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Up-dated 2nd April 2008..... See Hotel details below for those taking a room at the Airport prior to departure ............See final listing from the Travel Agents ...listing name, flight, cabin type and cabin numbers.....

Some information obtained regarding our Cruise The Shops onboard will take the account card and not cash. If paying the final bill with Visa the exchange rate will be decided by the Banks I would have thought. Ship will charge them in Sterling you see - can only pay in Euro if paying by cash. The Ship does have a Bureau but only accepts cash exchanges. There's plenty of shops onboard - there's clothes shops, perfume, jewellery, souvenirs, grocery and photoshops. Quality of the Jewellery is especially good. Shops are only open at night when the ship is at sea though!! There is no cigarettes sold on the ship so bring enough to keep you going for a couple of days after that you can buy them ashore. Due to our large number the visit to the Bridge will be staggered and a list available as to times we will visit.

See Cabin......Final Cabin Listing sent 13th March by our Travel Agents....

See the ..Day Hotel... The following are booked in :- Frank Lane Triple €89 Liam Lyons double €79 Basil Switzer single €79 Dermot Bates double €79 Jim McIntyre double €79 Dermot Deeney double €79 Kaye Watts twin €79 Price is room only. The room has Tea/Coffee making facilities. The rooms are under your own name and under the group The Irish Naval Association and guaranteed by my credit card. You pay your own bill on arrival so that it is not charged to my credit card. There is a courtsey bus to the terminal 7 minutes away and leaves every 15 minutes. Remember baggage allowance is 20kg per person.

Booking Forms for Cruise click on following link......Booking Form... Your Flight Details from Dublin to Palma. First Choice Airways FCA8526 check-in 0410 Friday 11th April 2008. Depart Dublin 0610hrs arrive Palma 0950hrs. Baggage allowance 20kg per person. Depart Palma FCA8603 19th April 2008 0940hrs arrive Dublin 1335hrs. Cruise on Island Star 8 nights (9 days)April 11th 2008 106 of our members have now booked. All cabins with good size view window. (If you look at brochures remember most are priced in £sterling so add another 50% for Euro price). Prices include, Flights, coach transfers, all meals on board and all taxes. You have to cover your own Travel Insurance, however, if you do not already have travel Insurance I have the following rates from Travel Counsellors (our Travel Agents) covering the 9 days trip away and back. 65 - 69 Years- 9 days €20 per person 70 - 75 Years- 9 days €32 Per Person 76 - 79 Years- 9 days €46 Per Person 80 - 89 Years- 9 days €65 Per Person See... Policy Details In the cost of your trip is coach hire for a tour of Pompeii and another to cover Barcelona. I see from the Internet theses excursions organised on the ship are approx.€60 per person. However, with our own hired coaches it works out a lot cheaper and allows us to include the excursions in the the price you pay. This will not mean that should you wish not to go on excursions you get it any cheaper. The cost is for a coach hire irespective of numbers on the coach. I am attaching the plan of your deck and include the list of our members on the deck with you and each cabin number I have obtained from the ship. There is normally a €40 charge for pre-booking cabins. However, in our case I have been able to get our cabin numbers without charge. The allocation of the cabins has been done in such a way as to keep where possible all groups together. It was not possible to get all cabins on the same deck but it was possible to keep our groups together on the 3 top decks available to our group. There is a slight price difference on the decks and cabins prices. Each of our group has a cabin number and price beside their names if you look at the cabin allocations see;- your cabin and prices:- http://homepage.eircom.net/~navalass32/cabinallocation.htm Another plus is a waiter service dinner with the Captain and his Officers on our second night at sea. This will be a private function for our group and included in the price you have paid. It is intended that it will be uniform with black bow tie. Non-members of our association may wear suit with bow tie and our ladies will wear cocktail dress. It is simply a dressy-up on our cruise, which seems the thing to do on one night at sea. I would point out that any member of our group is free to wear whatever they feel more comfortable in. The above attire is a suggestion.....See:- our Menu Our flight from Dublin is is by "First Choice" at 0610hrs in the morning so those who are travelling from Cork and Waterford and some in Dublin can avail of a group rate I have obtained from the Clarion Airport Hotel €99 per room. Please let me know if you would like travel Insurance, and/or hotel room on the night before we depart for Palma. There is a free coach to take you to the departure terminal 2 minutes from the hotel. You need to be at the Airport at least 2 hours before departure. Each person travelling can take up to 20kg weight in Luggage. The name on your flight ticket must be as on your passport. If the name is Mary Anne Jones then either Mary Jones or Anne Jones is OK. If wrong it could cost €90 to change the name on the ticket. As we travel as a group it would be handy if our members wore Naval Association attire when travelling for easy identification. However, that is a matter of choice. Day 1 ..11th April Depart Dublin 0610 – Arrive Palma 0950 Transfer from Palma Airport to Palma Port Board Island Star Cruise Liner at Palma, Majorca departs 2100hrs. Palma, Majorca is the cosmopolitan capital of Majorca, the most popular and largest of the Balearic Islands - with its host of bars, restaurants and stylish shops, a palm-shaded seafront promenade and attractive Old Town. Day 2.12th April At sea A relaxing day cruisng the oceans evening private function, Uniform, normal suit with bow tie. Cllr. Mary O'Halloran Mayor of Waterford and part of our party will present a Waterford Crystal to the Ships's Captain on beha;f of Waterford City. Day 3..13th April Messina 0900hrs...1800hrs. Messina is Sicily's most important city and port on the north east coast. From here you can take a tour to Taormina, a beautiful city overlooking Mount Etna and visit the Palazzo Corvaia which dates from the l5th Century. Day 4..14th April Naples, Italy 0730...1600hrs The southern Italian port town of Naples is Italy's third largest city after Rome and Milan. It is magnificently situated on the north side of the Bay of Naples, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Our first excursion on our own hired coaches with English Speaking Tour Guide Day 5..15th April Livorno (Florence) 0900hrs...1800hrs The port of Livorno is located in the center of Italy's hilly region of Tuscany. You will need a taxi to see the town or a shore excursion to visit Pisa, to see the 11th century Duomo cathedral and world-famous Leaning Tower. Day 6..16th April Toulon 0900...1700hrs Historic Toulon, on the Provence coast of the Mediterranean, has been a principal naval base of France for three centuries. Despite post war reconstruction, a sense of its traditional charm survives amid the old town's narrow winding streets. Day 7..17th April Barcelona 0800hrs...1700hrs Barcelona is one of Europe's largest and most successful ports and one of the world's leading cities in art and architecture. From the modern cruise terminal at the docks you will need a taxi or tour to see the artistic beauty of this unique destination. Our second excursion on our own hired coaches, again with English Speaking Tour Guides. Day 8..18th April Valencia Valencia is located in eastern Spain near the mouth of the Tura River on the Mediterranean Sea. There is a museum of fine arts and an art school in the city and two gates remain from the 14th-century city walls built on Roman foundations. Day 9: 19th April Arrive Palma, Majorca Transfer from Palma Port to Palma Airport. for departure at 1135hrs – Arrive Dublin 1330 The Island Star has 10 decks. Palm deck (7) features the main entertainment and dining areas, including the Ocean Theatre, cocktail bar, photo gallery, shops, pubs, Island restaurant, Oasis restaurant and the Steak house. Fantasy deck (8) continues with the Ocean Theatre, Action Zone, casino, Palmy's Kids Club, Harbour Cafe, card room, library, Captain's Club and the Bounty Bar. The Platinum deck (11) has a swimming pool, kid's pool, Jacuzzi, Mirage bar, the Beachcomber, the Grill restaurant, the bandstand and some of the ship’s top suites. On Sun deck are the Sailaway Bar, the gym, the Islands spa and sauna. There are 12 varieties of cabins and suites ranging from L-Shaped cabins, Premier Balcony cabins with sea view to the Island Grand Suite. Standard cabins have air-conditioning, television, radio, safe, wardrobe, drawer space, dressing table with mirror and chair, hairdryer, power sockets, table and chair. All have en-suite shower rooms with WC, hand basin and hairdryer.

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