor), and driver’s tip. Bingo on your own.

Coach departs from the senior center at 7:30 a.m. with a pick-up in Madison at 8 a.m.

For information and reservations, call senior center at 203468-3277 or Pauline at 203-4682148.

Discover Ireland

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 203-255-4443.

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.

For flyers and information, contact Ramona Rubin 203-7367900 or 203-736-0071.

Friendship Club trips

The Sikorsky Retirees Friendship Club is offering the following 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.

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