2021 Arizona Renaissance Festival Cancelled due to COVID-19

*** 2021, 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is Cancelled***

*** 2021, 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is Cancelled***

The 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace will open on February 6, 2021 with new guidelines in response to COVID-19. This includes new ticketing procedures, and heightened safety operations for its 50 acres of open air fairgrounds.

TICKETS: 

• For 2021, date specific tickets must be purchased Online in Advance: 
• Adults (ages 13 and over): $28 
• Children (ages 12 and under) will receive FREE admission at the gate, with no child ticket or coupon required this year, an $18 value courtesy of Fry’s Food and Drug Stores. 

*** 2021, 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is Cancelled***

The Queen and her Court continue a legacy with outdoor merriment for 9 weekends on February 6, through April 4th , 2021 (an extra weekend).

The Fair held in Gold Canyon, Arizona is a 50 acre outside Amusement Park and Artisan Marketplace, themed as a 16th century European styled Village called 'Fairhaven'. Attendees are immersed in a whimsical and historical setting featuring over 200 artisans shops, 14 stages stages of live entertainment, human-powered rides, games of skill, jousting knights, music and comedy. Also there is ample food and drink of many variety to tease any royal palate. 

For the 2021 festival, tickets will be limited quantity date-specific and must be purchased online in advance of arriving at the festival grounds. General admission tickets will NOT be available for purchase at the fairgrounds box office or traditional retail locations for the 2021 event. 

Free event parking and children ages 12 and under will receive FREE admission at the gate with no child ticket required this year, an $18 value, courtesy of Fry’s Food and Drug Stores. 

For 2021, the festival has new safety protocols and guidelines for its patrons, staff, artisans, and performers. The festival’s open-air fairgrounds offer ample opportunity for social distancing within the 50-acre Village of Fairhaven. Masks will be required of all festival visitors unless eating or drinking in one of the fairgrounds many designated socially distanced picnic areas. Guests are encouraged to stay socially distant from persons or groups they are not with. Frequent hand washing is encouraged, and hand sanitizer stations are located throughout the grounds. 

The festival offers an opportunity to enjoy and explore the outdoor 16th Century village for nine consecutive weekends including Presidents’ Day  from February 6 through April 4, from 10 am to 6pm each event date. 

For more information contact the Festival at 520-463-2600 or on the web at arizona.renfestinfo.com.

WHAT: 33rd Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace.

WHERE: Festival site is located east of Apache Junction at 12601 East US Hwy 60.

WHEN: The Festival runs from 10AM until 6PM for 9 weekends (Saturdays, Sundays, and Presidents’ Day Monday) from February 6 through April 4. 

Open rain or shine. HUZZAH!

*** 2021, 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is Cancelled***

Volunteers of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Test Sailings

Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) has launched a website where you can volunteer and apply to be a passenger on an upcoming test sailing in preparation for the relaunch of cruising in the U.S.. Over 20,000 people signed up in the first 24 hours to assist the company in earning their ‘conditional sailing certificate',

Cruise ships haven't been sailing since March 14th, 2020, but the CDC officially lifted its ‘no sail order‘ on October 31st, 2020 and implemented a strict ‘conditional sail order' which gives cruise lines permission to sail again in U.S. waters if they meet all safety requirements. 

As of this post, no official date has been set for the trial cruise/s but according to the Royal Caribbean website, the cruise line has scheduled their first real cruises starting in January, 2021. This means that the test sailings could come as early as December giving the cruise line enough time to for its voyages to be given the green light by the CDC. 

The trial cruises are expected to sail to Royal Caribbean's private island of Cococay which will allow the cruise line to strictly control the voyage conditions. Onboard the simulation cruises will be CDC officials, cruise line officials and an unbiased third party auditor.

COVID-19 prevention protocols passengers can expect during the test cruise and real cruises once they start are mandatory Covid testing and temperature checks before boarding, face coverings in public areas of the ship, reduced ship capacity, socially distanced dining and shorter voyages. 

A simulated voyage must meet the following requirements:

• The cruise ship operator must design and conduct a simulated voyage insofar as practicable to test the efficacy of the cruise ship operator’s ability to mitigate the risks  of COVID-19 onboard its cruise ship.
• Volunteer passengers are to be told in writing of the "inherently risky activity" of their test sailing.
• All volunteer passengers must be at least eighteen years old or older.
• All volunteer passengers must have a written certification from a healthcare provider that they have no pre-existing medical conditions.
• Royal Caribbean must conduct any simulation on a consensual basis.
• Royal Caribbean must embark additional crew members beyond safe minimum manning levels only as determined through CDC technical instructions or orders.
• The cruise ship operator must conduct a monitored observation period and laboratory testing of volunteer passengers, as directed in CDC technical instructions or orders, prior to embarking volunteer passengers on a simulated voyage.

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Strawberry Creme Vampire Kisses For Halloween - HERSHEY'S

Hershey’s has announced its 2020 line up of new Halloween candy to get you ready for the Halloween season.

All four of Hershey’s new Halloween candies are available nationwide for a limited time this Fall (MSRP $3.79), along with returning favorites like Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins, Pumpkin Pie Kit Kat, Hershey’s Glow-In-The-Dark wrappers and Hershey’s Monster Milk Chocolate Kisses.

• Reese’s Franken-Cup Peanut Butter Cups have an eerie green chocolate shell.
• Kit Kat Witch’s Brew is covered in a ghostly green marshmallow flavor creme. 
• The Vampire Milk Chocolate Kisses are filled with a blood red strawberry cream, with purple and red bat-print foil.
• Cookies ‘N’ Creme Fangs: Mini Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Creme bar with the shape of Dracula’s fangs. 

And for more Hershey's fun, the Las Vegas strip is sweet! Visit HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE WORLD Attraction, located in the famous NEW YORK-NEW YORK Hotel & Casino, with more than 800 Hershey products. Address: 3790 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Haunted Halloween Tour: 7 days in Dublin, Edinburgh & London

Discover a spookier side of Dublin, Edinburgh and London

October 27th to November 4th 2021 or 2022

On this once a year "Hallowe'en" tour to the British Isles a local guide will show you landmarks of Dublin, Edinburgh, and London; Plus, you’ll experience special excursions showcasing the haunted side of these cities. What better way to celebrate All Hallows Even, than with Ghost tours through historic neighborhoods, murder mysteries, and attending the Samhuinn Fire Festival at Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

Take a look at all available EF Go Ahead Tours, including the 2021 & 2022 Haunted Halloween Tour

Samhuinn (also called Samhain and Sauin) is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter. Celebrations beginning on the evening of 31st October and run through November 1st.

 

Tour package includes:

• 7 nights in handpicked hotels
• 7 breakfasts
• 3 dinners with beer or wine
• 3 sightseeing tours
• Expert Tour Director & local guides
• Private deluxe motor coach
• 1 on-tour flight from Dublin to Edinburgh
• 1 train ride from Edinburgh to London

See the full EF Go Ahead Tour Itinerary

Highlights:

• St. Patrick’s Cathedral
• Temple Bar district
• Edinburgh Castle
• Edinburgh ghost tour
• Halloween night at the Samhuinn Fire Festival on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
• Trafalgar Square
• Tower Bridge
• Buckingham Palace
• Jack the Ripper tour

Additional add-ons available:

• Hampton Court Palace Ghost Tour 
• The Tower of London’s Dark Past tour

Fully Refundable Booking Period: Book today and feel good about your decision. If you change your mind, you’ll receive a full refund of your payment through April 1, 2021 for your 2021 tour and May 1, 2021 for your 2022 tour.