Optional Tours & Trips

OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING & ENTERTAINMENT – PRICES ARE PER PERSON

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND                        

 Following breakfast, a morning drive takes you to Newport, Rhode Island, the immaculately restored city with its lavish mansions, jazz festivals and home of the America’s Cup race. You’ll motor along the ten-mile Ocean Drive to see the exquisite estates and “mansions of the rich and famous”, and visit two of them, including the most palatial of them all, The Breakers. Once home of Cornelius Vanderbilt, it has 70 rooms and sweeping ocean views from across broad terraces and lawns. Next, you will visit Rosecliff. Commissioned by Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs in 1899, architect Stanford White modeled Rosecliff after the Grand Trianon, the garden retreat of French kings at Versailles. Afterwards, a stop at the Brick Market, where you will have time to shop in the boutiques and nautical shops unique to Newport. You will then motor back to your hotel.

The Breakers Mansion (left), and Rosecliff (right), two of the lavish homes of Newport's seaside Preservation Society you will visit.

MARTHA’S VINEYARD                                 

 Your tour starts with a relaxing, scenic cruise to the enchanting island of Martha’s Vineyard, with its rural atmosphere, unhurried way of life and heritage of more than three centuries of seafaring ways. Settled in the early 17^th century, this storybook island is a paradise for artists and photographers alike, and boasts such distinguished residents as Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, and Carly Simon. You will tour through quaint towns with streets lined with sea captains’ houses, built when the only great industry was whaling by harpoon. You will visit Oak Bluffs, with its century-old gingerbread cottages. The breath taking view of Gay Head’s clay-colored cliffs, and the sight of Chappaquiddick, will be forever etched into your memory. In Edgartown, you will have time to explore the narrow winding streets, with their many charming boutiques and restaurants before you board your boat for a return cruise to Cape Cod.

NANTUCKET ISLAND                                    

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Your tour starts with a relaxing, scenic cruise to the enchanting island of Nantucket, with its rural atmosphere, unhurried way of life, and heritage of more than three centuries of seafaring. Since the late 1800's, people have sought out this tiny curve of sand for its pristine beaches and its quaint towns, with cobblestone streets lined with sea captains' houses built when the only industry  was whaling by harpoon. You will have time to enjoy the island's charming sights, boutiques, and restaurants before you board your ferry for a return cruise to the Cape.

WHALE WATCH CRUISE                               

Today, departing from Barnstable Harbor, you will board The Hyannis Whale Watcher, a state of the art, jet-powered boat. The vessel is the fastest and most whale-friendly of its kind in the northeast. Your cruise takes you along the quaint cottage colony, and light house, on Sandy Neck, across Cape Cod Bay to view these magnificent creatures, spouting and breaching right off the bow of your ship. Equipped with sophisticated locating equipment and a crew of experienced spotters, your trip is guaranteed to be a whale of a success! You will be spellbound as you thrill to the sight of whales as they sound and surface near the ship. Get your cameras ready for this once-in-a-lifetime treat.

Humpback (pictured above left), Wright, and Minke whales are some of the giant mammals you can see. Depending on the time of year, you could also see dolphins, killer whales, seals, basking sharks,  and porpoises. 

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