AFC Vacations
PLANNING YOUR 2015 DREAM VACATION
“What I love most about AFC is the infectious joy of people having a great time together.”
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We strongly recommend that you purchase
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and your trip investment, while traveling.
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Up to limits below
1 NEW “HOT DEALS” Section for the most up-to-
date travel bargains on both cruises and tours
2 NEWLY ADDED VACATIONS & DEPARTURES as they are announced FIRST on our website.
3 NEW GUARANTEED DEPARTURES added weekly for both AFC and our travel partner products
4 BEST EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNTS & Savings
5 TRAVEL PREVIEW SHOW dates & locations
6 PAY ONLINE for your AFC Vacation – Use your credit card to pay deposits and final payment
Trip Cancellation
100% of Trip Cost
Trip Interruption
150% of Trip Cost
Trip Delay
$750
Missed Cruise Connection
$750
Missed Port of Call
$250
Baggage Loss or Damage
$1,000
Baggage Delay$250
Emergency Medical Expense
$50,000
Emergency Dental Expense
$750
Emergency Medical Evacuation/Repatriation $100,000
Travel Assistance & Concierge*
Included
*Travel Assistance & Concierge are provided by Travelex’s
designated providers.
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$80 p.p.
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$200 p.p.
Plus $8 per policy administration fee
Underwriter: Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Comp.
To purchase a policy, get more info or
receive a quote, contact AFC Vacations
6450 Lusk Blvd. #E210, San Diego, CA 92121
1-800-369-3693
www.afcvacations.com
858 481-8188
Fax 858 481-8368
2014 HOLIDAY/2015 VACATION CALENDAR
2014 GD = Guaranteed Departure MARCH
Mar 2
Costa Rica
41
Mar
6
Croatia
&
Slovenia
9
NOVEMBER 2014
Page #
Steamboatin Southern Culture
52
Nov 15 Circle Hawaii Cruise (HAL)
60 Mar 6
35
Nov 17 San Francisco Train
60 Mar 10 NEW California Circle by Rail
Mar
10
Havana
&
Varadero
40
Nov 24 Sedona By Coach
60
40
Nov 25 NEW Wonder Valley Ranch
60 Mar 10 Colors of Cuba
Mar
12
Azaleas,
Plantations
&
Cajuns
GD12
Nov 28 Steamboatin Thanksgiving
60
Mar 15 Incan Empires R/T San Diego (HAL) 57
Mar 17 Grand European (Viking)
47
DECEMBER 2014
Mar 19 Azaleas, Plantations & Cajuns
12
Dec 2
Mystery Holiday Lights GD61 Mar 22 Havana & Varadero
40
Dec 4
Branson Holiday Shows GD
61 Mar 24 Paris & Heart of Normandy (Viking) 47
Dec 5
Steamboatin Pre-Christmas
61 Mar 27 China and Tibet
Call
Dec 7
New York City Lights GD61 Mar 28 Far East Singapore to Hong Kong (HAL)57
Dec 10 Salt Lake City Lights GD61 Mar 29 Provence & Spain (AMA)
47
Dec 19 Steamboatin Christmas
62 Mar 30 Enticing Douro (AMA)
47
Dec 22 Sedona & Grand Canyon Coach
62
Dec 23 Hearst Castle by Coach
62 APRIL
Dec 25 Monterey Train
62 Apr 2
Port Wine & Flamenco (AMA)
47
Dec 30 Colorado Springs GD
63 Apr 4
Passage to Eastern Europe (Viking) 47
Dec 29 Pasadena Rose Parade GD63 Apr 7
Spring in Savannah & Charleston GD13
Dec 30 San Antonio New Year’s GD63
Apr 7
Colors of Cuba
40
Dec 31 San Francisco Private Rail GD63
Apr 8
Washington D.C. Cherry Blossoms GD16
Apr 9
Downton Abbey with Iceland GD45
2015
JANUARY 2015
Jan 3
Colors of Cuba
Jan 3
Circle Hawaii (HAL)
Jan 9Pricebuster Thailand
Jan 18 Panama Canal Miami to LA (NCL)
Jan 20 Circle Hawaii (HAL)
FEBRUARY
Feb 2
Feb 2
Feb 7
Feb 8
Feb 9
Feb 13
Feb 13
Feb 17
Feb 17
Feb 20
Feb 22
Feb 27
Apr 10
Apr 12
Apr 13
Apr 14
40 Apr 14
57 Apr 21
9 Apr 21
55 Apr 22
57 Apr 24
Apr 24
GD = Guaranteed Departure
Costa Rica GD41 MAY
Panama Canal LA to Miami (NCL) 55 May 2
Yellowstone in Winter GD
9 May 3
Tanzania Migration Safari
44 May 5
Nicaragua GD45 May 8
Colors of Cuba
40 May 9
Hawaii Tahiti R/T San Diego (HAL) 57 May 9
Havana & Varadero
40 May 11
South America R/T San Diego (HAL)57 May 14
Steamboatin Big Band Swing
52 May 14
May 15 Mystery Tour (Texas Only) GD10-11
Steamboatin Southern Culture
52 May 15
Steamboatin Gardens of the River 52
Mystery Tour (California Only) 10-11
Vietnam, Cambodia & Mekong (AMA)
47
Spring in Savannah & Charleston 13
Hawaii Tahiti R/T San Diego (HAL) 57
Havana & Varadero
40
Colors of Cuba
40
AFC’s Rhine River Tulips & Castles 49
San Antonio Spring Fiesta GD24
Steamboatin Southern Culture
52
Alaska Inside Passage (HAL)
56
NEW Charlotte, Biltmore & Atlanta 15
NEW Masterpieces, Music & Mansions25
Focus on Ireland (Insight)
46
Baltic Adventure R/T Copenhagen (HAL)55
Florida Coast & the Keys
14
Kenya East African Safari GD
44
The Ultimate Canyonlands
32
Brandywine & The Poconos
17
Niagara Falls & Grand Hotel
26
Alaska Grand Land Tour
36
2015 TOUR & VACATION CALENDAR
MAY (cont.)
May 16
May 17
May 21
May 21
May 22
May 24
May 25
May 27
May 31
SEPTEMBER
Natural Wonders of Iceland GD45
Sept 2 New York, That’s Entertainment23
Alaska Cruise R/T Seattle (NCL)
55 Sept 4 Cape Cod, Newport & Islands
20
New York, That’s Entertainment23 Sept 4 Grecian Fables (Insight)
46
Trans Canada Train
36 Sept 4 Alaska Grand Land Tour
36
Steamboatin Gardens of the River 52 Sept 5 AFC’s Danube River Cruise
50-51
Week in Chicago
27 Sept 6 Week in Chicago
27
Mystery Tour
10-11 Sept 10 Canada and New England (HAL)
55
Alaska Cruise with Land (HAL)
55 Sept 11 The Real Maine & Its Ports o’ Call 21
Pacific Coast Oregon Train
28 Sept 12 Trains Across Colorado
36
Sept 12 Steamboatin Fall Colors52
Sept 17 Norman Rockwell’s New England 19
JUNE
Sept 20Mystery Tour for 1st Timers
10-11
June 4 Yellowstone & Mt. Rushmore GD31
22
June 4Cape Cod, Newport & Islands
20 Sept 20 French Canada & Niagara Falls
32
June 4 NEW Idaho Adventure
29 Sept 21 The Ultimate Canyonlands
18
June 5 Alaska Grand Land Tour
36 Sept 25 New England Foliage by Rail
June 5 Road to Rome (Insight)
46 Sept 28 New Mexico Balloon Fiesta GD33
June 10 The Real Maine & Its Ports o’ Call 21
June 12 Easy Pace France
46 OCTOBER
June 12 Steamboatin Good Ol’ Summertime 52 Oct 1
Portugal’s River of Gold (Viking)
47
June 20 Natural Wonders of Iceland GD45
Oct 1
Italy Leisurely by Rail
37
June 20 Trains Across Colorado
36 Oct 2
New England Foliage by Rail
18
June 26 Alaska Grand Land Tour
36 Oct 2
Hawaii & South Pacific R/T SD (HAL) 57
Oct 3
Steamboatin Oktoberfest52
Oct 5
NEW Charlotte, Biltmore & Atlanta 15
JULY
Oct
8
Brandywine & The Poconos
17
July 4 Steamboatin Bourbon52
Waterways of the Czars (Viking)
47
July 9 Chateau Isabella Rockies
36 Oct 8
10-11
July 10 Best of Morocco (Insight)
46 Oct 11 Mystery Tour
26
July 11 Natural Wonders of Iceland
45 Oct 16 Niagara Falls & Grand Hotel
36
July 14 Mediterranean Empires (HAL)
59 Oct 18 Trans Canada Train
Masterpieces,
Music
&
Mansions
25
Oct
20
NEW
July 19 NEW Northern Cascades Loop
34
42-43
July 24 Italian Elegance (Insight)
46 Oct 20 Australia & New Zealand
47
July 24 Alaska Grand Land Tour
36 Oct 23 Imperial Jewels of China (Viking)
Oct 23 Dakota Buffalo Round-up
Call
July 25 Natural Wonders of Iceland GD45
52
July 27 Alpine Swiss Villages
38-39 Oct 31 Steamboatin Country & Blues
July 31 The Best of Germany (Insight)
46
NOVEMBER 2015
Nov 10 NEW California Circle by Rail
35
AUGUST
Nov
14
Florida
Coast
&
the
Keys
14
Aug 8
US & Canadian National Parks
30
Aug 8
Natural Wonders of Iceland
45 Nov 21 Steamboatin Thanksgiving52
Aug 8
Steamboatin Music of the 50’s & 60’s 52 Nov 28 Steamboatin Old Fashioned Holiday52
10-11
Aug 10 Alaska Favorite R/T Seattle (HAL) 56 Nov 29 Mystery Tour Holiday Lights
Aug 13 Yellowstone & Mt. Rushmore
31
Aug 14 Alaska Grand Land Tour
36 DECEMBER 2015
Aug 21 Grand Tour Scandinavia (Insight) 46 Dec 5
Steamboatin Elvis52
Aug 22 Steamboatin Mark Twain
52 Dec 12 Steamboatin Old Fashioned Holiday52
Aug 24 Alpine Swiss Villages
38-39 Dec 20 Magnificent Europe (AMA)
47
Aug 29 Natural Wonders of Iceland GD45
Dec 26 Steamboatin New Years Celebrate52
TERMS & CONDITIONS • Please read carefully
DEPOSITS/ PAYMENTS: A $350 per person deposit is due at the time of booking; this deposit
can be paid by check or credit card. For tours
with airfare, a second deposit of $500 per person
is due at 135 days prior to departure to help cover tour vendor deposits. Your payment schedule
will be mailed with your invoice.
FINAL PAYMENT DUE: 75 Days prior to departure (90 days for Holiday tours). If booked
after final payment, the airfare portion of the tour
may increase. AFC accepts Check, MasterCard,
VISA, AMEX and Discover.
Note: To qualify for AFC’s CASH early booking
discount, your 2nd deposit and final payment
must be paid by cash or check. In this case,
credit cards are still accepted for initial deposits.
If you choose to use your credit card for all payments, the cash early booking discount will not
apply.
REFUNDS: The following refund schedule applies to all AFC operated tours. A $200 fee if
cancelled anytime prior to final payment (75
days before departure / 90 days prior for holiday
tours). Note that Travel Insurance will cover this
cost if you cancel for a covered reason.
74-60 days
59-30 days
50% Refunded of Full Price
29-15 days
25% Refunded of Full Price
14 days or less
75% Refunded of Full Price, less any non-refundable air, train, or theater tickets
No Refund
AFC Vacations must be notified of all cancellations IN WRITING. Date of cancellation is considered to be the first business day that AFC
receives this written notice. Name changes,
transferring to a different tour or departure date
are considered cancellations & are subject to
AFC cancellation policies. AFC strongly recommends you purchase cancellation, medical, &
baggage insurance for your vacation. Call AFC
for details.
For Cruiseline & Travel Partner programs,
ADD $200 to the penalties they impose plus any
air penalties that apply.
HOME PICKUP AIRPORT SERVICE: is included on most AFC & Travel Partner Tours, and on
air/sea cruises over $1899 p.p. It is based on
transferring you to & from your nearest gateway
airport using one of the 10 metro airports listed.
Additional charges will apply to customers who
live outside our pick-up zone (more than 40 miles
from nearest airport) but still desire this valuable
service. The extra charge will be quoted at the
time of booking. If you choose not to use this service, a $50 per person credit will be given.
CHANGES, DEVIATIONS & EXTENSIONS:
AFC Vacations is happy to assist you with any
changes to our Land/Air package. However, a
booking of this type requires additional staff time
& telephone calls. Therefore, a $50 per person
non-refundable change fee will be assessed for
the initial change, deviation or extension, in addition to any other supplier charges. $25 per person
will be charged for any further changes. Home
Pickup is available only for travel with the group
and is not available on Land Only packages.
PASSPORTS: All U.S. citizens are now REQUIRED to have a valid U.S. passport for ALL
Cruises & International Tours, even to Canada &
Mexico no matter if arriving by air, land, or ship.
Hawaii cruises from CA even require a passport.
BAGGAGE: AFC includes the airline fee for
one checked bag per person (on AFC operated
Land Tours Only) at $25 p.p. each way maximum (dimensions not to exceed 30”x18”x10” or
58 linear inches and weight not to exceed 50
Lbs). Overweight charges are not included. Airlines allow one carry on luggage + one personal
item p.p. (both you must carry). Carry on dimensions are not to excede 22”x14”x9” or 45 linear
inches. Hotel porterage for one suitcase p.p. is
included. To check a 2nd piece, please pay your
tour manager $7 per hotel.
SMOKING: Smoking is NOT allowed on any
transportation provided by AFC Vacations.
NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE: Items
of a personal nature such as laundry; telephone;
mini bar; alcohol; beverages & meals not included in the itinerary; gifts; optional excursions;
travel insurance; airline excess bag fee; passport, visa, & vaccination charges; tips to your
tour manager, driver, local city guides, cruise
ship & train staff.
LAND ONLY: If an AFC vacation is purchased
“Land Only” where the customer provides their
own airfare, the tour or cruise begins and ends
at the first & last hotel or at the pier. Any penalties arising from a schedule change or cancellation made by AFC or any suppliers will be at the
client’s responsibility & expense. Note - Home
pickup is not included on Land Only packages.
CALIFORNIA “SELLER OF TRAVEL: AFC
Tours Inc. (DBA AFC Vacations) is a registered
member of the State of California’s “Seller of
Travel” program CST# 2015544-40. In accordance with State regulation, AFC Tours maintains a trust account into which all tour deposits
& final payments are deposited. NOTE: AFC
now includes all taxes, fees & fuel surcharges
in our vacation pricing that include AFC arranged airfare. These are no longer charged as
extra. However, please understand that when
you book and deposit a tour with AFC, we are
reserving (not purchasing) the airfare for you at
that time. The actual purchase of this airfare will
occur sometime after final payment is due (75
days prior to departure). AFC reserves the right
at time of final payment, to pass along any increases in air, city, or hotel taxes and/or added
fuel surcharges that occurred after August 15,
2014 when our catalog pricing was finalized. An
AFC “partner program” is one that is offered to
the public but operated by one of AFC’s travel
partners. Gateway arrival & departure cities, airline, routing & business class air are subject to
availability & change and/or deletion without notice. Regional airports used interchangeably. Returned checks & late payments are charged $35.
Efforts have been made to produce this information accurately. We reserve the right to correct
errors. Prices, exchange rates & conditions in
this brochure are effective as of August 15, 2014
& supersede those in any previous publications.
Passengers originating from different cities and/
or traveling with other passengers are not guar-
anteed to be on the same flights. Order of events
& routing may change. It is not possible to provide individual assistance to a tour member for
walking or personal needs. Frequent Flyer Miles
are not available on all AFC group fares & AFC
cannot assist in obtaining this credit.
RESPONSIBILITY - Consumer Disclosure Notice: Your deposit & payment for a trip constitutes
consent to all conditions and general information
contained in this brochure. These trips are arranged by AFC Tours Inc. (AFC). It has made
the travel arrangements as agent for the transportation carriers & other suppliers (SUPS) of
services connected with the tour, all of which are
independent contractors. AFC in no way owns
or operates the vehicles or facilities to be used
during the trip, & does not guarantee or assume
responsibility for the acts and or omissions of
SUPS, their employees, agents, bankruptcy, etc.
All bookings are accepted subject to the conditions imposed by SUPS & AFC, including airline,
cruise, rail, motorcoach, hotels, restaurants, insurance, & other companies, firms or persons
involved with the trip. AFC will make no refund in
the event of their delay, cancellations, overbooking, strike, force majeure, or for elements of the
package not used by the customer. If there is a
difference between the AFC conditions & those
published by a SUP, the conditions of SUP shall
apply. Price quoted is p.p. double occupancy.
AFC reserves the right to change the hotel, advertised tour manager, cruise host, itinerary, or
airline, or adjust rates whenever in its sole judgment conditions warrant, or if AFC deems it necessary for your comfort, convenience or safety.
You are responsible for, release AFC from, any
passport, visa, vaccination requirements & safety conditions in travel destinations. For medical
information, call the U.S. Public Health at 800232-4636 or www.cdc.gov/travel. Call the State
Department for travel advisories at 202-6475225. AFC reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a member of the tour, or to
require any participant to withdraw from the trip
at any time who presents a significant risk to the
health or safety of himself or others which can
not be eliminated or reduced to an acceptable
level by AFC’s reasonable accommodation. AFC
reserves the right to correct an error in the advertised price prior to your departure. A contract
is made when your reservation and payment
are accepted by AFC of San Diego, CA & any
dispute shall be governed by California law &
subject to the jurisdiction of the County of San
Diego, CA. In calculating the cost of your trip,
AFC has relied on your consent to these terms &
in the absence of this release, the trip cost would
have been higher. AFC will not be responsible
to any person for expense, loss of time, money
or other circumstance resulting from a change in
itinerary or change of tour arrangements. AFC
also reserves the right to cancel a tour (including
guaranteed tours) prior to departure and in such
case all payments made to date will be refunded
& shall constitute full settlement. AFC reserves
the right to alter its refund policy when a large
amount of cancellation is due to a terrorist act,
war, regional hostilities or lack of transportation.
Due to lack of skycaps, luggage service at airports can not always be provided in which case
you would have to transport your own bag.