The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Travel with Carrie and Friends
Carrie and Friends is offering these trips:
Oct. 18-20: A three-day tour of Amish Country. Trip includes round-trip motorcoach, a visit to the Sands Casino, 2 nights at the Bird in Hand Inn, 2 breakfast buffets, “Mama Mia” at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, a dinner at an Amish home, Amish Country tour, a visit to Kitchen Kettle Village, “Queen Esther” at the Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster, a visit to Hershey Chocolate World, baggage handling, all taxes and driver gratuity.
Cost is $489 per person double occupancy, $469 per person triple and $589 single. Cancellation protection available $49 per person. COVID-19 vaccination card is required. Departs at 7 a.m. from the Commuter Lot Exit 40 off Interstate 95 in Milford.
Oct. 26-28: Atlantic City getaway at Caesar’s. Trip includes round-trip deluxe motorcoach, 2 nights at Caesar’s World Class Casino Resort Hotel on the Boardwalk, $50 slot bonus, $50 in meal vouchers, two evening shows (“Legends and Laughs with Kimmy Mazz” and a Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tribute show), occupancy taxes, cancellation protection, hotel baggage handling and driver gratuity.
Cost is $293 per person double occupancy, $273 per person triple and $383 single. COVID-19 vaccination card is required. Departs at 8 a.m. from the Commuter Lot Exit 40 off Interstate 95 in Milford.
For information or to reserve a spot, call Carrie at 203-231-5637.
Head out with Sikorsky Retirees
Sikorsky Retirees Union 1150 is offering the following trips:
Nov. 10-12: Lancaster show trip and Dutch Country. Trip includes 2 nights lodging, 4 meals, “Queen Esther” at the Sight and Sound Theatre, admission to Gettysburg National Park, visit to Kettle Kitchen Village, and “Jacob’s Choice” at the FX Theatre. admission to Jacob’s Choice at the F/X Theater. Cost is $379 per person.
March 20-26, 2022: Amelia Island, St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla. Trip includes 6 nights’ lodging, 10 meals, visit to the fountain of youth, narrated cruise on the St. John’s River, guided tour of St Augustine, Amelia island and Jacksonville, and a dinner party with entertainment.
April 24-26, 2022: Atlantic City: Trip to the Resorts Casino and Hotel, includes $25 slot play, two $20 meal credits (Breadsticks, Capriecio’s or East Wind). Cost is $309 per person.
Sept. 10-18, 2022: Biloxi and New Orleans. Trip includes 6 nights’ lodging at the Casino Hotel on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 14 meals, guided tour of Bay St. Louis, visit to a second casino, admission to Marduk Gras World, and a cruise on the Mississippi River. Cost is $829 per person.
For information or reservations, call Ramona Rubin at 203-736-0071.
Visit a playhouse, Providence and more
KMW Leisure is offering several trips. Sept. 12: The Edwards Twins, great impersonators, at Seven Angels Theatre.
Sept. 13-21: Painted Canyons of the West. Eight days of national parks including Colorado National Monument, Moab, Arches National Park, Canyonlands, Dead Horse, Capitol Reef, Grand Staircase, Escalante, Bryce Canyon and Zion. Call for full details. Cost is $3,629 per person, double occupancy.
Sept. 15: An American Bandstand Tribute at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke Mass.
Sept. 22: A day in Providence, R.I., including Blithewold Mansion & Gardens Tours.
Oct. 2: “A Bronx Tale” at The Palace Theatre.
More trips are in the works. For information, call Kathy at 203-891-9400 or email kwachter16@gmail.com.
Visit Nashville or Lancaster this fall
Christ the Redeemer Council Knights of Columbus is offering fall bus trips.
Sept. 19-25: Nashville, 7 days and 6 nights, cost is $820.
Oct. 5-7: Lancaster show trip with “Queen Esther,” 3 days and 2 nights, cost is $379.
For information, call John Benard at 203-8772737.
Head to Lancaster for a show and more
Toni’s Traveling Tigers is offering the following trips:
Sept. 14-16: A 3-day trip to Lancaster, Pa. Package includes round-trip deluxe motor coach, 2 nights a the Bird in the Hand Inn, 2 breakfast buffets at the hotel, a dinner in an Amish home, a dinner show at the Dutch Apple Theatre with “Mamma Mia,” a performance of “Queen Esther” at the Sight & Sound Theater with reserved orchestra seats, guided Amish country farmland tour, a visit to the Bird In Hand farmers market, a stop at the
Sands Casino with a $40 bonus package, baggage handling and all taxes, and driver gratuity.
Cost is $475 per person, double occupancy; $455 per person triple and $575 single. Cancellation protection available for $49 per person.
Bus departs at 7 a.m. from the Yale parking lot on Frontage Road in Orange, returns at approximately 8 p.m. Mask and vaccination card are needed for the bus.
Make checks payable to Bayer Retirees and mail to: Toni Raccio, 443 Swanson Crescent, Milford CT 06461. For information, call Toni Raccio at 203878-7966.