TOURS, ETC : CRUISES SET ON HEIRESS' YACHT.Byline: Daily News Special Expeditions has scheduled two 13-day September sailings aboard the four-masted Sea Cloud through the Mediterranean, calling at the Greek Islands of Delos and Santorini, the Turkish coast and Istanbul. The voyage begins in Istanbul, and is accompanied by a team of historians who will act as guides. The Sea Cloud, which carries 29 sails, was built for heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post Marjorie Merriweather Post aka Marjorie Merriweather Post Close Hutton Davies May (March 15 1887 – September 12 1973) was a leading American socialite and the founder of General Foods, Inc. . Cost of the trip ranges from $6,950 to $11,700 per person, not including air fare. Departure dates are Sept. 19 and 25. Information: (800) 762-0003. Rail trip: Pierce College Extension offers a Memorial Day tour to Arizona to mark 100 years of rail travel in the U.S. The trip, which runs May 23-27, includes passage on Amtrak's modern superliner su·per·li·ner n. 1. A very large, luxurious oceangoing passenger ship. 2. a. A railway car that is fitted with more capacious, comfortable, or luxurious accommodations than usual. b. , the Southwest Chief, plus an 1890s steam train and the restored 1940s Verde River Canyon Excursion Train. Overnight stops are in Sedona and Flagstaff Flagstaff, city (1990 pop. 45,857), seat of Coconino co., N Ariz., near the San Francisco Peaks; inc. 1894. Lumbering, ranching, and a lively tourist trade thrive in the region, where many ruined pueblos, numerous state parks, several lakes, and large pine forests , Ariz., with sightseeing and free time there. Cost is $389 per person ($499 single), and includes round-trip coach rail fare, two nights' lodgings, Grand Canyon rail fare, Verde River Canyon rail fare, motorcoach sightseeing, one lunch, one breakfast and services of a tour guide. A limited number of sleeper accommodations are available on board the Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run train for $115 per person, double occupancy, and are good roundtrip. A deluxe bedroom costs $219 per person, double occupancy, round-trip. Information: (818) 719-6425. Giddap gid·dap interj. Variant of giddyup. : Frontier Pack Train offers three springtime horseback treks into the Inyo National Forest Inyo National Forest is a federally protected forest in the United States. It is mostly located in California (1,839,887 acres / 7,445 square km.), but has a small section in western Nevada (60,656 acres / 245 square km.). to track wild horses. Trips leave from Bishop. Cost of the May 11-13 trip is $250 per person, cost of the May 17-19 ride is $295, and cost of the June 1-4 trek is $450; all include meals, camping gear and use of a horse, some of which were adopted through the Wild Horse Program. Information: (619) 873-7971 or (619) 648-7701. Just for women: Call of the Wild offers wilderness trips for women to two destinations this summer. A June 30-July 7 journey includes a tour of Fairbanks, Alaska, visits with local women pilots and dog sledders, and camping in Denali National Park Denali National Park Preserve, southern central Alaska, U.S. Established in 1980, it comprises the former Mount McKinley National Park (1917) and Denali National Monument (1978). . A July 8-14 tour includes a bush plane ride 110 miles above the Arctic Circle to Arctic Village, home of the Gwich'in Athabascan Indians in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) covers 19,049,236 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. It was originally protected in 1960 by order of Fred A. Seaton, the Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. . Cost of each trip is $1,595 per person. Information: (510) 849-9292. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Sixth passengers travel aboard the elegant Sea Cloud . |
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