JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE TO GREECE, TURKEY & ITALY
– Featuring 7-night Greek Isles Cruise

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Tour Information

UNDER SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE OF REV. LUKE KOPANIAK S.A.C., PASTOR OF BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH, KITCHENER, ON
Date: Oct 11 – 23, 2025  13 days

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Price: CA$5,490 (Taxes & Tips Incl.) for Toronto departure
Price: CA$4,490 (Taxes & Tips Incl.) for Land Only

FLIGHT ADD ON FROM OTHER CITIES MAYBE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Prices include everything, except lunches and insurance, based on double occupancy in 4* hotel accommodations
Call us @ 905.412.2242 or 905.412.3355, toll free @ 1.800.565.3619 during office hours: Mon-Fri. 9 am to 6 pm EST or email: group@qstours.com for further information or to register.

Travel arrangements by QS Travel & Tours Inc. affiliate of Queen Syrena Travel Inc.
3055 Dundas St. W., #4, Mississauga, ON L5L 3R8.

Itinerary

Oct 11 Depart Toronto for Athens.

Oct 12 Upon arrival in Athens, visit the ancient city of Corinth, where St. Paul spent almost two years evangelizing and working with the tent makers Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18:1-18). Disheartened by the state of the Gentile Church in Corinth, St. Paul was prompted to write four letters while here. We will visit the Bema of St. Paul Roman Forum Museum and see where St. Paul was put on trial by Gallio. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Athens.

Oct 13 After breakfast, we visit the Acropolis, the Parthenon, Erectheum and view Athens Mars Hill where St. Paul once stood. Mass. We continue to the House of Parliament, the Tomb of the Uknown Soldier, Olympic Stadium, and Presidential Palace. Later in the afternoon, we embark the Royal Caribbean Cruise — Voyager of the Seas. Dinner and overnight on the cruise.

Oct 14 First stop is Mykonos, the jewel of the Cyclades Islands. This charming, mountainous island is known for its hundreds of tiny chapels, white-washed buildings and beautiful windmills. Free day to enjoy the island, and stroll winding streets filled with shops and cafes. Dinner and overnight on cruise.

Oct 15 Morning we arrive in Kusadasi in Turkey. We visit the Forum, the Odeon, the Library of Celsus, the thermal baths of Scolastica and the Great Theater of Antiquity. We also visit the House of Mary. Mass. Return to our ship for dinner and overnight.

Oct 16 Morning the cruise ship arrives in Santorini. We visit the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, located in Fira, as well as the Church of the Dormition, the Three Bells of Fira. Celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight on the cruise.

Oct 17 Full day cruising at sea.

Oct 18 Morning we arrive Messina, Sicily. Upon arrival, we visit Basilica Santuario Sant’Antonio and Duomo di Messina. Mass. Some free time in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight on cruise.

Oct 19 Morning we arrive Naples. We will have a guided city tour in Naples that takes us to Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo, Naples Cathedral, the Sansevero Chapel, and Basilica Reale Pontificia San Francesco de Paola. In the afternoon, some free time for shopping at Galleria Umberto l in Naples. Dinner and overnight on the cruise.

Oct 20 Early in the morning, the ship arrives in Civitavecchia, Italy. After disembarkation, travel to Rome for our sightseeing tour of Eternal City, including Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and St John in Lateran, Forum Romanum and Colosseum, Circus Maximus, the Pantheon. Some free time by the famous Trevi Fountain. Mass. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Oct 21 This morning, we visit the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, famous for Michelangelo’s ceiling paintings of the Last Judgment. Guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica. Later afternoon, visit and mass at St. Paul’s Outside the Walls. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Oct 22 After breakfast at your hotel, early this morning, attend the weekly Papal audience at the Vatican City to receive the blessing given by the Pope. After papal audience, enjoy some free time in Vatican. In the afternoon, visit the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, another of the seven pilgrimage churches of the Jubilee and where you celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

Oct 23 Early morning transfer to airport in Rome for our flight back to Toronto.

 

TOUR COST CAD$5,490.00 INCLUDES:

– taxes & tips; airfare; 4*hotel accommodation
– interior cabin accommodation on the cruise ship
– breakfasts & dinners; entrance fees with English speaking guide per itinerary; local transportation by coach

NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR:
– single supplement $1,400.00
– Lunches not on cruise, insurance, documentation

HOW TO BOOK:
A non refundable deposit of $500.00 per person is required at time of booking. Insurance with premium(if desired) must be purchased at the time of booking. The second deposit of $1000 is due May 31, 2025. Please register before May 31st, 2025. Final payment is due 105 days before departure.

BALANCE OF PAYMENT
Balance due is payable 105 days prior to departure. Please register before Jan 20, 2025

CANCELLATION:
If cancellation is necessary, please advise QS Travel & Tours immediately in writing. Cancellation charges are as follows:
105 days before departure ……………………………………….$1,500.00 per person
Between 105 and 61 days before departure …..…………… 50% of the total cost
Between 60 and 46 days before departure …………………. 70% of the total cost
45 days or less …………………………………………………………… 100% of the total cost

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR BOOKING:
A $25 administration charge will be applied for changes you make to your booking outside the 90 days to departure period. Please note name changes are not allowed and such will be treated as cancellations.

IF QS TRAVEL & TOURS CHANGES YOUR BOOKING:
QS Travel & Tours will advise you of any change we feel significantly alters the holiday which you have purchased from us. Occasionally, changes might occur close to departure time. In such cases, you will be notified as early as possible. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the local tour operator may have to make last minute changes in hotel or schedule. In case the standard of the accommodation is changed, QS Travel & Tours will offer the choice of a full and immediate refund or comparable alternate travel services acceptable to you.

UNUSED SERVICES:
No refund or adjustment can be made for any portion of holiday not used.

GOOD VALUE AND EXPECTATIONS:
The Ministry of Consumer Relations requires that Ontarians traveling abroad be advised that they may encounter different living standards and practices than those at home.

FLIGHT CONNECTIONS:
In the event of a change in our flight times, with or without notice, we cannot accept responsibility for any special connecting fares which you might purchase and which cannot be changed without penalty.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION:
A valid Canadian passport is required for all visits outside of Canada. It is the sole responsibility of the passenger to ensure proper and valid documentation. Failure to provide valid documentation may result in denied boarding of the aircraft and cancellation of your flight arrangements without refund. If you are holding a passport other than Canadian, please contact QS Travel & Tours to determine whether or not a visa is required for entry into the country you will be visiting.

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
One piece of luggage of 23kg per person plus a carry-on-bag /weighting not more than 5 kg/

FLIGHT TIMES
All flight times are subject to change with or without prior notice to the passengers or his/her agent. QS Travel & Tours does not accept liability for missed connection or any expenses resulting from an off-schedule, rescheduled or late flight operations.

PRICES
Prices in this brochure are given in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. Prices are correct at the time of going to press. In the event of any change beyond QS Travel & Tours control, including but not limited to increase in the price of fuel, currency fluctuations affecting our costs, or increases in government taxes or levies. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to surcharge the passenger/s up to 7% of a tour cost.

LIABILITY
QS Travel & Tours Inc. is a tour operator and has made the advertised holiday arrangements with the airline/s/, hotel/s/, cruiseship/s/, other operator/s/ and other. Each of these organizations has its own specific terms and conditions for doing business and you will be bound by them. QS Travel & Tours accepts no responsibility for /A/ the acts or omissions of any party/ies/ other than QS Travel & Tours employees./B/failure by the passenger to be properly documented; /C/ failure by the passenger to comply with departure or joining or baggage requirements;/D/ aircraft delays, government actions, priests change their commitments as spiritual directors, etc, act/s/ of God or any factor beyond our direct control; /E/ cancellation or delay to any tour or holiday or change to the itinerary; /F/ expenses resulting from lost or damaged baggage. QS Travel & Tours accepts no responsibility for additional expenses due to delays or changes in air, rail, road, sea or other service, quarantine, sickness, war, weather or other causes All such expenses will have to be borne by the passengers. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to refuse any person as a member of these tours at its sole discretion. QS Travel & Tours reserves the right to cancel any or all departure/s/ with or without prior notice and QS Travel & Tours sole responsibility shall be to refund all monies paid for such cancelled departures. The laws and courts which govern this contract are those of the Province of Ontario.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
When you book you QS Travel & Tours, an agreement is made between you and QS Travel & Tours and others who will provide services. Please read carefully the information on this page for it sets out the conditions governing the provision of these holidays.

TRAVEL INSURANCE 
Please contact our agents for insurance quote.
Insurance rates subject to change any time.
Once purchased insurance premiums are not refundable.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL:
Tel. 905.412.2242; 1.800.565.3619
Email: group@qstours.com

The Odeon theatre at Athens, Greece – view from Acropolis

Caryatids, erechtheion temple Acropolis, Athens Greece

Beautiful Oia town on Santorini island, Greece

Santorini Island, Greece

The historic cathedral Duomo di San Gennaro of Naples in Italy

View at St. Peter’s cathedral in Rome, Italy