SAN DIEGO 2014
The San Diego waterfront with USS Midway in the foreground
Saturday, September 6, 2014
at the
WYNDHAM SAN DIEGO BAYSIDE HOTEL
(formerly Holiday Inn on the Bay)
1355 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA
SMSC has secured a block of rooms at special rates of $119 per night plus tax. Rates can accommodate up to 4 persons per room; Bay View Guestroom upgrades available at $40 per night additional cost. These rates apply for Thursday, Friday and Saturday (4, 5, 6 September) and are valid for extended stays of up to three days before and three days after the event. Self-parking is available at a 50% discounted rate of $11 per night for the duration of the offer. Guests may extend their stay by arrangement with the hotel, but special rates cannot be guaranteed.
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RESERVATIONS PROCEDURE:
Guests must make their own reservations by using the following link:
All individual reservations must be guaranteed with a major credit card at the time of reservation. A deposit equal to one night's room rent and tax will be charged at time of reservation. All cancellations must be received at least 72 hours prior to arrival or the entire deposit will be forfeited. Reservations must be made on or before Monday, August 4, 2014, in order to qualify for the above special rates.
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AMONG THE SIGHTS...
USS Midway Museum
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Maritime Museum of San Diego
includes the following museum ships:
Star of India (windjammer)
HMS Surprise (replica 28 gun 6th rate from film "Master and Commander")
SS Berkley (steam ferry)
USS Dolphin (submarine)
B-39 (Soviet "Foxtrot" class submarine)
Medea (steam yacht)
Californian (schooner)
San Diego Harbor Pilot Boat
and
San Salvador (replica galleon under construction)
PCF Swift Boat (under restoration)
More to come...
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...and as an added bonus...
 PEARL HARBOR
The week after the San Diego Meeting (September 8-13), anyone interested is welcome to participate in a trip to Honolulu/Pearl Harbor. The following outline is still in the preliminary planning stages, and will be refined and modified over the coming months. Suggestions are welcome.
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Every participant will make
their own travel arrangements from San Diego to Hawaii
The only 2 airlines that
fly non stop on this route are Hawaiian Air and Alaska Air. But all the major
airlines will fly there with a stopover in LA.
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Participants will arrange their own accommodations
To keep transportation to the
events manageable, participants may wish to stay at the same hotel. Recommended options for accommodations will be offered in the near future.
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For Wednesday/Thursday/Friday (September 10, 11, 12) the
following group events will be offered:
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Arizona Memorial, USS BOWFIN SS287, USS MISSOURI
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Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island
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Pearl Harbor boat tour in an
Admiral's Boat (since 9/11, there are no public harbor tours in Pearl Harbor)
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Tour of the barracks on Oahu (some of these still show the damages from
December 7)
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Fort DeRussi
After that, you are on your own to fly home,
stay longer, or fly to another Hawaiian island.
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