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Featuring the Wachau Valley NOT INCLUDED-Fees for passports and, if applicable, visas, entry/departure fees; personal gratuities; laundry and dry clean- Reserve your Danube Cruise today! ing; excursions, wines, liquors, mineral waters and meals not LAND/CRUISE PROGRAM mentioned in this brochure under included features; travel INCLUDED FEATURES Trip #:2-22144W insurance; all items of a strictly personal nature. MOBILITY AND FITNESS TO TRAVEL-The right is retained to August 9-23, 2015 Brown Traveler decline to accept or to retain any person as a member of this Send to: Danube Cruise trip who, in the opinion of AHI Travel, is unfit for travel or ACCOMMODATIONS Category-Deck Full Price Savings Special Price* Paid Brown Travelers whose physical or mental condition may constitute a danger to c/o AHI Travel themselves or to others on the trip, subject only to the require- • Spend two nights in Sofia, Bulgaria, at AHI Travel ment that the portion of the total amount paid which corre- E-Haydn (Aft) $4,845 $250 $4,595* U.S. Postage International Tower-Suite 600 Std. Presorted 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue sponds to the unused services and accommodations be refund- the deluxe Sofia Hotel Balkan. ed. Passengers requiring special assistance, including without D-Haydn (Midship) $5,045 $250 $4,795* Chicago, IL 60631 limitation those who permanently or periodically use a wheel- • Spend nine nights aboard the chair, must be accompanied by someone who is fit and able to Please contact AHI Travel at 800-323-7373 with questions regarding this trip or to assist them, and who will be totally responsible for providing all C-Strauss (Aft) $5,345 $250 $5,095* MS Amadeus Silver II. make a reservation. required assistance. AIR TRANSPORTATION-The price of air transportation offered by Full Legal Name (exactly as it appears on passport) AHI Travel is based on Advance Purchase Excursion fares. After B-Strauss (Midship) $5,445 $250 $5,195* • Spend three nights in Prague, Czech tickets are issued, penalties up to 100% of the ticket price may Republic, at the deluxe Art Deco Imperial be levied. If connecting flights are requested, special promo- A-Mozart $5,645 $250 $5,395* tional fares may be used, in which case penalties of as much as Hotel. (1) _____________________________________________________________ 100% may be assessed by the airlines if reservations are Title First Middle Last Date of Birth Suite-Mozart (Midship) $6,145 $250 $5,895* changed or canceled after ticketing. After departure, if the TRANSFERS AND PORTERAGE Top to bottom: reservations are changed, you will be charged the higher, all Dancers, Baba Vida fortress, year Economy class fare. VARIATIONS TO THE GROUP ITINER- Categories Suite, A, B and C feature French balconies. Categories D and E feature a window. ARY MUST BE REQUESTED NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS PRIOR TO • Deluxe motor coach transfers from the Sofia Vidin _____________________________________________ _________________ DEPARTURE. Passengers who choose to make their own airline *Special Price valid if booked by the date found on the address panel. VAT is an additional $395 per person. Pécs, Hungary Email Class/Parent Year(s) reservations independently will be wholly responsible for any hotel to the ship and from the ship to the Hofburg Palace, Vienna airline fees or penalties incurred as a result of program cancel- All prices quoted are in USD, per person, based on double occupancy and do not include air transportation (2) _____________________________________________________________ lation and/or change in travel dates, or airline schedule(s). Prague hotel, including baggage handling. Apricots, Wachau Valley Title First Middle Last Date of Birth BAGGAGE-Baggage restrictions vary according to the airline poli- costs (unless otherwise stated). Single supplement waived for solo travelers! Cover photos: cy and the class of service flown. Details will be provided with your pre-departure information. Baggage allowances are sub- This offer is limited, capacity controlled and tends to sell out quickly. MEALS MS Amadeus ship on the ject to change by the carrier without notice. Excess baggage Danube, Budapest _____________________________________________ _________________ charges for additional or oversized/overweight pieces are • Enjoy an extensive meal program, including 14 breakfasts, nine lunches Aggstein Castle, Wachau Valley expensive and not included in your trip price; plan your Email Class/Parent Year(s) wardrobe accordingly. Transport of baggage and personal AHI FLEXAIR ITINERARY and 10 dinners. Tea or coffee is included with all meals, plus wine with effects is at the owner's risk throughout the travel program. Prague Street Address: ___________________________________________________ AUTHORITY TO USE IMAGES AND AUDIO RECORDINGS-On occa- dinner. Take advantage of leisure time to try local cuisine independently. Dear Graduates, Parents and Friends of Brown, sion, AHI Travel obtains, from its staff, or from trip participants, August 8-23, 2015 Day 1 Depart gateway city for photographic or video images of passengers and trip activities. Sofia, BulgariaA • Sample authentic regional specialties at local restaurants. Join the Brown Travelers on a cultural journey to explore elegant Eastern European cities and old world towns along the By participating in this travel program, you authorize AHI Travel, storied Danube River. You’ll spend two nights in Sofia, Bulgaria, before embarking on your cruise in Vidin. As you City: ____________________________________________________________ Brown University and the Brown Alumni Association, without Our personalized air program allows you to • Attend special Welcome and Farewell Receptions and Dinners. providing compensation to you, or obtaining additional Day 2 Sofia Czech Republic travel the Danube, you’ll stop to visit historic abbeys, admire centuries of architectural flair and wander through regal approvals from you, to include photographic and video record- select your flights, routing, class of service and ings of you, as well as voice recordings included with any YOUR EXCITING TRAVEL PROGRAM palaces. Disembark the ship in Passau, Germany, and continue to Prague, Czech Republic, one of the most beautiful cities State: _________________________________________ ZIP: ______________ Day 3 Sofia videos, in AHI Travel's and/or Brown's sales, marketing, adver- dates of travel in consultation with one of our in Europe. tising, publicity and/or training activities. Day 4 Vidin/Embark ship (For full details, refer to the day-by-day itinerary.) RESPONSIBILITY-AHI Travel, Brown University and the Brown experienced Passenger Service Representatives. Home: (_________)______________Cell: (_________)____________________ Alumni Association do not own or operate any entity which pro- Day 5 Drobeta-Turnu Severin, • Informative educational programs, presented by local experts and Brown You will be accompanied on this trip by Duncan Smith ’61, ’67 PhD, Emeritus Professor of German Studies and Modern vides goods or services for this program, and act only as agents Airfares will vary, depending on airline, routing Culture and Media at Brown (see his brief bio. below). A very experienced faculty lecturer for the Brown Travelers for the independent suppliers of travel conveyance, transport, Romania/Orsova/Iron Gate professor Duncan Smith, will enhance your insight into the region. accommodations or other services. All such persons or entities and class of service. Specially negotiated Germany program, Duncan is well familiar with this area of the world. He began visiting major Eastern European cities in 1964 while Sharing with ______________________________________. (Form sent separately.) are independent contractors. As a result, AHI Travel and the Gorge Sponsoring Association are not liable for any negligence or will- air rates are often available. In most cases, • Personal VOX listening devices allow you to hear every word from your a Fulbright scholar in Austria and continued to do so while teaching in the former East Germany and again when working I/we authorize you to make my/our reservations as follows: ful act of any such person or entity or any third person. In addi- in the former Soviet Union. Budapest and Prague were then, as he describes them, “respite cities for so many East tion and without limitation, AHI Travel and the Sponsoring transfers between the airport and hotel/cruise Day 6 Belgrade, Serbia expert English-speaking guides. Cabin category desired: 1st Choice ____________ 2nd Choice___________ Association are not responsible for any delays, delayed depar- Germans as well as sources of excellent beer and wine, magnificent architecture and music and museums, and the Land/Cruise and AHI FlexAir ture or arrival, missed carrier connections, loss, death, damage ship will be included on arrival and departure Day 7 Pécs, Hungary • The following excursions: locations of so many cultural and historical monuments closed off to westerners during the Cold War.” Ì or injury to person or property, or accident, mechanical defect, I/we reserve the Land/Cruise Program and request the Air Program to Sofia, failure or negligence of any nature howsoever caused in con- days. Your Passenger Service Representative Day 8 Budapest – Immerse yourself in the culture and history of Sofia. Bulgaria, with return from Prague, Czech Republic, to depart from: nection with any accommodations, transportation or other serv- Austria Thinking about this trip, Duncan writes: NO SINGLE ices or for any substitution of hotels or of common carrier will provide you with
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