The Oberammergau Passion Play
8 Days – Catholic Germany
Munich,
Regensburg, Altoetting
Spiritual
Director: Bishop Louis E. Gelineau
Bishop Emeritus
of Providence, RI Diocese
&
Monsignor George L. Frappier
Sr. Priest, St. Joan of Arc
Parish, Cumberland, RI
$3,369*
p/p
from Boston
September
18 – 25, 2010
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
l
Round Trip Flights Boston-Munich roundtrip on
Lufthansa Airlines or similar
·
6 nights
accommodation at 4 star hotels with 2 nights accommodation at Guest house
accommodation in Obrammergau.
Brochure based on the following hotels:
Munich - Hotel Astor, Prinz or the Drei Lowen or Hotel An Der Oper
Regensburg - Hotel Munchner Hot or Hotel Altstadthotel Arch Ringhotel or
the Mercure or similar.
8 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 5 Dinners
·
Services of a full time tour escort from arrival
until departure
·
Services of deluxe air conditioned motorcoach
·
Admissions to sites listed on the day by day
itinerary
·
Tickets to Passion play
Saturday
- Day 1
Depart
the USA to Germany. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and inflight entertainment for your journey.
Sunday – Day 2
Arrive
in Munich. Rnroute to your
hotel, enjoy a scenic drive through the city, passing such sights as the Baroque Nymphenburg Palace, the former summer residence of
the Wittlebach dynasty, and the Marienplatz
with its famous Glockenspiel clock.
Arrive at your hotel with the balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy an orientation meeting
with your tour escort, followed by a welcome dinner at a local restaurant (D): MUNICH
Glockenspiel
Monday - Day 3,
This morning, continue your tour of Munich with visits to two
of the city's most important churches Pope Benedict XVI served before being
appointed Archbishop. Continue to view the University of Munich,
where Pope Benedict XVI studied philosophy and theology. From here, visit the
15th century Church
of Our Lady in the city
centre. Proceed to Freising, where you will have time
for lunch on your own. Afterwards, enjoy a guided tour of Freising
city, the seat of bishops since 739 and one of the most important spiritual
centers in Bavaria.
Visit the Freising Cathedral where Pope Benedict XVI,
formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was first
ordained as a priest in 1951, along
with his brother George. Following a visit to St. Mary's Cathedral, continue to
Regensburg this
afternoon. (B, D): REGENSBURG
Pope
Benedict
XVI
Tuesday - Day 4,
This morning,
enjoy a walking tour of Regensburg, one of Germany's
best preserved medieval cities. Along the walk, view the University of Regensburg,
where Pope Benedict XVI taught theology before being named Archbishop, and
later, Cardinal of Munich and Freising. Enjoy visits
to the Old Town
Hall, the Cathedral of St. Peter (Dom), and the Roman Gates at
Porta Pretoria (B): REGENSBURG
City of Regensburg
Wednesday - Day
5,
Depart Regensburg for Marktl
am Inn (Diocese of Passau), where Pope
Benedict XVI was born and baptized in 1927 as Joseph Aloisius
Ratzinger. View the house of his birth, then continue to the small Bavarian town of Altötting. Upon arrival, visit the Chapel of Grace, one
of the most visited religious shrines in Germany, where you will find the
sacred icon of the Black Madonna housed therein. Celebrate Mass, and
afterwards, enjoy time for lunch on your own. After lunch, continue to Traunstein, a small village near the Austrian border, where
Pope Benedict XVI spent his childhood and youth. Proceed to the city of Munich (B, D): MUNICH.
Altotting
Thursday - Day 6,
This
morning, drive to Hohenschwangau to visit the fairy
tale castle of Neuschwanstein, hidden away in the densely
forested mountains of southwest Bavaria.
Following your castle visit, continue to visit the Pilgrimage Church of Wies, a proclaimed World Heritage Site. Enjoy lunch on your
own at a local restaurant nearby. After our visit we continue on to Munich, where we have time
to explore the city on our own. Our farewell dinner is at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich this afternoon (B, D) MUNICH
Neuschwanstein Castle
Friday – Day 7
Today we attend the
world-renowned Passion Play performance, one of the
highlights of our trip. The play is setacts,
beginning in mid-afternoon with a break for an included dinner, (there will be
time to visit the wood-carving shops), and completing in the late
evening. With performances running every decade since 1634, making it the
longest running performance in history, the Oberammergau Passion Play features
more than 2,000 Oberammergauers, singers, actors, and
instrumentalists who bring to life the very events that powerfully marked
Christianity's central source of love and hope. (B, L. D) OBERAMMMERGAU
Passion Play
Saturday Day 8,
After breakfast we transfer to the
airport for our return home.
(B) MUNICH / USA
RESERVATION FORM
Last
Name_______________________________________ FirstName_______________________________________
Home
Address___(Not a P.O.
Box)__________________________________________________________________
City/State_____________________________________________________Zip________________________
Home Phone_______________________Business Phone________________________Email
_______________________
Rooming With__________________________________________Need
Roommate: Yes_____No_____
Passport
No.
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Participant's
Signature:___________________________________________________
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HOW TO ENROLL:
(I have read the terms & conditions included in this brochure, and abide by
its conditions inclusively).
1) Complete
one application form for each person joining the retreat. Do not forget to sign
the application form before mailing.
2) Initial deposit
of $200. is required to ensure enrollment. 2nd
deposit of $800 – March 1, 2009 - 3rd deposit of $800 by August 1,
2009. Balance must be paid 120 days
prior to departure in 2010.
3) Make your check payable
and all correspondence to: 111 Pearse Rd., Swansea MA 02777
--- 1-800-649-3390
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
DEPOSIT & REGISTRATION:
Initial $200 per person
deposit is required at time of booking, plus passenger’s full name (as it
appears on the passport), mailing address & telephone number. Deposit schedule as follows:
Additional deposit of $800. by March 1, 2009.
Additional deposit of $800. by August 1, 2009.
Final payment 120 days prior
to departure. Plus fuel & departure
taxes of $300 +/- at final billing . If a booking is made within 120 days of
departure, full payment is required at time of booking.
FORM OF PAYMENT:
In order to speed the processing of deposits & final
payments, please note the departure date on deposit & balance of payment
checks. Deposit checks must be
accompanied by an application with the names as they appear on passports,
addresses & telephone numbers.
A 3 1/2% surcharge is added to your credit card
transaction to cover merchant processing fees, if paid by credit card.
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS:
A
valid passport is required for travel.
If you are not a US
citizen, please consult your local embassy, or consulate for visa
requirement. Passengers are responsible
to ensure that the names printed on the invoice match the first & last
names written on the passport. Any name
changes or corrections could be subjected to airline rebooking fee of up to
$200 per ticket. Name changes must be
advised in writing.
FINAL DOCUMENTS:
Final
documents are issued upon receipt of final payment only & within 3 weeks of
departure. Documents are not guaranteed
if final payment is not received in time. P.O. Box cannot be used for mailing
documents. Payments must be made in full
before documents are mailed.
CANCELLATIONS POLICY for Oberammergau
Up to
Aug 31, ’08, $200 per person to hold space
March
1, ’09 - $800 per person
August
1, ’09 - $800
From
120 days or less prior to depart: 100% total cost remaining.
Request
for a refund must be in writing. Refunds
will be issued within 30 days of receipt of written notice.
AIRLINE CLAUSE:
Airlines
are not to be responsible for any act, omission or events during the time
passengers are not on board.
RETURNED
CHECKS
Returned checks are subject to a fee of
$30. No changes of names are
permitted. Cancellation fees will not be
waived due to illness. We strongly
recommend travel insurance. We recommend offering Travelex Insurance. (www.travelexinsurance.com). Protection cannot
be added after final payment.
CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS:
In case of currency
fluctuations we reserve the right to adjust price accordingly up until final
payment. We will examine the prices approximately 60 days prior and advise on changes.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:
Hotel
accommodations are based on twin bedded rooms. No reductions for triple rooms.
No single rooms in Oberammeragau. Doubles &
triples only. Single accommodations are limited to 10% of traveling passengers.
AIR TRANSPORTATION PENALTIES:
Once airline tickets are issued they are
non-refundable. Airlines do not allow
change of names. Thereafter, All Star Travel has no other obligations. Prices are subject to change in airfares,
hotel and currency rates effective at the time of departure. Fuel & airport taxes are not included in
the price of the tour.
PRICE GUARANTEE:
Due to exchange rates & published airfare changes, we
can only guarantee prices when and if the trip is paid in full.
PRINTING DISCLAIMER:
All Star Travel is not responsible for any typographical
or printer’s errors.
MEALS:
Breakfast & most dinners are included. There is no
refund for unused meals.
HEALTH:
All
physical infirmities such as blindness, impaired vision, deafness, hearing loss,
chronic conditions as well as physical disabilities must be mentioned in the
trip application. If the passenger's
condition requires a special nurse, assistant or traveling companion, the
passenger is responsible for making arrangements to have them accompany him/her
on the trip. Motor coaches in most
European countries do not have wheelchair lifts, nor are their handicapped
facilities in most of these countries.
RESPONSIBILTY CLAUSE:
All
Star Travel acts only in the capacity of agent and accepts no responsibility
for any services of any aircraft, motor coach, automobile, or any other
conveyance used in connection with this tour; nor for additional expense due to
delays, loss or accident to passenger or baggage occasioned by such service or
sickness, acts of governments, wars, (whether declared or not), hostilities,
civil disturbances, riots, thefts, epidemics, medical or customs regulations,
or from causes beyond All Star Travel's control, weather, quarantine, or from
whatever cause. All such losses or
expenses shall be borne by the passenger.
All arrangements for air transportation are made by the respective
airline companies, which companies are not to be held responsible for any act,
omission, or event after the passenger has disembarked from the plane. The usual passage contract in use by the
airline, when issued shall constitute the sole contract between said airlines
and the purchaser of the tour and/or the passenger. All Star Travel reserves the right to amend
the itinerary should it be found necessary for the benefit of the members of
the group or for other reasons.
TRIP CANCELLATION &
BAGGAGE INSURANCE:
Trip
cancellation insurance is strongly recommended, as is baggage insurance. We
recommend Travelex insurance. No refund
for unused portion of the trip can be made.
All air, land and guide services, hotel, restaurants, and all other
services furnished by All Star Travel are provided by contractors who are
independent and do not act for or on behalf of All Star Travel. All Star Travel shall not be liable for any
inconvenience, loss, damage, or injury arising out of or in connection with
such contractor services.
NOT INCLUDED: Items of personal nature, i.e. telephone &
laundry. Tips to guides & drivers, travel insurance, fuel & airport
taxes. Approx. $300. +/-
Arrive
in 
This morning,
enjoy a walking tour of