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PILGRIMAGE
INFORMATION UPDATE
FOR BOOKED TRAVELERS
Information Updated on:
28 October 2020
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Father John Gatzak
Office of Radio & Television and
WJMJ Radio
of the Archdiocese of Hartford
Is Your Host On this Pilgrimage
Tour Celebrating His 40th Anniversary of Ordination to the
Priesthood To:
BELLA ITALIA
June 22 to July 5, 2015
14
Days/12 Nights
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Airline tickets, Passports,
etc.
Airport Motor Coach Transfer
Schedule
Customs and Other Travel
Information
Food Allergies
Group Meeting
Italy Fact Sheet
Last Minute Itinerary Changes
Luggage Tags
Tour
Details
Travel Insurance
Group Meeting
The group meeting was held on Sunday,
May 31, 2015 at the Office of Radio & Television/WJMJ Radio, 15 Peach Orchard Road,
Prospect, CT.
Travel documents, luggage tags and other information were distributed
and discussed. If you are not able to attend the group meeting
your tour package was mailed via U.S. Priority Mail service with
signature confirmation on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.
If you have have not received your tour package or have any questions please contact Scott at 203-758-7367 or e-mail pilgrimages @ ortv-hartford.org (without the spaces).
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Airline tickets, Passports,
etc.
Alitalia has issued all
passengers e-Tickets. You will only need to provide your name and
your valid passport to check-in for your flights. Don't forget to bring your passport with you on
June 22nd. You can't and won't get
to Italy from the U.S.A. without it. Also, please make sure your
passport does not expire for at least 3 months after your scheduled
departure date
(September 22, 2015).
IMPORTANT
- please remember to pack any prescription
medicines or
diabetic supplies in your CARRY-ON bag.
DO NOT
PACK
THESE ITEMS IN
YOUR CHECKED BAGGAGE!
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Alitalia Flight
Itinerary
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DATE |
FROM |
TO |
FLIGHT # |
DEPART |
ARRIVE |
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JUN 22/MON |
JFK, NY
Terminal 1 |
Milan (MXP) |
Alitalia
605 |
08:30 p.m. |
10:40 a.m.
JUNE 23/TUE |
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JUL 5/SUN |
Naples (NAP) |
Rome (FCO) |
Alitalia
1268 |
07:20 a.m. |
08:05 a.m. |
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JUL 5/SUN |
Rome (FCO) |
JFK, NY
Terminal 1 |
Alitalia
602 |
09:40
a.m. |
01:25 p.m. |
Airline
Schedule Subject to change; Alitalia: 800-223-5730
Please click
here for Alitalia's baggage allowances.
Please click
here
for the Tour Operator's luggage restrictions for international tours.
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Airport Motor Coach Transfer Schedule
The
Waterbury location has been moved to the Office of Radio &
Television/WJMJ Radio, see below.
Please
plan to arrive at your pickup location no later than 15 minutes
prior to departure to allow sufficient time for passenger boarding and baggage
loading.
Neither the tour operator nor its agents are responsible if you miss your
assigned coach transfer to JFK.
There is no overnight parking
allowed the the Cathedral of St. Joseph parking lot.
If you are providing your own
transportation to JFK International Airport, please plan to arrive and
check-in with Alitalia (Terminal 1) at least
three (3) hours
prior to your flight's scheduled departure time.
Monday, June 22, 2015
to JFK International Airport
The motor coach will depart earlier if all scheduled passengers are on
board.
Departs Chicopee, MA at 1:30 p.m.
from 106 Ruskin Street.
Departs Hartford, CT at 2:15 p.m.
from the Cathedral of St. Joseph Parking Lot on Asylum Avenue. It's the
parking lot at the rear of the Cathedral on Asylum Avenue and directly
across from Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Click
here for a map
of the Hartford Pickup location.
Departs Prospect, CT at 3:00 p.m.
from the Office of Radio & Television/WJMJ Radio (ORTV/WJMJ), 15 Peach
Orchard Road. Please monitor this page and the I-84 Waterbury
construction project website (www.i-84waterbury.com)
for any construction delays. Click
here for
directions to ORTV/WJMJ.
Arrives at JFK International Airport Terminal 1 Departures - Alitalia by
5:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 5, 2015
from JFK International Airport
Departs JFK International Airport Terminal 1 Arrivals - Alitalia, approximately
75 minutes after the flight lands. Check with Alitalia at 800-223-5730
(Flight Information) for actual arrival terminal and time.
Arrives Prospect, CT -
Office of Radio & Television/WJMJ Radio (ORTV/WJMJ), 15 Peach Orchard
Road
at approximately 4:10 p.m.
Arrives Hartford, CT - Cathedral of St. Joseph Parking Lot on Asylum Avenue
at approximately 4:55 p.m.
Arrives Chicopee, MA - 106 Ruskin Street
at approximately 5:45 p.m.
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Customs and Other Travel
Information
For additional
information regarding airport security, customs, etc. visit the following
web sites:
U.S. Department of State
“Country Specific Information”:
Italy -
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/italy.html
U.S. Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) for information for air travel at
www.tsa.gov/public/
U.S. Customs Service
“Know Before You Go” Brochure at:
http://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/know-before-you-go
Official Travel Guide to Italy:
www.italiantourism.com
Official Guide for
Italian Tourism
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Food Allergies
Please notify Scott immediately at (203)
758-7367 if you have any food allergies that we should be aware of,
particularly, any dairy, gluten or seafood allergies.
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Last Minute Itinerary Changes
Please check this
page for any last minute itinerary changes.
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Luggage Tags
Please do not forget to attach the
YELLOW luggage tag, prior to departure, to the
ONE (1) piece of
baggage that you want portered while in Italy.
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Travel Insurance
Group Deluxe Protection Plan, provided by Travel Insured
International, Inc. and underwritten by the United States Fire
Insurance Company.
Travel Insured Int. customer service can be reached at 866-684-0218 or
www.travelinsured.com; 24/7 Worldwide Assistance Services:
Travel Assistance and Medical Emergency: 888-268-2824 OR CALL COLLECT:
603-328-1725 (from all other locations); Claims: 800-243-2440:
Please reference the following information when contacting Travel
Insured: Group #50875 Bella Italia 2015.
Click
Group Deluxe Protection Plan Document
to view a copy of the policy document.
If
you have any questions, please call Scott at (203) 758-7367. Please
visit us again, as we will be updating this page with additional important
information as the tour departure date approaches. Also be
sure to check our web site for future pilgrimages and tours.
This page was last updated on:
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