Thanksgiving in New York

Day 1.

As Thanksgiving ushers in the Christmas season, you'll be in the middle of it all as you check-in to New York's best address located directly on Times Square. Marriott Marquis - 5 nights (D) 

Day 2.

Begin your exploration of The Big Apple at the Museum of Broadway, a spectacular repository of all things theatre from the age of Vaudeville to the Ziegfeld Follies to the present. Then head to lunch with syndicated theatre critic Peter Filichia to learn what's hot and what's not on the Great White Way. A drive Uptown will encircle Central Park and include stops at Strawberry Fields and Lincoln Center. The afternoon ends at Rockefeller Center to see the iconic Channel Gardens, the window displays at Saks Fifth Avenue and of course St. Patrick's Cathedral. The evening is yours to explore. Monday is a great night to expand your theatrical horizons with an additional on or off-Broadway show. (L) 

Day 3.

Travel like a real New Yorker - by subway - Downtown for sightseeing focusing on the past and present of the World Trade Center. There you'll visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum and take in the breathtaking views from One World Observatory located high atop the 1776-foot-tall building dubbed "Freedom Tower". Tonight is your first evening on Broadway. It's Choose Your Own Show night, which means literally what it says. Musical or play. On or off-Broadway. You pick the show and we'll buy the tickets. (L) 

Day 4.

Take a morning adventure to Liberty and Ellis Islands by subway and ferry. The afternoon is yours for personal exploration. How about a visit to one of the city's world-class museums or shopping on famed Fifth Avenue? The family-style Italian dinner at Carmine's is a New York tradition, followed by tickets for another night on the Great White Way. We'll announce our choice a little deeper into Tony Awards season. (D) 

Day 5.

It's the exciting Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! Join the anxious throngs on the streets or watch on television in the comfort (and warmth!) of your room. The parade route is along 6th Avenue only one block from the hotel. In the afternoon, journey to Radio City Music Hall for the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. A Thanksgiving dinner cruise follows aboard the elegant glass-roofed Bateaux New York featuring excellent food, live music and great sightseeing as the stars come out over the stunning skyline. (D) 

Day 6.

Black Friday brings our adventure to a close with a visit to chic Hudson Yards and the High Line, an elevated city park that kinks and curves for one and a half miles through the trendy Meatpacking District. After lunch it's a short drive to Newark for our direct flight back to Sacramento. (L)