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2024 Travel Opportunities

SIR Branch Travel Chair Trips and News        Milt Smith State Travel Chair miltsmith549@gmail.com  925-285-2897c

April 2024

Princess 11 Nigh Inside Passage Cruise from San Francisco Rt Alaska May 26 – June 6, 2024. Ketchikan,
Juneau, Skagway AK and Victoria, Canada. Cabins start $2590 pp to $3322 pp double occupancy. Contact
John Cardoza Branch 143. 209-483-7722 or johncardoza@hotmail.com

Best of Spain and Portugal April 27 – May 12. 2024. Branch 146. Cost $7,895pp. Madrid, Segovia, Porto,
Lisbon, Seville, Gibraltar, Costa Del Sol, Alhambra, Valencia, Barcelona, round trip airfare, 15-day guided tour
with Travel Director, 14 nights at centrally located 4star hotels, 5 dinners and 2 lunches including wine, all tips,
transfers and baggage handling. Contact Glenn Breslin Branch 146 925-288-6520 glennbreslin@gmail.com

Venice & Croatian Islands Cruise Sept. 30 – Oct. 12 ’24 cost approx. $6,645 – $7,145pp. depending on
cabin. Highlights: 2 nights hotel each in Venice and Rijeka. 7 night cruise of the Croatian Islands Venice,
Murano Island, Collio Wine Region, Hum, Olive Oil tasting, Farm to table dinner, Sailing through Kornati
National Park and more. Contact Bill Britton Branch 101, 925-200-1062 bill.britton@comcast.net

Fall Mexican Riviera Getaway Oct. 15 – 26, ’24 11 Days. Branch 98 Cost $844 – $944 – $1074 – $1424 –
$6083pp. depending on cabin. Highlights: Departs from and returns to San Francisco, ports of call Cabo San
Lucas, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo. Contact Katherine Gervais Branch 98. 916-337-1623
Kathig@shipsandtrips.com

Prague to Budapest River Trip November Dates: 11/6/24 thru 11/20/24 Cabin Prices Range from $3195-
$3995 Air from SFO: $1100. Ports and cities: Prague, Linz, Krems,
Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest. 11/23/24 Dresden and Berlin: $995pp PRE-TRIPM – Warsaw and Krakow:
$1095 PRE-TRIP. Budapest: $745 POSTTRIP. Contact Milt Smith 925-258-2897 ASAP for more info.
miltsmith549@gmail.com or book directly
Group Code G4-23630 call 1-800-221-2610

Panama Canal Cruise San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale. Jan. 20 – Feb. 5, 2025 17 days. Cost from $4,185 –
$6,295 depending on cabin choice. Ports of Call: Puerto Vallarta Mexico, Puerto Quetzal Guatemala,
Puntarenas Costa Rica, Fuerte Amador Panama, Full Transit through the historic locks, and Cartagena
Columbia. Includes transfers from Modesto to Port of San Francisco and airfare from Ft. Lauderdale to
Sacramento. For more information contact John Cordoza 209-483-7722 johncordoza@hotmail.com Branch
143

29 Day Northern Lights Grand Adventure South Hampton (London) to Ft. Lauderdale Sept. 27 – Oct. 26, 2025. Prices range from $3797 – $8264 pp. depending on cabin. Is seeing the Northern Lights and visiting Norway on your bucket list? This is the trip for you join us on the Emerald Princess for a 29-day cruise. Five stops in Norway, additional stops in France and Spain. Additional costs, airfare, trip insurance & $285 port
taxes. Contact kathig@shipsandtrips.com