CRUISN’ NEWS

Great Eco-Friendly Resorts

Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica

Adventure awaits at Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica! Enjoy beachside accommodations, palate-pleasing restaurants and a full-service spa. Guests of Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo actively take part in the commitment to maintain, sustain and replenish the beauty of the enclave protecting the jungle and shoreline. The property has enhancements showing the resort's efforts in doing the right things for the environment so future generations can enjoy this 45 acre piece of paradise. This includes purified water stations, recycling on-property, LED lights, and in-room air conditioning that shuts off automatically when terrace doors are open. The culinary team at Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica are enthusiasts of locally-sourced sustainably grown foods. The team sources more than 80 percent of their fruits and vegetables from local farms. Resort guests can taste the freshest, most incredible ingredients and flavors, all crafted by the talented hands of the chefs.

Disney’s newest Cruise Ship

 The Disney Wish is scheduled for delivery in late 2021 and will set sail in January 2022. The vessel will join Disney Cruise Line’s award-winning fleet where guests experience the magic of Disney entertainment combined with the relaxation of tropical, sun-drenched beaches and the adventure of ocean cruising. All three new ships will be powered by liquefied natural gas and, at approximately 144,000 gross tons and 1,250 guest staterooms, are slightly larger than the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy.

November 2019

In this issue:

¨  Travel Facts

¨  Destination Spotlight

¨  Resort of the month

¨  Cruise Industry News

¨  Hot Deals

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Destination Spotlight— Florence

Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.” Florence originated as a Roman city, and later, after a long period as a flourishing trading and banking medieval commune, it was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, it was politically, economically, and culturally one of the most important cities in Europe and the world from the 14th to 16th centuries.^[10]

Florence was home to the Medici, one of European history's most important noble families. Lorenzo de' Medici was considered a political and cultural mastermind of Italy in the late 15th century. Two members of the family were popes in the early 16th century: Leo X and Clement VII. Catherine de Medici married King Henry II of France and, after his death in 1559, reigned as regent in France. Marie de' Medici married Henry IV of France and gave birth to the future King Louis XIII. The Medici reigned as Grand Dukes of Tuscany, starting with Cosimo I de' Medici in 1569 and ending with the death of Gian Gastone de' Medici in 1737.

Must Do Activities

· Browse the shops on the Ponte Vecchio

· Eat Pizza and Gelato! The best pizza I’ve ever had was in Florence.

· Visit the Piazza della Signoria, enjoy some great food, great wine, and people watch.

Travel Facts

· There is a town in Norway just called A.

· Bring a full bottle of water with you when in Saudi Arabia. This country officially has zero rivers.

· Over 820 languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea, or 12% of the world’s total.

· During a normal flight, the temperature outside your plane is around -60ºF. That’s colder than almost anywhere on earth at any given moment of the year.

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