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Trip/Event News
Last updated July 3, 2025
UPCOMING TRIPS
Click on the name of the trip to download/view the flyer or brochure for that trip. All trips may not have a flyer. Contact the directors for additional information or to register for a trip.
Trip sign ups will begin at 9 a.m. in person at the first general meeting after the trip is announced (unless otherwise stated in the description). At 11 a.m. the trip will be open for all sign ups by mail or director contact.
Waitlist sign ups provide a way for you to show interest in the trip. Your name on a waitlist does not guaranteed spot on the trip. Waitlist names are moved to fill openings on the trip on a first paid basis after contact by the directors. Waitlist are also used by the directors to determine interest in repeating a trip.
2025
Canadian Rockies and the Rocky Mountaineer Train
July 5th - July 12th, 2025 FULL
Directors: Denise Bryant & Nancy Mason
Cost: Double $7,999 per person/ Single $9,599 plus $599.
Cancellation Waiver and Insurance if booked before Nov 30 2024
Highlights: 8 days - 13 meals and airfare included. Begin your journey in Calgary at a local ranch for line dancing and a wagon ride in search of buffalo. Travel to Lake Louise for beautiful views and learn about the rare gemstone of ammolite. Traverse the Icefields Parkway see waterfalls and glacial peaks.
Board the Rocky Mountaineer train in Banff and travel to Kamloops through majestic scenery. Spend the night in Kamloops and then board the train for another amazing ride to Vancouver. Visit Stanley Park, and Granville Island Public Marker full of handmade crafts and artisan food. An amazing journey in the Canadian Rockies not to be missed!
Pasta Cooking Lab
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025; 2-5pm, 920 Fairhope Ave
Directors: Frida Schnitzler & Alan Carrio
Cost: $64 per person
Highlights: Come join us for a pasta making class lead by Mari, a native of Italy. This is a hands on class. Each person will have the use of a pasta machine, all ingredients and individual attention from Mari. We will make fettuccine and bowtie pasta to take home with cooking instructions. "I teach my favorite, authentic, regional Italian recipes, and the traditional methods of making pasta that were passed down to me through generations." Mari
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Discover Scotland featuring the Royal Edinburgh Military Tatoo
July 28 - August 6, 2025 FULL
Directors: Denise Day & Tena Kilgore
Cost: $5,799 Double/ $7,099 Single
London PreTour Extension 5 days, 3 nights: $1,399 dbl/ $1,899 single
Trip Insurance is $549 per person and is required
Highlights: Bagpipe Demonstration, Whisky Tasting, Isle of
Skye, Loch Ness, Orkney Islands, Dunrobin Castle, Culloden
Battlefield, Sheepdog Demonstration, Edinburgh Castle,
Scottish Cooking Demonstration, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Penny Auction
Wednesday, August 13th at Clovis Restaurant (limited menu), Game begins at 4 p.m.; Meal at 5 p.m.
Directors: Rae Miller & Mary Jane Vines
Cost: $30
Highlights: Bid on items with BST 20 Pennies.
Beau Rivage
Tuesday, 8/26/25
Directors: Denise Day & Tena Kilgore
Cost: $20.00
Highlights: Casino Trip To The BEAU RIVAGE Perk: $20 Free Play Bus Departs: Daphne Target Parking Lot at 9:00AM Pickup: Rouses in Spanish Fort at 9:15 Pickup: Tillman’s Corner Walmart in Mobile at 9:40 Join us for a fun day at the Beau! 20% Discount on the Buffet for Military
Discover California Dreamin': Monterey, Yosemite, & Napa
September 1-8, 2025
Directors: Frida Schnitzler & Alan Carrio
Cost: Double $3,999 / Single $4,799 / Triple $3,949
(Includes round trip air from Pensacola. Not included in prices is Cancellation Waiver and Insurance of $429 per person).
Highlights of Trip: California, here we come! Visit Yosemite National Park with dramatic waterfalls and soaring granite peaks. Do a wine tasting in Napa Valley and visit Sacramento and Monterey. Scenic drive to the town of Carmel and a stay in San Francisco are included. Optional 3 day, 2 night post tour extension in San Francisco. This is a Level 1 tour.
Materials Recycling Facility tour
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Directors: Denise Bryant & Nancy Mason
Cost: $39.00
Highlights: Tour the Waste and Recycling Adventure Center and the Materials Recycling Facility in Summerdale. PLEASE NOTE CLOSED TOE SHOES ARE REQUIRED FOR SAFETY! See how our county is leading the way to a cleaner environment with this amazing facility This tour lasts about 1.5 hours in air-conditioned comfort. You will bus from the Daphne Target at 8 am and return around noon - those who wish, may join for lunch at a nearby restaurant on your own.
Chickasaw Theater “Anything Goes”
Sunday, September 14th, 2:30PM
Directors: Denise Day & Tena Kilgore
Cost: $45.00
Highlights: Come with us to Chickasaw Theater for Anything Goes! Written by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse; music by Cole Porter. This well-loved Cole Porter show is full of song and dance. The story is set aboard an ocean liner crossing from New York to London. It features an array of Porter tunes including “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” and “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” in addition to the title classic “Anything Goes.”
Explore Chattanooga Tennessee
September 22-26, 2025
Directors: Ron Vontroba & Bob Sutherland
Cost: $755.00 double, $1,065 Single
Highlights: Please Join us for an exciting 5-day Motorcoach trip to Chattanooga and experience the charm of this city where History, Adventure, and Culture thrive. We will be spending three days in Chattanooga, staying at the Hampton Inn downtown for all four nights, no baggage transfers needed. Departure starting at 9:00am from Daphne Target, with a pickup at Rouses Market in Spanish Fort at 9:15am Arrive at The Hampton Inn, Chattanooga, at 5:30pm. Dinner is on your own. The next 3 days we will be touring various attractions: Aquarium; Tennessee Valley RR & train ride; Tow Truck Museum; Blues Museum; Medal of Honor Museum; Chattanooga Choo-Choo, to name a few. Depart for home Friday 9/26 at 9:00am. There are several lunches included on this trip.
Spain's Classics & Portugal (with optional 4-night Madeira Island Post Tour Extension)
October 7 - 21, 2025
Directors: Frida Schnitzler & Alan Carrio
Cost: $5,999 dbl/$7,299 single/ $5,899 Triple
(includes round trip air from Pensacola. Not included: Cancellation waiver and insurance of $549 per person.)
Highlights of Trip: Visit Barcelona with a visit to La Sagrada Familia (Gaudi Church); Valencia with Roman and Arabic architecture; Alhambra stone fortress in Granada; Seville Cathedral, largest Gothic church in the world and Columbus' tomb in Seville. High speed train to Madrid. Visit to the Prado museum and then on to Portugal. Also includes Flamenco show, winery tasting, paella experience and much more.
Blue Angels Homecoming Show
Friday, November 7 WAITLIST
Directors: Denise Day & Tena Kilgore
Cost: $96
Highlights: Pensacola Bay is the perfect place to see the famous Blue perform their thrilling aerial maneuvers. With the Naval Air Station location right on the bay, viewers can enjoy an unobstructed vantage point of their show from the Ferry! The Ferries offer many amenities such as A/C, restrooms and seating both inside and up top. After our Ferry ride we will stop for an early dinner at Cheddars Kitchen. Dinner is on your own.
The Man Who Came To Dinner
Sunday, November 16th
Directors: Denise Bryant & Nancy Mason
Cost: $45.00
Highlights: The bus will pick up from 3 locations - Homestead Village, Daphne Target and Rouse's Spanish Fort and take us to the hilariously funny play at the Chickasaw Theater. "The Man Who Came To Dinner" all begins when a famous NYC radio personality is invited to dine with Earnest Stanley and slips on ice and injures his hip becoming a nuisance guest complete with an absent-minded Doctor, a frantic nurse and the faithful secretary - All of which are very quirky among other visitors that make this a comedy of errors from the very beginning. Don't miss this great play at the always entertaining Chickasaw Theater.
BST Christmas Luncheon
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 11am-Lunch at Noon
Host: Sandra Bostrom
Cost: $30 per person (Make check to BST, bring to a meeting or mail to Sandra Bostrom--410 Rothley Av, Fairhope, AL 36532).
Location: Oak Hollow Farm-14210 S. Greeno Rd, Fairhope, AL
Highlights: Enjoy a fun social lunch with BST members and wear your favorite holiday attire! Start with appetizers at 11:00 am but save room for delicious buffet lunch and dessert at noon. This will be followed by a brief program and induction of the 2026 BST Officers. Door prizes will be awarded.
Discover Spotlight on New York Holiday
December 12 - 16, 2025
Directors: Denise Day & Tena Kilgore
Cost: $3,349 Dbl/ $4,149 Single/ $3,319 Triple
Highlights: If you missed out in 2023, we are going again! Greenwich Village, Wall Street, Radio City Music Hall with the fabulous Rockettes, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, 9/11 Memorial and Museum and a Broadway Show. All the stores decorated for Christmas!
MSO Holiday Cheer
December 14th, 2025
Directors: Bob Sutherland and Ron Vontroba
Cost: $95.00 pp
Highlights: Join your hosts and enjoy a Sunday afternoon with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas Symphony on Sunday December 14, 2025. The symphony starts at 2:30pm and runs for approximately two hours. After completion of the symphony we will enjoy a buffet dinner at TP Crockmiers restaurant located one half block east of the Saenger Theatre. Pick up locations and times to follow.
2026
Discover the Best of Eastern Canadian Cities
May 14th - 22nd, 2026
Directors: Denise Bryant & Nancy Mason
Cost: Double $3999, Single/$4999, if booked before Sept 14th, 2025 - this is a $200 savings person
Highlights of Trip: Toronto, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Quebec City, Montreal, Montmorency Falls, Indigenous Heritage Farm Dinner Celebration, Thousand Islands Boat Tour, Maple Sugar Shack. 9 days, 12 meals included along with airfare and all transfers. Don't hesitate - this trip will fill up fast!
Imperial Cities: Featuring Prague, Vienna, & Budapest
June 8 - 18, 2026
Directors: Frida Schnitzler & Alan Carrio
Cost: $4,999 Double pp/ $5,899 Single
Highlights: Bask in the splendor, history, and romance of Europe's regal capital cities of Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. Your journey starts in Prague, the noble capital of the Czech Republic. Your adventure continues in Vienna, where you'll delight in the Baroque marvels of the Schobrunn Palace, the summer retreat of the Habsburg dynasty for more than 200 years. Listen to the lineage of Vienna's history and indulge in a performance featuring the works of Mozart and Strauss, two former Viennese residents. In Budapest, visit a 14th-century Hungarian Castle. Enjoy traditional local cuisine, and a glimpse into this region's eminent past. Includes 14 meals and a visit to Bratislava, Slovakia.
Explore Tuscany
Date: September 5th - 13th, 2026
Directors: Bob Sutherland & Ron Vontroba
Cost: $4,899 double occupancy, $5,199 Single
Highlights of Trip: Please join our directors on this most requested Collette Tour, exploring Tuscany, Italy, which is held during their harvesting season. We will arrive in Montecatini Terme on Sunday, 9/6 and will be staying at the same hotel for this entire trip. The trip includes traveling to various cities such as Pissa where you can visit the Leaning Tower of Pissa. We will also travel to Florence, Lucca, and San Gimignano where there is plenty to see and do in each city. Please refer to the Collete flyer for additional information on all the activities on this trip. There are optional pre and post tours available at your discretion which are defined in the brochure. We hope you will join us on this fabulous trip!
Colors of New England
October 5th - 12th, 2026
Directors: Rae Miller and Mary Jane Vines
Cost: $4,699 double/ $6,399 single/ $4,599 triple. Extension Cost is $899 double; $1,399 Single. (Deposit for trip of $698 due at registration. Cancellation waiver and insurance $429 per person.)
Highlights: Discover colors of New England with an optional 2-night Boston post tour extension. Visit New England, where we will see tree covered mountain sides, charming quaint villages with traditional, white, steepled churches. Visit Quechee Gorge, known as Vermont's little Grand Canyon. Also visit the Trapp Family Lodge. In New Hampshire, we will learn about the history and importance of maple sugaring in the region and visit a virtual tap room. We will visit Portland, Maine, which is known as one of America's coolest cities. We are planning on the whole trip being cool, jacket weather! The tour ends in Boston where you can choose to stay a couple extra days and tour Boston, or go with some of us to Salem and visit the witches.
This trip is rated a level 1, which means it will be a fun filled leisurely time to spend with friends. There will be times you can choose to be more active or decide to sit and enjoy the sites.
Discover Enchanting Christmas Markets
December 6th-14th, 2026
Directors: Denise Day and Tena Kilgore
Cost: $3,799 dbl. $4,499 Single. Trip insurance $549
Highlights of Trip: 9 Days 11 Meals. Airfare Included! Christmas Markets of 6 European Cities and Towns: Regensburg (UNESCO), Rothenburg ob der Tauber & German Christmas Museum, Freiburg, “Petite France” of Strasbourg, Colmar, Lake Lucerne Scenic Cruise. Optional tour of the Thurn and Taxis Palace.