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TRAVEL CATALOG | SEPTEMBER 2020 2021 Travel Planner WHERE TO GO NEXT Vacation ideas for the new year (Who’s ready to get away?) Hawaii’s black-sand beaches beckon. Coming soon: Family moments worth planning for. Trips on the Horizon Let’s be honest: We’re ready to leave 2020 behind and put something on our calendar to look forward to. Now’s the time to plan ahead and bring your travel dreams to life, with the help of your Virtuoso advisor and this special planner, packed with inspiration and ideas from around the world. When you’re able to travel, your Virtuoso advisor can customize the perfect trip, complete with complimentary VIP perks, rare access to unique experiences, and – most importantly – peace of mind. The world’s best travel agencies and advisors are Virtuoso®. MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, IMAGES, MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES/GETTY (COVER) TOM SIMAK/GETTY IMAGES SIMAK/GETTY TOM (COVER) WHAT’S INSIDE: 2021 Travel Planner Walk the Queen’s Garden Trail in Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park. 2 12 24 38 Reasons to Celebrate It Takes a Villa Star Shooters Romantic getaways, epic group The focus of your next trip: The best cameras to elevate trips, and heartwarming reunions decadent seclusion, privacy, your vacation photos. MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES/GETTY IMAGES, IMAGES, MONKEYBUSINESSIMAGES/GETTY (COVER) TOM SIMAK/GETTY IMAGES SIMAK/GETTY TOM (COVER) for every type of traveler. and service. SEPTEMBER 2020 1 38 REASONS TO CELEBRATE AROUND THE WORLD Romantic getaways, epic group trips, and heartwarming reunions for every type of traveler. 2 2021 TRAVEL PLANNER As the world carefully reopens for business, celebrating special moments together – anniversaries, weddings, honeymoons, graduations, and other life milestones – deserves moment-matching settings. From luxury picnics amid local wildlife at Africa’s Ngorongoro Crater to snorkeling pristine reefs off Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island to staying in a private tree house in Saint Lucia, these featured Virtuoso hotels and resorts, cruise lines, tour operators, travel companies, and destination partners specialize in special on a global scale. Find the full article on celebration travel inspiration on virtuoso.com/articles/virtuoso-communities/38-reasons. FEATURED VIRTUOSO PARTNERS SPECIALIZING IN CELEBRATION TRAVEL: AFRICA: ASIA: • Giltedge Africa • Conrad Maldives Rangali Island • The St. Regis Mauritius Resort • One&Only Reethi Rah • One&Only Royal Mirage AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & PACIFIC ISLANDS: EUROPE: • InterContinental Bora Bora Resort • Adare Manor & Thalasso Spa • Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona • Royal Davui Island Resort, Fiji • Monaco Government Tourist Office • St. Regis Bora Bora Resort • Original Senses – Greece • Tahiti Legends • Tourism Ireland LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN: UNITED STATES & CANADA: • Half Moon, Jamaica • Fairmont Grand Del Mar San Diego • Hotel Punta Islita • Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows • Ladera Resort • Fairmont Scottsdale Princess • Mandarin Oriental, Canouan • Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa • One&Only Mandarina (Virtuoso Preview) • Terranea Resort • The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico • The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, New York • Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal • Ventana Big Sur, an Alila Resort WORLDWIDE: CRUISE: • Aman • Celebrity Cruises • Classic Vacations • Paul Gauguin Cruises • Flytographer • Princess Cruises • Swain Destinations • Seabourn • Travel Impressions • Virgin Voyages For more information, contact your Virtuoso travel advisor and enjoy exclusive benefits. For more information, contact your Virtuoso travel advisor and enjoy exclusive benefits. Go Small and Get Up to $300 Credit Windstar Cruises Get back into the spirit of cruising with Windstar. Its intimate vessels – carrying just 148 to 342 guests – are perfectly sized to bring you closer to your destination while avoiding large crowds, with plenty of deck space to claim as your own. Use your exclusive credit toward a signature kayaking expedition through College Fjord, scuba diving off Moorea, or a top-shelf beverage package on board. Gain peace of mind with Windstar’s new multilayered health and safety protocols, which go beyond CDC guidelines to include HEPA filters and a UV-C air-zapping process on every yacht. Alaska travel tip: Pack plenty of layers, rain gear for exploring temperate rain forests, and a good pair of binoculars. DREAMS OF TAHITI TAHITI & THE TUAMOTU ISLANDS ALASKA GLACIERS & PRINCE 7 Nights • Wind Spirit, Star Breeze 10 or 11 Nights • Wind Spirit WILLIAM SOUND Departures available January 21 Departures available February 11 11 Nights • Star Breeze through December 30, 2021 through August 1, 2021 Departs July 5, 2021 Itinerary: Itinerary: Itinerary: Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia • Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia • Seward (Anchorage), Alaska • Moorea, French Polynesia • Raiatea, Fakarava, French Polynesia • Cruising College Fjord • Valdez, French Polynesia • Motu Mahaea Rangiroa, French Polynesia • Alaska • Cruising Point Adolphus • (Taha’a) • Bora-Bora, French Motu Mahaea (Taha’a) • Raiatea, Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska • Polynesia • Huahine, French French Polynesia • Bora-Bora, Cruising Tracy Arm or Endicott Arm • Polynesia • Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia • Huahine, French Juneau, Alaska • Petersburg, Alaska • French Polynesia Polynesia • Moorea, French Wrangell, Alaska • Ketchikan, Polynesia • Papeete, Tahiti, Alaska • Cruising Inside Passage • Complimentary Virtuoso Exclusive: French Polynesia Vancouver, British Columbia Virtuoso Voyages custom curated shore experience in Moorea, Complimentary Virtuoso Exclusive: Complimentary Virtuoso Exclusive: welcome reception, and onboard Up to $300 shipboard credit Up to $300 shipboard credit Virtuoso host OR up to $300 per stateroom per stateroom shipboard credit per stateroom Virtuoso Oceanview fares Virtuoso Oceanview Suite fares Virtuoso Oceanview fares from $2,799 per person. from $4,399 per person. from $1,999 per person. 4 2021 TRAVEL PLANNER ALASKAN SPLENDORS SOUTHEAST CANADIAN THE MARITIMES & MANHATTAN 11 Nights • Star Breeze EXPLORATIONS 12 Nights • Star Pride Departs July 30, 2021 11 Nights • Star Pride Departs October 11, 2021 Departs September 19, 2021 Itinerary: Itinerary: Vancouver, British Columbia • Itinerary: Montréal, Québec • Québec City, Cruising Inside Passage • Ketchikan, Montréal, Québec • Québec City, Québec • Gaspé, Québec • Alaska • Cruising Misty Fjords • Québec • Gaspé, Québec • Cap-aux- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Wrangell, Alaska • Sitka, Alaska • Meules, Magdalen Islands, Québec • Island • Halifax, Nova Scotia • Cruising Tracy Arm or Endicott Louisbourg, Nova Scotia • Halifax, Bar Harbor, Maine • Provincetown, Arm • Haines, Alaska • Juneau, Nova Scotia • Lunenburg, Nova Massachusetts • Newport, Rhode Alaska • Kenai Fjords, Alaska • Scotia • Portland, Maine • Bar Harbor, Island • New York City, New York Seward (Anchorage), Alaska Maine • Boston, Massachusetts Complimentary Virtuoso Exclusive: Complimentary Virtuoso Exclusive: Complimentary Virtuoso Exclusive: Up to $300 shipboard credit Up to $300 shipboard credit Up to $300 shipboard credit per stateroom per stateroom per stateroom Virtuoso Oceanview Suite fares Virtuoso Oceanview Suite fares Virtuoso Oceanview Suite fares from $3,699 per person. from $4,100 per person. from $3,599 per person. Ride a Jet Ski off Moorea or hike the island’s Opunohu Valley trails. Join a cultural celebration Rule the sea from on Bora-Bora. your Owner’s Suite. SEPTEMBER 2020 5 Trek along the steep red Caribou roam within cliffs of Zion Canyon, which Denali National Park. drop some 2,000 feet. Sample reds and whites as you make your way through Napa Valley. See the United States, Differently Kensington Tours Sip and cycle your way along Napa’s picturesque vine trail, take a hot-air balloon ride over beautiful Sonoma Valley, and enjoy behind-the-scenes access to California’s top wineries. Head to The Great Land for an exhilarating dogsled ride through Alaskan snowfields, a chalet stay in the heart of Denali National Park, a helicopter sightseeing flight, and a glacier trek with a mountaineer. In America’s Southwest you can explore the sublime valleys and weathered cliffs of Zion National Park, stroll through otherworldly Bryce Canyon, raft the mighty Colorado River, and stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon. SONOMA & NAPA VALLEY ALASKA LUXURY ADVENTURE WONDERS OF THE WEST IN LUXURY 7 Nights • Travel available anytime 9 Nights • Travel available anytime 6 Nights • Travel available anytime Virtuoso Exclusive Experience Virtuoso Exclusive Experience Virtuoso Exclusive Experience Includes: Includes: Includes: • Fully customized itinerary based • Fully customized itinerary based • Fully customized itinerary based on your interests and schedule on your interests and schedule on your interests and schedule • All accommodations, tours, and • All accommodations, tours, and • All accommodations, tours, and transfers for scheduled activities, transfers for scheduled activities, transfers for scheduled activities, unless otherwise listed in itinerary unless otherwise listed in itinerary unless otherwise listed in itinerary • Private driver for tours and transfers • Private driver for tours and transfers • Private driver for tours and transfers • Local private guides or shared • Local private guides or shared • Local private guides or shared tours that take you through your tours that take you through your tours that take you through your itinerary highlights and experiences itinerary highlights and experiences itinerary highlights and experiences