Visit Providence or Lancaster

MFR Travelers is offering the following trips:

⏩ Aug. 18: Providence, Italian Style. Visit Rhode Island’s Federal Hill neighborhood, including a bakery tour, historical sites of the Renaissance City aboard a Venetian gondola, guided tour of Providence showcasing the Italian connection, and an Italian-style lunch on Federal Hill. Cost is $138 per person; a deposit of $65 is due on signup with balance due 30 days prior to the trip. Bus leaves at 7:45 a.m. from West Haven’s First Avenue Commuter Lot, Exit 43 off Interstate 95 south; returns approximately 6-7 p.m.

⏩ Oct. 3-5: “Jesus” at the Sight & Sound Theatre and “Songs of the Silver Screen” at the American Music Theatre in Lancaster County. Trip includes deluxe motorcoach transportation, 2 nights at the Eden Resort, dinner at the Stockyard Inn, the two shows, Kreider Farm, in-home Amish dinner, Amish farmland tour, shopping at Kitchen Kettle Village and Bird-in-Hand Farmers Market, Sands Casino w/bonus package, hotel baggage handling, all taxes, meal gratuities and guide gratuities. Cost is $500 per person, double occupancy; $582 single and $446 per person triple. A $50 deposit is due upon signup with balance due Sept. 1. Trip departs at 7:30 a.m. from West Haven’s First Avenue Commuter Lot, Exit 43 off Interstate 95 south.

For information or reservations, call Mary at 203-430-1161 or Frances at 203-469-6290. Phone reservations must be made before sending payment via mail to: Frances Amendola, 37 Bradley Ave, East Haven, CT 06512.

Summer trips slated

Several summer trips are available:

⏩ Aug. 5: Boothbay Harbor, 3-day tour includes 2 nights at the Boothbay Harbor Inn with harborview views, dinner show at the Carousel Music Theater, 4 meals, cruise to Cabbage Island with 2 lobster clambake (or chicken substitute), Kennebunkport tour and time to shop in downtown Boothhbay Harbor. Cost is $529. Bus departs from Cromwell, North Haven, Milford and Fairfield.

⏩ Aug. 11: Newport, one-day tour includes a guided Gilded Age tour of Newport and Ocean Drive and a one hour Narragansett Bay cruise. Free time to enjoy downtown Newport. Cost $102. Bus departs from Branford, Milford and Fairfield.

⏩ Sept. 6: Maine Rocky Coast, 4 days, 4 meals, 3 nights at the Rockland Harborview Hotel, tours of Rockland, Camden, Owl’s Lighthouse, Maine State Prison Showroom, and tour and winetasting at Cellardoor Winery. Lobster bake and cruise to Cabbage Island also included. Cost is $549. Bus departs from Cromwell, North Haven, Milford and Fairfield.

Call 203-483-6330 or 800-9671993, or visit www.tatoursonline.com.

Head to Mohegan

Holy Rosary Church, 10 Father Salemi Drive in Ansonia, is offering a trip to Mohegan Sun casino July 23.

Tickets are $30 per person and include a $30 give-back for gambling and dining.

Bus will leave church at 8:15 a.m. and departs casino at 4 p.m.

Proceeds to benefit Renovation Fund. All are welcome. For reservations or information, call Elaine at 203-735-7874.

Oktoberfest, Scotland and more

Bayer Retirees is offering the following trips:

⏩ Sept. 20: Georgette Jones at the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Trip includes round-trip motorcoach transportation, family-style luncheon at Wright’s Farm, matinee performance of Georgette Jones, daughter of country singers George Jones and Tammy Wynette, and driver gratuities. Cost is $82 per person, final payment due Aug. 1. Bus departs at 8:30 a.m. from the Yale Parking Lot on Frontage Road in Orange, returns at 6:30 p.m.

⏩ Oct. 29: Oktoberfest at Krucker’s in Pamona, New York. Trip includes round-trip motor coach, German entertainment including folk music, dancers and bingo, German luncheon including beerm, wine and soft drinks, and driver gratuity. Cost is $92 per person, final payment due Sept. 28. Bus leaves at 9 a.m. from Yale Parking Lot on Frontage Road in Orange, returns 6:30 p.m.

⏩ April 28-May 10, 2019: Exploring Scotland & Ireland. A special presentation for this trip will be held at nnon Sept. 27 at Zuppardi’s Apizza, 179 Union Ave. in West Haven. (RSVP to 203-8787966.) Trip is 13 days and includes 17 meals (11 breakfasts, 6 dinners); highlights include Edinburgh, Whiskey Distillery, Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Glasgow, Belfast, Titanic Experience, Giant’s Causeway, The Causeway Coast Rail Journey, Derry, Glenveagh National Park, Ulster American Folk Park, Dublin, Castle Stay. Book now to save $350 per person: $3,999 per person double, $4,399 single and $3,949 per person triple — call for rates for bookings made after Oct. 29. Included in price are group transportation to/from airport, round-trip airfare from New York, air taxes and fees/surcharges, hotel transfers; not included are cancellation waiver and insurance of $315 per person. A deposit of $500 per person is due upon reservation, final payment due by Feb. 27, 2019, and deposits are refundable until Oct. 29.

For information or reservations on any trip, call Toni Raccio at 203-878-7966. Make checks payable to Senior Board of Retirees Inc. and mail to Toni Raccio, 443 Swanson Crescent, Milford CT 06461.

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.

Sail to the Bahamas

Terry’s Family & Friends is offering an 8-night cruise to Bahamas and Bermuda June 28-July 6, 2019, departing from Cape Liberty, N.J., aboard the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas.

Balcony cabins are $1,348.36 per person, $978.36 per person for inside cabins. and outside cabins available upon request; $50 onboard credit per cabin. Transportation to pier to be announced.

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

Pearls of Pauline

Pearls of Pauline has several trips planned:

⏩ Aug. 5-6: Saratoga Racing and Gaming. Cost is $299 and includes transportation, hotel, raceway admission with reserved seating, 21⁄2-hour cruise on Lake George, taxes, baggage handling and driver’s gratuity.

⏩ Aug. 14: Lobster Feast at the Log Cabin. Cost is $82 and includes a show, “The Kings and Queens of Country,” and all gratuities.

⏩ Oct. 16: Jeff Barnhart and the Swingin’est German Band in the Land at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Mass. Cost is $80 per person and includes transportation, show, hors d’oeuvre welcome platter, luncheon and driver gratuity.

For information or reservations, call Pauline at 203-468-2148.