portrait of italy - rice alumni · 2019-10-09 · featuring associate professor leo costello,...

6
This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited, six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operators award. An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Rice University Featuring Associate Professor Leo Costello, Department of Art History 16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston ($5,195 air & land inclusive plus $479 airline taxes and fees) PORTRAIT OF ITALY FROM THE AMALFI COAST TO VENICE June 2-17, 2020

Upload: others

Post on 19-Apr-2020

1 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: PORTRAIT OF ITALY - Rice Alumni · 2019-10-09 · Featuring Associate Professor Leo Costello, Department of Art History 16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston ($5,195 air & land

This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited,

six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s

Best Tour Operators award.

An Exclusive Small Group Tour for Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Rice University

Featuring Associate Professor Leo Costello, Department of Art History

16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston($5,195 air & land inclusive plus $479 airline taxes and fees)

PORTRAIT OF ITALYfrom the AmAlfi CoAst to VeniCe

June 2-17, 2020

Page 2: PORTRAIT OF ITALY - Rice Alumni · 2019-10-09 · Featuring Associate Professor Leo Costello, Department of Art History 16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston ($5,195 air & land

Dear Rice alumni, parents, and friends,

Travel with us on an exclusive 16-day tour to Italy. Our small group will experience the best of Italy’s countryside and its great cities – Rome, Florence, and Venice – as well as priceless art, outstanding cuisine, and unique lodgings. We are pleased to have Leo Costello, Associate Professor of Art History at Rice University, lead this compelling journey.

Staying on the storied Amalfi Coast, we’ll discover Italy’s Campania region, visiting historic Pompeii and exploring Sorrento. Next, during a three-night stay in Rome, we see the city’s most famous sights and enjoy time for independent exploration. Then it’s on to Umbria and Tuscany with their traditional villages and medieval hill towns: Orvieto, Assisi, Siena, and San Gimignano. In Florence, we savor the opportunity to see Renaissance masterpieces, then we savor a tasting at a local winery in the Chianti region. Our tour concludes in magical Venice, with time to view its iconic sights and the chance to prolong the stay in this timeless city with a 3-day/2-night post-tour extension.

With space for only 24 Rice-affiliated guests in total, we expect this tour to fill quickly. Book today and secure your place on this memorable journey through Italy!

Sincerely,

Rice Alumni Traveling Owls

RICE UNIVERSITY RESERVATION FORM: PORTRAIT OF ITALY

Enclosed is my/our deposit of $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on Portrait of Italy departing June 2, 2020. I/We understand the final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, VISA, or by personal check. Please make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc., and send, with completed reservation form, to: Rice Alumni Traveling Owls – MS 520, Rice University, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892. You may also call the Rice Alumni Traveling Owls at 713-34-TRIPS, e-mail [email protected], or fax your reservation to 713-348-5210.

Full Passport Name _________________________________________ Date of Birth ____________ Gender_____

Full Passport Name _________________________________________ Date of Birth ____________ Gender_____

Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________

City ______________________________________________ State ___________________________ ZIP _____________

Home Phone (______)_______________________________ Cell Phone (______)_______________________________

E-mail(s) __________________________________________ Badge Name(s) __________________________________

Please book my/our air from ________________________ I/We request an air upgrade to ____________________

I will share a room with _____________________________________ I request a single room (limited availability) q

Post-Tour “Venice – On Your Own” Extension: Please sign me/us up q

Please Note: The undersigned has read the schedule of activities for Portrait of Italy, June 2-17, 2020, and agrees that their signature below represents their acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions.

Signature(s) _________________________________________________________________ Date _________________

Method of Payment q Check q American Express q Discover q MasterCard q VISA

Account # __________________________________________ Security Code _________ Exp. Date _______________

Name of Cardholder ________________________________________________________________________________

Signature __________________________________________________________________________________________

Final invoicing will be sent by our tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paid to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure, and is payable by check or credit card.

Page 3: PORTRAIT OF ITALY - Rice Alumni · 2019-10-09 · Featuring Associate Professor Leo Costello, Department of Art History 16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston ($5,195 air & land

Day 1: Depart U.S. for Naples, Italy

Day 2: Arrive Naples/Amalfi Coast After arriving in Naples this morning, we travel to the storied Amalfi Coast, a popular resort and our base for exploring Italy’s Campania region. We dine at our hotel tonight, as we will throughout our stay here. D

Day 3: Ravello This morning we experience this breathtaking coast by sea as we cruise from our hotel to Amalfi Center (weather permitting). Here we en-joy a brief tour of the region’s largest town then have lunch on our own. Next we ascend to mountaintop Ravello, with its spectacular gardens and coastal views. B,D

Day 4: Pompeii/Amalfi Coast/Sorrento Our full-day excursion begins in Pompeii, the city frozen in time by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 ce but not excavated until 1748. After a tour and lunch on our own here we embark on a breathtaking drive along the winding Amalfi Coast road high above the azure Medi-terranean – with stops for photos and in Sorrento along the way. We return to our hotel late afternoon. B,D

Day 5: Amalfi Coast/Montecassino/Rome En route to Rome today we visit the town of Montecassino, whose Abbey is the mother church of the Benedictine order and a center of medieval art. A German strong-hold during World War II, the hilltop Abbey was destroyed by Allied bombing then rebuilt as a replica of the 17th-century original. We tour the Abbey, then continue on to the Eternal City. We arrive at our well-located hotel mid-afternoon; our tour director will lead an informal walk of the nearby area. B

Day 6: Rome This morning we tour the heart of ancient Rome: the 55,000-seat Colosseum, built in 72 ce to stage gladiator spectacles; and the temples of the Forum, ancient Rome’s political and legal center. The afternoon is free to explore on our own; the pos-sibilities endless: shopping along the fashionable Via Veneto; sipping espresso in beautiful Piazza Navona; seeing the Pantheon, the city’s best preserved ancient building; tossing a coin into Trevi Fountain; or visiting any number of renowned museums and churches. B

PortrAit of itAlyfrom the Amalfi Coast to Venice16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston($5,195 air & land inclusive plus $479 airline taxes and fees)

F rom the breathtaking Amalfi Coast to eternal Rome, through the gentle Umbrian and Tuscan countryside to timeless Venice, this wide-ranging tour showcases ancient

sites, contemporary life, priceless art, and beautiful natural scenery. You’ll especially appreciate the small size of your group as you stay in unique accommodations in the Tuscan countryside and in a medieval village.

Tour membership limited to 24 Rice alumni and friends

Cover photo: We spend three nights on the stunning Amalfi Coast.

Avg. High (°F) Jun JulAmalfi Coast 79 84Rome 82 87Venice 76 81

Orvieto

Mediterranean Sea

Adriatic Sea

BarberinoVal d’Elsa

Small Group Tour Highlights

Stunning Amalfi Coast • Ruins at Pompeii • Amalfi Coast cruise • Rome sightseeing, including St. Peter’s Square, Sistine Chapel, Colosseum, Forum • Pastoral Umbria, the “green heart” of Italy • Italian cook ing demonstration • Visit to the walled city of Assisi • Comprehensive Tuscany sightseeing: San Gimi gnano, Siena, Florence • Local wine tasting • Timeless Venice • Three-night stays in intimate small hotel in Amalfi, Tuscany, and Umbria

Day Itinerary Hotel Rating1 Depart U.S. for Naples

2-4 Amalfi Hotel San Francesco First Class

5-7 Rome Empire Palace Hotel Sup. First Class

8-10 Orvieto Grand Hotel Italia First Class (Umbria)

Barberino 11-13 Val d’Elsa Villa San Filippo First Class (Tuscany)

14-15 Venice Carnival Palace Hotel Sup. First Class

16 Depart Venice for U.S.

Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference.

Page 4: PORTRAIT OF ITALY - Rice Alumni · 2019-10-09 · Featuring Associate Professor Leo Costello, Department of Art History 16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston ($5,195 air & land

Day 7: Rome Another morning of touring followed by a free afternoon. Today we visit the Vatican for a tour of St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums. Highlights include Michelangelo’s Pieta in St. Peter’s, considered one of the greatest sculptures of all time; his frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, now restored to its original glory; and art-filled St. Peter’s itself, the most impor-tant church in all Christendom. B

Day 8: Rome/Orvieto Leaving Rome, we travel north through a pastoral landscape of gentle agri-cultural land bounded by mountain wilderness and dotted with traditional villages and medieval hill towns. Mid-afternoon we reach Orvieto, perched high on a plateau above a vineyard-clad plain. After we check in at our hotel in the heart of the city’s medieval quarter, our tour director leads us on an informal walking tour. Tonight we attend a simple cooking demonstration followed by dinner at Zeppelin Restaurant. B,D

Day 9: Orvieto/Assisi Today’s excursion is to Assisi, considered a gem of an Umbrian town with inviting plazas, abundant flowers, buildings of white marble, and a pervasive medieval air. We visit St. Clare Church and the renowned Basilica di San Francesco, the burial place of St. Francis and a sacred pilgrimage site. Inside are Giotto’s priceless frescoes, The Life of St. Francis. There’s time on our own to stroll the fountain-splashed piazzas and to enjoy local specialties for lunch. We also visit Deruta, known for its prized hand-painted Majolica ceramics. B

Day 10: Orvieto This morning we embark on a guided walking tour of this dramatically set city. We visit the medieval Duomo featuring a frescoed chapel by Fra Angelico and Luca Signorelli’s masterpiece,

We explore Rome’s ancient Forum on Day 6.

The Last Judgment. Next we explore the formerly secret passages of Parco delle Grotte, a labyrinth of underground caves used since Etruscan times. The remainder of the day is at leisure. B

Day 11: Orvieto/Siena/Tuscany Continuing our journey, today we visit walled Siena, whose ochre-colored buildings and ancient ramparts evoke the city’s medieval past. We set out on a guided walking tour that includes an inside visit to the Duomo, hous-ing masterpieces by Michelangelo and Donatello, then have free time to explore on our own. B,D

Day 12: Florence A living monument to the Ren- aissance, Florence is Tuscany’s crown jewel. We discover this splendid city on a full-day excursion that includes a morning walking tour. Then we visit

Your Tour Price Includes

• 2 nights’ accommodations at Carnival Palace Hotel (Superior First Class)

• 2 meals: 2 breakfasts• Transfer to airport

June 17-19, 2020

Venice – On YOur Own

3 days/2 nights for $395 total priceSingle Supplement: $325

Enjoy time on your own in this most timeless of cities.

Post-Tour Extension

Page 5: PORTRAIT OF ITALY - Rice Alumni · 2019-10-09 · Featuring Associate Professor Leo Costello, Department of Art History 16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston ($5,195 air & land

the Galleria dell’Accademia to view Michelangelo’s sublime David, as well as his pieces for the papal tombs; and the revered Duomo, with its stupendous dome by Brunelleschi. This afternoon is free to enjoy Florence as we wish. Tonight we enjoy dinner together at our hotel. B,D

Day 13: San Gimignano We encounter classic Tuscany today as we visit the hill town of San Gimignano, known for the 13 watchtowers that have left its skyline virtually unchanged since medieval times. Later we visit a local winery and enjoy a tasting

before returning mid-afternoon to our lodgings, where we have time to relax before tonight’s dinner at a local restaurant. B,D

Day 14: Tuscany/Venice Leaving Tuscany today, we travel through the Veneto region to Venice, which, along with its lagoon, is a UNESCO site. We arrive early this afternoon; the remainder of the day is free to explore this wondrous city on our own. B

Day 15: Venice This morning we take a guided walk through St. Mark’s Square and surroundings. Our afternoon is free to explore Venice indepen-dently; tonight we bid “arrivederci” to Italy and our fellow travelers at a farewell dinner. B,D

Day 16: Depart for U.S. We depart early this morning for our connecting flights to the U.S. B

Your Tour Price Includes• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities• 14 nights’ accommodations in Superior First Class

and First Class hotels • 22 meals: 14 breakfasts, 8 dinners• Extensive sightseeing as described, including all

entrance fees• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation throughout

your trip• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers,

airport and hotel porters, and all drivers

Tour Departs: June 2, 2020Prices include int’l airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees.

New York $5,274

Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC $5,474

Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, $5,574 Miami, Orlando, Tampa

Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis,

$5,674 Phoenix, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle

Land Only (transfers not included) $4,595

Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, surcharges, and fees of $479, which are subject to change until final payment is made.

Single travelers please add $1,095.

All tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, surcharges, and fees) are guaranteed.

Airline upgrades on round-trip Trans-Atlantic flight: Business Class – $3,795 per person; Premium Economy – $1,595 per person (upgrades are subject to availability and pricing is subject to change). Upgrade costs are in addition to the costs above.

Please note: This trip involves considerable walking up hills or stairs, and on uneven or cobblestone streets. You should be in good physical condition to enjoy the tour to its fullest.

For reservations and information, pleasecall the Rice Alumni Traveling Owls at

713-34-TRIPS,or fax your reservation to

713-348-5210

“Only in ROme is it pOssible tO undeRstand ROme.”

– GOethe

Meet Your Faculty HostLeo Costello teaches eigh-teenth- and nineteenth-century European art and special-izes in Romantic European painting. He worked for two years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston before coming to Rice in Fall 2004, having received his Ph.D. from Bryn

Mawr College. Since being at Rice he has been a four-time finalist for the George R. Brown teaching award and hopes to actually win it one day. In 2013 he was the recipient of the Graduate Student Association’s award for Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. His book, J.M.W. Turner and the Subject of History, was published in June 2012, and he is currently work-ing on a new book, Pictures of Nothing: Romantic Figurations of the Void, which is concerned with Romantic depictions of nothingness, absence, void and immateriality within related theological, socio-political and aesthetic/literary discursive networks.

Timeless Venice

Page 6: PORTRAIT OF ITALY - Rice Alumni · 2019-10-09 · Featuring Associate Professor Leo Costello, Department of Art History 16 days for $5,674 total price from Houston ($5,195 air & land

JOIN

US

FOR

AN

EX

CLU

SIV

E

TRA

VELI

NG

OW

LS T

OU

R T

O IT

ALY

!

Gua

rant

eed

Smal

l Gro

up:

Lim

ited

to 2

4 G

uests

Pres

orte

d

Stan

dard

U.

S. P

OSTA

GE

PAID

Od

ysse

ys

Unlim

ited,

Inc.

GEN

ERA

L TE

RM

S A

ND

CO

ND

ITIO

NS

Ple

ase

read

thi

s in

form

atio

n ca

refu

lly,

as p

aym

ent

of a

$5

00

dep

osit p

er p

erso

n re

pres

ents

you

r ac

cept

ance

of

the

follo

win

g Te

rms

and

Con

dition

s.

Not

Inc

lude

d in

Tou

r P

rice

Airf

are

whe

n pu

rcha

sing

a L

and

Only

pac

kage

; cos

ts o

f pas

spor

ts a

nd v

isas

; per

sona

l exp

ense

s su

ch a

s be

vera

ges,

laun

dry,

room

se

rvic

e, a

nd m

eals

not

spe

cifie

d; a

irpor

t tra

nsfe

rs w

hen

purc

hasi

ng a

Lan

d On

ly p

acka

ge; c

omm

unic

atio

n ch

arge

s; g

ratu

ities

to y

our

Odys

seys

Unl

imite

d To

ur D

irect

or, w

hich

are

at y

our d

iscr

etio

n (s

ugge

sted

gra

tuiti

es:

$10-

$15

per t

rave

ler,

per d

ay);

optio

nal s

ight

see-

ing;

and

trav

el p

rote

ctio

n in

sura

nce.

Add

ition

al b

agga

ge fe

es m

ay a

pply

and

are

sub

ject

to c

hang

e at

any

tim

e. Y

ou s

houl

d co

nfirm

di

rect

ly w

ith y

our a

irlin

e(s)

prio

r to

depa

rtur

e.

Can

cella

tion

s, R

efun

ds,

and

Cha

nges

If yo

u m

ust c

ance

l you

r trip

, the

effe

ctiv

e da

te o

f can

cella

tion

will

be

upon

Ody

ssey

s Un

limite

d, In

c.’s

rece

ipt o

f you

r not

ifica

tion.

Ref

unds

fo

r can

cella

tions

are

sub

ject

to th

e fo

llow

ing

per p

erso

n ch

arge

s: c

ance

l 95 d

ays

or m

ore

befo

re d

epar

ture

: $200 c

harg

e; c

ance

l 94-6

5 d

ays

befo

re d

epar

ture

: 25%

of

tour

price

; ca

ncel

64-4

5 d

ays

befo

re d

epar

ture

: 50%

of

tour

price

; ca

ncel

44-3

0 d

ays

befo

re d

epar

ture

: 75%

of

tour

price

; ca

ncel

29-0

day

s be

fore

dep

artu

re:

no r

efun

d. If

you

mak

e an

y ch

ange

s to

you

r res

erva

tion

from

94

to 3

0 da

ys p

rior t

o de

part

ure,

Ody

ssey

s Un

limite

d, In

c. w

ill a

pply

a $1

00 p

er p

erso

n ad

min

istra

tive

fee,

in a

dditi

on to

any

fees

or

pen

altie

s im

pose

d by

third

par

ties.

Cha

nges

are

sub

ject

to a

vaila

bilit

y an

d ca

nnot

be

guar

ante

ed. I

f you

r re

serv

atio

n ch

ange

s fro

m

doub

le o

ccup

ancy

to s

ingl

e oc

cupa

ncy

for

any

reas

on, y

ou w

ill b

e ch

arge

d th

e si

ngle

sup

plem

ent.

No

chan

ges

are

allo

wed

wit

hin

30 d

ays

of d

epar

ture

.

Upo

n re

serv

atio

n, y

ou m

ust

prov

ide

your

ful

l leg

al n

ame

as it

app

ears

on

your

pas

spor

t, a

s w

ell a

s yo

ur d

ate

of b

irth

and

gen

-de

r. In

the

eve

nt a

n ai

rlin

e ti

cket

is

issu

ed w

ith

inco

rrec

t in

form

atio

n yo

u ha

ve p

rovi

ded,

you

will

be

resp

onsi

ble

for

char

ges

asso

ciat

ed w

ith

the

tick

et’s

rei

ssue

.

Res

pons

ibili

tyTh

e lia

bilit

y of

the

Offi

ce o

f Al

umni

Rel

atio

ns a

nd R

ice

Univ

ersi

ty, a

s sp

onso

r, an

d Od

ysse

ys U

nlim

ited,

Inc.

, as

tour

ope

rato

r, is

st

rictly

lim

ited.

Ody

ssey

s Un

limite

d, In

c. p

urch

ases

tran

spor

tatio

n, h

otel

acc

omm

odat

ions

, and

rest

aura

nt a

nd o

ther

ser

vice

s fro

m

inde

pend

ent s

uppl

iers

not

und

er o

ur c

ontro

l. W

e se

rve

only

as

agen

ts fo

r the

se s

uppl

iers

in s

ecur

ing

tour

arr

ange

men

ts, a

nd th

ere-

fore

will

not

acc

ept r

espo

nsib

ility

for w

rong

ful,

negl

igen

t, or

arb

itrar

y ac

ts o

r om

issi

ons

of th

ese

inde

pend

ent c

ontr

acto

rs, o

r of t

heir

empl

oyee

s, a

gent

s, s

erva

nts,

or

repr

esen

tativ

es. T

he O

ffice

of A

lum

ni R

elat

ions

, Ric

e Un

iver

sity

, and

Ody

ssey

s Un

limite

d, In

c. a

re

not l

iabl

e fo

r inj

ury,

dam

age,

loss

, acc

iden

t, or

del

ay th

at m

ay b

e ca

used

by

even

ts n

ot w

ithin

our

con

trol,

incl

udin

g, w

ithou

t lim

itatio

n,

acts

of t

erro

rism

, war

, str

ikes

, the

def

ect o

f any

veh

icle

, or

the

negl

igen

ce o

r de

faul

t of a

ny th

ird p

arty

. All

coup

ons,

rec

eipt

s, a

nd

ticke

ts is

sued

are

sub

ject

to th

e te

rms

and

cond

ition

s sp

ecifi

ed b

y th

e ai

r car

riers

, cru

ise

lines

, and

oth

er in

depe

nden

t sup

plie

rs.

We

will

mak

e ev

ery

effo

rt t

o op

erat

e ou

r to

urs

as p

lann

ed, b

ut w

e re

serv

e th

e rig

ht t

o m

ake

itine

rary

cha

nges

as

nece

ssar

y. If

un

fore

seen

circ

umst

ance

s re

quire

us

to c

hang

e a

hote

l, w

e w

ill s

elec

t alte

rnat

ive

acco

mm

odat

ions

of t

he s

ame

or b

ette

r qua

lity.

Hea

lth

and

Med

ical

Iss

ues

We

requ

est t

hat y

ou b

e in

goo

d he

alth

to p

artic

ipat

e in

this

tour

. The

re is

a c

onsi

dera

ble

amou

nt o

f wal

king

, and

you

mus

t be

abl

e to

ge

t on

and

off

mot

orco

ache

s an

d bo

ats

on y

our

own.

We

regr

et th

at w

e ca

nnot

offe

r ind

ivid

ual a

ssis

tanc

e; in

suc

h ca

ses

you

mus

t be

acc

ompa

nied

by

a co

mpa

nion

who

will

ass

ist y

ou. P

leas

e no

te th

at m

any

of o

ur to

ur it

iner

arie

s, fo

r re

ason

s be

yond

our

con

trol,

do n

ot a

ccom

mod

ate

whe

elch

airs

. Ple

ase

call

or e

-mai

l us

to in

quire

and

we

will

do

our b

est t

o an

swer

any

que

stio

ns y

ou m

ay h

ave.

W

e re

serv

e th

e rig

ht to

rem

ove

anyo

ne w

hose

phy

sica

l or

men

tal c

ondi

tion,

in o

ur o

pini

on, c

ompr

omis

es t

he o

pera

tion

of t

he to

ur

or d

etra

cts

from

the

enjo

ymen

t or

safe

ty o

f the

oth

er p

asse

nger

s. In

that

eve

nt, t

he O

ffice

of A

lum

ni R

elat

ions

, Ric

e Un

iver

sity

, and

Od

ysse

ys U

nlim

ited,

Inc.

ass

ume

no fi

nanc

ial r

espo

nsib

ility

for a

ny u

nuse

d po

rtio

n of

the

tour

.

Air T

rans

port

atio

n –

Impo

rtan

t In

form

atio

nOd

ysse

ys U

nlim

ited,

Inc.

incl

udes

in it

s to

ur p

rice

roun

d-tri

p ec

onom

y ai

r fro

m d

esig

nate

d ga

tew

ay c

ities

as

show

n, a

nd c

ontra

cts

with

th

ose

airli

nes

the

com

pany

feel

s pr

ovid

e th

e le

vel o

f ser

vice

, rou

tings

, and

val

ue n

eces

sary

for y

our e

ntire

trip

. Whi

le a

noth

er a

irlin

e m

ay o

ffer

a m

ore

dire

ct c

onne

ctio

n, it

may

be

at a

pric

e un

avai

labl

e at

the

low

er g

roup

rat

es. Y

ou w

ill r

ecei

ve y

our

prel

imin

ary

air

sche

dule

app

roxi

mat

ely

2½ m

onth

s pr

ior t

o de

part

ure.

Ple

ase

note

tha

t se

at a

ssig

nmen

t on

you

r in

tern

atio

nal

fligh

t is

usu

ally

do

ne a

t ai

rpor

t ch

eck-

in.

Ody

ssey

s U

nlim

ited

, In

c. i

s un

able

to

guar

ante

e an

y se

at a

ssig

nmen

ts.

Due

to

the

natu

re o

f to

ur

oper

ator

tick

ets,

oth

er re

stric

tions

app

ly, in

clud

ing,

but

not

lim

ited

to, f

requ

ent fl

yer m

ileag

e ac

crua

l, st

opov

ers,

alte

rnat

e tra

vel d

ates

, up

grad

es, a

nd a

irlin

e ta

xes

and

fees

. If y

ou p

refe

r to

mak

e yo

ur o

wn

trave

l arr

ange

men

ts, L

and

Only

is a

vaila

ble

on m

ost t

ours

. Sin

ce

inte

rnat

iona

l an

d do

mes

tic

air

sche

dule

s ar

e su

bjec

t to

cha

nge

at a

ny t

ime,

we

reco

mm

end

that

if

you

choo

se t

o m

ake

your

ow

n ai

rlin

e re

serv

atio

ns,

you

do n

ot p

urch

ase

non-

refu

ndab

le t

icke

ts o

r th

ose

wit

h hi

gh p

enal

ties

for

cha

nges

. If y

ou c

hoos

e to

mak

e yo

ur o

wn

air

arra

ngem

ents

, O

dyss

eys

Unl

imit

ed,

Inc.

, th

e O

ffice

of

Alu

mni

Rel

atio

ns,

and

Ric

e U

nive

rsit

y sh

all

not

have

any

lia

bilit

y fo

r an

y lo

ss r

esul

ting

fro

m c

ance

llati

on o

f th

is t

our

or c

hang

es in

this

tou

r.

Offi

ce o

f Alu

mni

Rel

atio

ns –

MS

520

Rice

Uni

vers

ityP.

O. B

ox 1

892

Hou

ston

, TX

772

51-1

892