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General Information/Frequently Asked Questions

• We will send a final information package no later than three weeks before departure. This will include a finalized itinerary, rooming list, and hotel information.
• This is a fast-paced tour, but we will see more and do more in the span of a few days than you may have ever done in a short time before. Many previous tour participants have indicated they were pleasantly surprised at all the non-baseball features of the trip.
• You are allowed one large suitcase per person plus a small carry-on that can fit in the overhead of the bus. Be sure to have a name tag with address on your luggage; please print clearly. You are responsible for handling your own luggage to and from hotel rooms.
• The bus driver will always be on the bus or the bus will be locked and secure. Therefore, you are welcome to leave items on the bus at night or during the games.
• Laundry facilities may be available at some of the hotels, but because of the pace of the tour you may want to bring enough clothing so that you would not have to do laundry. For the most part these are warm weather tours requiring light clothing.
• We will make frequent stops as we travel so that you can grab food, use the restroom, and stretch out.
• Breakfast is provided each morning at the hotel before we depart for the day. We will always stay at the hotel for a minimum of eight hours each night.
• For those who enjoy alcoholic beverages, please remember that we want to maintain a family atmosphere on the bus at all times. Please be considerate of everyone on the tour. We have a great time, but loud, obnoxious behavior is not tolerated. If drinking is the main focus of your vacation, this is not the tour for you. We have not had a problem in the past, and, with everyone’s cooperation, we won’t this year either.
• We will have coolers on the bus filled with pop, beer, seltzers, and water. $1 for pop and water. $2 for beer. $3 for seltzers
• We are often asked if there are age limits for children going on the tours, or how a senior citizen would handle a trip. For children it’s more a matter of maturity than age. Children should be able to handle motorcoach trips without going up and down the aisles disturbing the other passengers. Senior citizens need to be able to walk a reasonable distance. It is not always possible to drop and pick up right next to the stadiums; also the ability to walk a few blocks will make sightseeing in the various cities more enjoyable.
• When the itinerary states “sightseeing” that means we will drop you off in a popular location of the city and give you maps/recommendations on what to do. You will typically have a few hours on your own to spend it how you wish.
• Sightseeing plans are always tentative and can be affected by late games, rain delays, road construction, etc.
• When the itinerary states “guided tour” we will typically hire a step on guide to come onto our motorcoach bus and we will have a few hours driving throughout the city. Depending on the city, we will have some stops during the tour for certain attractions. In some cities, we will have an open air bus that we use for the guided tour.
• Tipping of escort(s), bus driver or any step-on guide is your individual choice (the escorts are volunteers, not paid employees.) If you feel that you have been treated particularly well by any or all of these people you may want to tip them. Please don’t pass the hat. Instead, place your tip in the envelope that is provided on the tour with your name on it, and give it personally to the person(s) you would like to reward for a job well done.

Game tickets:
We will get the best available group tickets. This is our 44th year in business and we are fortunate to have a great working relationship with each team. We are typically in the lower section along the first or third base line. It is also a top priority for us to get seats in the shade during day games. However, the location of the seats vary from club to club depending on their season ticket base, day of the week, whom they’re playing, time of the season and how they treat groups.

If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to seeing you on your tour!