Register with Grueninger Music Tours for your trip to the 2025 Rose Parade and get ready for this once-in-a-lifetime experience!
ITINERARY
Please note that the itinerary is subject to change.
Day 1, Saturday December 28, 2024
- Depart by motorcoach for Los Angeles, CA
- Lunch en route (on own)
- Arrive Los Angeles
- Spend the late afternoon/evening working on the construction of the floats
(minimum 4-hour commitment) - Box dinner (included)
- Private group check-in at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel
Day 2, Sunday December 29, 2024
- Tournament of Roses Band Director Working Breakfast this morning with Drum Majors
- Breakfast in hotel for the rest of the band
- Depart for Pasadena
- Photo of band taken in front of the Rose Bowl Stadium
- In-N-Out Burger for lunch from Tournament of Roses (chaperones to receive box lunch separately)
- View the 2025 Rose Parade Floats in Pasadena
- Afternoon Bandfest Performance
- Drive the parade route
- Dinner Dance party with the other Rose Parade bands
Day 3, Monday December 30, 2024
- Breakfast in hotel for the band
- Spend the day at Disneyland
- March down Main Street U.S.A. in Disney’s Imagination Campus Performance
- Lunch and Dinner (on own)
Day 4, Tuesday December 31, 2024
- Tournament of Roses Band Director Brunch with dignitaries this morning in Pasadena
- Breakfast in hotel for the rest of the band
- Visit Santa Monica Beach & Pier with lunch (included on the beach)
- Parade rehearsal at Santa Monica high school in the afternoon
- Visit Universal’s City Walk for some free time and dinner (on own)
- Ring in the New Year at the hotel at 9pm PST (12am midnight EST in Times Square) with an ice cream social
- Early to bed
Day 5, Wednesday January 1, 2025
- Boxed Breakfast from hotel
- March in the 136th Rose Parade
- In-N-Out Burger provided by the Tournament of Roses (chaperones to In-N-Out separately)
- Return to hotel, relax and watch the parade re-runs
- Dinner Dance Celebration Event with Family & Friends tours
Day 6, Thursday January 2, 2025
- Breakfast in the hotel prior to check out
- Depart from Los Angeles for Cupertino
- Arrive home with great memories from Southern California
INCLUSIONS & PRICING
INCLUSIONS
PACKAGE INCLUSIONS
TRANSPORTATION
- Deluxe motorcoach roundtrip from Homestead High School to Los Angeles per itinerary. Motorcoaches stay with the band throughout the week (not just transfers). Motorcoach driver gratuities have been included.
ACCOMMODATIONS
- Accommodations for five nights at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport hotel
MEALS
- Breakfast daily in the hotel
- Two lunches sponsored by the Tournament of Roses
- Lunch on the beach in Santa Monica
- Box dinner on Dec 28th
- All Rose Parade Bands Dinner Dance
- Ice Cream Social New Year’s Eve Count-down Party
- Celebration Dinner Dance Event with the Family & Friends
ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS
- Work on the construction of the Rose Parade floats (based on float builder scheduling)
- One Day/One Park Disneyland Admission (Imagination Campus Marching Performance Package)
- All Band Dinner Dance Party
- New Year’s Eve Ice Cream Social
- Visit Santa Monica Beach & Pier (lunch included)
- Celebration Dinner Dance Event with Family & Friends
PERFORMANCES
- Parade rehearsal
- Disney’s Imagination Campus Marching Parade Performance down Mainstreet U.S.A.
- Performance in T of R Bandfest
- Performance in the 136th Rose Parade
MISCELLANEOUS
- One group photo in front of Rose Bowl stadium plus group photo marching in the parade per participant
- Grandstand BandFest tickets for chaperones and staff not marching
- Reserved Grandstand seats for the parade. Staff, Chaperones and Family & Friends will be seated together at TV Corner. These seats are perfect for viewing the parade without any obstruction from buildings or trees. The seats are easily accessible with the sun at their back and not in their eyes. Includes bus parking for the group in the grandstand.
- Experienced GMT travel directors with hands-on knowledge are “on-call” at all times.
GMT ADDITONAL BENEFITS
- Fundraiser (Funds raised in range of $30,000-$40,000)
- Homestead Band Travel App, with e-documents, GPS locator and highlight video
- One souvenir Rose Parade program per participant
- Individual registration portal web site
- 24-hour toll-free emergency number
- Secured storage room for the band equipment
- Rental vehicle to be with band throughout stay in Los Angeles
- All taxes and gratuities for included items (excluding travel directors)
- $1 million liability insurance, including an errors and omissions. You are also covered by a $5 million liability policy for motorcoach transportation
- Experienced staff, from administrative support and operations to travel directors, that are acknowledged, hands-on experts on the Tournament of Roses Parade
NOT INCLUDED
- Nightly security in the hotel designated to the band
- Souvenir lapel pin
- Meals and attractions not listed as “included”
- Cancellation Insurance (optional – plans vary, details available by request)
- Instrument transportation to/from Los Angeles
- Items of a personal nature
TRAVEL INSURANCE AND OPTIONAL UPGRADES
TRAVEL INSURANCE – GMT highly recommends protecting your investment by purchasing the Student Deluxe Travel Protection with Cancel For Any Reason.
Below is a link that will allow you to purchase the Student Deluxe Travel Protection with Cancel For Any Reason protection plan for your trip. Rates are based on overall trip cost. You will need to enter the cost of your full trip cost and make your purchase prior to final trip payment, whether the payment is going to the school or to Grueninger Music Tours. Please view the summary plan summary information at https://dd09af.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/stp23_February-2024.pdf for information about coverage. For questions on the plan, coverage or procedures, please contact Travel Insured 1‑844-440-8113.
To purchase, please click the link below (or copy/paste it into a browser) https://www.travelinsured.com/group.signup?group=158521&guid=2185db9710f94057b5089573a758773b
NOTE: This link is only for members of this group/tour. Dates of travel and destination will correspond to this registration only.
CANCELLATION TERMS
CANCELLATION SCHEDULE
- In the event an individual cancellation is received from registration to July 27, 2024, the individual will be charged a $100 per person cancellation fee in addition to any non-recoverable costs set forth by GMT for the purposes of acquiring vendor services for the individual.
- In the event an individual cancellation is received July 28, 2024-August 27, 2024, the individual will be charged a 15% cancellation fee based on the estimated per person tour price in addition to any non-recoverable costs set forth by GMT for the purposes of acquiring vendor services for the individual.
- In the event an individual cancellation is received August 28, 2024-September 27, 2024, the individual will be charged a 25% cancellation fee based on the estimated per person tour price in addition to any non-recoverable costs set forth by GMT for the purposes of acquiring vendor services for the individual.
- In the event an individual cancellation is received September 28, 2024-October 27, 2024, the individual will be charged a 50% cancellation fee based on the estimated per person tour price in addition to any non-recoverable costs set forth by GMT for the purposes of acquiring vendor services for the individual.
- In the event an individual cancellation is received October 28, 2024-November 14, 2024, the individual will be charged a 75% cancellation fee based on the estimated per person tour price in addition to any non-recoverable costs set forth by GMT for the purposes of acquiring vendor services for the individual.
- In the event an individual cancellation is received after November 14, 2024, the individual will be charged a 100% cancellation fee based on the estimated per person tour price.
REGISTRATION
QUESTIONS?
Contact Grueninger Music Tours
(317) 581-1122
[email protected]