Day Trips with OCC

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New York City’s Chocolate Show
This show is devoted entirely to chocolate! Discover all there is to know about taste, and explore the world of chocolate through demonstrations by top pastry chefs and chocolate makers. You will experience chocolate tasting, chocolate activities, and shop in a cookbook store. Haute Couture dresses, accessories made with chocolate and more will be on display! Before the show, you will enjoy lunch at Max Brenner’s Restaurant, where the owner’s world revolves around chocolate. The dessert includes chocolate pizza, fondue, s’mores cooked at the table and more! A Super Chocolate Lover’s Experience! (Restaurant accessible by staircase only). Package includes motor coach transportation, admission, lunch, trip leader and driver’s gratuity. Cost: $129

ALIS 121-01 CFA • Nov 6 • 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Culinary Institute of America Lunch with Tours of the Vanderbilt Mansion & FDR’s Home
Begin your day at The Culinary Institute of America, the only residential college in the world devoted to culinary education. Enjoy a full course meal at Escoffier, serving lovely French cuisine with a classic style and a light, contemporary touch. You will enjoy Crème du Jour, Supreme de Volaille a la Kiewoise, Crème Brulee, rolls, coffee and tea. You will then have time to enjoy the store and gift shop as well as the bakery café. Finally, you will board the bus for a short drive to the Vanderbilt Mansion for a guided walking tour including the first and second floors and a portion of the basement. Some stairs are involved. Following the Vanderbilt Mansion tour, there will be a guided tour of FDR’s home, a self-guided tour of the museum and stroll the gardens and trails of this 300-acre site. Package includes motor coach transportation, full course lunch, tours, admissions, trip leader and driver’s gratuity. Cost: $129

ALAS 158-01 CFA • Nov 12 • 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

QVC Studio Tour & Lunch at the General Warren Inne
This popular tour and lunch at the General Warren Inne is back by popular demand. You won’t want to miss seeing how QVC products are sourced, tested, brought to life on air, and delivered to millions of QVC customers during this guided walking tour. During your visit to QVC’s headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania, you will participate in a one hour tour. Of course there will be at least one hour of shopping! Then you are off to the beautiful General Warren Inne for a great lunch of soup or salad, entrée, dessert and beverages. A wonderful dining experience! Package includes motor coach transportation, lunch, QVC tour, trip leader and driver’s gratuity. Cost: $109

ALIS 108-01 CFA • Nov 18 • 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Get in the holiday spirit with a leisurely ride to New York City aboard a luxury motor coach to see the famous Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes! Time will be allowed for you to visit the many other special holiday attractions around Times Square including Rockefeller Center and the famous ice skating rink and/or grab a bite to eat for lunch. Your ticket is for the 2pm show. Package includes motor coach transportation, orchestra seat, trip leader and driver’s gratuity. Cost: $129

ALIS 111-01 CFA • Dec 3 • 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
ALIS 111-02 CFA • Dec 15 • 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Philadelphia’s Fairmount Christmas Mansion Tour & Lunch at Water Works Restaurant
Step back in time and experience the splendor of Christmas on a holiday tour of the Philadelphia’s historic Fairmount Park Houses. Board a trolley with a private guide who will take you to the Lemon Hill House, beautifully decorated for the holidays. You will then be taken to the Water Works Restaurant for a three course lunch of soup or salad, delicious entrée choice and dessert. After lunch, you will board the trolley again to visit the Cedar Grove and Mount Pleasant homes. Each house includes a one-hour guided tour. Fairmount Park is the largest landscaped park in the United States and is located along the banks of the Schuykill River. Package includes motor coach transportation, trolley tour, guided tour, lunch, trip leader and driver’s gratuity. Cost: $139

ALAS 159-01 CFA • Dec 6 • 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

New York City Holiday Lights Tour
You can’t beat New York City at Christmas time! Stops will be made at some of the most festive sites in New York City including Rockefeller Center, Bryant Park, and Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. You will also view the holiday windows including Saks 5th Avenue, Macy’s and Lord & Taylor. Time will be allowed at Bryant Park for shopping the markets. A full course Italian lunch is included at DaRosino on restaurant row. Package includes motor coach transportation, lunch, tour guide, trip leader and driver’s gratuity. Cost: $119

ALAS 123-01 CFA • Dec 7 • 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Christmas at Hershey: Lunch & Play, Christmas Lights Tour & Chocolate World
Christmas in Hershey…how sweet it is! What better way to catch the holiday spirit than with a wonderful holiday musical. The afternoon begins with caroling, punch, light hors d’oeuvres and continues with a Christmas-inspired lunch and incredible dessert. Following your meal, the show will begin. Afterwards, you’re off to Chocolate World to experience the “Great American Chocolate Ride”, shop for great Hershey products, visit the Factory Works and grab a sweet treat. Finally, you will board the bus for a winter wonderland of Hershey’s Sweet Lights, a holiday drive-thru spectacular! Package includes motor coach transportation, holiday musical, Chocolate World, Hershey’s Sweet Lights tour, trip leader and driver’s gratuity. Cost: $139

ALIS 130-01 CFA • Dec 9 • 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Cape May Candlelight Christmas Tour
Visit Victorian Cape May’s festively decorated gingerbread inns, houses, churches and hotels for interior self-guided evening tours. Experience the warmth and hospitality firsthand with Victorian homes decked out in holiday lights, carolers and instrumentalists on corners throughout the town and holiday cheer all around! Complimentary holiday refreshments are served at designated sites. Take time to visit Washington Street Mall for some holiday shopping. A heated trolley runs the loop for those who prefer not to walk the entire course, however, plan on quite a bit of walking. You will enjoy an early dinner complete with salad, entrée, dessert and beverages at Oyster Bay. Package includes: motor coach transportation, tour, dinner, trip leader and driver’s gratuity. Cost: $129

ALAS 148-01 CFA • Dec 19 • 1:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

For additional information on the Academy for Lifelong Learning please contact:
Joanne Padrone
Administrator
Academy for Lifelong Learning
732.255.0469
jpadrone@ocean.edu