The Red Devil Marching Band is scheduled to perform in the New Year's Day Parade in Rome, Italy, on January 1, 2020, the school board approved trip, and there are currently 130 participants registered. If you are currently enrolled in a band class you are invited to participate. The trip is largely all inclusive, will run from December 27, 2019, through January 3, 2020, and is currently priced at $3515 per person for double occupancy rooms. You can look through a Sample Band Itinerary, for more information about sight seeing and meal options.

Payments

Payments are due in the Web Store as follows:

Payment 1 of $495 by 3/1/18 The first deposit was removed in the web store. If you are interested in joining the trip, email Mr. Kurinsky!

Payment 2 of $755 on 4/15/19

Payment 3 of $755 on 5/31/19

Payment 4 of $755 on 8/15/19

Payment 5 of $755 on 10/15/19

The first $100 is non-refundable and all other payments are non-refundable after 5/1/19. The cost of the trip includes trip insurance. Web Store payments are free if you use an electronic check through your bank; however, they charge a 3% fee for using credit cards.

Chaperone Single Room Option

Chaperones will have the option to pay additional $610 by 8/15/19 for a single room.

Land Only Option

A few families have asked about extending the trip before the school trip. It is possible to only purchase the land option of the trip, which is everything but airfare. The total cost of the land only trip is $2195. Families that choose this option should make the first three payments and then the Land Only Final Payment of $190 by 8/15/19.

Flights & Hotels

We do not know the airlines for flights or the hotel. As soon as we do I will email information home and post it to the website. Also note that fights and hotel reservations made by the parade organizer cannot be transferred or altered in any way.

Mandatory Meeting

Please mark your calendar for a mandatory trip participant and legal guardian meeting at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, August 27, in the auditorium after marching practice. Itineraries, packing information, and all district forms will be signed and turned in that night. There will be time to answer questions at this meeting.

If you missed the meeting, a PDF version of the slide show is available. 

Passport

If you have the passport you will use for the trip, please scan it and email the image to mkurinsk@hinsdale86.org with the exact subject of “ROME PASSPORT: Last, First Middle” (i.e. ROME PASSPORT: Kurinsky, Matthew Steven).

Roommates

Start thinking about who you would like to room with. A majority of rooms will be double occupancy.