THE
ITINERARY

SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3
HAMPTON ROADS

SEPT 27

Travel to Hampton Roads, VA

Our trip begins with a 6:30am departure from the New England Air Museum via a luxury 56 passenger motor coach outfitted with Wi-Fi and an onboard restroom. With a few rest stops along the way, we'll arrive at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside by late afternoon. Lunch will be on your own (either brought from home or from a rest stop), and a group dinner will end our day.

SEPT 28

Military Aviation Museum

After a hot breakfast at our hotel, we'll travel to the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, VA for an exclusive tour of the museum and its Fighter Factory aircraft restoration facility. Lunch at nearby Warriors Tap House will follow before we return to Norfolk. Dinner will be on your own.

SEPT 29

Battleship Wisconsin & Victory Rover Norfolk Naval Base Cruise

After a hot breakfast at our hotel, we'll start the day at Nauticus, home of the U.S.S. Wisconsin and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. After an Engine Room tour, we'll enjoy self-guided time at Nauticus and a group lunch before finishing the day with a Norfolk Naval Base river cruise. Dinner will be on your own.

SEPT 30

Mariner's Museum & Virginia Air and Space Center

After a hot breakfast at our hotel, we'll travel to the Mariner's Museum for a behind-the-scenes tour of the U.S.S. Monitor's Conservation Lab. After some self-guided time at the museum and a group lunch in Newport News, we'll travel to the Virginia Air and Space Center for a guided tour. Dinner will be on your own.

OCT 1

Wrigth Brothers National Memorial

After a hot breakfast at our hotel, we'll travel to the Mariner's Museum for a behind-the-scenes tour of the U.S.S. Monitor's Conservation Lab. After some self-guided time at the museum and a group lunch in Newport News, we'll travel to the Virginia Air and Space Center for a guided tour. Dinner will be on your own.

OCT 2

Norfolk Bus Tour

After a hot breakfast at our hotel, we'll travel to the Mariner's Museum for a behind-the-scenes tour of the U.S.S. Monitor's Conservation Lab. After some self-guided time at the museum and a group lunch in Newport News, we'll travel to the Virginia Air and Space Center for a guided tour. Dinner will be on your own.

OCT 3

Return to New England Air Museum

After a hot breakfast at our hotel, we'll depart the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside for the New England Air Museum. A rest stop lunch will be on your own, and we'll arrive at the museum at approximately 7:00pm.