Wednesday, September 23
6:30 AM One 30 passenger Trentway-Wagar motor coach arrives at your school. The number of passengers on board will be 19 students, 2 teachers, and 1 tour manager.
Contact: Dispatch
Charter: #278552
Telephone: (800) 461-7661
Load luggage on board the motor coach and prepare to depart.
Your expert School Voyageurs tour manager will meet you at the school to assist with departure.
All passengers must have valid, current identification to present at the border, either a birth certificate or passport. It is possible that passengers might be asked for one other piece of identification with a photograph of the traveller on it. Travellers who are not Canadian citizens may have to present a visa. All passengers may be asked to pay a US $6 entry fee.
7:00 AM Depart for New York City. Appropriate rest and meal stops will be made en route.
6:00 PM Arrive at your hotel, the Quality Inn Meadowlands, 10 Polito Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
Contact: Tom Muir
Telephone: (201) 933-9800
Check in at the hotel. You will have an opportunity to relax, unpack and freshen up for the evening.
7:00 PM Board your motor coach and transfer to Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament, 149 Polito Avenue, Lyndhurst.
Contact: Katie DiVizio
Telephone: (201) 933-2220
7:30 PM Take your seats and step back in time to 1093 AD. You are the guests of the royal family and the Lord of the Castle has invited friends, neighbours and foes to a royal tournament for your entertainment. Feast on a hearty four course banquet served medieval style as you watch fearless knights on horseback compete in daring tournament games of skill and accuracy. Cheer your knight to victory as he battles for the right to choose his Queen of Love and Beauty.
MENU: Appetizer, fresh vegetable soup, roasted chicken, spare ribs, herb basted potatoes, pastry of the Castle, coffee, Pepsi.
10:00 PM Following the show, walk back to the hotel to relax and retire for the evening.
10:15 PM Overnight at the hotel.
Thursday, September 24
Morning Breakfast at your own cost at the hotel.
8:15 AM Board your motor coach and transfer to the Liberty Island Park, New Jersey.
Upon arrival at the Liberty Island Park, line up for the first ferry scheduled to depart.
Contact: Circle Line Ferry
Telephone: (212) 269-5755
9:00 AM Board the ferry and prepare for departure.
9:15 AM The ferry embarks for Ellis Island and Liberty Island. The group will visit Liberty Island first.
9:45 AM Arrive at Liberty Island to visit the Statue of Liberty National Monument, America’s favourite symbol of freedom. Also on the Island are the Statue of Liberty Museum, which tells the United States immigration story from 1600, and the history of the Statue’s construction and evolution.
10:45 AM Board the ferry to Ellis Island.
11:00 AM Embark for Ellis Island and the Immigration Museum.
11:15 AM Arrive at Ellis Island, the famous immigrant gateway to America (1892-1954) for ancestors of 1 in 4 present day Americans.
12:15 PM Board the ferry for Battery Park.
12:30 PM Embark for Manhattan and Battery Park.
12:45 PM Arrive at Battery Park and transfer by foot to the historic South Street Seaport,
19 Fulton Street (South Street).
Telephone: (212) 732-7678
1:15 PM Opportunity to have lunch and time for supervised shopping at the South Street Seaport. This quaint little area has more than 70 shops and 45 food outlets ranging from English pubs to European cafes. The Fulton Market also has a food court on the third floor of this unique marketplace.
3:00 PM Reconvene at a pre-determined location and transfer by foot to the World Trade Center, 2 World Trade Center.
Telephone: (212) 323-2340
4:00 PM Visit the Top of the World Trade Center where the most magnificent views in the world can be seen from 1,377 feet (420 meters) in the sky. This recently renovated observation deck, known as NYC’s theme park in the sky, features a simulated helicopter ride and mini model of Manhattan included with your admission.
5:00 PM Meet your motor coach and transfer to midtown Manhattan.
Evening Dinner at your own cost in midtown Manhattan.
There are three options for theatre this evening
The latest rendition of this musical parody of Broadway shows lampoons the Great White Way in a hilarious fashion with skits that skewer everyone from Julie Andrews to Lou Diamond Philips and from Rent to Chicago.
Chicago is the dark tale of chorus girl Roxie Hart who murders her lover, avoids prison with the help of a huckster lawyer and becomes a musical star in the process.
This smash hit review of songs of Leiber and Stoller includes classics such as Elvis Presley’s Hound Dog, Loving You, and Jailhouse Rock; the Coasters’ Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown, and Poison Ivy; and Ben E King’s Stand By Me. Hear the hits that changed American music and pop culture in the 50’s and 60’s.
7:00 PM Transfer by foot to your theatre for tonight’s performances. The tickets are waiting for you at the box office.
Contact: Jim Graham / Broadway Ticket Connection (ticket broker)
Telephone: (212) 563-3133
7:30 PM 37 PERSONS: Enjoy tonight’s performance of Forbidden Broadway (2 hours).
8:00 PM 59 PERSONS: Enjoy tonight’s performance of Chicago (2 hours, 30 minutes).
37 PERSONS: Enjoy tonight’s performance of Smokey Joe’s Café (2 hours).
10:30 PM Following the performances, meet your motor coach in a pre-determined location and transfer to the hotel.
11:15 PM Overnight at the hotel.
Friday, September 25
Morning Breakfast at your own cost at the hotel.
9:00 AM Board your motor coach and transfer to Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas.
Contact: Nixon / Reservations
Confirmation: 69923
Telephone: (212) 632-4243
10:00 AM Arrive at Radio City Music Hall. The tour includes the Great Stage, wardrobe department, the Art Deco interiors, the technical marvels and a meeting with one of the famous Rockettes.
10:30 AM Enjoy a one hour guided tour of Radio City Music Hall.
11:30 AM Meet your motor coach and depart for Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, Pier 86, West 46th Street and 12th Avenue.
Contact: Elizabeth / Reservations
Telephone: (212) 957-3701
12:00 PM Visit the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum. Home of one of the most decorated ships in American history, the 900 foot long aircraft carrier Intrepid, is now a national landmark. Survivor of numerous torpedo and kamikaze attacks during WWII, the Intrepid features dozens of vintage and modern aircraft, a motion based navy Flight Simulator, and the ultra sleek A-12 Blackbird, the world’s fastest spy plane. Make sure to visit the submarine, Growler, and the destroyer, Edson, where you can see for yourself what life is really like at sea.
1:30 PM Meet your motor coach and transfer to Times Square.
Opportunity for lunch and shopping on own in the area.
3:00 PM Meet your motor coach at a predetermined location and depart for the Sony Imax Theatre, 1998 Broadway at 68th Street.
Contact: Chris / Reservations
Telephone: (212) 336-5025
3:30 PM Arrive at the theatre. You must arrive ½ hour before show time. Opportunity to get own snacks before the show starts.
4:00 PM Enjoy the 3D Imax film, Across the Sea of Time, which tells the history of New York City. The film tells the story of a young immigrant boy who comes to New York City on a quest to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors who immigrated to America 30 years ago.
4:50 PM Meet your motor coach and transfer to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Avenue.
Contact: Education Department
Telephone: (212) 288-7733
5:00 PM Enjoy a self guided visit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art with its hundreds of world famous masterpieces spanning the history of world art. The Museum closes at 8:45 PM tonight.
Late dinner on your own in the area.
9:15 PM Assemble at a pre-determined location to meet your motor coach and transfer to the Empire State Building, 350 5th Avenue.
10:00 PM Ascend to the observation deck of the Art Deco classic, the Empire State Building. From 1,050 feet above Manhattan, enjoy the spectacular views of the bright lights of the city at night.
11:00 PM Descend to street level to board your motor coach and depart for the hotel.
11:45 PM Overnight at your hotel. You may wish to pack your belongings this evening.
Saturday, September 26
Morning Breakfast at your own cost at the hotel.
9:00 AM Return keys to the front desk, pay incidental expenses and load onto the coach.
9:30 AM Depart for home.
Appropriate rest and meal stops are made en route.
8:30 AM Anticipated time of arrival at your school.