Jeanette Rajamaki Join us for a special presentation by Princess Cruises on the launch of their new ship. Our Arizona director of sales will also discuss the benefits of the new Sanctuary Stateroom category now offered on the new ships. No dues, just lots of information, travel, and tips. The meeting is on Wednesday, April…
Jeanette Rajamaki Join us for the first time hosting Rocky Mountaineer at Cottonwood Country Club in the Saguaro Room at 1 p.m. (note the time change). This will be an afternoon event with tea and cookies. August Bont, district manager for Rocky Mountaineer, will be visiting for the first time. Train travel is becoming very…
Jeanette Rajamaki Join us on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. for our annual Oceania Cruises Event at Cottonwood Country Club in the Saguaro Room. Kari Roach, our Arizona Director of Sales, will update us on all things with Oceania. Lots of changes have occurred in the past few months. Gratuities will now be included on…
Jeanette Rajamaki Join us for our annual Viking Cruises event at Cottonwood Country Club in the San Tan Ballroom on Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. Reiner Marks, our Director of Sales, will update us on all things Viking. What they are not, for instance, is no single/solo staterooms, no triple occupancy, no one is under…
Jeanette Rajamaki Welcome to our last meeting for 2024 and our holiday meeting on Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Saguaro Room. We will be introducing a brand-new cruise company coming to the USA. Joseph Barney, our business manager, will introduce you to Explora Journeys. In 2023 Explora launched their first ship and recently…
Jeanette Rajamaki Welcome to a River Cruise Night with top-ranking AmaWaterways. The new business development manager is a local fellow by the name of Scott Horn, which gives us an inside track for deals with AmaWaterways for Savvy Travelers! AmaWaterways always has bicycles to do your tours daily. They include all your tours for all…
Jeanette Rajamaki The kick-off of our fall meetings will start on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Saguaro Room with Azamara Cruises. It has been years since they visited Chandler/Sun Lakes. Briefly, Azamara consists of four ships, 650 passengers, and is the leader in Destination Immersion Experiences; overnights and long, full days in…
Jeanette Rajamaki Twenty-four Savvy Travelers (many from Sun Lakes) spent more than two weeks in Japan. It’s a wonderful country with clean cities and polite and respectful people. We loved our day in Busan, South Korea. We had many custom tours, which were nice and small. Oceania on the cruise portion was outstanding, with great…
Jeanette Rajamaki Join us in the Cottonwood Country Club Saguaro Room at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, for a special presentation on “What’s New with Norwegian.” Norwegian has launched two new ships (a little smaller in size) in late 2022 and the Summer of 2023, the Prima and the Viva. Fabulous Broadway production shows,…
Jeanette Rajamaki Join us in the San Tan Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Cottonwood Country Club for a Cruise Night with one of your favorites, Viking Cruises. There are new itineraries with fascinating destinations. Viking includes coach air with transfers and wine and beer with lunch and dinner. Includes one…