New Haven Register (Sunday) (New Haven, CT)
Try your luck at Foxwoods
The East Haven Senior Center and Pearls of Pauline are co-sponsoring trips to Foxwoods Resort Casino Sept. 5, Oct. 10 and Nov. 7.
Cost is $25 per person and includes round-trip motorcoach transportation and casino package ($10 slot play and food voucher for free buffet or $10 in any food vendor). 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 203-468-3277 or Pauline at 203-468-2148.
See the Dutch Bulbfields
Only 8 seats remain for an April 28, 2019, River Cruise with a very unique sailing, visiting the Dutch Bulbfields in full bloom as well as Bruges and Medieval Flangers.
Cruise is 8 days, 7 nights; rates start at $2,799 per person including all sightseeing, meals and more. For information, call Mike at 203-281-4316.
Spend time on the Boardwalk
Diamond Tours Inc. and Horizons Travelers are offering a bus trip to Atlantic City Nov. 25-26. Trip includes 2 days, 1 night at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino on the Boardwalk, one meal voucher and a casino bonus, and a Christmas show (if available) at the Tropicana, with a visit to Resorts Casino also on the Boardwalk, with a casino bonus on the second day.
Bus departs from the Miller Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave. in Hamden, at 8 a.m. with a second pick-up at the Exit 40 commuter parking lot off Interstate 95 in Milford at 8:15 a.m. There will be a breakfast stop (on your own) at a diner in Fort Lee, N.J., as well as bingo and movies on the bus.
Cost is $115 per person, double occupancy, $95 per person triple occupancy, and single rates are also available. Bus driver gratuity and luggage handling is included in the price. A $25 deposit is required to reserve a seat.
For reservations or information, call 203-231-5637 or 203-671-9384.
Take a trip to Portugal
Enjoy a nine-day trip to Portugal, including the Estoril Coast, Alentejo and Algarve, with an optional four-night Madeira Island extension, Oct. 1-10, 2019. Enjoy vineyards, historic places and culinary inclusions; see where Prince Henry the Navigator began his explorations. This trip is a “leisure stay” tour in which the itinerary is designed to allow for multiple-night stays in two or more cities, offering more time to explore the destinations on your own.
Cost is $3,449 per person, double occupancy, $3,749 single, and includes group transportation to and from JFK, roundtrip air, air taxes and fees, all hotels, 14 meals, all transfers and an experienced guide. Cancellation waiver insurance is available at an additional cost of $315 per person. Only 15 spots are available on this trip.
A trip presentation will be given at 3 p.m. Sept. 4 at Case Memorial Library, 176 Tyler City Road in Orange, in the secondfloor conference room. For additional information or a brochure, call Joanne Byrne 203-623-0325 or email joannebyrne41@gmail.com.
Visit Atlantic City
F Seniors and Friends is offering a trip Jan. 2-4, 2019, to Atlantic City, at the Resorts Casino. Cost is $229 per person and includes 4 m,eals, $20 slot play and two shows.
For information or reservations, call Fred at 203-389-5808 or 203-927-4249.
Sept.-Oct. trips available
Several trips are available:
1 Sept. 19: Big E, Connecticut Day, includes admission and bus ride from Westport, Fairfield, Milford, North Haven and Cromwell, $74. 1 Oct. 7: Brooklyn Neighborhoods, guided tour of landmarks, movie sights and great views, lunch at Juniors, $124.
1 Oct. 21: Hudson River, 2-hour cruise, lunch overlooking Hudson, Brotherhood Winery, $135.
All bus tours depart from Cromwell, North Haven, Milford and Fairfield. For information call 203-483-6330 or 800-9671993 or visit www.tatoursonline.com.
See ‘Jesus’ on Lancaster trip
MFR Travelers is offering a trip Oct. 3-5 to see “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 203469-6290. Phone reservations must be made before sending payment via mail to: Frances Amendola, 37 Bradley Ave, East Haven, CT 06512.
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 860669-5697; 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 on-board credit per cabin. Transportation to pier to be announced.
For information, call Terry at 203-4649993.
Sikorsky Retirees trips
Sikorsky Retirees Union 1150 is offering the following trips:
1 Sept. 13, 2018: The Accords, Memories Are Made Of This, at the Grand Oak Villa in Oakville. Family-style meal, wine, $87. 1 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.
1 Octoberfest at Krucker’s in Pomona N.Y. A full day of entertainment, food, fun and music, $83.
1 Dec. 10, 2018: White Christmas the holiday music of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville. Family-style meal, $90.
1 May 5-18, 2019: Mediterranean cruise, ship overnights in Venice, round-trip Barcelona Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas. Nice, France; Florence/Pisa, Italy; Rome; Amalfi Coast, Italy; Croatia; Kotor, Montenegro. Cost is $2,549 flights included, 14 days, 12 nights, round-trip transportation to airport.
For flyers and information, contact Ramona Rubin 203-736-7900 or 203-7360071.