The
footsteps of
saint paul
April 20 May
1, 2009
Spiritual
Guide, Father Henry
Arrangements made by Frank Brown of Belmont Tours
$3498
per person, double occupancy
PRICE IS FROM
NEW YORK
PRICES ALSO AVAILABLE AT SINGLE AND TRIPLE OCCUPANCY.
Includes
ุ
Two nights in Athens at deluxe Hotel Divanis Acropolis
ุ Two nights at First class 4 star Capsis Hotel in Thessalonika
ุ One night at First Class 4 star Amalia Kalambaka [Meteora]
ุ One night in the 4 star Amalia Delphi
ุ Four night cruise in Category A outside cabins on Monarch Cruises.
ุ Full Buffet Breakfast daily
ุ Full Dinner each
evening.
ุ All meals [breakfast, lunch and dinner]
on the cruise.
ุ Two shore excursions INCLUDED [Patmos and
Ephesus] at no extra charge.
ุ All taxes including port charges, included.
ุ Baggage handling and taxes at hotels included. [shipboard tipping is at
your discretion]
ุ All admissions, including The Acropolis, Phillipi, the Monasteries,
Vergina Palace, Veria Museum, Delphi, Ancient Corinth, Ephesus and many other admissions!
ุ Daily Mass and teachings by Father Henry.
ุ Nonstop
flights on Olympic Airlines from JFK to and from Athens [connecting on
outbound to Thessaloniki]
ุ Local English Speaking Guide on all land portions of the Pilgrimage.
Escorted by Frank of
Belmont
Tours
Basic Itinerary
More
religious sites will be selected by Father Henry and
added to the Itinerary.
April 20: Departure from
JFK to
Athens
, connecting to
Thessaloniki
Greece
. Dinner and breakfast served on board.
April 21: Our bus meets us at the airport and we transfer to Capsis hotel.
Most of day at leisure; short visit in important site in
Thessaloniki
. Mass will be said by Father Henry either in the hotel or at a local Catholic Church.
April 22: The
day is full of activities, including the St. Lydias Baptistry, ancient
Phillipi, The Roman Forum, The Prison of
Saint Paul
and the Lion Statue of Amphipolis. Dinner
and overnight continues in
Thessaloniki
. Mass site to be determined.
April 23: After visiting local
church we depart in the morning for Verna and Berea; important in the life of
Saint Paul
. We continue our journey, stopping at important sites until we reach our hotel
for the night in Kalambaka. .
April 24: Today
is a very special day dedicated to visiting the world famous hanging Monasteries
of Meteora. Our hotel for the evening is in
Delphi
.
April 25-26: Today we mix the ancient
religion of the Greeks during our visit to Delphi to the ancient city of
Corinth
where
Saint Paul
sent his letters to the Corinthians. Our final destination is our hotel in
Athens
. Full Athens sightseeing on 26th.
April 27:
We board our ship for our 4
night cruise of the Greek Isles. Our port of call today is
Mykonos
. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served on shipboard each day.
April 28: Today we visit two very interesting places. This morning we
visit
Ephesus
. We will view the Great
Amphitheater where
Saint Paul
was arrested and cast out of the city. Later, we visit the house of the Virgin
Mary. This afternoon we visit Patmos where visit
the Monastery of
St. John
The Divine. We will view its relics
and the grotto where
St. John
wrote the Book of Revelations.. .
Both of these shore excursions are included!
April 29:
Our whole day is in the port of the City of
Rhodes
. It is an ancient walled city with a wonderful market. The local beaches are
within walking distance of where we dock. You may also wish to take a shore
excursion. One of the excursions offered is to Lindos, where
Saint Paul
landed when he visited
Rhodes
.
April 30: Today
our ship visits two interesting ports; Santorini and Heraklion Crete. The Palace
of Knossos is an interesting shore excursion in
Crete
. As usual, Mass will be celebrated on shipboard.
May 1: We arrive in
Athens
and take our flight to the USA.
October 27: We transfer to the airport for our flights home.
The
Footsteps of
Saint Paul
with Father Bruce.
Transfers:
All
transportation between hotels, airports in
Greece
and sights not within walking distance of the hotel is provided.
Porterage:
No more than one suitcase and one carry-on will be permitted.
Adhere to airline regulations for weight limitations.
Taxes:
All taxes are included.
Gratuities:
Although service charges are included, it is customary to tip the driver the
guide and, if the service is fine, your hotel personnel.
We include the tip for the waiters, but if you wish to add to that tip,
you may. A shipboard gratuity to your steward is customary.
Documents:
U. S.
citizens need a valid passport. If you are resident alien, kindly check with us
for visa.
Not included:
Tips to the driver and guide.
It also does not include costs such as telephone charges or laundry
costs. Any Visa or departure taxes from
Greece
or for
Turkey
are not in effect at the time of this printing, but if this changes, they
are not included!
Insurance:
You may wish to purchase trip cancellation insurance. Information will be
provided at your request or in a mailing.
Cancellation:
Within 120 days no charge.
119 90 days prior to departure - $ 1400 45 days prior - $2100. 44-31 days prior:
$2500 30
days prior no refund.
Full
payment: Full
payment is due no later than
January 5, 2009
. As per our policy, no charge will
be made to you for any cancellation fee prior to the above indications. There
are no hidden costs! Everything
is included no foreign taxes, admission costs. Only
what you wish to give to the driver and waiters in hotel is extra. Also,
shipboard is at your discretion.
To
inscribe in the Pilgrimage, please fill out the application form and send it
along with a $500 deposit to:
BELMONT TOURS
312 FRANK AVENUE
MAMARONECK NEW YORK 10543
To register for this trip, please fill out registration
form and return with deposit.
Mail to: BELMONT TOURS 312 FRANK
AVENUE MAMARONECK NY 10543
Be sure to include your deposit as
no reservation can be made without deposit of $500 per person. Our e mail is: belmontours@yahoo.com
Web page: www.belmontours.com
Space is very limited. For further
information, you may call 800 760 4330
