Book of Mormon Cruise

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Book of Mormon Cruise

9-Night Cruise

02/20/2025 - 03/01/2025

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All Rates are per person based on double occupancy. Lower, promotional rates may be available.

CABIN TYPE CRUISE RATES
Inside $722.00 per person
Ocean View $803.00 per person
Balcony Call for Pricing
Taxes & Govt. Fees $195.66 per person

 

Terms and Conditions: Advertised rates INCLUDE port charges but DO NOT INCLUDE shore excursions, airfare, or gratuities.
Deposit: $250 deposit, per person is required to confirm your booking.

Final Payment Due Date: Your deposit is refundable until November 13, 2024 when final payment is due. No Penalties if you cancel before November 13th. After November 13th, the cruise and tours are non-refundable.

Space can be recalled at anytime before the sail date so BOOK EARLY!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the nature of this tour you must be able to climb stairs and walk unassisted at a moderate pace. You will walk 3-5 miles per day.

Passports: Passports are recommended for this sailing. Passports ARE required for international travel by air and for this reason we STRONGLY recommend them.

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All Rates are per person based on double occupancy. Lower, promotional rates may be available.

CABIN TYPE CRUISE RATES
Inside $722.00 per person
Ocean View $803.00 per person
Balcony Call for Pricing
Taxes & Govt. Fees $195.66 per person

 

Terms and Conditions: Advertised rates INCLUDE port charges but DO NOT INCLUDE shore excursions, airfare, or gratuities.
Deposit: $250 deposit, per person is required to confirm your booking.

Final Payment Due Date: Your deposit is refundable until November 13, 2024 when final payment is due. No Penalties if you cancel before November 13th. After November 13th, the cruise and tours are non-refundable.

Space can be recalled at anytime before the sail date so BOOK EARLY!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the nature of this tour you must be able to climb stairs and walk unassisted at a moderate pace. You will walk 3-5 miles per day.

Passports: Passports are recommended for this sailing. Passports ARE required for international travel by air and for this reason we STRONGLY recommend them.

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Join Brant Gardner, Randal Wright and Bountiful Travel on a Book of Mormon cruise adventure. This 9-night cruise on the Jewel of the Seas departs out of Galveston. It includes stops in Belize, Honduras and Mexico. This may be the best Book of Mormon cruise itinerary available. During the days on the ship, you’ll have the opportunity to attend Book of Mormon classes taught by Brant. Brant is one of the leading Book of Mormon scholars in the mesoamerican theory.

You will love the private tours we offer in each stop. We will visit some of the most amazing ruins that can be seen from a cruise itinerary, including Lamanai, Chichen Itza and Chacchoben. Brant & Randal will help bring the scriptures to life as he teaches onboard the ship and on site. Bring your family on a Book of Mormon cruise as we explore the Caribbean in this amazing ship!

Join us for a 1-night hotel stay and transfer to the cruise ship. $125 per person. Transfer from the cruise ship to the airport at the end of the cruise is NOT included.

Itinerary

Day 1 : Depart Galveston, Texas

February 20, 2025 (Thursday)

If you are not joining us for the pre-cruise hotel and transfer, meet up with us onboard the ship.

Day 2 : Fun Day at Sea

February 21, 2025 (Friday)

Book of Mormon Seminars during the day with Brant Gardner & Randal Wright.

Day 3 : Yucatan (Progreso), Mexico

February 22, 2025 (Saturday)

We disembark and journey through the land of the Maya. Our LDS tour guide shares many interesting things about the Mayan culture as we travel to Chichén Itzá. Our guide helps us to understand this ancient civililation and those who remain today. You gain greater understanding of what times may have been like during the times of the Book of Mormon. We spend some time on our own here taking photos and taking in the feel of the place. We enjoy lunch together before making the journey back to our cruise ship. Price: $140 per person when paying by check or ACH. Lunch is included.

Day 4 : Cozumel, Mexico

February 23, 2025 (Sunday)

Explore Cozumel on your own. You could take a taxi and go to church with the local Spanish speaking ward. You might spend the day on the beach relaxing.

Day 5 : Costa Maya, Mexico

February 24, 2025 (Monday)

On this tour we enjoy the jungle setting of Chacchoben and its majestic ruins. This site existed during the late Book of Mormon times. Learn how the structures and rituals of the Maya relate to the Book of Mormon and LDS beliefs. After visiting the ruins, we travel to a little Maya village where we have the opportunity to see how the Maya lived. We enjoy an amazing, traditional Maya lunch and may even join in making the corn tortillas. The Maya experience at the village has become a favorite for many guests. Tour Price: $125 per person when paying by check or ACH. Lunch is included.

Day 6 : Belize City, Belize

February 25, 2025 (Tuesday)

Take an exciting speedboat ride down the New River to get to the amazing Maya ruins of Lamanai. These ruins date back to the Book of Mormon time period. Climb the huge temples, search for howler monkeys or just enjoy the beautiful jungle setting. An authentic Belizean lunch will be served upon arrival to the ruins. This is a can’t-miss excursion when visiting the Western Caribbean. This tour is consistently rated very highly by our guests. Tour Price: $150 per person when paying by check or ACH. Lunch is included.

Day 7 : Roatan, Honduras

February 26, 2025 (Wednesday)

We begin with a short tour of the island. As we head over to the East side of the island, you learn of the island’s history and its inhabitants. You see the shipwrecks at Dixon Cove, local fishing boats at French Harbor and visit a monkey farm, where you can play with the monkeys and usually hold a sloth. We then visit West End Village where we have an authentic local lunch waiting for us at the beach. Here we spend a couple hours before heading back to the ship. You can snorkel, swim or just relax. Snorkel equipment is available to rent for $10 per person. Roatan Zipline: Add a thrilling zipline adventure to your island tour. Zipline through the jungles from 13 different platforms. The zipline is located just a few minutes away from the beach. For those doing the zipline, you go to the zipline right before lunch. We then bring you back to the beach. The price is an additional $45 per person. You pay for this when you get to the zipline. Price: $75 per person when paying by check or ACH. Lunch is included.

Day 8 : Fun Day at Sea

February 27, 2025 (Thursday)

Book of Mormon seminars at Sea with Brant Gardner & Randal Wright.

Day 9 : Fun Day at Sea

February 28, 2025 (Friday)

Book of Mormon seminars at Sea with Brant Gardner & Randal Wright.

Day 10 : Return to Galveston, Texas

March 1, 2025 (Saturday)

Everyone will make their own way back to the airport for your flights back home.

Information

Ship Information: Jewel of the Seas

Whether you’re onboard or onshore, family time is bound to be a fantastic time! Games, events and activities are going on all over the ship throughout the day and into the evening hours. Here’s a list of activities you can enjoy as a family.

Jewel of the Seas is a 90,090-ton ship and the fourth and final Radiance-class ship for Royal Caribbean. There are many dining options and a modest selection of entertainment. The ship houses approximately 2,144 passengers. 13 decks, 8 of which hold cabins. The ship underwent a refurbishment in 2021 and is even better than before.

Pricing

All Rates are per person based on double occupancy. Lower, promotional rates may be available.

CABIN TYPE CRUISE RATES
Inside $722.00 per person
Ocean View $803.00 per person
Balcony Call for Pricing
Taxes & Govt. Fees $195.66 per person

 

Terms and Conditions: Advertised rates INCLUDE port charges but DO NOT INCLUDE shore excursions, airfare, or gratuities.
Deposit: $250 deposit, per person is required to confirm your booking.

Final Payment Due Date: Your deposit is refundable until November 13, 2024 when final payment is due. No Penalties if you cancel before November 13th. After November 13th, the cruise and tours are non-refundable.

Space can be recalled at anytime before the sail date so BOOK EARLY!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the nature of this tour you must be able to climb stairs and walk unassisted at a moderate pace. You will walk 3-5 miles per day.

Passports: Passports are recommended for this sailing. Passports ARE required for international travel by air and for this reason we STRONGLY recommend them.

Headliners

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Brant A. Gardner did his undergraduate work at Brigham Young University. He received a Master’s in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Albany, specializing in Mesoamerican ethnohistory. He works part time as a Research Associate for Scripture Central. He applied his understanding of Mesoamerican ethnohistory to provide a historical context for the Book of Mormon that informed his six-volume Second Witness: Analytical and Contextual Commentary on the Book of Mormon, as well as Traditions of the Fathers: The Book of Mormon as History. He has also written other books examining topics important to Book of Mormon. He is the author of The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon, and most recently Engraven Upon Plates, Printed Upon Paper: Textual and Narrative Structures of the Book of Mormon, and The Plates of Mormon: A Book of Mormon Study Edition Based on Textual and Narrative Structures in the English Translation, each published by Kofford Books. Gardner has also contributed a Book of Mormon Minute to the ScripturePlus app, a condensed commentary on two or three verses at a time from the Book of Mormon. Gardner has presented at multiple FAIR conferences and two Sperry Symposia (now Come, Follow Me Symposium in Honor of Sidney B. Sperry).
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Randal Wright has a Ph.D. from BYU in Family studies and has been a CES Coordinator, Instructor in the Religion Department at BYU and an Institute Director at the University of Texas. He is currently a life coach working with business executives, entertainers, educators and other highly motivated individuals. He speaks yearly at BYU Ed. Week and at various events held throughout the United States, Canada and England. He is the founder of the National Family Institute and www.lifemission4u.com. Randal is the author of 12 books including, Protecting Your Family in an X-Rated World; Achieving Your Life Mission; Power Parenting in the LDS Home; Making Every Day Meaningful; The Book of Mormon Miracle: 25 Reasons to Believe.
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Book of Mormon Cruise - 9-Night Cruise

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