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2012 Special Vacation Packages
Camden Inn & Cruise Package
Explore the natural beauty of Camden with a 2-night stay at one of a dozen premier Inns either before or after your windjammer cruise. Package includes accommodations in a queen room with private bath, full breakfasts and amenities, gourmet picnic lunch and 2-day pass to the Camden Hills State Park or a guided tour up Beech Hill. Miles of well-groomed trails offer excellent hiking as well as spectacular views of Camden Harbor, Penobscot Bay and the islands beyond. Enjoy a “Specialty of Maine” backpack lunch featuring lobster rolls and lots of local goodies. Add $399/couple to any regular 3- to 6-day windjammer cruise. Please mention the Camden Inn & Cruise Package at time of booking.
Camden Inn and Cruise Packages Details
Camden’s Premier Inns
• Two consecutive nights accommodations in a queen room with private bath at one of Camden’s Premier Inns.
• Full breakfast each day and full use of Inn amenities.
• Two-day pass to Camden Hills State Park or guided hike up Beech Hill.
• Gourmet picnic lunch with lobster rolls and other local goodies.
Add $399/couple to any regular 3- to 6-day windjammer cruise, plus tax. Single rates available. Once you’ve booked your windjammer cruise, choose from one of the following inns to reserve the rest of your Camden Inn & Cruise Package:
Fairwinds & Fairways Golf Packages
Combine your love of windjamming with a round of golf while you’re in Maine. Choose from three new add-on golf packages: an overnight at the Samoset (starting at $179/person), a 2-night stay at an historic Inn in Rockland ($250/person) or free club rentals at a number of participating golf courses in Maine. Golf your way around the state either before or after your windjammer cruises. Please mention the Fairwinds & Fairways Package at time of booking.
Fairwinds & Fairways Golf Packages Details:
--Lanyards, Links and Luxury Package
Add a 2-night stay at one of Rockland’s historic inns with a round of golf at the Rockland Golf Club. This 18-hole course is one of the best-kept secrets in Maine. Package includes luxurious accommodations, gourmet breakfasts, greens fee, cart and club rentals.
Pricing: $250 per person, based on double occupancy Queen room only ($435 single). Prevailing taxes on lodging and golf will apply. Package requires reservations at least 10 days in advance to set up preferred tee times.
Historic Inns of Rockland, 877-762-4667
Rockland Golf Club, 207-594-9322
--Samoset Golf & Sail Package
Combine your love of windjamming with a round of golf while you’re in Maine. Add a 1-night stay at the Samoset Resort, one of New England’s premier golf resorts, located at the head of Rockland Harbor. Includes accommodations in Gardenview room, round of golf on 18-hole PGA Championship course, use of practice range, cart and club rentals.
Add-on package starts at $259/couple, based on double occupancy.
For more information about this package contact:
Samoset Resort, 800-341-2511
--Travel-Light Sail & Golf Trail Package
Enjoy complimentary club rentals at four of the Golf Maine Association’s members’ courses. Golf your way around the State either before or after your windjammer cruise. Limited supply of free rentals, so advance notice is required.
Pricing: Free!
Golf Maine Association, 877-553-4653
Land & Sea Rockland Package
Enjoy the best of both worlds—land and sea—with a windjammer cruise and a stay at an historic inn in Rockland, where you can enjoy the culture of a seaside town that’s famous for its museums, galleries and fine dining. Package includes 2-night accommodations with gourmet breakfast, along with expert concierge services and an a la carte menu of discounts to local area attractions. Add-on Inn packages start at $270/couple, based on double occupancy.
For more information about the Land portion of this package:
Historic Inns of Rockland: (877) ROC-INNS
Rockland Land & Sea ‘Scapes Package (New Features!)
Enjoy the best of both worlds—land and sea—with a windjammer cruise and a stay at an historic inn in Rockland, where you can enjoy the culture of a seaside town that’s famous for its museums, galleries and fine dining. Package includes 2-night accommodations, gourmet breakfasts, $50 Midcoast Money, tickets to the Farnsworth Art Museum, Wyeth Center, Lighthouse Museum and trolley tour, along with seascape chocolates and an exclusive Land and Sea ‘Scape poster suitable for framing. Add $500/couple to any regular 3- to 6-day windjammer cruise.
For more information about the Land ‘Scape portion of this package:
Historic Inns of Rockland: (877) ROC-INNS
Farnsworth Art Museum: (207) 596-6457
Maine Lighthouse Museum: (207) 594-3301
All-Aboard Trolley Company: (207) 594-9300
 Sail & Parks Package
Provides Access to State and National Treasures
Enjoy a bird’s-eye view of Penobscot Bay and beyond with the new Sail and Parks Package that includes free passes to the high-altitude parks that surround Maine’s windjammer sailing grounds. The Maine Windjammer Association invites guests to spend some extra time either before or after their 3- to 6-day cruise to explore Acadia National Park, Camden Hills State Park, and the new 420-foot Observatory at Fort Knox. Boasting the tallest peaks in mid-coast Maine, these state and national parks offer spectacular views of islands, lighthouses and windjammers, along with excellent hiking and sightseeing opportunities.
The Sail and Parks Package offers a perfect combination; from the decks of the venerable vessels, guests have always enjoyed the incomparable splendor of the Maine coastline. Guests signing up for this package will enjoy all the amenities, traditions, and adventure of an historic windjammer cruise, including the famous Down East Lobster Bake on a secluded island beach; they will also have an opportunity to visit the parks that provide the scenic beauty they view from aboard the tall ships.
Sailing Down East, guests can readily spot Cadillac and Sargent Mountains on Mt. Desert Isle in Acadia National Park. When the windjammers anchor in 7-mile-long Somes Sound beneath these mountains, guests are afforded views of the only fjord on the east coast of the United States; part of 47,000 acres of land that was established as the first national park east of the Mississippi River. Windjammer guests who receive free passes to Acadia National Park can enjoy access for a full week to hike granite peaks, bike historic carriage roads, relax on one of many beaches, take guided wildlife and bird watching tours, go horseback riding, or take scenic driving tours; they may be able to view their windjammer from a scenic overlook!
 The skyline of the Camden Hills is a familiar profile on the horizon when the windjammers return to port after a cruise; the State Park is located a few minutes north of Camden. Tickets provided to windjammer guests allow entrance to over 30 miles of well-mapped hiking trails and the Mt. Battie auto road to the summit, where sweeping views of Penobscot Bay and the windjammer cruising grounds can be enjoyed.
Fort Knox was established in 1844 to protect the Penobscot River valley against possible British naval incursion, after Maine’s history of disputes with British Canada over the northeast border and the area between Castine and the rich lumber city of Bangor. It is one of the best-preserved fortifications on the New England seacoast and boasts a newly built 420-foot Observation Tower. A one-minute elevator ride takes visitors to the top of the tallest public bridge-observatory in the world, from which visitors appreciate spectacular vistas of the Penobscot River Valley and the Bay.
Sail & Parks Package....more details
Enjoy a bird’s-eye view of Penobscot Bay and beyond with this special package that includes free passes to the high-altitude parks that surround your windjammer sailing grounds. Add some extra time either before or after your windjammer cruise so you can explore Acadia National Park, Camden Hills State Park and the new 420-foot Observatory at Fort Knox. Boasting the tallest peaks in mid-coast Maine, these state and national treasures offer spectacular views of islands, lighthouses and windjammers, as well as excellent hiking and sightseeing opportunities. For a limited time only, free passes included with every regular 3- to 6-day windjammer cruise. Please mention Sail & Parks Package at time of booking.
 For more information about these parks:
Acadia National Park: (207) 288-3338
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce: (800) 345-4617
Camden Hills State Park: (207) 236-3109
Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory: (207) 469-6553
Air & Sea Package
Windjammer guests can get a jump on their Maine sailing vacation and also beat the traffic this summer with the Air & Sea Package offered by the Maine Windjammer Association. For a $150 upgrade above the cost of any 3- to 6-day windjammer cruise, the package includes round-trip flights from Boston to Rockland, plus transfers and taxes.
This special cost-saving package includes a choice of 5 non-stop flights via Cape Air from Boston’s Logan Airport to the Knox County Airport in Rockland, plus ground transportation to and from the windjammer docks in Camden and Rockland via Schooner Bay Taxi.
Guests will no doubt enjoy the one-hour flight from Boston. Sights of the bustling city will give way to unsurpassed aerial views of the spectacular Maine coast, and as the flight approaches Rockland, fliers—soon-to-be-sailors—will spot the Owl’s Head Lighthouse atop craggy rocks jutting out to the sea. They may even get a bird’s eye view of some of the twelve tall ships of the fleet under full sail, heading for their home ports of Camden and Rockland.
To take advantage this convenient travel arrangement, vacationers should mention the Air & Sea Package at the time they reserve their windjammer cruise on any of the 12 historic vessels. The package can be combined with any carrier that services Boston, when booked directly with Cape Air.
Air & Sea Package ...more details
Get a jump on your windjammer vacation with a non-stop flight from Boston to Rockland! Cape Air offers 5 flights a day, so you can enjoy your three- to six-day windjammer cruise entirely car-free. Package includes round-trip airfare and ground transportation to your windjammer dock in Camden or Rockland. Add $150 to any regular 3- to 6-day windjammer cruise. Please mention Air & Sea Package at time of booking.
For more information about transportation from Boston to Rockland or to the docks:
Cape Air: (800) 352-0714
Schooner Bay Taxi and Limo: (207) 594-5000
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