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Join the Tourin’ Bearcats for an enjoyable three-night
Pacific Northwest Getaway Cruise


September 26-29
Starting at $749 per person*
Tourin' Bearcats' travelers will depart from Seattle and board Celebrity Cruise’s 1,900-passenger Mercury ship that features award-winning cuisine and world-famous amenities.
Ports include Victoria, British Columbia, and Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Optional excursions include, but are not limited to, a visit to a Butchart Gardens for a wine and chocolate pairing opportunity at one of Victoria’s finest wineries, a waterfalls and wildlife discovery tour, the Port Alberni steam powered adventure as well as an expedition to explore the waters surrounding Victoria in search of whales, seals, porpoise and other local wildlife and a sight-seeing trip through Victoria by horse-drawn trolley into historic areas and off the beaten path.
Reservations, with a $240 deposit, are due ASAP,
and final payment is due by July 11.
Checks should be made out to Cotter Travel and mailed to: Northwest Missouri State University, Alumni House, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468.
For more information about the Tourin’ Bearcats’ Pacific Northwest cruise or to sign up, please contact Northwest's Office of University Advancement at alumni@nwmissouri.edu or (660) 562-1248.
Inquiries also may be made to Cotter Travel at (800) 676-3233.
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* Price includes cruise, airfare, port and government charges, fuel surcharges as well as transfers from the airport to the ship and ship to airport.