Day Trips • Overnight Trips • Ship Shop Cruises • Fly Tours • Broadway Show Bus • Luncheon Shows
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January 2020 www.friendshiptours.net Volume 4, Issue 1 Traveling Together since 1977 Inside: • Day Trips • Overnight Trips • Ship Shop Cruises • Fly Tours • Broadway Show Bus • Luncheon Shows Departures: • Manchester • West Hartford • Danbury • Waterbury • West Springfield MA and More! Dear Traveler, Since 1977, Friendship Tours/The Ship Shop has been providing the highest quality Motorcoach Daytrips, Overnight Tours, Broadway ShowBus tours, Luncheon Shows, Ship Shop Cruises, and Fly Tours. It is with great pleasure that we share Volume 4, Issue 1 of our new brochure of trips for 2020. We are excited to offer all of our trips in our own comprehensive magazine. Inside, you will find details of tours with departures from Manchester, West Hartford, Waterbury, Danbury, CT & West Springfield, MA. Be assured that our motorcoach tours will continue to offer the same quality of tours with the same professional Tour Directors that you have enjoyed with us throughout all of these years. Please browse our catalog to find the perfect trip for you! Please look for follow-up newsletters throughout the year, too! For more information, please call us at 800-243-1630 or go to our website www.friendshiptours.net to reserve. We look forward to having you travel with us! CRUISES: .................................................................................................................................22-25 DAYTRIPS: ...................................................................................................................................3-9 FLY TOURS: .............................................................................................................................18-21 LUNCHEON SHOWS: ................................................................................................................10 OVERNIGHT TOURS:...........................................................................................................11-17 SHOWBUS BROADWAY: .........................................................................................................10 TOUR DEPARTURE LOCATIONS [MAN] MANCHESTER: Commuter Parking Lot, Buckland St & Pleasant Valley Rd [WH] WEST HARTFORD/NEW BRITAIN: Park & Ride Commuter Lot across from Target, Village Square Road, near WestFarms Mall [WBY] WATERBURY: Chase Parkway Commuter Park & Ride across from Naugatuck Valley Community College [DAN] DANBURY: Exit 2 Commuter Park & Ride on Mill Plain Road [WSP] WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA: Quality Inn, 1150 Riverdale Street - park in back of the hotel parking lot WOW! FRIENDSHIP TOURS 2020 LOYALTY REWARDS PROGRAM Travel with us on 4 tours in 2020 listed in this catalog and receive a $25 credit toward future travel after the 4th completed tour. On each qualifying trip, have your Loyalty Card signed. Complete 4 eligible trips this year and you will earn your reward! Enjoy the gift of travel, friendship and rewards! Thank you for being part of the Friendship Family! Details: Each traveler must complete their own 4 qualifying trips. Qualifying trips are listed in this catalog. The 4 trips must occur in 2020. You must complete the card & mail in to us. Ask us for details! 1 For Reservations visit www.friendshiptours.net or Call 800.243.1630/860.243.1630 As of October 1, 2020, your state driver’s license must show that your identity has been verified by the DMV in order to use it as ID to fly within the United States. Details of the Real ID program: • How do I know if my identity has been verified? - Pull out your state-issued driver’s license. Is there a yellow star in the top right corner? Yes? Then you’re verified. You can use your verified license with the gold star to board a plane for a domestic flight. You will still need a passport to fly internationally. • What if I don’t have a Gold Star on my driver’s license? If your license is not verified with the Gold Star, then your license will NOT be enough ID to get you on an airplane. You will need to bring a US Passport for ID. Make sure your name on your passport matches the name on your boarding ticket. Make sure your passport is not expired. • How do I get a Real ID license? - You’ll need to bring a few extra documents with you when you get your license renewed. Here’s a quick list: a primary form of ID - either a US passport or US birth certificate; a secondary form of ID - some common options are your current license, a Social Security card, a marriage certificate; Proof of your Social Security number; Proof that you live in CT - 2 pieces of mail. Check the DMV website for details. • Summary - Starting Oct 1, 2020, you must have a Gold Star on your driver’s license in order to use your license as identification when flying within the United States. If you do not have a Gold Star, then you must use a Passport for identification when flying in the US. If you are flying internationally, you still need to have a valid Passport. *If you are a non-US citizen, you will need some extra documentation to get the Gold Star verified license from the DMV. Please contact the DMV for more information. Please ask us if you have any questions when making travel plans that involve flights as of Oct 1, 2020. Complete itineraries can be found online at www.friendshiptours.net 2 DAYTRIPS Daytrips leave from several convenient departure points throughout CT & MA, including Manchester [MAN], West Hartford [WH], Waterbury [WBY], Danbury [DAN], & W. Springfield, MA [WSP]. The departure locations vary depending on each trip, so please refer to the description in each trip listing. Also, please see the ‘TOUR DEPARTURE LOCATION’ legend on Page 1. Not all tours leave from all departure locations. At each departure location, you will be met by a Friendship Tours Tour Director who will travel with you throughout your trip. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the departure time to ensure easy boarding and seating. NEW CASINO! ENCORE BOSTON & MADAME TUSSAUDS WAX MUSEUM, NYC MAGGIANO’S LITTLE ITALY, MA Sat., March 7, 2020 TWO DATES: Sat., Feb. 8, 2020 & COST: $95 adult/$92 senior & child (5-12 yr) Sat., May 30, 2020 COST: $95 The world renowned Family-style Italian lunch at a Madame Tussauds Wax Boston favorite - Maggiano’s Museum is a must see Little Italy. Afternoon at the attraction in the heart of new Encore Boston luxury Times Square. Free time to explore. casino in Everett, MA. The casino brings Departs: [MAN] [WH] [WBY] [DAN] glamour to a grand scale - 40 foot ceilings, glass chandeliers, state-of-the-art slot machines, WRIGHT’S CHICKEN FARM & table games, poker tables and more. TWIN RIVER CASINO, LINCOLN, RI Departs: [WBY] [WH] [MAN] Thu., March 12, 2020 COST: $79 Lunch at a Rhode Island AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL Favorite - Wright’s Chicken HISTORY & SPACE SHOW Farm - for their family-style, Sat., Feb. 15, 2020 home cooked baked chicken COST: $90 adult/$82 child (5 to 12 years) & pasta with their own sauce. NYC’s top rated family Afternoon at Twin River Casino - over 4,000 attraction! Admission to the slot machines & table games. Natural History museum. Departs: [WBY][WH] [MAN] Includes timed entry to the Space Show - new for 2020! BOSTON SPRING FLOWER & Departs: [MAN] [WH] [WBY] [DAN] GARDEN SHOW Sat., March 14, 2020 COST: $82 CLOVE CREEK DINNER THEATER, Don’t miss this kick-off to Spring! Enjoy LUNCH & SHOW, FISHKILL, NY exquisite gardens, speakers, demos, & a Sun., Feb. 23, 2020 COST: $116 fabulous marketplace with 200+ vendors. New! In the heart of the Hudson Valley, enjoy Time on own at Quincy Market. the professional live theater production of Departs: [WH] [MAN] “Barefoot in the Park” by Neil Simon in an intimate dinner theater setting and a IRISH CELEBRATION OF MUSIC & DANCE 3-course meal, prepared by chef graduates AT THE REAGLE MUSIC THEATRE of The Culinary Institute of America. & LUNCHEON, WALTHAM, MA Departs: [MAN] [WH] [WBY] [DAN] Sun., March 15, 2020 COST: $130 UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Join us at the Reagle Music QUARTERFINALS @ MOHEGAN SUN - Theatre for one of the largest AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Irish shows in the area. This Sat., March 7, 2020 COST: $90 variety show features the best Last season in the AAC! of Irish bands, songs, comedy & Reserved ticket to the AAC step dancers. Enjoy this heartfelt Quarterfinal session to see the homage to the Emerald Isle with Lady Huskies play at the this celebration of music & dance. Lunch at Mohegan Sun arena. Includes The Chateau includes corned beef & cabbage. casino bonus. Departs: [WH] [MAN] [WSP] Departs: [WBY] [WH] [MAN] 3 For Reservations visit www.friendshiptours.net or Call 800.243.1630/860.243.1630 DAYTRIPS WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE NEWPORT PLAYHOUSE - - ALL SHOOK UP PLAY, LUNCH, & CABARET SHOW Thur., March 19, 2020 COST: $122 Mon., April 6, 2020 COST: $102 Customer Favorite! Westchester This unique dinner theatre in Newport, RI is Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, NY is an a favorite! Enjoy a great buffet lunch in the elegant dinner theatre featuring a pre-show dining room. Then take your reserved seat in lunch and a full scale musical production of “All the theatre to see a hilarious, bawdy comedy. Shook Up” - featuring the music of Elvis Presley. After the play, return to the dining room for Departs: [MAN] [WH] [WBY] [DAN] the cabaret show! Departs: [WH] [MAN] RESORTS WORLD CATSKILLS, NEW CASINO, MONTICELLO, NY LEXINGTON & CONCORD, MA Sat., March 21, 2020 COST: $69 RIDE ALONG THE BATTLE ROAD & Nestled in the beauty of the Catskill VISIT TO HOME OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Mountains, Resorts World features Las Vegas Sat., April 18, 2020 COST: $115 style gaming with 2,150 slot machines, over Visit both Lexington & 150 live table games and a poker room. Concord, MA - home of historic Includes a casino bonus. sites. Guided tour of Orchard Departs: [WH] [WBY] [DAN] House, the house that author Louisa May Alcott wrote and WOODBURY COMMON OUTLETS & set her beloved classic, Little BROTHERHOOD WINERY, NY Women, in 1868. Lunch at Sat., March 28, 2020 COST: $79 the historic Concord’s Colonial Inn built in Time for spring shopping at the Woodbury 1716. Lexington, famous for the ‘shot heard Common Premium Outlets in Central round the world’ that began the American Valley, NY.