TOURS & CRUISES

Tours & Cruises: Ohio, Antigua, Spitsbergen & Ireland

By Maggie Barnett, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
03:51 PM PDT, April 18, 2007

AMERICAN HISTORY

Cruising the Ohio River

Take an eight-night tour of the American heartland aboard a vintage train from Chicago to St. Louis and a cruise aboard the American Queen steamboat.

Dates: Aug. 3 to 11

Itinerary: Ports include Paducah, Ky., Madison, Ind., and Cincinnati

Price: $2,495 to $5,195 per person, double occupancy ($900 to $1,800 single surcharge), including accommodations, train to Chicago from Los Angeles, meals, excursions and onboard entertainment. Return transportation to Los Angeles is not included.

Info: Train Holidays, Oakland; (800) 543-2846, www.trainholidays.com/th


ANTIGUA

Sailing lessons in the Caribbean

Learn to sail in Antigua with instruction provided by the American Sailing Assn.

Dates: June 15 to 22

Itinerary: Activities take place at the Colonna Sailing Resort, Hodges Bay, on the northern tip of Antigua.

Price: $1,095 per person for members, $1,220 per person for nonmembers, double occupancy ($550 single surcharge), including seven nights of resort accommodations, meals, seven days of lessons, unlimited use of sailing and water-sport equipment. Airfare to Antigua and a $39 association membership fee are not included.

Info: American Sailing Assn., Los Angeles, (310) 822-7171, www.american-sailing.com


ARCTIC CIRCLE

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