A lot was packed into the weekend starting with a cruise. Saturday was exhilarating with a parade, the Nauticus museum, the International Festival and ending with the glorious VA Tattoo show. Stopping at the botanical gardens in Norfolk on our way home was the icing on this cake of this trip. Our hotel was oceanfront and the views and sound of the ocean were incredible. I’ll be looking forward to other trips with Garden State Getaways. I have to add that my daughter thought that my friend and I were going to come home with matching butterfly tattoos 😂 She was thrilled to learn what it was all about!

Not sure if awesome adequately describes this trip. Perhaps AWESOME does a better job. Or maybe I just do not know the proper words to describe how much fun, how incredible or how special this trip was. From the moment we first got on the bus the fun started with Faith, soon accompanied by the maestro driver Eddie, having us laughing and enjoying ourselves. And things just got better from there. The cruise around the harbor, the parade of nations, the visit to the USS Wisconsin, the sensational seafood buffet dinner at the Captain Georges restaurant, followed by the inspiring, emotional, and truly incredible Virginia International Tattoo and ending at the botanical garden made this another of Faith's must-do-again tours. Once again we stayed at a great hotel with clean, comfortable rooms with the added pleasure this time of oceanfront views. The food again was delicious topped off by that incredible buffet. Faith did a great job, as she always does, of planning and organizing and we had the added plus of seeing John, her husband, and Allyson who were on the second bus. Thank you Faith. EVERY trip that we have ever taken with you has been wonderful and this one will be remembered for a long, long time as that Virginia International Tattoo was an unbelievable experience. Faith, you are THE BEST.

I was blown away by how well organized and full of fun this trip was. Faith you are amazing! The hotel accommodations were top notch. The food was delicious, all activities were premium seating. The bus was immaculate, and very comfortable. Our driver Eddie was superb! Company was awesome as well. I wasn't quite sure what the festivities would be when I booked the trip. I would highly recommend this to every Patriotic American. It did my soul good to see so many people supporting our military and veterans. Performances were superb by every Nation involved. The music, the dancing, bagpipes, drum line, drill teams, etc what more could one ask for! The cruise was incredible, seeing all those magnificent vessels, and very informative as well. The Nauticus Museum and Battleship USS Wisconsin, the NATO parade, The Tattoo, the Botanical Gardens nothing was left out! I will certainly be traveling with you again...and hopefully having other family members/friends join in on the fun!