Email sent to Tourists July 13

Hello to all of you,
            It was wonderful to touch bases with those who could make the ZOOM meeting last night.  Thought I’d get a summary off to everyone of what was discussed so we’re all “in the know”.

• We are booked at the Hyatt Regency on Waikiki.  In August we will be requesting information we’ll need to send to Historic Programs.  This will include roommates, names, and birthdays, as far as I know.  We’ll send out a room reservation form to be filled out for each room so please decide on a room captain to handle this for your room.  All information needed will go on this form.
• For those wishing to arrive early or stay after, the room rate is a flat rate of $250. per night to be divided between roommates.  The additional dates you’re requesting will go on the room reservation form.
• There will probably be a 9 AM shuttle for those needing to get to the airport on December 9^th, if you wish to take it.  (This still needs to be confirmed with the tour director.)
• The in-bound flight is $355. per person on Southwest Airlines.  We made reservations for 28 passengers.  There is a $100. penalty assessed by the airline for an individual reservation cancellation before October 1^st.  After that date, there is no refund.  If you are traveling with the chorus on Dec. 5^th on Southwest, we must have your payment ($355. each traveler) by October 1^st.
• Maxine will be sending out information regarding payments that are due.
• The costume for our performances will be the SVC red tunic top, blue sparkle “scarf”, white capris, pants, or skirt, white comfortable shoes and silver sparkly earrings.  Val Richie is in charge of costuming.
• For those of you wishing to purchase travel insurance to cover the tour costs, you might look into Allianz, Travel Guard, and My Trip as possibilities.  Go on Google search for other possibilities if you wish to purchase coverage.  The airlines have various policies for handling changes, cancellations, and missed flights.  You’ll need to check directly with the airline you are using for details.
• The next rehearsals are scheduled for August 7^th and August 21^st at Stefanie Carson’s house from 9-11:30 AM.  Those wishing to stay and swim are invited.  We realize that some were not able to get on ZOOM last Saturday. Dede is working with Piet to resolve this problem for future meetings.  In the meantime, keep your voice in shape by practicing the music for our performances!

We hope you are as excited as we are to be together and performing at Pearl Harbor as we are!  This is going to be an amazing experience for all of us!
Aloha,
Stefanie and Maxine

Any questions or concerns may be sent to Stefanie or Maxine. (stefftravels1946@gmail.com) (maxineverma@gmail.com)