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Peoria Park District
September 2018 309-681-2863
They Were Out of Steak! A Tip of the Hat - Annual Girls’ Trip Falling for Foliage
Cape Cod, MA - June 2018 Dubuque, IA - May 2018 Maine - Oct. 2016
2018 - 2019 Extended Trips
2018 Trips
Branson in September, Branson, MO — 9/20-23 Greece, featuring Athens, Mykonos & Santorini —4/2-10, 2019
Washington, DC & Mt. Vernon — 4/4-10, 2019
Fall Foliage in Maine — 10/6-14 Natchez Spring Pilgrimage, MS — 4/6-11, 2019
Pigeon Forge and Smokey Mountains Show Trip — 10/14-20 Virginia International Tattoo — 4/24-30, 2019
Shawnee Forest Fall Getaway, Southern Illinois — 10/21-23 Savannah, Jekyll Island & Charleston, SC — 4/27-5/4, 2019
Myrtle Beach Holiday Show Trip & Charleston, SC — 11/3-11 A Week in New York City — 6/11-17, 2019
A Special Branson Christmas, Branson, MO — 11/15-18 The Best of Chicago — 6/18-20, 2019
Magical Christmas Market of Austria & Germany — 11/24-30 The Best of Alaska Cruise Package — 6/20-7/2, 2019
French Lick Resort & West Baden Springs, IN — 11/26-28 Mount Rushmore & the Black Hills, South Dakota — 6/23-29, 2019
Christmas on the Danube River Cruise — 11/26-12/4 Gems of Eastern Europe River Cruise — 6/28-7/8, 2019
Memphis-An Elvis Blue Christmas — 12/4-6 Memorials of WWII of Northern France — 8/7-16, 2019
2019 Trips Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard, MA — 9/28-10/6, 2019
Choice of Weeks: Outrigger Beach Resort, Ft. Myers New York City at Christmas — 12/5-12/11, 2019
26 Days — 1/14-2/8, 2019 ...and many more Overnight and
12 Days — 1/14-25, 2019 Day Trips (see inside) NEW
15 Days — 1/25-2/8, 2019 Trips, Concerts,
Amelia Island, St. Augustine & Jacksonville, FL — 2/16-24, 2019 Theatre, Casinos,
New Orleans, LA — 3/24-30, 2019 Shopping and
Classic Italy by Rail — 4/1-10, 2019 much more!
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2 Special Travel Presentations...
from Vagabond Tours
Noble Center for Park Administration
1125 W. Lake Avenue, Peoria
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 2:00 PM
A Collette Vacations Respresentative will be here
to discuss various trips we are co-sponsoring
• Magical Christmas Markets of Austria & Germany, November 24-30, 2018
• Christmas on the Danube, November 26-December 4, 2018
• Memorials of WWII of Northern France, featuring the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landing,
August 7-16, 2019
• British Landscapes featuring England, Scotland and Wales, October 19-28, 2019
• California New Year’s Getaway featuring the Tournament of Roses Parade,
December 29, 2019-January 2, 2020
• Tropical Costa Rica, March 21-29, 2020
Thursday, October 25, 2018 10:00 AM
A Mayflower Tours Respresentative will be here to
discuss various trips we are co-sponsoring
• Classic Italy by Rail, April 1-10, 2019
• Greece featuring Athens, Mykonos and Santorini, April 2-10, 2019
• Virginia International Tattoo, April 24-30, 2019
• The Best of Alaska, includes the Inside Passage Cruise, June 20-July 2, 2019
• Gems of Eastern Europe River Cruise, June 28-July 8, 2019
Both presentations are free, but if you plan to
attend, please call (309) 681-2863.
September
Architecture River Cruise & Navy Pier, Chicago
Wednesday, September 12
Trip Code: PVV80506-31
Enjoy this leisurely, 90-minute narrated river cruise and
the diversity of the city's famous buildings, from both the north
and south branches of the Chicago River. We will then go to
Navy Pier for an afternoon of fun in the large amusement area.
There will be a Dutch treat dinner stop en route home.
Depart: 7:30 AM Return: 9:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $96
($60 Transportation only)
Grafton Ziplining, Grafton, Illinois
Wednesday, September 12
Trip Code: PVV80506-32
Looking for a jaw dropping, heart-racing
experience? Grafton Zipline affords those brave enough a
stunning river view and hours of fun. Competing for the first
or second largest in the Midwest, with the longest of the 9
lines, is the 'Soaring Eagle', 2000 feet long with
breathtaking views from the 250 foot elevation. Don't lose Time to Start Planning Your Winter Getaway
your courage, or you will be headed back down the 'walk of Amelia Island, FL
shame' that is situated after the third zip, just before
Soaring Eagle. Should be lots of fun for the
adventuresome! You'll also have time to shop in the
quaint town of Grafton. We will travel by Park District van.
Depart: 7:30 AM Return: 7:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $125
Breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon
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Jumer’s Casino, Rock Island, Illinois Jimmy Buffet Cruise, Spirit of Peoria, Peoria Riverfront
Wednesday, September 19 Saturday, September 22
Trip Code: PVV72502-16 Trip Code: PVV80506-30
Our group is sure to enjoy the We are offering a
comfort and convenience of the new, Caribbean-themed dinner
Vegas-Style, all-on-one-level casino. cruise in conjunction with the
You will get $10 off your meal and Spirit of Peoria. Live music
$5 to play. Transportation is by Peoria features the band Coco Loco.
Park District van departing from Glen There will be cheeseburgers grilled on the dock at 7 p.m.,
Oak Park. and the boat leaves promptly at 8:15 p.m. You will meet at
the foot of Main Street.
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 4:30 PM
Escort: TBA Depart: 7:00 PM Return: 10:30 PM
Fee: $16 Escort: Spirit of Peoria Riverboat
Fee: $42
Branson in September, Branson, Missouri
Thursday, September 20 – Sunday, September 23 Isle Casino, Bettendorf, Iowa
Trip Code: PVV70501-39 Tuesday, September 25
Trip Code: PVV72502-19
Four great shows and Silver Dollar City - all in one great
fun-filled package! Join us for this early fall entertainment Join us on a short jaunt for the
extravaganza that includes: day for 5 hours of gaming at the Isle
Casino. We will travel by Park District
• The Showboat Branson Belle van and enjoy an included buffet
• The Hughes Brothers lunch. Each participant will get $5
• The Baldknobbers to play.
• Sinatra & Friends
• Silver Dollar City ‘National Craft and Cowboy Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 4:00 PM
Festival’ - We will visit this annual fall festival, Escort: TBA
showcasing 125 visiting demonstrating craftsmen. Fee: $16
It also salutes the Great American Cowboy that
includes wild mustangs, an old-fashioned barn Springfield Resale Shopping
dance, chuck wagon cooking, and much more. Tuesday, September 25
Also, this will be the last year for the Buffalo Bill’s Trip Code: PVV78505-18
Wild West Show.
• round trip motor coach transportation We’ve found five great
• 3 nights lodging at the Branson Towers consignment clothing shops in the
• 3 dinners, Springfield area. The clothes are
• 3 continental breakfasts well worth the trip and you never
• baggage handling know what great deals you will find.
Transportation will be by comfortable
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM Park District van.
Escort: Donna Day
Fee: $602 double $742 single Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 6:15 PM
$568 triple $552 quad Escort: Chris Trompeter
Fee: $28
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NEW TRIP: Farm to Table Tour, Dubuque, Iowa Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field
Thursday, September 27 Saturday, September 29
Trip Code: PVV80506-19 Trip Code: PVV76504-09
Join us on this first ever
celebration of local farms, food Game time is “To Be Announced”. Seats
and community in Dubuque, Iowa. are Terrace Reserved Infield, Section 231.You
Our first stop is Convivium Urban will have to walk 5-7 blocks to the stadium
Farmstead which brings people and back to the bus.
together through food production,
preparation, education and enjoyment. We’ll tour the Depart: 6:30 AM Return: 9:00 PM
community gardens and “get our hands dirty” as we have a Escort: Tom Chambers
demo/cooking class talking about the use of the ingredients Fee: $140
we have just toured. Lunch will be served after the demo. In
the afternoon, we visit a family-owned organic farm where Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field
they have certified 100% grass-fed beef. We’ll tour the farm Sunday, September 30
and sample the meat. We’ll also visit the Rescue Mission Trip Code: PVV76504-10
Greenhouse and end up at the Brazen Open Kitchen with
menu options from local farms. Game time is 2:20 p.m. Seats are Terrace
Reserved Infield, Section 229. You will have
Depart: 6:30 AM Return: 9:00 PM to walk 5-7 blocks to the stadium and back
Escort: TBA to the bus.
Fee: $130
Depart: 7:30 AM Return: 10:00 PM
Shopping in St. Charles, Missouri Escort: TBA
Saturday, September 29 Fee: $140
Trip Code: PVV78505-13
Welcome to a day of great shopping October
and sightseeing in Missouri’s largest
National Register Historic District. “Mama Won’t Fly”, Circa ‘21 Dinner Theatre,
Enjoy your day shopping in a setting Rock Island, Illinois
of authentically-restored, mid-1800s Wednesday, October 3
buildings. Step into a world of homemade Trip Code: PVV74503-13
candies, woodcrafts, miniatures, stained
glass, antiques galore, calico crafts, An outrageously hilarious race
primitives, dozens of homemade gift against the clock begins when Savannah
items, and quaint little restaurants. These ten plus blocks of Sprunt Fairchild Honeycutt agrees
gas-lighted streets offer a unique shopping experience. As an to get her feisty mother all the way
added bonus, Octoberfest is going to be going on in Frontier from Alabama to California in time
Park on the river, if you chose to visit it. for her brother’s wedding. Savannah’s
problem: Mama Won’t Fly. It’s a zany family roadtrip! A
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 8:30 PM plated lunch with a fantastic choice of desserts will be served.
Escort: TBA
Fee: $60 Depart: 10:00 AM Return: 5:45 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $100
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“Tootsie”, Pre-Broadway, Fall Foliage in Maine
Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago Saturday, October 6 – Sunday, October 14
Saturday, October 6 Trip Code: PVV70501-22
Trip Code: PVV74503-20
We’re offering this tour to Maine
Based on the story and the with Diamond Tours! Included in this
Columbia Pictures Motion Picture package are the following:
is ‘Tootsie’, a new musical comedy
that is coming to Chicago before • motor coach transportation
it goes to Broadway. A must see! A • 8 nights lodging including
beloved, classic comedy is getting 4 nights in the Portland area
all dressed up as a brand new musical - TOOTSIE is making • 14 meals (8 breakfasts, 6 dinners)
its pre-Broadway world premiere in Chicago. Starring Tony • guided tour of Portland
nominee Santino Fontana (‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’) and featuring • guided tour of quaint Kennebunkport
a razzle-dazzle score. This new comedy musical takes you • tour of historic Victoria Mansion
backstage with the talented but difficult-to-work-with actor • tour of Pineland Farms, a picturesque working farm
who will do anything to land a leading role on Broadway, • visit to Boothbay Harbor and Boothbay Railway Village
including adopting a new persona as Dorothy Michaels. Now • visit to the Seashore Trolley Museum and
this misleading lady is about to get a fabulous lesson in what countryside trolley ride
it’s like to sing and dance in someone else’s shoes. This show
will be a 2:00 pm matinee. Seats are in the Front Loge. Meals Call Vagabond Tours at 309-681-2863 for a detailed
are on your own. trip flyer. Expect considerable walking on this tour.
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: TBA Escort: TBA
Fee: $158 Fee: $999 double $1,439 single
$979 triple
Chicago Shopping
Saturday, October 6 Burgoo Festival, Utica, Illinois
Trip Code: PVV78505-16
Sunday, October 7
Join us for a day of shopping in Chicago. Trip Code: PVV80506-48
You’ll have a choice of shopping downtown in
the Loop or along Michigan Avenue at Water Burgoo is a traditional pioneer dish, a kind of stew that
Tower Place. gives the annual festival its name. Established in 1969, the
Burgoo Festival is one of the longest-running and largest fall
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM festivals in northern Illinois. It is an annual “village street
Escort: TBA party”, featuring flea marketers, craftsmen, musicians, and
Fee: $60 other entertainment. Sunday’s musical entertainment will
include marching bands and vocalists. We will travel by Park
District van. We’ll also drive through Starved Rock State Park
and stop at Tanner’s Orchard on the way home. It will be a
beautiful fall drive. Meals will be on your own.
Depart: 10:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $36
Halloween with the
Peoria Park District...
special events all month long
Coastal Cuties Visit peoriaparks.org/holiday
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Jumer’s Casino, Rock Island, Illinois Four Guys and a Gangster Tour, Chicago
Thursday, October 11 Wednesday, October 17
Trip Code: PVV72502-17 Trip Code: PVV80506-33
Our group is sure to enjoy the Back by popular demand, our
comfort and convenience of the new, guy escorts are going to do their own
Vegas-Style, all-on-one-level casino. You trip again....the Chicago Gangster
will get $10 off your meal and $5 to play. Tour, to see all the hot Gangster spots
Transportation is by Peoria Park District that made Chicago famous during
van departing from Glen Oak Park. the Roaring ‘20s!! After that, we’re off
to Tommy Gun’s Garage, an audience interactive ‘speakeasy’
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 4:30 PM that offers a Roaring ‘20s Musical Comedy Revue with ‘da
Escort: TBA Gangsters,’ ‘da Flappers’ and you. Anyone can sign up, even
Fee: $16 the ladies, if you want to see what fun the guys create together.
Pigeon Forge & Smoky Mountains Show Trip Included is transportation, Gangster Tour, lunch with choice
Sunday, October 14 – Saturday, October 20 of Prime Rib, Lasagna or Boneless Chicken Breast, and lots
Trip Code: PVV70501-25 of fun/giveaways on the bus. Please sign up, and let the guys
show you a good time!
Our show trip to the Smoky Mountains includes
the following: Depart: 6:15 AM Return: 7:00 PM
• motor coach transportation Escort: All the Men Vagabond Escorts
• 6 nights lodging including 4 consecutive nights in Fee: $142
the Smokies
• 10 meals (6 breakfasts and 4 dinners) Tour Around Peoria
• 3 dinner shows: Soul of Motown, America’s Hit Thursday, October 18
Parade, and the Hatfield-McCoy Show Trip Code: PVV80506-34
• one evening show - Smoky Mountain Opry Show
• one morning show - Magic Beyond Belief Let’s have some fun
• admission to Titanic, the World’s Largest Museum in our own backyard.
Attraction Join us for coffee and a
• guided tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National sweet treat, and tour the
Park new facilities of Trefzger’s
• plus free time in historic downtown Gatlinburg Bakery. We will then take
a van tour of Springdale Cemetery with our own tour historian,
Call Vagabond Tours at 681-2863 for a detailed flyer. Maggie Steenrod, to hear stories of prominent Peorians who
Expect some walking on this trip. are buried there. Included lunch will be at Woodruff High
School, served by the Peoria Public School’s Culinary Class.
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: TBA After lunch we’ll visit Forest Park Nature Center and hear
about the park which was the old Kickapoo Council Girl
Fee: $739 double $994 single Scout’s Camp Whip-per-Will. We will have time to take a short
$719 triple
walk on the trails and shop at the Trailhead Nature Store. This
trip is taken on Peoria Park District vans.
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 3:30 PM
Escort: Maggie Steenrod
Fee: $50
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Book Court Fall Used Book Sale
located in the Noble Center Auditorium!
October 20-22
On Top of Old Smoky Mountains
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Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, Indiana Shawnee Forest Fall Getaway, Southern Illinois
Friday, October 19 Sunday, October 21 – Tuesday, October 23
Trip Code: PVV80506-35 Trip Code: PVV70501-40
Enjoy visiting two communities in Parke County with Join us on this fun-packed, three-day trip to Shawnee
plenty of art, craft and food venders to fill the day. This is Forest where you’ll spend two evenings at a beautiful setting
Indiana’s largest festival and we will spend the morning in high above the Ohio River. Every room has a deck overlooking
Rockville, where the courthouse lawn and the surrounding the beautiful river 200 feet below, set against a backdrop of
square is filled with crafters for your shopping delight. Just spectacular color. We’ll visit Giant City State Park and enjoy
18 miles away, is our afternoon stop in Bridgeton which sits a family-style chicken lunch. We’ll visit Garden of the Gods,
on a small meandering river and also has many crafters and Elizabethtown, and Cave-in-Rock with colorful stories of
food venders. Bridgeton is an old, authentic mill town and pirates who inhabited this area clear up to the Civil War
is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lunch will be era. Fee includes roundtrip motor coach transportation, two
on your own. The evening stop on the way back will be fast breakfasts, one lunch and two dinners, historic and scenic tour
food. Please note: This trip is not a covered bridge tour. of the Shawnee National Forest, two nights lodging, and a ferry
ride across the Ohio River to visit an Amish store in Kentucky.
Depart: 6:00 AM Return: 9:00 PM
Escort: TBA Depart: 6:30 AM Return: 5:00 PM
Fee: $68 Escort: Donna Day
Fee: $352 double $412 single
Galena Visit in October $338 triple $327 quad
Saturday, October 20
Trip Code: PVV80506-44
October is a beautiful time to
visit Galena, one of the finest historic
old towns in northern Illinois.
Unique shops, elegant homes and
fine food are all found in this quaint
settlement. You will also enjoy the
beautiful drive along the mighty
Mississippi.
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:00 PM
Escort: TBA Camel Rock at Garden of the Gods
Fee: $60 Shawnee National Forest, Southern Illinois
Diamond Jo Casino, Dubuque, Iowa Spirit of Peoria Overnight, Starved Rock, Illinois
Saturday, October 20 Monday, October 22 – Tuesday, October 23
Trip Code: PVV72502-23 Trip Code: PVV80506-36
Enjoy the area’s finest entertainment Experience the nostalgia
facility, including three spacious levels of the Illinois River aboard the
of gaming for an experience you won’t turn-of-the-century paddle
forget! The casino has over 750 slot wheeler. An all inclusive trip
and video machines, blackjack, craps, up the scenic Illinois River
roulette, Caribbean stud, a poker parlor, to Starved Rock State Park includes the following: cruise
and a ‘Big Wheel’ with the most ‘progressive jackpots’ in the to Starved Rock State Park and back to Peoria, professional
tri-state area. A buffet lunch and $10 in slot play is included. storytelling and river lore, a wine and cheese reception, dinner
on board, entertainment and overnight at Starved Rock Lodge,
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:00 PM breakfast at the lodge and lunch buffet on the return trip
Escort: TBA
Fee: $36 Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 5:15 PM
Escort: Spirit of Peoria Riverboat
Fee: $380 double $430 single
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Spirit of Peoria Day Cruise, Starved Rock, Utica, Illinois Grafton Ziplining, Grafton, Illinois
Tuesday, October 23 Wednesday, October 24
Trip Code: PVV80506-37 Trip Code: PVV80506-38
We’ll take a Park District Looking for a jaw dropping,
van to Starved Rock in the heart-racing experience? Grafton
morning and board the Zipline affords those brave enough a
Spirit of Peoria at 9:00 a.m. stunning river view and hours of fun.
Our nostalgic paddlewheel Competing for the first or second largest
adventure ‘down bound’ on the Illinois River will include in the Midwest, with the longest of the
a late morning snack, a hot lunch and late afternoon 9 lines, is the ‘Soaring Eagle’, 2,000
snack. Old-fashioned entertainment featuring professional feet long with breathtaking views from
storytelling, world-class Ragtime piano and commentary on the 250 foot elevation. Don’t lose your courage, or you will be
river history is also included. headed back down the ‘walk of shame’ that is situated after
the third zip, just before Soaring Eagle. Should be lots of fun
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 5:15 PM for the adventuresome! You’ll also have time to shop in the
Escort: Spirit of Peoria Riverboat quaint town of Grafton. We will travel by Park District van.
Fee: $140
Depart: 7:30 AM Return: 7:00 PM
Isle Casino, Bettendorf, Iowa Escort: TBA
Tuesday, October 23 Fee: $125
Trip Code: PVV72502-20
Pontiac Resale Shopping, Pontiac, Illinois
Join us on a short jaunt for the day Thursday, October 25
for 5 hours of gaming at the Isle Casino. Trip Code: PVV78505-19
We will travel by Park District van and
enjoy an included buffet lunch. Each Join us on this exciting resale shopping
participant will get $5 to play. trip close to home. Explore five consignment
and thrift shops in Metamora, Eureka, Pontiac
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 4:00 PM & Bloomington for bargains, bargains,
Escort: TBA bargains! Lunch is on your own.
Fee: $16
Depart: 8:15 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: Bonnie Davis
Fee: $28
Spirit of Peoria in Grafton, IL
Use one of the registration forms at the back
of this book to sign up for any Vagabond Tour...
or call (309) 681-2863!
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November Isle Casino, Bettendorf, Iowa
Tuesday, November 6
Trip Code: PVV72502-22
Shop Aurora Premium Outlet Mall, Aurora, Illinois
Join us on a short jaunt for the day
Saturday, November 3 for 5 hours of gaming at the Isle Casino.
Trip Code: PVV78505-20
We will travel by Park District van and
Spend the day shopping at one of Illinois’ enjoy an included buffet lunch. Each
best outlet malls. Enjoy over 150 stores such participant will get $5 to play.
as Jones New York, Coach, Waterford, and
Armani. This trip will be by Park District vans. Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 4:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM Fee: $16
Escort: TBA
Fee: $36 Tour Around Peoria
Thursday, November 8
Myrtle Beach Holiday Show Trip & Charleston, SC Trip Code: PVV80506-39
Saturday, November 3 – Sunday, November 11 Let’s have some fun in
Trip Code: PVV70501-06
our own backyard. Join us
for coffee and a sweet treat,
We’re offering this trip with Diamond Tours - a Holiday and tour the new facilities
Show Trip to Myrtle Beach! Included is the following: of Trefzger’s Bakery. We
• roundtrip motor coach transportation will then take a van tour
• 8 nights lodging, including 4 consecutive nights in of Springdale Cemetery with our own tour historian, Maggie
the Myrtle Beach area Steenrod, to hear stories of prominent Peorians who are bur-
• 14 meals: 8 breakfasts, and 6 dinners ied there. Included lunch will be at Woodruff High School,
• three evening Christmas Shows: Legends in Concert, served by the Peoria Public School’s Culinary Class. After
Carolina Opry, and Alabama Theatre lunch we’ll visit Forest Park Nature Center and hear about
• Christmas Matinee Show the park which was the old Kickapoo Council Girl Scout’s
• Cruise on Charleston Harbor Camp Whip-per-Will. We will have time to take a short walk
• Visit to Broadway at the Beach on the trails and shop at the Trailhead Nature Store. This trip
• visit to the amazing Brookgreen Gardens is taken on Peoria Park District vans.
• and much more!
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 3:30 PM
Call Vagabond Tours at 309-681-2863 for a detailed flyer. Escort: Maggie Steenrod
Fee: $50
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $942 double $1,182 single
$922 triple
“Bowing Out” in Amelia Island, FL
Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains
November 2017
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Bloomington Resale Shopping, Bloomington, Illinois Shop Geneva & Trader Joe’s, Geneva, Illinois
Saturday, November 10 Thursday, November 15
Trip Code: PVV78505-21 Trip Code: PVV78505-24
Join us on this exciting resale shopping ‘Tis the season to be jolly, especially in downtown historic
trip close to home. Explore five consignment Geneva. You will have time to shop at many of Geneva’s unique
and thrift shops in Metamora, Eureka, shops including The Little Traveler. Meals will be on your
Bloomington & Normal for bargains, bargains, own. We’ll make a stop at the popular Trader Joe’s before we
bargains! Lunch is on your own. head home.
Depart: 8:15 AM Return: 6:00 PM Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM
Escort: Bonnie Davis Escort: TBA
Fee: $22 Fee: $58
Jumer’s Casino, Rock Island, Illinois A Special Branson Christmas, Branson, Missouri
Wednesday, November 14 Thursday, November 15 – Sunday, November 18
Trip Code: PVV72502-21 Trip Code: PVV70501-41
Our group is sure to enjoy the The ultimate Christmas
comfort and convenience of the new, trip to Branson awaits you.
Vegas-Style, all-on-one-level casino. We are staying three nights
You will get $10 off a lunch buffet at the Branson Towers. Also
and $5 to play in the machines. included are:
Transportation is by Peoria Park • 3 dinners
District van departing from Glen Oak Park. • 3 expanded breakfast buffets
• 5 Christmas shows including - The Doug Gabriel Show
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 4:30 PM Daniel O’Donnell, Samson at the Sight & Sound
Escort: TBA Theatre, The Brett Family Singers, and Tony Orlando
Fee: $16 • motor coach transportation
“Elf, the Musical”, Fireside Dinner Theatre, • luggage handling
Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Thursday, November 15 Escort: TBA
Trip Code: PVV74503-14 Fee: $682 double $828 single
$658 triple $640 quad
Based on the beloved holiday film,
this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy is
now a must-see holiday musical. Buddy,
a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into
Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported
to the North Pole. The would-be elf
is raised, unaware that he is actually a
human, until his enormous size and poor
toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s
permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City
to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced
with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list
and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is
determined to win over his new family and help New York
remember the true spirit of Christmas. This modern day
holiday classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner
elf! A special sit-down gourmet lunch is included in the fee.
Depart: 6:00 AM Return: 9:00 PM
Escort: TBA We’re at Presleys, but that’s not Elvis!
Fee: $150 Branson, MO
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Gifford State Bank Country Christmas Craft Show, Magical Christmas Market of Austria and Germany
Gifford, Illinois Saturday, November 24 –Friday, November 30
Saturday, November 17 Trip Code: PVV70501-51
Trip Code: PVV80506-40
This tour is a great value with Collette Vacations – only
We will travel by Peoria Park $1,898 including air! This 7-day trip includes the following:
District van to attend the 36th Annual • roundtrip air from O’Hare
Country Christmas Craft Show • 3 dinners and 5 breakfasts
sponsored by the Gifford State Bank. • 5 night stay in the Tyrolean town of Innsbruck,
Over 300 vendors will be selling their nestled in the heart of the mountains
crafts, clothing, jewelry, Christmas • Breath-taking Alpine Village of Seefeld and a train
decorations, miniatures, etc. This show ride through mountains to one of the world’s
is in two large, heated horse arenas outside of Gifford, Illinois. greatest ski resorts and a quaint carriage ride
There are food vendors at the show, and we’ll stay busy all • Visit to Munich and its Olympic Park
day. Meals are on your own. • Salzburg (location of The Sound of Music and Mozart’s
birth place)
Depart: 6:30 AM Return: 6:30 PM • Neuschwanstein Castle & Oberammergau
Escort: Chris Trompeter
Fee: $36 Call for a flyer immediately 309-681-2863. You will
need a passport for this trip.
Tuscola Outlet Mall, Tuscola, Illinois
Saturday, November 24 Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 7:00 PM
Trip Code: PVV78505-25 Escort: Collette Vacations
Fee: $1,898 double $2,098 single
Our trip to the Tuscola Outlet Mall will
include a stop at the Amish Country Village
adjacent to the mall. You’ll spend the day
shopping at the two venues. We will be trav- Passport Requirements
eling in the comfortable 15-passenger Park When a trip is leaving the United States, a
District van.
passport is required. It MUST be valid for
at least 6 months beyond the return date
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 5:30 PM
Escort: TBA of the trip.
Fee: $30
Neuschwanstein Castle
Bavaria, Germany A Victorian Vignette
Annual Girls’ Trip - Dubuque, IA - May 2018
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French Lick Resort & West Baden Springs, Indiana Christmas on the Danube, featuring a 6-night
Monday, November 26 –Wednesday, November 28 Danube River Cruise
Trip Code: PVV70501-42 Monday, November 26 – Tuesday, December 4
Trip Code: PVV70501-52
As two of Indiana’s greatest treasures, the French
Lick Springs Hotel and the West Baden Springs Hotel have This 9-day trip includes the
undergone a $328 million dollar preservation restoring the following highlights:
properties to their original charm. Our trip will include a • roundtrip air from O’Hare
tour of the French Lick historic hotel and the West Baden • 19 meals
grounds and atrium. A dinner voucher and two breakfasts at • Lower outside cabin rates
the resort are included in our price. This year we have also • Time to browse in the famous Christmas Markets
included tickets to dinner and an original musical production, along the Danube
“Christmas Treasures”. You’ll hear classics by Bing Crosby, • Explore historic Wurzburg, Nuremberg, Rothenburg
The Carpenters, Amy Grant and more. There is an indoor and Vienna with local expert
pool and hot tub and promenade shoppes to enjoy. The spa • Walking tour of Passau, a 2000 year old fairy-tale city
is available at an additional cost. On the way home we will • Cruise through the romantic Wachau Valley, dotted
stop for lunch on our own in Nashville, Indiana. You’ll have a with magnificent castles with an excursion into
little time for shopping in the historic Hoosier artist’s colony. Vienna where you’ll see the Hofburg Palace, the
We are very excited to offer this trip again in 2018! Vienna Opera House and the awe-inspiring St.
Stephen’s Cathedral
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: Donna Day Call for a flyer immediately 309-681-2863. You will
Fee: $408 double $542 single need a passport for this trip.
$384 triple
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 7:00 PM
Escort: Collette Vacations
Fee: $2,798 double
December
Chicago Holiday Shopping
Saturday, December 1
Trip Code: PVV78505-14
Join us for a day of shopping in
Chicago during the holiday season. You’ll
have a choice of shopping downtown in
the Loop or along Michigan Avenue at
Water Tower Place.
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $60
Apollo Springs at West Baden, IN
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“Murder at the Ugly Sweater Party”, Landmark Center, Christmas Lunch & Tour at the Hoffman Mansion,
Peoria, Illinois Hamilton, Illinois
Saturday, December 1 Sunday, December 2
Trip Code: PVV80506-41 Trip Code: PVV80506-46
Join us on this Murder Perched on the bluffs above the
Mystery Dinner at The Mississippi River, the mansion boasts a
Starting Gate Banquet Room panoramic view of the Keokuk-Hamilton
at Landmark Rec Center. We area. The mansion property spans a full
will have a dinner buffet with city block just outside Hamilton, Illinois.
dessert. A Cash Bar offering ‘This is something totally different. I like
wine, beer, and cocktails will be available. Our entertainment to think it is an engineering feat for the
for the evening, ‘Murder at the Ugly Sweater Party’, presented Midwest’, owner James Hoffman says. Also on display in the
by Die Laughing Entertainment, is an interactive Murder sprawling 23,000 square foot home is Hoffman’s personal art
Mystery that will coincide with dinner. It’s that time of year collection with pieces from France and Italy. An elegant buffet
- the much anticipated annual Die Hard Electric’s company lunch, prepared by his personal French chef, will be included.
Holiday Party! The company owner and his wife always throw In the afternoon, we’ll tour Hoffman’s law office in a French
such fun company parties and this year should prove to be Colonial Mansion on 18 acres. Trust us – this trip will be a
especially fun as it is going to be an Ugly Holiday Sweater must-do for this holiday season. Something New & Different!
party! So get that old sweater out of the closet, adorn it with
holiday spirit and wear it with style. This promises to be a party Depart: 7:30 AM Return: 6:00 PM
to die for... literally, for at least one guest!’ Bring your inner Escort: TBA
sleuth and help solve the murder. Ugly Sweaters are welcome Fee: $130
but not mandatory and there will be a prize for the ‘Ugliest/
Funniest Sweater’ determined by audience vote. Isle Casino, Bettendorf, Iowa
Tuesday, December 4
Depart: 6:00 PM Return: 8:30 PM Trip Code: PVV72502-24
Escort: TBA
Fee: $40
Join us on a short jaunt for the day
for 5 hours of gaming at the Isle Casino.
Historic Village of Elsah Home Tour, Elsah, Illinois We will travel by Park District van and
Saturday, December 1 enjoy an included buffet lunch. Each
Trip Code: PVV80506-45
participant will get $5 to play.
There’s no place like home for the holidays, and there is Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 4:00 PM
no place quite like the Village of Elsah for a Holiday Home Escort: TBA
Tour. The entire village of Elsah, population of 100, is on Fee: $16
the National Registry of Historic Places. Visitors can escape
back to the Americana of the 1800s with quiet streets and
19th century stone homes. Included on the tour will be 8-12
homes, a 2-room schoolhouse, an 1874 church and 2 Bed &
Breakfasts. Before we tour the homes we will make a lunch
stop, on your own, at Josephine’ Tearoom. What started as a
small gift shop in 1979, grew to three tearooms, Monticello
House Clothing Boutique, the main gift shop and their sale
house. You’ll have a “little” time to shop before we leave for
Elsah. Meals will be on your own.
Depart: 7:30 AM Return: 8:30 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $80
Dockside Divas
Amelia Island, FL
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NEW TRIP: An Elvis Blue Christmas, Memphis, Tennessee Holiday Tea at the Drake Hotel, Chicago
Tuesday, December 4 – Thursday, December 6 Wednesday, December 5
Trip Code: PVV70501-36 Trip Code: PVV80506-49
This is an exclusive one-of-a-kind Spectacular Event. It Plan to spend a great day with us for
begins with a two-night stay at the brand new Guest House a Holiday Tea at the Drake Hotel, which
at Graceland. Also included are two signature Elvis Events is decorated for the holiday season. The
- an Elvis Blue Christmas Dinner Show and Graceland at day will begin in the Water Tower area
Christmas (including a Private Evening Tour). The highlight on North Michigan Avenue. We will
of this evening is, of course, your visit to the Mansion. You’ll meet at 11:00 a.m. for a traditional tea
see holiday decorations including hundreds of blue lights at the Palm Court in the lovely Drake
along the driveway, a life-size Nativity scene and Santa on Hotel. Tea includes an assortment of
his sleigh. The interior is decked out in Christmas decor and finger sandwiches, pastries, scones,
includes his traditional red velvet drapes and the Presley family homemade lemon curd and preserves and imported teas.
Christmas artifacts - just as they were displayed by Elvis. Also You’ll have plenty of time for shopping on North Michigan
included in this package are two dinners, two breakfasts and a after the Tea. We will depart Chicago at 5:30 pm.
tour of Memphis with a visit to Sun Studios and the Memphis
Rock n’ Soul Museum. Call Vagabond Tours at 681-2863 for Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM
a detailed flyer. Escort: TBA
Fee: $124
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:00 PM
Escort: TBA “Miss Saigon”, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago
Fee: $821 double $999 single Saturday, December 8
$799 triple $782 quad Trip Code: PVV74503-21
Chicago Holiday Shopping A Dynamite
Wednesday, December 5 Bro adwa y Revi val !
Trip Code: PVV78505-22 Experience the acclaimed
new production of the
Join us for a day of shopping in legendary musical ‘Miss
Chicago during the holiday season. You’ll Saigon.’ This is the
have a choice of shopping downtown in epic story of a young
the Loop or along Michigan Avenue at Vietnamese woman
Water Tower Place. named Kim, orphaned by war. In a bar run by a notorious
character called The Engineer, Kim meets an American G.I.
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM in an encounter that will change their lives forever. For 3
Escort: TBA years, Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her
Fee: $60 way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son. This
new production features a stunning spectacle and sensational
cast of 42 performing the soaring score featuring Broadway
hits including ‘Last Night of the World,’ ‘The Movie in My
Mind,’ and ‘The Heat is On in Saigon.’ This show is a 2:00
pm matinee. Seats are in the Loge. Meals are on your own.
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $158
NOTE TO TRAVELERS: The departure and
return times provided for the trips in
this book are estimated times only,
useful for advance planning purposes.
After booking a trip, please refer to your trip
itinerary sheet for exact departure time and
(as close as possible) time of return.
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Chicago Holiday Shopping Fairview Farms and Festival of Lights, Peoria, Illinois
Saturday, December 8 Sunday, December 9
Trip Code: PVV78505-17 Trip Code: PVV80506-50
Join us for a day of shopping in Bring the family and spend an evening
Chicago during the holiday season. You’ll visiting several Christmas events in the
have a choice of shopping downtown in Peoria area. We will meet at the Luthy
the Loop or along Michigan Avenue at Botanical Garden to view the Poinsettia
Water Tower Place. Show and then head to Fairview Farms
restaurant for a family-style dinner of their
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM famous fried chicken and corn fritters.
Escort: TBA Finally, it’s over to East Peoria to drive through the Winter
Fee: $60 Wonderland Festival of Lights. Fee includes full meal, all
One-of-a-Kind Show & Sale, Merchandise Mart, activity fees and transportation by Peoria Park District van.
Chicago, Illinois Depart: 3:00 PM Return: 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 8 Escort: TBA
Trip Code: PVV78505-23 Fee: $42
The 18th annual One of a Kind Show Fairview Farms and Festival of Lights, Peoria, Illinois
and Sale Chicago is Chicago’s holiday Wednesday, December 12
shopping show! A refreshing alternative to Trip Code: PVV80506-51
traditional retail, the show is the ideal place
to find one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on Bring the family and spend an
your holiday list. More than 600 talented evening visiting several Christmas
artists from across North America will events in the Peoria area. We will
bring their imaginative, handmade creations to this year’s meet at the Luthy Botanical Garden
show offering a wide range of media and categories including: to view the Poinsettia Show and then
accessories, ceramics, fashion, fiber art, furniture, glass, head to Fairview Farms restaurant for
gourmet, holiday, jewelry, kids, metal, mixed media, painting, a family-style dinner of their famous
paper, photography, sculpture and wood. Speak with the fried chicken and corn fritters. Finally, it’s over to East Peoria
artists individually, attend artist demonstrations, and join a to drive through the Winter Wonderland Festival of Lights.
crafting workshop. Enjoy gourmet cafés, fashion shows, and Fee includes full meal, all activity fees and transportation by
live music. This is a one-of-a-kind experience. Meals will be Peoria Park District van.
on your own.
Depart: 3:00 PM Return: 8:00 PM
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM Escort: TBA
Escort: TBA Fee: $42
Fee: $72
Celtic Yuletime Christmas, Carthage, Illinois
Christmas at the Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois Saturday, December 15
Saturday, December 8 – Sunday, December 9 Trip Code: PVV80506-47
Trip Code: PVV80506-42
We are loving the Branson-Style
A Vagabond favorite - overnight at Chicago’s Palmer shows that are coming to Carthage,
House Hilton during the holiday season! It includes: roundtrip Illinois. The Celtic Yuletime Christmas
motor coach transportation, dinner at the Italian Village and Show will feature Michael Londra,
lodging at the Palmer House. You’ll have time on Saturday an Irish tenor known as the voice of
and Sunday for shopping or the museums. We will also have Riverdance on Broadway. You’ll hear traditional heartwarming
an evening lights tour with a stop at the Lincoln Park Zoo Irish Carols and versions of Christmas songs like “Silent
Lights display. Add a matinee to see “Miss Saigon” for an Night”. There are also six Celtic Dancers and five musicians.
additional $98. This trip will include a lunch at the Lake Hill Winery.
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM Depart: 9:30 AM Return: 6:30 PM
Escort: Donna Day Escort: TBA
Fee: $238 double $328 single Fee: $120
$218 triple $198 quad
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Choice of Museum Drop-Offs or Shopping, Spirit of Peoria New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance,
Chicago, Illinois Peoria RiverFront
Saturday, December 29 Monday, December 31
Trip Code: PVV80506-52 Trip Code: PVV80506-43
While the kids are out of school, why not take them to Join the captain and crew
a Chicago museum. We are offering four museum drop-offs of the Spirit of Peoria for a New
in Chicago, with admission costs on your own. Year’s Celebration Dinner &
The Museum of Science and Industry is housed in Dance. It may be cold outside,
the only remaining building from the 1893 World’s Fair. but inside will be warm and
Admission: Adults $27; Child 3-11 yrs $18; Senior $26. toasty with a Prime Rib Buffet
Admission fees include museum entry and one of the and dancing to the music of Chuck & the C-Notes. If the river
following: Coal Mine, Submarine, or Omnimax. is icy, the Spirit of Peoria will not cruise, but the festivities
The Field Museum of Natural History includes a large will go on.
collection of dinosaur skeletons, a comprehensive set of human
cultural anthropology exhibits, two prized African elephants, Depart: 6:00 PM Return: 10:00 PM
23 human mummies, SUE the largest Tyrannosaurus Rex Escort: Spirit of Peoria Riverboat
skeleton currently known, and much more! Basic Admission: Fee: $55
Adults $15, Senior $12, Child 3-11 $10.
The Shedd Aquarium is located on the shores of Lake
Michigan and brings you eye to eye with more than 32,500
aquatic animals. General admission: Adults $8; Child 3-11
$6 and includes access to the Caribbean Reef, Waters of the
World andAmazon Rising exhibits. There are extra charges
for special exhibits.
The Art Institute of Chicago covers all areas of art
including American, Impressionist, European painting and
sculpture, Asian, Contemporary, Photography, Architecture
and Design. Adult $25.50; Seniors 65+ $19; Student $19.
Admission prices are subject to change.
Michigan Avenue Water Tower Place is the perfect
place for after Christmas shopping, too.
Depart: 6:30 AM Return: 9:30 PM Poolside Pecking - Outrigger Beach Resort
Escort: TBA Ft. Myers, FL - January/February 2018
Fee: $60 Transportation Only
Museum of Science & Industry - Chicago, IL Sunset Serenity- Outrigger Beach Resort
Ft. Myers, FL - January/February 2018
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2019 Trips Choice of Weeks: Outrigger Beach Resort,
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
January 2019 Monday, January 14 - Friday, February 8, 2019
(26 Days) Trip Code: PVV70501-10
Bald Eagle Days, Quad Cities Monday, January 14 - Friday, January 25, 2019
Saturday, January 12, 2019 (12 Days) Trip Code: PVV70501-08
Trip Code: PVV80506-01
Friday, January 25 - Friday, February 8, 2019
Travel the back roads of the Quad Cities in a Peoria Park (15 Days) Trip Code: PVV70501-09
District van to get the best views of the magnificent eagles.
This journey will take you along the Mississippi River and Leave the winter weather behind
the Historic Hennepin Canal to out-of-the-way places where and enjoy either 12, 15 or 26 days
eagles can be seen. We’ll stop at the Quad Cities Expo Center at the Outrigger Resort, a beachfront
where there will be speakers, raptor shows, booths and artists. property in Fort Myers, Florida. We’ll
A trip over to Arsenal Island Lock & Dam may also give us fly from Peoria to Punta Gorda, FL. We
some good viewing of our National Symbol. We will have a then shuttle the short distance to Ft.
Dutch treat lunch and dinner. Myers Beach. The beach is just steps
away from your room. With soft white sand, it’s impossible
Depart: 6:30 AM Return: 8:00 PM not to dig your toes in and instantly relax. Shopping, a movie,
Escort: Chris Trompeter seafood restaurants, Farmer’s Markets and the Trolley are all
Fee: $36 nearby. The resort offers live entertainment daily and has a
restaurant on site. We will rent a van to be available for a few
short jaunts. Only a small number of people can be taken
on this trip, so please sign up early to secure your spot. Fun,
Fun, Fun!
Monday, January 14 - Friday, February 8 (26 Days:)
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 3:00 PM
Escort: Donna Day and Chris Trompeter
Fee: Regular Room overlooking resort
$3,736 double $5,955 single
Monday, January 14 – Friday, January 25 (12 Days:)
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 3:00 PM
Escort: Donna Day or Chris Trompeter
Fee: Regular Room overlooking resort
Bald Eagle Days - January 2017
$2,048 double $3,016 single
“Hamilton” - CIBC Theatre, Chicago, Illinois Kitchenette
Saturday, January 12 $2,198 double $3,236 single
Trip Code: PVV74503-18
Friday, January 25 – Friday, February 8 (15 Days:)
The blockbuster ‘Hamilton’, a Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 3:00 PM
musical with music, lyrics, and book Escort: Chris Trompeter or Donna Day
by Lin Manuel Miranda was inspired Fee: Regular Room overlooking resort
by the 2004 biography of Alexander $2,460 double $3,714 single
Hamilton. On Broadway, this show Kitchenette
received enthusiastic critical acclaim $2,630 double $3,914 single
and won several Grammy and Drama Desk Awards. This Please Sign Up Early!
inventive new musical has been selling out everywhere! Seats
are in the Center Mezzanine. Fee includes ticket to the 1:30 Thinking about taking a trip? Nothing cancels a trip
pm matinee and transportation. Meals are on your own. quicker than waiting until the last minute to sign
up. Trips have a minimum number of participants
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:00 PM required in order for them to run. Please sign
Escort: TBA up early to help us avoid disappointing trip
Fee: $306 cancellations.
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“I AM KING: The Michael Jackson Experience”, March 2019
Paramount Theatre, Aurora, Illinois
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Trip Code: PVV74503-24 “Dear Evan Hansen”, Oriental Theatre, Chicago
Saturday, March 2, 2019
This is your chance to see why Trip Code: PVV74503-23
Michael Jackson was inarguably the “One of the most remarkable
greatest entertainer in pop music history. shows in musical theater history”-
Starring the critically acclaimed Michael The Washington Post. Winner of
Firestone and featuring an incredible cast six 2017 Tony Awards including
of Broadway and Las Vegas dancers, I AM Best Musical and the 2018 Grammy
KING: The Michael Jackson Experience Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. A letter that was never
faithfully recreates the man in the mirror’s meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life
amazing showmanship. This concert has he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to
everything. And we mean everything you know and love get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit
about Michael Jackson. The moves. The look. The dances. in. ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is the deeply personal and profoundly
The biggest and best songs. And even a few surprises. This is contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. This
an astounding, jaw-dropping heart-pounding and absolute show will be a 2:00 pm matinee. Seats are in the Loge on right
riveting show. Show is at 8:00 p.m. Dinner will be on your and left sides. Meals are on your own.
own.
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM
Depart: 2:15 PM Return: 1:00 AM Escort: TBA
Escort: TBA Fee: $172
Fee: $118
“Beautiful, The Carole King Musical”, The Fox Theatre,
February 2019 St. Louis, Missouri
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Trip Code: PVV74503-25
Amelia Island, St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Florida “Beautiful” tells the inspiring
Saturday, February 16 – Sunday, February 24, 2019 true story of Carole King’s
Trip Code: PVV70501-43 remarkable rise to stardom: from
being part of a hit songwriting
This trip offering from our team with her husband Gerry
partners in travel - Diamond Tours, Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends
includes the following: Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most
• Motorcoach transportation successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way,
• 8 nights lodging including she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack
four consecutive nights in FL to a generation. This is a limited engagement at the Fox Theatre
• 14 meals (eight breakfasts and six dinners) in St Louis. Seats are on the main floor. Meals are on your own.
• Alhambra Dinner Theatre
• narrated cruise on the St. Johns River Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:30 PM
• guided tours of Amelia Island, St. Augustine and Escort: TBA
Jacksonville Fee: $148
• visit to the Fountain of Youth,
• visit to the historic Kingsley Plantation
• Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga
Call Vagabond Tours at (309)681-2863 for a detailed trip
flyer.
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $898 double $1224 single
$878 triple
Young Love - Amelia Island, FL
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“Diamonds & Divas, A Murderous Affair”, New Orleans, Louisiana
Circa ‘21 Dinner Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois Sunday, March 24 - Saturday, March 30, 2019
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Trip Code: PVV70501-18
Trip Code: PVV74503-26
Don’t miss The Magic, The Music, and The Merriment
A Brand New Whodunit! Actors, that is - New Orleans! Join us for fabulous food, spectacular
thieves and egos run hilariously sights, and “All that Jazz”. Highlights included in this 7-day
amok at the Cannes Film Festival trip are:
in France – What could possibly go • deluxe motor coach transportation
wrong? This show has it all – a luxury • 6 nights lodging, including 4 consecutive nights in
hotel, the body of a beautiful film New Orleans
star, a hooded jewel thief, and a missing diamond necklace. • 10 meals (6 breakfasts and 4 dinners)
Circa ’21 is proud to be the first professional theatre in the • tour of a Louisiana Plantation
U.S. to produce this madcap comedy! A plated lunch with a • guided tour of New Orleans
fantastic choice of desserts will be served. • relaxing riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River
• visit to the National World War II Museum
Depart: 10:00 AM Return: 5:45 PM • Mardi Gras World
Escort: TBA • and much more!
Fee: $102
Please call Vagabond Tours at (309) 681-2863 for a
“A Tribute to John Denver”, Circa ‘21 Dinner Theatre, detailed trip flyer. Expect considerable walking on this
Rock Island, Illinois tour.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Trip Code: PVV74503-27 Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Hailed as one of the nation’s Fee: $749 double $1,004 single
most exciting tribute bands, the $729 triple
award-winning Chris Collins and
Boulder Canyon present a tribute to
the music and legacy of John Denver
in a special concert event! Collins and
some of the original artists of Boulder
Canyon originally met in Aspen, Colorado at the largest
annual celebration of John Denver’s life and music. Although
you might detect some similarities in voice and appearance,
Collins and Boulder Canyon are not an impersonation act,
but seek to honor John Denver’s legacy with fresh energy and
musical integrity. Included in the fee is a delicious lunch with
a scrumptious choice of desserts.
Depart: 10:00 AM Return: 5:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $102
“A Parasol for Your Thoughts”
New Orleans, LA - April 2018
“Surely, You Jest” - New Orleans, LA - April 2018
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April 2019 Washington, DC and Mt Vernon
Thursday, April 4 - Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-05
Classic Italy by Rail
Monday, April 1 – Wednesday, April 10, 2019 This Diamond Tours trip with an incredible price
Trip Code: PVV70501-44 includes:
• roundtrip transportation on a comfortable motor coach
This best-selling tour with • six nights hotel accommodations, including four
Mayflower Tours will visit Florence, consecutive nights in the DC area
Venice and Rome. Approval rating • 10 meals (6 breakfasts and 4 dinners)
on this trip is almost always 100%! • two full day tours of Washington, DC
Highlights include the following: • night-time tour of illuminated monuments
• walking tour of Venice • other tours will feature the WWII Memorial,
with a local guide Capitol Hill, Memorials & Monuments, Embassy
• ride the high-speed train to Florence Row, Washington Cathedral
• walking tour of Florence with a local guide • free time at the Smithsonian
• visit the Academia Gallery and see the sculpture of • Arlington Cemetery tour
David • admission to George Washington’s Mount Vernon
• three nights in Montecatini Estate and Garden
• excursion to Pisa - see the Leaning Tower • Flight 93 Memorial
• ride the high-speed train to Rome
• city tour of Rome with a visit to the Coliseum Call Vagabond Tours at (309) 681-2863 for a detailed
• tour to Vatican City with a visit to the Sistine Chapel trip flyer. Expect considerable walking on this tour.
Call Vagabond Tours at 309-681-2863 for a detailed flyer. Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM
You will need a passport for this trip. Expect considerable Escort: TBA
walking on this trip. Fee: $779 double $1,019 single
$759 triple
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM
Escort: Mayflower Tours
Fee: $4,099 double
Greece, featuring Athens, Mykonos and Santorini
Tuesday, April 2 – Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-17
Mayflower Tours is offering this great trip to Greece at
a great price under $3,000. Tour highlights include:
• airfare
• 11 meals (7 breakfasts and 4 dinners)
• panoramic city tour of Athens
• visit to the Parthenon with local guide
• discover antiquities at the Acropolis Museum
• high speed ferries between Athens and the islands
of Mykonos and Santorini “It’s Greek to You!”
• tours on both the islands of Mykonos and Santorini Santorini, Greece
• free day on each island
Call Vagabond Tours at 681-2863 for a detailed Passport Requirements
flyer of this trip. You will need a passport for this trip. When a trip is leaving the United States, a
Expect considerable walking on this trip.
passport is required. It MUST be valid for
at least 6 months beyond the return date
Depart: 5:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM
Escort: Mayflower Tours of the trip.
Fee: $2799 double $3,298 single
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“Waitress” the Broadway Musical and Lunch, A Brand New Trip with Mayflower Tours
The Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri Virginia International Tattoo
Saturday, April 6, 2019 Wednesday, April 24 – Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Trip Code: PVV74503-28 Trip Code: PVV70501-46
“Waitress” is the irresistible Join Vagabond Tours and Mayflower Tours as we motor
new musical featuring original coach to Virginia and Pennsylvania. See modern and vintage
songs by Grammy® nominee Sara war machines in pristine working condition, and attend events
Bareilles (“Brave,” “Love Song”), celebrating America’s military might by air and sea. Whether
a book by screenwriter Jessie you’re a veteran or a military buff, this tour is sure to delight.
Nelson (I Am Sam), and direction Highlights include:
by Tony® winner Diane Paulus • motor coach transportation,
(Hair, Pippin, Finding Neverland). • 10 meals (4 dinners and 6 breakfasts)
Inspired by the beloved film, WAITRESS tells the story of • visit Virginia’s Military Aviation Museum, home to
Jenna - a waitress and expert pie maker, who dreams of a one of the largest private collections of military aircraft
way out of her small town and loveless marriage. A baking • 3 nights on the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach
contest in a nearby county and the town’s new doctor may • narrated tour of the Norfolk Naval Station where we’ll
offer her a fresh start, while her fellow waitresses offer their see the array of aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates
own recipes for happiness. But Jenna must summon the • attend the ‘Hullabaloo’ with food, drink & music
strength and courage to rebuild her own life. Don’t miss this • reserved seats to the Virginia International Tattoo,
uplifting musical celebrating friendship, motherhood, and the a musical spectacle that is part parade, part theatre
magic of a well-made pie. Also included on this trip will be and sometimes, part circus
a themed lunch served in the beautiful Fox Theatre before • visit the Nauticus National Maritime Center and
the 2:00 p.m. show. explore the largest battleship built by the U.S.
Navy, the Wisconsin
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 9:00 PM • reserved seats to the Norfolk NATO Parade of
Escort: TBA Nations with live military bands and colorful
Fee: $168 floats. This is a once in a lifetime experience.
Call 309-681-2863 for a detailed flyer. Expect
Natchez Spring Pilgrimage, Mississippi considerable walking on this trip.
Saturday, April 6 - Thursday, April 11, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-45 Depart: 6:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM
Escort: Mayflower Tours
Come experience the Spring Pilgrimage in Natchez, Fee: $1,939 double $2,598 single
Mississippi with us! We begin by heading south, to Memphis,
TN – the Birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll. We’ll experience Beale
Street, tour the city, and visit Graceland. Then we continue
south to Natchez. The mansions, streets and gardens are never
more beautiful than during the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage
when gorgeous antebellum mansions, some of them still
private residences, open their doors to visitors during a
four-week period. Your guides are costumed family friends
and descendants of the original owners, whose stories are as
real as the bricks and mortar in their hearths. We’ll spend
three nights in Natchez, enjoying this spring-time tradition.
On our journey back home we’ll visit Vicksburg, MS and
the Vicksburg National Military Park before stopping in
Charleston, MO for the Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival.
We hope you’ll join us on this wonderful Spring Pilgrimage!
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $TBA double $TBA single
$TBA triple Howdy from San Antonio, TX
March 2018
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Savannah, Jekyll Island & Charleston, S.C May 2019
Saturday, April 27 - Saturday, May 4, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-19
“Grumpy Old Men, The Musical”,
Join us on this popular trip with Diamond Tours to Circa ‘21 Dinner Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois
Savannah, ‘The Belle of Georgia’, with two days in Charleston Wednesday, May 8, 2019
and a day on Jekyll Island, playground for America’s wealthy. Trip Code: PVV74503-29
See the enchanting beauty, enjoy Southern charm, and travel
through rich history of the beautiful South. Highlights of this Based on the classic 1993 Warner
eight-day Diamond Tour are: Brothers movie starring Jack Lemmon,
• deluxe motor coach transportation Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret,
• seven nights lodging, including three nights in the this hilarious new musical show is
Savannah area and 2 nights in the Charleston area guaranteed to delight. Grumpy Old
• 11 meals (4 dinners and 7 breakfasts) Men is the story of two aging neighbors, Max and John,
• guided tour of historic Savannah including free who have been feuding for more than fifty years. When the
time on historic River Street with its fine eateries beautiful and charming Ariel moves in across the street, the
and shops rivalry is raised to new heights! Don’t miss this laugh-out-loud
• history-rich Jekyll Island tour where the nation’s story of family, friendship, love and romance. A plated lunch with
wealthiest citizens lived and played including a stop a scrumptious choice of desserts, will be served.
at the once famous ‘Millionaires Club’
• guided tour of St. Simons Island with its interesting Depart: 10:00 AM Return: 5:45 PM
boutiques and specialty shops Escort: TBA
• tour of beautiful Charleston, S.C. with free time to Fee: $102
enjoy its Southern charm “Come From Away”, The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri
• horse-drawn carriage tour and a harbor cruise Saturday, May 25, 2019
Call Vagabond Tours at (309) 681-2863 for a detailed Trip Code: PVV74503-30
trip flyer. Expect considerable walking on this tour.
The true story of the small town that
welcomed the world. After the 9/11 attack
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM in New York City, all flights into the U.S.
Escort: TBA were cancelled. Flights were redirected
Fee: $999 double $1,253 single into Gander, Newfoundland. This show
$979 triple
takes you into the heart of the remarkable
true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town
that put their lives on hold and opened their homes to this
world of strangers. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but
uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night,
and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. This uplifting
celebration does what all the best musicals do: it takes you to
a place you never want to leave! Also included on this trip
will be a themed lunch served in the beautiful Fox Theatre
before the 2:00 p.m. show.
Depart: 7:00 AM Return: 9:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $172
East Coast bliss in Savannah, GA and
Charleston, SC - May 2016
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June 2019 The Best of Chicago: Three-Day Packed Getaway
Tuesday, June 18 – Thursday, June 20, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-47
A Week in New York City
Tuesday, June 11 - Monday, June 17, 2019 This trip is a great opportunity to experience the best of
Trip Code: PVV70501-07 Chicago’s landmarks and marvel at the view from 360 Chicago,
1,000 feet above Lake Michigan. We’ll visit Navy Pier with its
A New York City trip you won’t want to miss! Included shops, eateries, and stained glass museum. Later, we’ll cruise
in this seven-day trip are the following: Lake Michigan and enjoy the Chicago skyline. We also will
• air fare from Peoria to New York with roundtrip visit the Museum of Money and the Museum of Science and
airport transfers Industry. It’s everything you’d want to do while in Chicago
• 6 nights lodging at the Edison Hotel right in the for a three-day getaway. Trip includes two nights lodging in
Times Square area a Chicago area hotel, two breakfasts and two dinners. It’s a
• orchestra seating to two Broadway shows phenomenal bargain!
• dinner at Sardi’s
• dinner before the theatre at Carmine’s Italian Restaurant Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
• 3 day Grayline all loops tour Escort: TBA
• six hour private guided tour Fee: $329 double $404 single
• Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island $309 triple
• tickets to top of Rockefeller Center and lunch at
Rock Center Café
• Tour of Radio City Music Hall
• brunch at the revolving restaurant atop the Marriott
Marquis
• visit to 9/11 Memorial and museum
• all applicable taxes and luggage handling for one bag
We have only reserved 32 seats, so please register early.
Deposit of $200 is due at time of registration. Call Vagabond
Tours at (309) 681-2863 for a detailed trip flyer. Expect
considerable walking on this tour.
Depart: 6:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: Donna Day
Fee: $2,869 double $3,599 single
$2,699 triple
Chicago’s Magnificent Skyline
NOTE TO TRAVELERS: The departure and
return times provided for the trips in this
book are estimated times only, useful for
advance planning purposes. After booking
a trip, please refer to your trip itinerary
sheet for exact departure time and (as
close as possible) time of return.
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The Best of Alaska, Includes Inside Passage Cruise Gems of Eastern Europe River Cruise
Thursday, June 20 – Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Friday, June 28 - Monday, July 8, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-48 Trip Code: PVV70501-49
Join us on the ultimate River Cruising in Europe
12-day adventure to America’s is huge at this time - one of
final frontier, Alaska! Cruise from Mayflowers’ best selling trips.
Seward along the Inside Passage The highlights of this trip which
to Vancouver. Visit ports of call steeped in history, culture and visits Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania are:
tradition. Experience the natural beauty of Denali National • roundtrip air with transfers
Park and travel aboard the Alaska Railroad to Fairbanks. Tour • 22 meals (7 dinners, 6 lunches, and 9 breakfasts)
highlights include: • 2 night hotel stay in Bucharest, Romania
• roundtrip air with transfers • experience the lower Danube River aboard the
• 28 meals (10 dinners, 7 lunches, 11 breakfasts exclusively chartered MS Emerald Sun
• 2 nights in Fairbanks • visit 5 countries - Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria
• cruise the Chena River aboard the Riverboat Discovery and Romania
and visit Old Chena Village • included shore excursions in Kalocsa, Osijek, Belgrad,
• enjoy an Alaskan Salmon dinner and Review Show Kostolac, Veliko
at the Palace Theatre • all meals included onboard featuring local and
• ride the Alaskan Railroad from Fairbanks to Denali international specialties
National Park • afternoon tea time and late evening snack served
• spend 1 night in Denali National Park daily in the lounge
• experience an exciting 7-day Inside Passage cruise • culinary demonstration by the ship’s chef
aboard the Norwegian Jewel • and so much more!
• visit Skagway Please call us at 309-681-2863 for a detailed flyer. You
• visit Juneau will need a passport for this trip. Expect considerable
• visit Ketchikan, the ‘Salmon Capital of the World’ walking on this trip.
Call for a detailed flyer. Depart: 10:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM
Escort: Mayflower Tours
Depart: 6:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM Fee: $5,099 double – Riviera Deck
Escort: Mayflower Tours $5,599 double – Vista Deck
Fee: $4,344 double inside cabin
Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, South Dakota
Sunday, June 23 – Saturday, June 29, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-53
Etched into the mystical Black Hills of South Dakota is
possibly the grandest tribute to democracy, Mount Rushmore.
Discover more about its creator at the Borglum Historical
Center and view the awe-inspiring monument yourself. Marvel
at the jaw-dropping enormity of the work-in-progress, the
Crazy Horse Monument will be 10 times the size of Mount
Rushmore! Other activities include a wildlife tour in Custer
State Park and a visit to Deadwood, the home of Wild Bill Eastern European Cruising at its Finest!
Hickok & Calamity Jane where you’ll have the opportunity
to game if you wish. Also included is Wall Drug and the Corn
Palace. Call Vagabond Tours at 681-2863 for a detailed trip Passport Requirements
flyer.
When a trip is leaving the United States, a
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM passport is required. It MUST be valid for
Escort: TBA at least 6 months beyond the return date
Fee: $739 double $979 single of the trip.
$719 triple
Call Vagabond Tours 681-2863 25
July 2019 September 2019
Iving Berlin’s “Holiday Inn”, Cape Cod & Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Circa ‘21 Dinner Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois Saturday, September 28 - Sunday, October 6, 2019
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Trip Code: PVV70501-04
Trip Code: PVV74503-31
This exciting Diamond Tours trip to Cape Cod &
This year-round romance is a pure delight! A crooner and a Plymouth will include:
hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer. • 8 nights lodging including 4 in the quaint Cape
Set in 1946, the story concerns the split of song-and-dance team Cod area
Jim Hardy and Ted Hanover when Jim decides to ditch show • 8 breakfasts and 6 dinners
business and run a farm in rural Connecticut. The farm, which • a visit to Plymouth, MA and the famous Plymouth Rock
comes complete with a wisecracking, live-in handywoman, proves • guided tour of historic seaside towns of Hyannis
less than successful. An unexpected visit of Jim’s old showbiz and Sandwich
buddies inspires him to turn it into an inn open only on holidays, • a visit to lovely, artistic Martha’s Vineyard
featuring lavish musical entertainment. Based on the classic film, • tour the Outer Cape and Provincetown
this musical features thrilling dance numbers, laugh out loud • visit to the JFK Memorial
comedy and a parade of Irving Berlin hits, including “Blue Skies,” • Niagara Falls, American side
“Heat Wave,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “Easter Parade,” “Steppin’ Out Call Vagabond Tours at (309) 681-2863 for a detailed
With My Baby,” and “White Christmas.” We’ll enjoy a plated lunch trip flyer. Expect considerable walking on this tour.
with a choice of desserts.
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM
Depart: 10:00 AM Return: 5:45 PM
Escort: TBA Escort: TBA
Fee: $102 Fee: $909 double $1,194 single
$889 triple
August 2019
Memorials of WWII, featuring 75th Anniversay of
the D-Day Landing
Wednesday, August 7 - Friday, August 16, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-54
An unforgettable journey of discovery and remembrance
awaits you on a sojourn to Northern France on the 75th
Anniversary of D-Day with Collette Vacations. Included in
this package is the following:
• Flight to London with visit to Churchill War Rooms,
a labyrinth of corridors hidden under the streets of
Westminster
• High-speed Eurostar train from London to Paris
• Normandy’s beaches - Juno and Sword Beach with a
stop at Bayeaux Cemetery and Memorial - the largest
WWII cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France
• D-Day Landing sites at Omaha Beach and Utah Beach
• Eiffel Tower Dinner
• So much more detailed info is available in our Collette flyer.
“You Caught Us Having Fun!”
Call Vagabond Tours at (309) 681-2863 for a detailed Cape Cod, MA - June 2018
trip flyer. You will need a passport for this trip.
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 8:00 PM
Escort: Collette Vacations
Fee: $4,899 double
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Coming to Chicago in
November and December, 2017
Call for details - 681-2863.
October 2019 JUST BOOKED - “Escape to Margaritaville”
“Singin’ in the Rain”, Circa ‘21 Dinner Theatre,
Rock Island, Illinois
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Trip Code: PVV74503-32
“The Greatest Movie Musical of
All Times”! Singin’ in the Rain has
it all – the starlet, the leading man
and a love affair that could change
lives and make or break careers!
Tap your toes and sing along in this
splashy adaptation of the celebrated
and beloved film. Each unforgettable
scene, song and dance is accounted for,
including the show-stopping title number, complete with an
onstage rainstorm! Hilarious situations, snappy dialogue and
a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make “Singin’ in
the Rain” the perfect entertainment for any fan of the golden
age of movie musicals. A plated lunch will be served with a
scrumptious choice of desserts.
Depart: 10:00 AM Return: 5:45 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $102
Rockefeller Center Decorated for Christmas
New York City, NY
December 2019
New York City at Christmas
Thursday, December 5 - Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Trip Code: PVV70501-50
This trip with Diamond Tours includes the following:
• deluxe motor coach transportation
• 6 nights hotel accommodations, including 4 in the
New York City area
• 10 meals (6 breakfasts, 4 dinners)
• two guided tours of New York City including
Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square and
Wall Street
• 9/11 Museum
• Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum
• Flight 93 Memorial
We are exploring the possibility of adding a Rockettes
Show. Call Vagabond Tours at (309) 681-2863 for a detailed RiverWalk Cruise
trip flyer. Expect considerable walking on this tour. San Antonio, TX - March 2018
Depart: 8:00 AM Return: 6:00 PM
Escort: TBA
Fee: $829 double $1,099 single
$809 triple
Call Vagabond Tours 681-2863 27
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Triple You will receive a medical form/liability waiver when you receive your trip itinerary. Please complete the form, sign the waiver and bring it with you when you board
Please include the names of your traveling companions if you are arranging a room for more than one person. ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Credit Card Number
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PLEASE NOTE: Vagabond Tour Catalogs are available NOTE: All tours depart from and return to the Peoria Park
through the mail — just ask to be put on our mailing list. District’s Golf Administration parking lot at 6017 N. Knoxville
Also, look for Vagabond Tours ads in the travel section of Ave. at the corner of Northmoor Road, unless otherwise
Sunday issues of the Peoria Journal Star. Trips may be added specified. You can leave your car in the parking area at your
between brochure publications; please check our website own risk.
at www.peoriaparks.org/vagabond or the Journal Star for
updated information. REFUND POLICY: Registrants who cancel their reservation
REGISTRATION: Registrations should be mailed to more than two weeks before the trip will be assessed a $5
Vagabond Tours, c/o Peoria Park District, 1125 W. Lake service charge plus direct costs (i.e., non-refundable theatre
Avenue, Peoria, IL 61614 (The Noble Center for Park or sports tickets, meals, etc. ).
Administration). Vagabond staff will be on hand to answer If cancellation is made within two weeks of departure, a
questions and take registrations at the Noble Center Monday refund is not guaranteed unless a replacement can be found.
through Friday, from 9:00 am to 4:30 p.m. Registrations may If a replacement is found, then the service fee will just be $10.
also be dropped off at the Noble Center anytime during office
hours, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Checks should TRIP CANCELLATIONS: If a trip is cancelled by Vagabond
be made payable to the Peoria Park District, except where Tours, a full refund will be issued immediately to all parties.
indicated otherwise. Include your name, address, zip, phone
and title of tour. Also indicate names of all persons traveling There is NO SMOKING allowed on the bus or van. NO
with you. A receipt will be mailed only if you include a self- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES allowed on the bus or van. Rest
addressed, stamped envelope. MasterCard, VISA, Discover stops are planned periodically.
and American Express are accepted.
GIFT CERTIFICATES: Give Vagabond Tours gift certificates!
PAYMENT: When you provide a check as payment, you You can give or receive certificates in any amount, starting
authorize the Peoria Park District to use information from the as small as $5. What else can you buy that offers so much
check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your value and is always the right size and color? Just think how
account. In certain circumstances, such as for technical or easy gift giving could be with one stop at the Noble Center
processing reasons, we may process your payment as a check in Lakeview Park. Or you can call with a credit card number.
transaction. When the Peoria Park District uses information
from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds NSF FEES: In the event that a check or checks are
may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same presented to the Peoria Park District (PPD) or one of its
day we receive your payment, and you will not receive your facilities for services, merchandise or other fees is not
check back from your financial institution. honored because there are insufficient funds in the account
to cover the check or the account is closed, the drawer shall
THINKING ABOUT IT? Vagabond Tours appreciates it very be liable for the amount of the check plus $30 (per check) for
much if you let us know early on that you are considering costs incurred by the PPD. In the event the PPD commences
a certain trip. Even if you don’t want to commit yet with a a collection action in the court to collect the amount of the
deposit, please let us know you are seriously thinking about check, the drawer shall be liable for all costs and expenses,
going on a trip, even one that is six months away. including reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the PPD in
So many of the hotels and popular tourist attractions are connection with the collection of the amount for which the
willing to hold space for us several months ahead of a given check was written and any other damages permitted under
trip. It helps us so much to know if you like our trip offerings Illinois law.
and are considering one in the next six months. Give us a call
and let us know!
Hats Off to Our Volunteer Vagabond Escorts!
Did you know that all of our Vagabond Tours are led by professional
volunteer escorts? The success of our program depends on their dedication,
commitment and long hours of service. Kudos to all of our escorts!
Additional Registrants/First & Last Name(s) Address Phone Trip Fee
Vagabond Tours Female Trip TOTAL $ Smoking Date
Address_________________________________________________________________________ City, State, ZIP___________________________________________
Home Phone #__________________________________ Cell Phone # __________________________ E-mail _____________________________________________
2 - TRIP REGISTRATION (Please fill out completely. For overnight trips and trips with meal choice,
First/Last Name _____________________________________________________________________ Birthdate_____/_____/_____ Male
Fee
Overnight Room Choice (if applicable) Non-Smoking Quad Signature of Participant or Parent/Guardian Expiration Date_________ Three-Digit Security Code __________ Authorized Signature_______________________________________
Triple You will receive a medical form/liability waiver when you receive your trip itinerary. Please complete the form, sign the waiver and bring it with you when you board
Please include the names of your traveling companions if you are arranging a room for more than one person. ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Credit Card Number
Double
Registrant’s First & Last name Single 4 - MEDICAL FORM AND LIABILITY WAIVER (must be signed for participation) DON’T FORGET! ___ Check ___ Cash ___ Master Card ___ Visa ___ Discover ___ American Express
3 - MEAL AND/OR ROOM CHOICE (if applicable) the bus (or other transportation) on the day of the trip. RETURN YOUR REGISTRATION FORM TO: Vagabond Tours/Peoria Park District
Registration Form 1 - REGISTRANT INFORMATION also complete Section 3) Trip Name/ Trip Date Code Meal Choice (if applicable) Room arrangements (if applicable) 1125 W. Lake Avenue Peoria, IL 61614 5 - PAYMENT METHOD
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Vagabond Tours and Park District Staff
Donna Day, Coordinator of Vagabond Tours .................................................................................................681-2863
Chris Trompeter, Vagabond Tours Office Assistant .......................................................................................681-2864
Steve Montez, Supervisor of Arts & Leisure Services ...................................................................................681-2865
Trish Blattenberger, Assistant to the Executive Director...............................................................................681-2803
Peoria Park Board of Trustees
Timothy Cassidy............................................................................................................................................President
Robert Johnson, Sr. ............................................................................................................................... Vice President
Joyce Harant, Jacqueline Petty, Warren E. Rayford, Matthew Ryan, Nancy Snowden ...................................Trustees
Emily Cahill .....................................................................................................Executive Director, Peoria Park District
Vagabond Escorts
Rob Alexander 444-3297 Tom Huston 361-2469
Becky Cassidy 256-1197 Sandy Mitchell 219-4449
Tom & Donna Chambers 360-2553 Carole Rogers 868-0713
Bruce & Susie Culler 697-8184 Melanie Shearer 868-9202
Bonnie Davis 681-2810 Maggie Steenrod 694-3907
Donna & Bob Day 253-3942 Larry & Laura Stetler 697-3096
Shirley Gray 696-0053 Karen & Michael Stringer 453-3903
Marilyn Hogue 387-6887 Chris Trompeter 688-4736
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