THE HAPPY TRAVELERS Thursday, November 1, 2018 NOVEMBER 17, 2018 THE KING & I Coach will arrive at Mathis City Auditorium at 8:30am and depart at 9:00am on Saturday November 17. Join us for this Saturday, 2pm matinee at the Moran Theatre in the Times Union Center for Performing Arts in Jacksonville for the wonderful award winning musical about the relationship between the King of Siam and the British schoolteacher he hired to teach his many wives and children. Pre-show lunch will be at Juliette s in the Omni Hotel located just across the street from the Moran Theatre. 48 Happy Travelers are currently signed up and there is room for 2 more. Price: $175 per person DECEMBER 1-7, 2018 A BRANSON CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Branson MO at Christmas time is the place to be! Theatres are trimmed in color and lights for the season and the shows will be fabulous. Don t miss this opportunity to experience the Ozarks at Christmas and fellowship with your friends; good, clean familystyle entertainment and delicious food. 12 meals will be included in the cost. We will be spending two nights on the road, first in Birmingham AL and then in Tunica MS. We will see a show in Birmingham; visit Elvis Presley s boyhood home in Tupelo MS; and visit Graceland, home and museum of The King of Rock N Roll in 1
Memphis TN. For those so inclined to play the slots, there will be many available in Tunica. After arriving in Branson we will experience a dinner and show on the Branson Belle, and four more wonderful holiday shows. On our journey home, we will arrive in Nashville TN just in time to enjoy a Christmas Dinner Show. Following a restful night s sleep, our travels will continue until we arrive home. 92 Happy Travelers are currently signed up and we are taking names for a waiting list. Presented by Excursions Unlimited. PRICE: $1299 per person, double occupancy JANUARY 19 30, 2019 REUNION CRUISE Your home for 10 nights will be the beautiful M/S NIEUW STATENDAM, the 2 nd Pinnacle Class Ship of Holland America. Ports of Call on our Southern Caribbean itinerary will include Amber Cove of the Dominican Republic, Grand Turk, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, and Half Moon Cay. Travelers will arrive in South Florida via motorcoach and overnight prior to boarding the ship. Travel home on January 30 will also be by motorcoach. Presented by Excursions Unlimited. PRICE: $1799 per person, double occupancy, Inside Stateroom $2199 per person, double occupancy, Outside Stateroom $2899 per person, double occupancy, Balcony Stateroom 2
FEBRUARY 24, 2019-----MID-LIFE! THE CRISIS MUSICAL ALHAMBRA DINNER THEATRE MID-LIFE is a hilarious romp with an honest humor about the trials and tribulations of the unavoidable aging process. Sketches make fun of the frustrations of mammograms, love handles, and weekend warriors. Clever songs celebrate forgetfulness, reading glasses and menopause, but also touch on the sentimental wisdom that only the later years afford us. 31 Happy Travelers are currently signed up. 19 vacancies remain. Transportation and a delicious lunch are included. COST: $80 DEPOSIT: $50 FINAL DUE DATE: Jan. 3, 2019 MARCH 6 9, 2019-----JEANNE ROBERTSON, THE LOW COUNTRY AND LOTS MORE Highlights: St Simons Tour, 2 nights in Savannah, 1 night Charleston, Charleston Harbor Cruise, Special Show with Jeanne Robertson, Cruise to Hilton Head, Carriage Tour of Beaufort, Musical Show at Savannah Theatre, & Lots More.7 Meals. A second coach has been added. 74 Happy Travelers are signed up. PRICE: $699 per person, double occupancy Single supplement: $225 Insurance: Health/Cancellation: $75 Deposit: $100 Final Payment Due: February 7, 2019 JUNE 7-21, 2019---ALASKA.THE GREAT LAND HIGHLIGHTS: One night in Vancouver; 7 night cruise on M/S Noordam from Vancouver to Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau, 3
Ketchikan, Inside Passage and arrive in Anchorage. Train ride and lunch on the McKinley Explorer; 2 nights in Denali National Park; Tundra Wilderness Tour; 1 night in Fairbanks; Discovery Cruise with lunch, and lots more. There are currently over 120 Happy Travelers signed up. Presented by Excursions Unlimited PRICE: Inside Cabin.. $3899 per person, double occupancy Outside Cabin...$4299 per person, double occupancy Veranda Cabin...$4799 per person, double occupancy Travel Protection -- $ 313 Deposit: $600 per person Final Payment Due: No Later Than March 7, 2019 OCTOBER 3 11, 2019 ----BALLOONS, TRAINS, MOAB & MONUMENT VALLEY HIGHLIGHTS: Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon, Grand Canyon, International Hot air Balloon Festival, Durango, Silverton Train Ride, Monument Valley Tour, Canyonlands by Night Dinner & Cruise, Moab & Arches National Park, Salt Lake City, Temple Square, & Lots More -----13 Meals. A total of 92 Happy Travelers have signed up and a second coach has been added. Travelers will go by coach to Atlanta, spend the night there, and then fly to Phoenix on October 4. Excursions Unlimited coaches will meet us at the airport in Phoenix to complete our tour. Our return home will be by air. PRICE: $2399 per person, double occupancy Single supplement: $750 Insurance: Health/Cancellation: $187 Deposit: $200 Final Payment Due: August 8, 2019 4
The December meeting will be on Thursday, November 29, 2018, 2 PM as we will be on the Branson Christmas trip on our normal meeting date for December. REMINDER: Please remember that it is mandatory that you be a member of the Senior Center in order to travel with The Happy Travelers. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS: Judy Baxter - 794-3082 Brenda Edgerton -904-653-2393 Beverly Pitchford 585-9154 Craig Sebring 242-6417 Catherine Southall - 244-7545 Mary Townsend 563-0645 Questions? Call any member of the advisory board or Steve Couch at 794-3075 or 561-0895. Payments for trips may be made at meetings or they may be mailed to: Steve Couch, 9265 Salem Church Road, Hahira, Georgia 31632. All checks are payable to Happy Travelers. If you choose to pay by credit card, all you will have to do is call Excursions Unlimited at 912-355-0383, and tell them the name of the trip and that it is a Happy Travelers trip. 5