Trips

If you have suggestions about travel ideas, please contact the Senior Center office at 860-739-5859. We will consider all requests. Don’t be shy – tell us what is on your bucket list.

Day Trips are planned for the months of April through December. On average, there are 2 Day Trips per month scheduled. These trips are held in conjunction with Lymes’ Senior Center and Waterford Senior Services as a way to ensure enough registrations for a trip to run. Day Trips are open to adults.

Registration dates for Day Trips are noted on their specific flyer. It is important to register as soon as you can. If a Day Trip is full, be sure to put your name on the Wait List. If there are enough names on the Wait List, we will look to run a second bus or to schedule the same trip at a later date. If that happens, all names on the Wait List will be called first.

OVERNIGHT TRIPS/CRUISES

Overnight trips and cruises are scheduled throughout the year. Their duration is anywhere between 2 nights to 2 weeks. These trips are also held in conjunction with Lymes’ Senior Center and Waterford Senior Services as a way to ensure enough registrations for a trip to run. Overnight Trips and Cruises are open to adults.

Registration dates for Overnight Trips/Cruises are noted on their specific flyer. It is important to register as soon as you can.

See the below flyers for details about upcoming Overnight Trips for 2021 through 2022.

Day Trip – April 5th, 2023 – The Titanic Exhibit, NYC 

Day Trip – April 20th, 2023 – Blithewold Mansion, Bristol RI

Day Trip – May 23rd, 2023, The High Line, NYC

Day Trip – Jun 15th, 2023 – Encore Casino, Boston MA

July 6th, 2023 – Theatre by the Sea, Matunick, RI

July 25th, 2023 – Museum of Natural History, NYC – multigenerational

August 10th, 2023 – Shades-of-Buble at the Aqua Turf, Plantsville, CT 

August 24th, 2023 – Spirit of Boston Lunch Cruise, Boston, MA

Day trips under development:

Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty Museum

Salem & Marblehead

Cranberry Bog Tour

Made in Vermont/Country Shopping

A Taste of Italian New York

Newport Playhouse

Radio City Christmas Show – multi generational

Yankee Candle

Cruise – June 2023 – Bermuda on Celebrity Summit

3 Day Trip – Aug 16th-18th, 2023 – Sight & Sound Theater “Moses”, Lancaster, PA

Multi Day Trip – Aug/Sep 2023 – California Dreaming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Trip Presentation: Mackinac Island

    Posted on October 28, 2023 by East Lyme

    Thursday, November 9th at 1:00pm

     

    For Mackinac Island Trip: June 14th – June 22nd, 2024

    This classic Midwestern tour features Illinois and Michigan. Savor two incredible nights amid the luxury of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Enjoy a horse and buggy tour of Mackinac Island. Explore the wonderful city of Chicago with a local guide. Visit the Bavarian-influenced town of Frankenmuth. In Dearborn, experience the inspirational Henry Ford Museum and view historic homes at Greenfield Village including the famous American workshops of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Robert Frost.

    Registration is required.

    Trip: A Taste of Italian, NYC

    Posted on October 28, 2023 by East Lyme

    Saturday, November 4th

     

    We’ll spend the day exploring all things Italian – Zabar’s Upper West Side Gourmet Market and Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Be sure to bring a cooler for all the yummy treats you will want to bring home. A delicious lunch will be served family style at Carmine’s Upper West Side. Moderate walking. Trip fee is $147pp. Register now.

    Trip: Westfarms Shopping Mall

    Posted on October 28, 2023 by East Lyme

    Tuesday, November 7th

     

    Spend the day Holiday shopping at the Westfarms Mall. Stores include Macy’s, JCPenney & Nordstrom and many more. Lots of walking. Trip fee is $30pp (school bus style bus). Register Now

    Trip: The Hideaway, Old Lyme

    Posted on September 28, 2023 by East Lyme

    Wednesday, October 11th at 11:00am

     

    Lunch with shopping or ice cream afterwards.
    Trip fee is $5pp (transportation only).

    Open to Non-Residents if there is availability Non-residents will be charged a $1.00 surcharge. Senior Center Fun Trips use a bus from the Center for
    transport to and from destination. # of seats very limited.

    Trip: Cranberry Bog Tour, Wareham, MA

    Posted on September 28, 2023 by East Lyme

    Tuesday, October 24th

     

    A.D. Makepeace Company is the world’s largest cranberry grower! We will learn about harvesting and there might even be a chance to learn the “bog side”. Lunch at Mezza Luna in Buzzards Bay to enjoy an Italian style buffet. Moderate walking. Trip fee is $137pp. Register now.