A NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2027

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Hammond Castle Candlelight Tour • Quincy Market • Faneuil Hall • Holiday Shopping • Boston's Stocking Stuffer Tour with Stocking Gifts • Trinity Church • Gingerbread Lunch • Holiday Pops Concert at Symphony Hall Boston

EXCURSION INCLUDES: Luxury Motorcoach Transportation • Three Nights’ Accommodations at the Encoure Resort  • 1 Dinner at Maggiano's Restaurant • 2 $20 Meal Vouchers • Baggage Handling • Standard Tour Taxes & Gratuities • Scenic Excursions Tour Host/Hostess

PRICE PER PERSON:

$2,249.00 - Double - $2,199.00

$2,149.00 - Triple - $2,099.00

$2,795.00 - Single - $2,745.00

EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT: Book with a $200 per person deposit before 3/31/27 and Save $50 per person

FINAL PAYMENT DUE 75 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE - 9/21/2027

TRAVEL PROTECTION & TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

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TENTATIVE ITINERARY:

Day One – Sunday, December 5, 2027: Depart via luxury motor coach setting forth for Massachusetts.  Check into our resort hotel for three night, The Encore Boston Hotel, Everett, MA. Late afternoon arrival. The ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR is 5-Star Resort.

• Each person will receive a slot-play-credit for the slot machines.

• They will also $20.00 meal vouchers TOWARDS meals designated at the hotel.

Enjoy GAMING or partake in the many AMENITIES listed below:

Spa • Salon • Fitness Center • The Drugstore – sells sundries and unusual gift items • Beauty Shop • Wynn Collection Boutique Clothes Shopping  • Master Classes upon availability  • Harbor Walk • There are several different bars located on property too, for guests to get a drink after dinner.

 DINNER at the Encore at your leisure using one of your $20.00 meal vouchers.

Day Two – Monday, December 6, 2027: 

BREAKFAST at the ENCORE. (Use one of your meal vouchers towards this meal. Meet your PROFESSIONAL GUIDE FOR A DAY OF TOURING. Today, we travel to Hammond Castle in Gloucester, MA for a HOLIDAY CANDELIGHT TOUR.

Note: The Museum is not handicapped accessible due to the number of stairs. Please be aware of this when planning your visit. There is no possibility of taking anyone back to the hotel before the evening out due to timing and logistics.

“Since its completion in 1929, Hammond Castle Museum has attracted rumors and urban legends of supernatural association and occult happening. While most of these wild stories can be dismissed as pure fiction, the building occupies a fascinating place within the broader historical context of the development of spiritualist and spiritualist-adjacent fields in American culture. The spiritualist movement enthralled America’s upper and middle class during

the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Both John Hays Hammond Jr. and his wife, Irene, were fascinated with wide-ranging topics including Astrology, Divination, Numerology, Extrasensory Perception (ESP), and Mediumship.

Following our tour, we head back to Boston for  HOLIDAY SHOPPING at QUINCY MARKET. For over 250 years the marketplace has played an integral role in the life of Boston’s residents. You will feel the cobblestones beneath your feet, see roaming performers and be able to taste the wonderfully diverse ethnic foods available to you. There are 100 shops, carts and artisans that offer treasures for you to take home with you!

Day Three – Tuesday, December 7, 2027: 

BREAKFAST at the ENCORE at your leisure. Use one of your meal vouchers towards this meal. We will depart the resort to meet our PROFESSIONAL GUIDE for a day of holiday TOURING. Celebrate the festivities of the holiday season! Each guest receives a HOLIDAY STOCKING on our delightful STOCKING STUFFER TOUR. Hear narration about Boston’s historic sites and holiday traditions. Guests will get a STOCKING GIFT at each stop. This is a fun and spirited way to enjoy the holidays in the city! TOUR of TRINITY CHURCH BOSTON. “Trinity Church Boston is designated as ‘one of the ten most important buildings in America’ by the American Institute of Architects. More than 70,000 visitors tour this National Historic Landmark building each year. Come see why!” Enjoy a GINGERBREAD LUNCH. “Celebrate the holidays by designing and decorating your own Gingerbread House with candy and frosting. A delicious lunch is served and then each person decorates a Gingerbread house. (Each person takes their Gingerbread creation home with them.)

Following our lunch, we continue our Stocking Stuffer tour – it will certainly be fun!  This afternoon will be the highlight of your trip. Attend a BOSTON POPS CHRISTMAS CONCERT at SYMPHONY HALL in BOSTON! We   will celebrate the splendor of the holiday season enjoying this Christmas tradition. Tonight, it’s back to your hotel to nestle in bed with visions of sugar plums (and the Boston Pops) dancing in your head! DINNER included at MAGGIANO’S RESTAURANT.

Day Four – Wednesday, December 8, 2027: BREAKFAST at the ENCORE. Use one of your meal vouchers towards this meal. CHECK OUT and travel home making comfort and lunch stop en route sharing fond holiday memories along the way.  Early evening arrival home