Great American Cities. starting at $3,995. A Voyage from Boston to Washington, D.C. Aboard the 130-Guest Yorktown

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1 Great American Cities & Art Centers A Voyage from Boston to Washington, D.C. Aboard the 130-Guest Yorktown starting at $3,995 May 4 14, 2014

2 Dear Members and Friends, New England and the Mid-Atlantic states are home to America s most treasured cultural landmarks. Our spring voyage cruises along the storied waterways of the East Coast to destinations that boast a wealth of these attractions all at one of the best times of year when the weather is pleasant, and natural beauty returns to life. Our journey begins in Boston a city well known to us, and the cradle of American liberty, where we ll spend a fascinating morning visiting the world-class collections at the Museum of Fine Arts. Then ply the waters of the North Atlantic to call at the charming New England enclaves of Newport and Essex. Cruise into breathtaking New York Harbor, where the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will greet our ship just as they have welcomed countless vessels for generations, and where the newly completed One World Trade Center stands resplendently at 1,776 feet. Call at Cape May, New Jersey, a Victorian-era resort town that remains well preserved from its 19 th -century heyday. Sail the mighty Delaware River to historic Philadelphia, where some streets appear virtually unchanged from when Benjamin Franklin walked there. Explore the Chesapeake Bay, home to bald eagles, blue crabs, and the occasional dolphin and manatee, to call at genteel Annapolis. Yorktown then sails the Potomac River to Washington, D.C., where we ll visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum and George Washington s estate at Mount Vernon. In addition to the larger group outings, we will plan some unique AASonly activities along the way. We selected the most befitting ship for this unique American voyage the Yorktown, which was built in the United States for cruising its coastline, and which we sailed on last year during our Civil War tour. It accommodates 130 guests in 65 exterior cabins and features a large sun deck, comfortable lounge, and spacious dining room offering guests the finest small-ship experience. Our visits to cultural sites will be enhanced with onboard lectures and informal discussions with Lenore Miller, Curator of the George Washington University s Permanent Collection, who has curated hundreds of exhibitions and writes for various art publications. Ms. Miller will enlighten and entertain by sharing her extensive knowledge of art, specifically the art of the Mid-Atlantic region. Aboard Yorktown, you will sail in perfect comfort from one great city or charming small town to another, with plenty of leisure time at each destination to savor an art collection, tour a historical site, or make your own discoveries. Join us this spring on this exceptional voyage along America s richest waterways. Sincerely, Ellen S. Dunlap President P.S. Book by March 7, 2014 to receive $1,500 (per person) off the cruise and land rates.

3 Cruise, Learn, and Be Inspired On our voyages, guests are accompanied by renowned experts foremost in their respective fields who will enhance and enrich the journey through lectures and informal discussions onboard. Lenore Miller has been Curator of the George Washington University s Permanent Collection and Curator of The Dimock Gallery since the early 1970s. She has curated hundreds of exhibitions and coordinated many more. She documented the permanent collection of contemporary Washington area artists for KPMG Peat Marwick in Washington, D.C., and curated the first exhibition held at the National Building Museum on the metalwork of Samuel Yellin. She is associate professorial lecturer at the George Washington University in the Department of Fine Arts and Art History and a freelance writer for various art publications, which have included ARTnews, KOAN, Camerawork, New Art Examiner, Metalwork, Washington Review of the Arts, and Washington Print Club Quarterly.

4 Itinerary Sunday, May 4, 2014 BOSTON GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts EMBARK (D) Monday, May 5 GLOUCESTER BOSTON GLOUCESTER From the port of Gloucester, drive to Boston for an excursion to the Museum of Fine Arts, housing 450,000 works of art ranging from ancient Egyptian to contemporary. Its 2010 addition of the Art of the Americas Wing showcases art from North, South, and Central America. Also visit the recently renovated Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, hosting historic and contemporary art exhibitions. Alternatively, tour iconic sites of historic Boston such as the Public Garden and sites along the Freedom Trail. (B, L, D) Tuesday, May 6 NEWPORT, Rhode Island Sail into the harbor of Newport, the one-time summer playground of New York s wealthiest families. Many of the grand cottages they built are now cared for by The Preservation Society of Newport County and are open to the public. Our excursions will include a choice of visits to The Breakers, the 70-room mansion of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the National Museum of American Illustration housed in the Vernon Court mansion, the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, and the Newport Art Museum. (B, L, D) Wednesday, May 7 OLD SAYBROOK essex MYSTIC or OLD Lyme Old Saybrook, Connecticut Explore the quintessential New England town of Essex, its streets lined with Federal and Colonial houses as well as charming antique shops and art galleries. Enjoy a scenic ride For reservations or information, please call

5 Mystic Seaport, Connecticut Interior of the Guggenheim Museum, New York City Victorian-style houses, Cape May, New Jersey though the Connecticut River Valley and Selden Neck State Park aboard an antique steam train. In the afternoon drive to Old Lyme to visit the Florence Griswold Museum. Old Lyme resident Florence Griswold turned her family s home into an artists retreat in 1899, which gave birth to the Lyme Art Colony, America s center of Impressionism. Alternatively, choose to visit Mystic Seaport, a living maritime museum consisting of more than 60 original historic buildings, sailing ships, and boats. (B, L, D) Thursday, May 8 & Friday, May 9 NEW YORK city, New York During our two-day visit, enjoy a choice of guided tours encompassing the top art museums in New York City. Choices include: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, America s premier museum; the Museum of Modern Art, with a collection that includes works of architecture, design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books, film, and electronic media; the Whitney Museum of American Art, focusing on 20 th - and 21 st -century American art; and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, where a continuously expanding collection is housed in Frank Lloyd Wright s iconic cylindrical building. Alternatively, enjoy a walking tour through lower Manhattan. (B, L, D) Saturday, May 10 CAPE MAY, New Jersey Arrive in Cape May, one of the oldest resort towns in the United States, located on New Jersey s southernmost tip. Wander the trails of Cape May Point State Park and glimpse wildlife from observation decks. Continue to the historic Cape May Lighthouse, built in Some may choose to climb its 199 steps for stunning views of the shore. Then, enjoy time at leisure strolling the town s charming streets lined with Victorian houses and horse-drawn carriages. (B, L, D)

6 PROGRAM INCLUSIONS Cruise aboard the 130-guest NOT INCLUDED: Airfare; transfers; Yorktown port taxes and charges; luggage and Complete program of tours trip cancellation insurance; meals, soft and excursions drinks, and alcoholic beverages other than those specified above; personal Welcome and farewell cocktail expenses such as laundry, telephone receptions aboard ship calls, faxes, and Internet service; and All meals aboard ship, including gratuities to shipboard personnel house wine, beer, and soft drinks with lunch and dinner AIR RESERVATIONS: To make your Enrichment program of lectures air reservations, please contact your and discussions by accompanying travel agent or the Travel Dynamics study leaders International air desk toll-free at , Monday Friday Professional Travel Dynamics from 9:00 am 5:30 pm (EST). International tour staff Complete pre-departure materials Gratuities to guides and drivers Sunday, May 11 PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Today visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The world-renowned collection contains more than 227,000 objects in over 200 galleries, housed in a landmark Greek Revival structure in the heart of the city. The museum s American collections include an extensive showcase of Thomas Eakins work. Also enjoy a trip to the Barnes Foundation, known for its extensive collection of European and American masters of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and early modern art. Alternatively, visit some of our nation s most sacred sites and treasures, including Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. (B, L, D) Monday, May 12 ANNAPOLIS, Maryland Arrive in Annapolis, a city of narrow brick streets, colonial mansions, and an atmosphere of an old shipping village. Our tour will include the Maryland State House, the oldest U.S. capitol in continuous legislative use where the Treaty of Paris was ratified; the William Paca House and Garden, the expansive estate of a former governor of Maryland; and the historic U.S. Naval Academy. Also enjoy time at leisure to stroll through Annapolis historic neighborhoods. Return to Yorktown to sail through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal en route to Virginia. (B, L, D) Tuesday, May 13 ALEXANDRIA WASHINGTON, D.C. or mount vernon ALEXANDRIA, Virginia Today, choose between visiting the nation s capital to tour top art institutions or drive to Mount Vernon to see George Washington s estate. In Washington, D.C., enjoy a guided overview tour of important monuments including the White House, the National Mall, the Capitol, and the Washington Monument. Visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum, home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of American art in the world. Also tour the Phillips Collection, consisting of nearly 3,000 works of European and American artists. Alternatively, visit George Washington s beloved Mount Vernon, a massive estate with gardens that served as an experimental nursery for his young country s agricultural development. Spend the day touring the sweeping grounds including the mansion, museum, slaves quarters, and gardens. (B, L, D) Wednesday, May 14 ALEXANDRIA WASHINGTON, D.C. DISEMBARK FLY HOME (B) w w w. AmericanAntiquarian. o r g

7 The inviting Yorktown Lounge Most cabins feature a picture window Yorktown Yorktown is the perfect vessel for relaxed and convivial exploration of North America s great coastal waterways. Built in Florida in 1988 specifically for coastal cruising and certified by the U.S. Coast Guard, Yorktown flies the American flag and is staffed by friendly and experienced American officers and crew. With a draft of only 9 feet, Yorktown is able to maneuver in secluded waterways and visit small ports that are inaccessible to larger vessels. And Yorktown s American registry makes it possible to operate domestic itineraries unavailable to foreign-flag ships. The ship s cuisine, served in a dining room large enough to accommodate all guests at once, emphasizes American regional culinary traditions. Accommodating only 130 guests in 65 exterior cabins, Yorktown, while not a luxury vessel, enjoys an atmosphere of warm and relaxed informality that endears it to repeat and new guests alike. Life aboard Yorktown Life aboard Yorktown is relaxed and informal, and dress is always casual. Guests discover soon after settling in that the ship s design fosters a sense of community and shared enterprise. The cabins are extremely comfortable for their size and well designed to maximize the square footage. Most have large picture windows, and each is furnished with comfortable beds, a writing desk, ample storage, a clock/ radio/cd player, and a private bathroom. Your cabin is the perfect place for peace and quiet and for private rest and reflection. But you will want to spend most of your time in one of Yorktown s inviting common areas. The Lounge, never more than two decks away (Yorktown has no elevator), is the hub of shipboard activity the place to read, to converse with fellow travelers, to attend lectures and concerts, to enjoy a cocktail as the pianist performs on the ship s piano, or simply to take in unobstructed views of the passing scene. The Sun Deck affords similar opportunities to read and relax in the open air.

8 DECK PLAN S79 S77 S80 S78 SUN DECK P75 P73 P71 P69 P67 P65 P63 P61 P59 P57 P55 P53 P51 P49 P76 P74 P72 P70 P68 P66 P64 P62 P60 P58 P56 P54 P52 P50 PROMENADE DECK L47 L45 L43 L48 L46 L44 L41 L39 L37 L35 L33 L31 L29 L27 L42 L40 L38 L36 L34 L32 L30 L28 OBSERVATION LOUNGE LOUNGE DECK DINING ROOM M25M23 M21M19M17M15 M11 M24M22 M20M18 M16M14 M12 M26 MAIN DECK Book by March 7, 2014 to receive $1,500 off per person Cruise and Land Rates per person, double occupancy category description Early Booking rates if booked by March 7, 2014 rates if booked after March 7, 2014 E D C B A Outside cabins with two lower beds, two portholes, and private bathroom. Cabins M11-M17 $3,995 $5,495 Outside cabins with two lower beds, two windows, and private bathroom. Cabins L43-L48 $4,895 $6,395 Outside cabins with two lower beds, two windows, and private bathroom. Cabins P49-P58, P61-P76 $5,795 $7,295 Outside cabins with two lower beds, picture window, and private bathroom. Cabins M18-M26 $6,795 $8,295 Outside cabins with two lower beds, picture window, and private bathroom. Cabins L29-L42 $7,695 $9,195 AA Outside cabins with two lower beds that can convert to a queen bed, picture window, and private bathroom. Cabins L27, L28, P59*, P60 *P59 s two lower beds cannot be converted. $8,495 $9,995 S Superior outside cabins with walk-out balcony, full-size bed, private bathroom, and mini-refrigerator. Cabins S77-S80 $9,295 $10,795 Port Taxes & Charges: $290 per person SINGLE RATES: A limited number of cabins for solo travelers are available in Categories C A at a supplement of $1,295 added to the per person, double occupancy rate.

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10 American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA starting at $3,995 Explore the Historic Cities between Washington, D.C., and Boston on a Unique Cruise For reservations or information, please contact Travel Dynamics International at (800) AMAS14618_3 George Washington s estate of Mount Vernon, Virginia PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Travel Dynamics Int l