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Holidays (Home
& Abroad)
Mansfield U3A organises a range of
holidays for Nottinghamshire seniors every year that are also open to
friends and relations of members, subject to space, as many non-members
who have spent super holidays with us in the past have gone on to join
the U3A.
For bookings or enquiries please contact the relevant organiser.
(Organisers' names appear in each announcement below.)
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| 10/14 April |
Rhine Cruise to see Floriade and Keukenhof.
(Fully
booked with waiting list)
Cost: See information
panel below;
Balances
of £404, £369 or £349 (depending on your cabin) must be paid by the
meeting on 21st February.
This holiday is full board
including hot/cold buffet breakfast, set menu lunch
and evening meal, morning coffee and afternoon tea whilst cruising.
There are 20
cabins on the promenade deck with lounge, bar and dance
area, while the other cabins are on the main deck where the restaurant
is situated.
All have outward-facing windows, air-conditioning, shower and toilet,
satellite TV, in-house movies and a continental electricity socket (220
volts).
You will have a chance to explore Amsterdam, visit the famous wartime
city of Arnhem and travel to Venlo, the host town of the World
Horticultural Expo, Floriade 2012. There we will enjoy the world’s most
exquisite and exceptional flowers, plants, trees, fruits and vegetables
before moving-on to Utrecht. Then a coach ride will take us to the
Keukenhof Gardens in the heart of the Dutch bulbfields to see millions
of bulbs that have been hand-planted. All these visits are included in
the price!
The full itinerary is
here and there's more about MV
Diana and Trans Riverland Cruises on www.transriverline.nl.
The website for Floriade is at www.floriade.com and Keukenhof's is at www.keukenhof.nl.
Information for anyone wanting to join
the waiting list
(All cabins
have been taken.)
Cost,
inc full board
Cost
per person for cabins on main deck is £399, on the promenade deck
£419, main deck single passengers £454 (includes £55 single supplement.)
Insurance
Insurance is
compulsory. Everyone must
fill-in the first page of a ‘Just for Groups’ document and return it
with their deposit. A special rate of £19 with no age limit is being
offered by
the company. (Anyone with medication must declare it if taking
advantage of this good
offer.)
Come and collect a detailed
holiday itinerary from my table if you want to know more, or download it here.
For more information, please ring Margaret
Burlinson on
632538 or email marburl@lineone.net. |
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| 6/10 July |
Gardens in the Cotswolds
Cost: £202 (sharing), £250 (singles)
Please bring in
your deposits of £20 to the January meeting please - cheques payable to
‘Mansfield & District U3A’ Although all places have been
taken, I am still accepting names on a waiting list should you be
interested in this holiday.
 We
will be visiting Sudeley Castle, Painswick, Cerney House, Hidcote, and
Kiftsgate gardens – and looking around Stratford-upon-Avon on the way
home.
As usual, I always
appreciate a waiting list, which I have raided whilst organising the
last two holidays.
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29 Sept/
7 Oct |
Croatia by air to the Istrian Peninsula
Full itinerary here.
 We will be staying half-board at the excellent
Hotel Pical, ten minutes walk from the centre of Porec and 130m from
the beach
After discussion with the 37 members now wishing to go to Croatia, I
can now confirm that we will be flying from Manchester to Pula instead
of Birmingham to Trieste. I found there were more advantages in
changing the airline.
All transfers will still be included, although the final price to be
announced in January will be only a fraction over the original price of
£699. Please note the following points:-
- I will need a deposit
of £50 in January (payable to Mansfield U3A) to secure our
places on
the aircraft. Prices may increase the longer we wait!
- Please collect a ‘Just for Groups’
document to fill in your insurance details & return with your
deposit. Remember to add on £46 insurance if you wish to take advantage
of the Company’s insurance.
- So
that I make no mistakes when applying for airline tickets, would you
bring in a copy of your passport to me by the January meeting please. I
will return this to each of you at Manchester airport before we travel.
The company’s optional insurance costs £46.
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2013
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24 May/
3 June |
Cruise around Britain for 10
nights
 JUST
FOR GROUPS' company is offering a reduced price for this cruise on MV
Braemar before it appears in the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines preview
brochure.
I am assured it has
been a very popular holiday in the past
so if you are interested please collect a leaflet with details of the
itinerary and the accommodation, price and cabin details.Our
home port will be Dover and we will be calling at Guernsey, Falmouth,
Dublin, Lerwick in the Shetland Isles, Invergordon and Rosyth with
ample time for optional
excursions every time.
There'll be lots to
see en-route too as we
cruise past the Western Isles, for example, and lots to do on board
as Fred Olsen's pride themselves on their food and entertainment. This
offer will finish in March so it will be a pity if we cannot take
advantage of this opportunity. They will run it for us even if there
are under ten people!
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Update: January 2012
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Around
Britain
Cruise
4th May - 3rd June 2013
We
now have over 10 people signed up for this holiday which means that we
will be picked up in Mansfield and taken down to Dover free of charge!
You may need reminding that as with most cruises I have seen advertised
month, that a deposit of 10% of the cost of your cabin has
to be paid by the end of February or we willl lose 5% and
if we wait until after the end of March we will lose another 10%. I am
told that another £200-£500 will be added on to the price when
Fred Olsen releases the prices to the public, so we should really take
advantage of this 15% offer given exclusively for us!
If
any more of you are interested and haven't got a brochure come and
fetch one or click here, then please ring me ASAP. I shall then call
a meeting for all of us before the end of February to discuss the
procedure of booking and other details like choosing first or second
sittings for dining. I shall also bring with me a limited number
of plans of the 'Braemar' so you will be able to choose your exact
cabin on whichever deck appeals. Incidentally, I have been told
that you will need to take your passport with you on this holiday.
Margaret Burlinson
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Where we've been
recently
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2012
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January: Thoresby
Report in the February 2012 newsletter, photos here
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2011
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January: Thoresby
Report in the February 2011 newsletter, photos here
May: Isle of Man, Nostalgic
Little Railways Tour
Reports in the June 2011 newsletter and here; photos here
July: Loire Valley Chateaux
and Wine Tasting in
France
Reports in the August 2011 newsletter and here; photos here.
December: Thursford Christmas
Spectacular
Report here; photos here.
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2010
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May: Eastbourne Gardens
Report here; photos here
June: Oberammergau & Bavaria
Report in the August 2010 newsletter; photos here
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2009
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July: North Wales
Photos here
September: Poland
Photos here
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Thoresby in January 2012
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Don
Wright
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Troop's
report on this holiday will be in the February Newsletter |
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Summer on the Isle of
Man in May 2011
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Max Clarke,
Joan Hufton, Stuart Fell, Rita Turner |
Max Clarke's report on
this holiday is in the June Newsletter
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Holiday
Planning
Meetings are held 2 or 3 times a year so
that members interested in our group holidays can be updated about
holidays already planned and can discuss and plan future holidays.
Meeting dates are announced at the monthly meetings - or you could tell
Margaret if you would like to be kept informed. (marburl@lineone.net or tel: 632538.)
Helpful
Links
Bargain Holidays - a search engine for cheap holiday deals
Currency Exchange - independent comparisons of
travel money providers, with current exchange rates
Foreign
and Commonwealth Office - advice
and tips for British nationals travelling overseas
Geographia - useful for cultural and historical
backgrounds to many counntries
Lastminute.com - special offers on last minute travel,
flights, hotels, and entertainment
Late Rooms- good for discounted late bookings in
hotels, including the UK
Lonely Planet - frequently updated site that claims to
offer all you need to know when planning a trip
SkyScanner - a search engine that helps you find the
best air fares and book flights on-line
Travelocity - a search engine and booking service for
flights, hotels, car hire and breaks
Trip Advisor - see what others think of hotels and
restaurants world-wide and post your own reviews
Wexas - a
long-established independent travel club with a helpful site and good
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