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INCLUDED FEATURES: • Round trip airfare to Florida • One-night stay in Ft. Lauderdale, including breakfast • Transfers between Florida airport and hotel, hotel and pier, pier and Florida airport • 10-night cruise aboard Celebrity Reflection • Meals and entertainment onboard ship • Gratuities for drivers and airport, hotel, and pier porters • Pre-paid cruise gratuities for stateroom attendants and dining room staff • Hotel taxes and resort fees • Port and government taxes and fees NOT INCLUDED: • Meals not included in itinerary • Baggage handling fees imposed by airlines • Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages onboard ship • Optional specialty restaurant surcharges onboard ship • Optional shore tours on cruise • Items and services of a personal nature • Optional trip cancellation/interruption protection • Optional transportation to/from Ohio Airport ($40 pp) COSTS PER PERSON: Interior Stateroom $2,995 per person (2 to a cabin) $172 per person travel protection 183-200 square feet $4,295 per person (single) $276 per person travel protection Deluxe Veranda Stateroom $3,995 per person (2 to a cabin) $242 per person travel protection 194 sq. ft. plus 54 sq. ft. balcony $5,995 per person (single) $388 per person travel protection Concierge Veranda Stateroom $4,295 per person (2 to a cabin) $276 per person travel protection 204 sq. ft. plus 42 sq. ft. balcony $6,495 per person (single) $422 per person travel protection Aqua-Class Veranda Stateroom $4,695 per person (2 to a cabin) $319 per person travel protection 194 sq. ft. plus 54 sq. ft. balcony $7,195 per person (single) $519 per person travel protection All staterooms feature 2 twin beds that can be converted to a queen, with Celebrity eXhale bedding; private bathroom with shower; custom-blended bath products; interactive flat-screen television; hairdryer; private safe; minibar; twice-daily housekeeping service and evening bed turn-down service. Deluxe Veranda staterooms also have a private balcony with patio furniture. Concierge Veranda staterooms have personalized concierge service; priority check-in and debarkation; exclusive embarkation-day lunch; a destination seminar; restaurant seating time preferences; welcome sparkling wine and fresh fruit; and daily delivery of afternoon savories. AquaClass Veranda staterooms are suited for those with a focus on wellness and relaxation. Extra amenities include the specialty restaurant, Blu, only for AquaClass guests; unlimited access to the Persian Garden spa lounge; Personal Spa Concierge; Hansgrohe Ultimate shower panel; Wellness Channel with on-demand AquaClass programming; daily delivery of flavored tea and bottled water; pillow menu; aromatherapy diffuser; and an expanded room service breakfast menu. Triple and quad-occupancy staterooms are subject to availability. Prices are available upon request. Caribbean Cruise Contact your Freedom Years Director for reservations February 7-18, 2019 and additional information. When cruising to the Caribbean, expect a whole lot of sun, sand, and beautiful Century National Bank • 740.455.7296 • [email protected] waters to wash over you with relaxation and happiness. The Caribbean is Fairfield National Bank • 740.681.8251 • [email protected] highlighted by some of the most spectacular rainforests in the world, tropical Park National Bank • 740.349.3739 • [email protected] cuisine to expand your palate, and an exclusive, exotic atmosphere that will make Richland Bank • 419.525.8742 • [email protected] you feel right at home. Experience the exciting culture mixtures throughout the islands cultivated by foreign influence from Europe, South America, and the U.S. Our Ports of Call: St. Johns, Antigua; Bridgetown, Barbados; Catries, St. Lucia; Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis; and Philipsburg, St. Maarten. ST. JOHNS, ANTIGUA: The largest of the British Leeward Islands, Antigua (pronounced an-tee-ga) boasts one of the Caribbean's most spectacular coastlines with secluded coves and sun-drenched beaches. The island's rolling hills are dotted with stone sugar mills, relics from the bygone era when sugar was king. Historic Nelson's Dockyard, where Admiral Horatio Nelson quartered his fleet in 1784, attests to Our Itinerary: Antigua's long and colorful nautical history during colonial times. And St. John's, the island's bustling capital, offers visitors a wealth of boutiques, restaurants and pubs. Thursday, February 7 Fly to Florida. Overnight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: Barbados is one of the few Caribbean islands solely colonized by one nation. It's no wonder Bajans describe their country as being "more English than England sheself", surnames like Worthing and Hastings abound. But look around and you know you're not in England: rich and fertile tropical fields meet a glistening, Friday, February 8: Depart 4 pm azure sea. The soft pastels of old chattel houses blend with the vibrant reds, oranges, and greens of roadside fruit stands. In Morning at Leisure at hotel. Transfer to pier and embarkation of short, Barbados exudes a charm all its own. Perhaps it is due to Bajan culture, that celebrated blend of English tradition and Celebrity Reflection the African heritage brought to the island by slaves imported to work the sugar plantations. The potent brew which results flavors every aspect of island life, from music, dance and art, to religion, language and food. Saturday, February 9 - Sunday, February 10: At sea CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA: Nestled below the Pitons, twin peaks rising over 2,600 feet above the azure waters of the Caribbean, St. Lucia is an oasis of tropical calm. The island's capital, Castries, is a town of charming, pastel-colored colonial Monday, February 11: Arrive at 9 am / Depart at 4 pm buildings, home to some 60,000. Yet despite its peaceful setting, St. Lucia has a turbulent and colorful history. Fierce Carib warriors overran the peaceful Arawaks in the 9th century. The first European settler, Francois Le Clerc, was a French St. Johns, Antigua buccaneer. Le Clerc's countrymen followed in his wake, establishing the town of Soufriere in 1746. Sugar was the lure, sugar was king. Within four decades some 50 plantations flourished on the island. Thus St. Lucia became part of the Caribbean's 18th-century trade triangle of sugar, slavery, and rum. Today this beautiful island welcomes visitors drawn to its exotic Tueday, February 12: Arrive at 10 am / Depart at 6 pm tropical landscape, superb beaches, crystalline waters, and colorful marine life. Bridgetown, Barbados BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS & NEVIS: Jagged volcanoes soaring above azure and turquoise seas, dense rainforests in myriad shades of green, rolling fields of sugarcane--welcome to St. Kitts. Along with its neighbor, Nevis, Wednesday, February 13: Arrive at 8 am / Depart at 6 pm St. Kitts presents an exotic landscape more common to Polynesia than the Caribbean. The islands' terrain, rich soil, and Castries, St. Lucia climate made them ideal locations for raising sugarcane. In fact, St. Kitts and Nevis were once the crown jewels of the Caribbean. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Spain, France and England vied for control of the islands, with the English finally winning out in 1787. Today, British and French heritage is evident on both islands. Basseterre, the capital of St. Kitts, Thursday, February 14: Arrive at 8 am / Depart at 6 pm boasts fine, restored colonial buildings. Impressive Brimstone Hill Fortress, called the "Gibraltar of the West Indies," is one Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis of the most impressive fortresses in the Caribbean. PHILIPSBURG, ST. MAARTEN: St. Maarten offers a delightful case of split personality. Legend has it that a Friday, February 15: Arrive at 7 am / Depart at 5 pm Frenchman and a Dutchman divided ownership of the island through a walk-off: Standing back to back, the two headed in Philipsburg, St. Maarten opposite directions, walking around the island until they met. Perhaps the Dutchman paused for a refreshing brew. At any rate, the French ended up claiming 21 square miles of the island to 16 square miles for the Dutch. This lively tale says much Saturday, February 16 - Sunday, February 17: At sea about St. Maarten's easygoing ways. No formal boundary exists between the Dutch and French sides of the island; a simple welcome sign tells you when you cross from one country to the other. But the differences are as noticeable as the spelling Monday, February 18: Arrive at 7 am of the island's name. The French spell it St. Martin. And it's this split personality that lends so much to the island's charms, Fort Lauderdale - Disembark ship and fly home including an international reputation for the finest cuisine in the Caribbean. Our Ports of Call: St. Johns, Antigua; Bridgetown, Barbados; Catries, St. Lucia; Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis; and Philipsburg, St. Maarten. ST. JOHNS, ANTIGUA: The largest of the British Leeward Islands, Antigua (pronounced an-tee-ga) boasts one of the Caribbean's most spectacular coastlines with secluded coves and sun-drenched beaches. The island's rolling hills are dotted with stone sugar mills, relics from the bygone era when sugar was king. Historic Nelson's Dockyard, where Admiral Horatio Nelson quartered his fleet in 1784, attests to Our Itinerary: Antigua's long and colorful nautical history during colonial times. And St. John's, the island's bustling capital, offers visitors a wealth of boutiques, restaurants and pubs. Thursday, February 7 Fly to Florida. Overnight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: Barbados is one of the few Caribbean islands solely colonized by one nation. It's no wonder Bajans describe their country as being "more English than England sheself", surnames like Worthing and Hastings abound. But look around and you know you're not in England: rich and fertile tropical fields meet a glistening, Friday, February 8: Depart 4 pm azure sea. The soft pastels of old chattel houses blend with the vibrant reds, oranges, and greens of roadside fruit stands. In Morning at Leisure at hotel.