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Read the storyOn April 10, 2024, the newsletter announced a new tour: Italian Vistas, for October 2025. What happened next surprised everyone.
“Surprisingly, within 6 days, all 44 seats were booked!”
With people still hoping for a place, Collette agreed to something unusual — a second departure. Italy had “garnered so much interest” that it became, in Mary’s words, “an exceptional occurrence.”
Group 1 — October 2025
The first group came home with a caption that summed it up: “Awesome Country!”
Group 2 — October 20 to November 1, 2025
The second group followed just days later: “Amazing Sites!”
The itinerary
Both groups traveled the length of the country on a Level 3, on-the-go itinerary:
- Rome and the Colosseum
- Pompeii and Sorrento
- Florence, Pisa and a Tuscan winery
- Venice and the glassmakers of Murano
- Verona, Lake Maggiore and Stresa
Not the last time
Italy set a pattern. The 2026 Pacific Northwest tour and the 2027 Shades of Ireland tour both filled up and added second departures — and the 2027 Rhine & Moselle river cruise claimed its first 40 cabins in 24 hours. The lesson? When a trip you love is announced, don’t wait!
