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1 2420 North Street Milford. MI Coming Attractions Days may be cooler As we start with a fooler April has its favorite joker s day. Warm air getting stronger As days are getting longer April flowers must be on their way Joe Medrano Our Hawaii cruise was wonderful good friends, good times great food. It is a crazy next couple of months for me 2 more cruises, an all-inclusive in the Dominican Republic with Joe always lots of work and dieting between adventures! All trips will be departing from the Target store on Carpenter Road near Ellsworth. We ll park near the McDonald s, so you can grab a quick cup of coffee before boarding the coach. Thank you Target for allowing us to use your parking lot! Featured trips this month June Destination: Secret!!! Join us for a great mystery trip featuring food, fun, tours and entertainment. And you want me to tell you more? Nope! $699 double 14 seats left! June 15 DSO s Hollywood Hits Begin the day with coffee and donuts then eexperience the majestic and beautiful music from some of the world s greatest films of all time. Film clips, video montages and vintage still images accompany the themes from blockbuster movies such as Gone With The Wind, The Magnificent Seven, Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, James Bond, Rocky, The Pink Panther, Moon River, Dances with Wolves, and Ben Hur. $69 Half full! June 29 and August 17 Toledo Mudhens and Fireworks! Our trip was a sellout the last two years don t wait!!! First we ll enjoy a picnic dinner at the field then cheer on the Mudhens. After the game Fireworks!!! $69 half full! August Door County, Wisconsin Live life well!! Join us as we travel to this beautiful area, enjoying all it has to offer. Tours, great food including a fish boil with a storyteller at Rowleys Bay Resort and lunch at Al Johnson s. Cruise back to Michigan on the S. S. Badger. $999 double half full!

2 May 3 Tour Little Caesars Arena and the Motown Museum Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the new Little Caesars Arena, home to the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons, and numerous entertainments events. Then we ll see how Motown Records got its start and how now famous singers rose to the top as we tour the Motown Museum. $54 6 seats left!! May Ireland, Iceland and Scotland Cruise aboard Celebrity Eclipse Join me as we fly to Dublin, Ireland and visit Belfast, Northern Ireland, Reykjavik, Iceland, Akureyri, Iceland, Lerwick/Shetland, Scotland, before overnighting in Dublin, Ireland. From $3039 INCLUDING airfare and perks!! June 5 Motown the Musical at the Fisher Theatre - It began as one man s story became everyone s music and is now Broadway s musical. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Now, experience it live on stage in the record-breaking smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL! $94 includes main floor seats and time for dinner (on your own) in Greektown. Half full! June 7 Wicked! at the Stranahan Theatre in Toledo. Long before Dorothy arrives, two other women meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery, and possesses an extraordinary talent. When she meets the other a bubbly blonde their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships until the world decides to call one good, and the other one wicked. $94 includes a stop at the Toledo Art Museum and time for lunch (on your own.) 10 seats left! June Destination: Secret!!! Join us for a great mystery trip featuring food, fun, tours and entertainment. And you want me to tell you more? Nope! $699 double 14 seats left! June 15 DSO s Hollywood Hits Begin the day with coffee and donuts then experience the majestic and beautiful music from some of the world s greatest films of all time. Film clips, video montages and vintage still images accompany the themes from blockbuster movies such as Gone With The Wind, The Magnificent Seven, Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, James Bond, Rocky, The Pink Panther, Moon River, Dances with Wolves, and Ben Hur. $69 Half full! June 29 Toledo Mudhens and Fireworks! Our trip was a sellout the last two years don t wait!!! First we ll enjoy a picnic dinner at the field then cheer on the Mudhens. After the game Fireworks!!! $69 half full! July 11 Grand Rapids Ohio and Butterflies and mule-powered Canal Boat on the Erie Canal Our first stop is The Butterfly House where we will be surrounded by these beautiful creatures. Wear some bright colors and they will land on you! After and included lunch we ll board our mule powered canal boat and glide along a restored stretch of the Miami and Erie Canal. $74 half full!

3 July Belterra Plus! We ll start our adventure with a visit to Dayton and the National Museum of the United States Air Force. We loved it a few years ago, and now they ve opened a new building for more walks down memory lane. Then on to Belterra, with upgraded rooms - voted to have the best buffets in the world by us! Day two finds us traveling to Lexington, Kentucky and the Kentucky Horse Park, THE place to go to get close to horses! Enjoy shows, the museum, a horse drawn tour, a Bluegrass Luncheon, and more! Then back to Belterra for another fabulous evening. Finally we ll go to Louisville, Kentucky for a luncheon cruise aboard the Louisville Belle. $309 double. 6 seats left! July 25 Gator Grove the Musical at Turkeyville This Trailer Park is a hoot! Bring your lawn chairs (not really!), tidy up your mullet, and tune up your singing voice. Fun is going to happen! $66 July 30-August 3 Lancaster PA Featuring the brand new musical Jesus at the Sight and Sound Theatre, this wonderful Diamond tour adds the play The Wizard of Oz at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, a performance at The American Music Theatre, a guided tour of Philadelphia, Amish tours, meals and more! $ seats left! August 7-8 The Young Americans! This year we are celebrating our 10 th year enjoying the dynamic Young Americans at Boyne Highlands! This year we are adding a tour of Charlevoix and a tour of the Mushroom Houses. If you haven t seen the Young Americans, join the fun and see what everyone is talking about! $229 double 20 already! August 17 Toledo Mudhens and Fireworks! Our trip was a sellout the last two years don t wait! First we ll enjoy a picnic dinner at the field then cheer on the Mudhens. After the game Fireworks!!! $69 August Door County, Wisconsin Live life well!! Join us as we travel to this beautiful area, enjoying all it has to offer. Tours, great food including a fish boil with a storyteller at Rowleys Bay Resort and lunch at Al Johnson s. Cruise back to Michigan on the S. S. Badger. $999 double half full! August 26-September 2 3 Perk Cruise to Bermuda aboard Celebrity Summit choose 3 from free gratuities, drink package, $150 per person, or free Wi-Fi as we cruise to Bermuda! From $1100 airfare extra price mid-october. We love those perks!! September 5 NunSense A-Men We ve loved all the Nunsence plays - Think of this one as Mrs. Doubtfire enters the convent! All the parts are played by male musical comedy performers!! $66 September 11 The Beach Party Boys at Frankenmuth combine a stop at Bronner s Christmas Wonderland, a delicious chicken luncheon at Zenders and the Beach Party Boys tribute to the Beach Boys and you have a fun day! This is a fun and interactive show where you will find yourself singing along to songs like Surfin' USA, Barbara Ann, Fun Fun Fun, and Good Vibrations. $79 September Mystery trip INFO THIS MONTH I PROMISE!!!! September 28 October 2 Washington DC - Come with us on this Patriotic tour as we visit the majesty of our Nation s capital on this Diamond Tour of Washington DC. We ll see all the monuments as well as the Arlington Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, and the brand new Museum of the Bible. $ already! October 4-10 Spotlight on Rome Always wanted to go to Rome and visit all the must-see attractions? Join this Collette Tour and cross Rome off your bucket list! Call for a booklet! $3499 October 5-11 Iceland s Magical Northern Lights - Collette s best seller for the last 2 years. $3599 call for a booklet or follow the link on carolsvipadventures.com.

4 October 7-9 Fall fun on the Mississippi River Combine the Isle of Capri Casino Resort, Circa 21 Dinner Theatre s production of Mama Won t Fly, an ALL DAY CRUISE on the Mississippi River, a tour of Isabell Bloom, and you have a fall adventure that can t be beat! $ already! October Kewadin Casinos and Bay Mills Casino at Halloween Join our spooktacular gambling adventure when we visit our favorite casinos in the U. P. Casino packages include $80 in free play, 2 breakfasts, and $10 in food coupons. Boo!! $ already! November 3-10, OR November 3-17 your choice!! Greek Isles Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean s Rhapsody of the Seas. We ll fly into Venice, Italy and visit Kotor, Montenegro Corfu, Greece Athens, Greece Mykonos, Greece Argostoli, Greece before returning to Venice. Stay on board for the second week and visit Dubrovnik, Croatia, back to the beautiful Montenegro (one of my favorite places in the world!) Santorini, Greece, Katakolon, Greece, before returning to Venice for our flight home. I like the 2 week cruise because you re only paying for the air and transfers once, which are the most expensive part of the cruise. And the destinations are beautiful! The one week cruise starts at $2534 and the two week cruise starts at $3241. Prices include airfare and airport to ship transfers. Join me! 20 already!! November 28 Frankenmuth and the farewell tour of The New Odyssey 3 guys 30 instruments a great time. After 40 years of performing, they are hanging up their instruments and joining us in the wonderful world of retirement. We ve seen them before and loved them this is your last chance. We ll enjoy Bronner s Christmas Wonderland, a delicious chicken luncheon and have shopping time but don t miss this wonderful Christmas farewell show. $79 December 3-5 Frankly, My Dear, I Adore Christmas at Tara Join us for this magical holiday adventure! A highlight of our trip is our accommodations at Tara A County Inn, an Inn reminiscent of the mansion Tara in Gone with the Wind. Tara is filled with antiques, Civil War memorabilia, with unique bedrooms each very different in style and named for a character in the movie. (I stayed in Rhett s room last year woo-woo! Tara is all decked out of Christmas! Add many Christmas tours and treats, a day in Pittsburg, and so much food that even Scarlett would say As God as my witness, I ll never be hungry again. Limited to 39 hurry on this one! $519 double, $579 single 10 already! December 6-11 New York City at Christmas come with us on this Diamond Tour as we visit NYC at the most wonderful time of the year! Tours, food, entertainment what more can we ask?! Optional Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas Show! $599 (Rockettes Show additional cost) December 8-15 Christmas Markets on the Rhine Viking River Cruise from Switzerland to Amsterdam - Explore the Black Forest at an open air museum and spend time in picturesque Colmar. Discover the various culinary traditions of Alsace. Overlook the Rhine from Germany s best preserved medieval castle. Turreted fortresses, grand cathedrals, historic cities, medieval towns and spectacular scenery of the Middle Rhine little wonder that the Rhine is one of Europe s best-loved rivers. From Basel and Cologne to Amsterdam, this 8-day journey reveals a rich landscape of beauty and culture. From $2794 INCLUDING AIRFARE December 13 Christmas Again at Turkeyville Christmas party planning with a twist do-overs when needed! Enjoy this heartwarming Christmas story with your favorite Christmas songs! $66

5 February 16-March 2, Australia and New Zealand Princess cruise featuring pre-nights in Sydney - Sydney ~ Melbourne ~ Hobart (Tasmania) ~ Fiordland National Park ~ Dunedin (Port Chalmers) ~ Akaroa ~ Tauranga ~ Auckland Majestic Princess is the newest sister ship to Royal Princess and Regal Princess, offering the Princess experience and signature favorites you've always loved, plus exciting new features with a Chinese flair. She is also the first ship in our fleet to feature a brand-new Seawitch livery design at her bow with hair flowing toward the stern. From $5512 including airfare! May Alaska Cruise Tour aboard the Island Princess you ve asked for it here we go! Fly to Anchorage and stay at the Mt. McKinley Princess Lodge, The Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge, dome train to Whittier where you ll board our beautiful ship for our cru ise, visiting Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, and beautiful scenic cruising before returning to Vancouver for our flight home. From $2099 airfare extra we ll get that later 12 already!! August 24-September 3, 2020 Imperial Cities of Europe plus the Oberammergau Passion Play Visit Budapest, Vienna, Prague and Munich and see this once-in-a-decade production of the Passion Play in Oberammergau on this Collette tour. $5999 early booking discount. The booklets are in call me and I ll send you one, or you can follow the link on carolsvipadventures.com. NO SEATS are being held for our group at this time as this tour is always an early sell out. Check it out Just a note: We had to cancel both of our day trips in April due to lack of signups. Many folks wait until the last minute and call to see if there are tickets available, which there are usually not. Unfortunately most venues require payment in full days before departure. There is no administrative cancellation fee if you have to cancel before the final payment date. Avoid disappointment sign up early! I miss you guys!

6 Yes, I m a VIP and I want to join the Adventures! Name VIP Number OR Address City zip Phone Birthdate (for casino pkg) 1 day Adventures May 3 LCA and Motown Museum $54 June 1 - Savannah Sipping Society $66 June 5 Motown the Musical $94 June 7 Wicked $94 June 15 DSO s Hollywood Hits $69 June 29 Mudhens and Fireworks $69 July 11 Butterflies and Canal boats $74 July 25 Gator Grove the Musical $66 August 17 Mudhens and Fireworks $69 September 5- NunSence A-Men $66 September 11- Beach Party Boys $79 November 28 - The New Odyssey $79 December 13 Christmas Again $66 Tours May Ireland, Iceland and Scotland Cruise Grand American June Mystery trip: Destination Secret July 18-20, 2018 Belterra July 30 August 3 Lancaster $75 deposit August 7-9 The Young Americans Dinner Theater $50 deposit August Door County, Wisconsin August 26-September 2 3 perk Bermuda Cruise Grand American September Mystery trip - info real soon! September 28-October 2 Washington DC $75 deposit October 4-10 Spotlight on Rome Collette October 7-9 Fall Fun on the Mississippi October 5-11 Iceland s Magical Northern Lights Collette October Kewadin and Bay Mills Casinos at Halloween _ November 3-10 or November 3-17 Greek Isles Cruise Grand American December 3-5 Christmas at Tara December 6-11 NYC at Christmas $75 deposit December 8-15 Christmas Markets on the Rhine Viking River Cruise Grand American February 16 March 2, 2019 Australia and New Zealand Cruise Grand American May Princess Alaska Cruise Tour Grand American August 24-September 3, 2020 Oberammergau Passion Play Collette Make checks payable to Carol s VIP Adventures and mail to Carol s VIP Adventures 2420 North Street Milford, MI carolsvipadventures@gmail.com Cruises Call Grand American at ask for Kim Collette Tours Call me and I ll get the booklets to you

7 Spring Find and circle all of the words that are hidden in the grid. The remaining letters spell a message about Spring. ALLERGIES APRIL BASEBALL BEES CROCUSES CYCLAMENS DAFFODILS DANDELIONS EASTER EQUINOX FLOWERS FROGS GOLF GRASS GREEN GROWTH IRISES LILIES MARCH MAY NEW LEAVES PLANTING RAIN RENEWAL ROBINS SEASON SNOWMELT SOFTBALL SPRING BREAK SPRING CLEANING TULIPS WARMER WET

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