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With lodging, food and entertainment all included in one price, choosing to do a vacation on a cruise gives great value. Traveling on the sea can be extremely fun, but it is important to choose the correct cruise line. If you’re going to spend a lot of your vacation time on a cruise ship, it may as well be one of luxury. Thankfully, there’s many luxury cruise lines ready to cater to your every whim while ferrying you to and from some of the world’s most mesmerizing destinations in plush comfort. Some offer exotic voyages to faraway destinations, while others attract travelers with comfortable cabins and stimulating enrichment programs. Use this guide as a starting point to find out which luxury cruise fits best for your next vacation.
TOP 5 Luxury Cruise Lines for Your Next Vacation
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Breezy locale for Italian, French & Californian fare with a focus on seasonal, local ingredients.
Mulvaney’s
B&L
Restaurants
Creative shared plates served with cocktails, beer & wine in a sleek, wood-accented space. 1719 34th St, Sacramento, CA 95816
Refined eatery plating seasonal New American fare in a converted firehouse or on the garden patio. 1215 19th St, Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (916) 441-6022 | Web: mulvaneysbl.com
Phone: (916) 498-9891 | Web: www.waterboyrestaurant.com
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Canon | East Sacramento
The Waterboy
2000 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA 95811
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Phone: (916) 469-2433 | Web: canoneastsac.com
Cafeteria 15L tylish, contemporary spot of fering American fare, old-timey desserts & upmarket cocktails. 1116 15th St, Sacramento, CA Station 16 Industrial-chic seafood specialist with outdoor seating, a raw bar & inventive cocktails. 1118 16th St, Sacramento, CA Kru Enduring Japanese eatery & sushi bar infusing classic dishes with international flavors. 3135 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA
Zócalo Restaurant Roomy, elegant restaurant & bar with modern Mexican dishes, classic margaritas & weekend 1801brunch.Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA Sauced BBQ & Spirits his chill eatery featuring rustic decor & a full bar offers BBQ classics & Southern sides. 1028 7th St, Sacramento, CA Beast + Bounty Airy, leafy & light-filled eatery offering wood-fired Californian cuisine for omnivores & vegans 1701 R St, Sacramento, CA The Red Rabbit Stylish, rustic-chic outpost for farm-to-table New American plates & innovative cocktails. 2718 J St, Sacramento, CA Grange High-end bar & eatery with a lofty feel preparing a farmto-fork menu & seasonal craft 926cocktails.JSt,Sacramento, CA Moxie Restaurant Enduring option serving a rotat ing menu of elevated American cooking & wine in a convivial 2028setting.H St, Sacramento, CA Echo & Rig Modern American surf ‘n’ turf spot with a butcher on site, offer ing weekend brunch & craft beer. 500 NW J St Suite 150, Sacramento, CA
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Sol Blume is a two day, outdoor, all ages, alt R&B, music festival, held in the heart of downtown Sacramento. Learn more at solblume.com.
Jun 5-6
Sacramento French Film Festival
On-the-ground displays, food stalls, and other fun activities are also part of the festival. Learn more at californiacapitalairshow.com.
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Sacramento St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival
A parade, live musical entertainment, outdoor beer gardens and a chance to find Leprechauns hiding throughout the charming historic district. Visit oldsacramento.com for details.
Sacramento Pride Fest & Parade
Sacramento Pride takes place every June and features a parade, guest speakers, roving entertainment, kid’s fun, and more! Formerly know as the Lambda Freedom Fair, it is the oldest and largest gay pride event in Sacramento. Complete details at sacramentopride.org.
Jun 18-27
This festival is for everyone who enjoys a great show or has a love for aviation in general. You can watch a spectacular display of supersonicspeed jets, wing-walkers, parachutists, and gravity-defying aerobatic acts.
Sacramento French Film Festival celebrates the rich history of French cinema and showcases both new releases as well as cult classics. Furthermore, you can enjoy all these films while taking a bite of sweet pastry or sipping a cup of coffee. Details at sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org.
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California Capital Airshow
Jul 12
Mint tracks your expenses and places them in budget categories. It syncs many accounts: checking and savings, credit cards, loans, investments and bills. You can also set limits, and Mint lets you know if you’re approaching those limits.
BUDGETING
This apps offers a zero-based budgeting framework that’s simpler than many other apps. You can manually enter incoming and outgoing money throughout the month. Also, you can categorize line items and set reminders.
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This is primarily an investment tool, but its app includes features helpful for budgeters looking to track their spending. You can connect and monitor check ing, savings and credit card accounts, IRAs, 401(k)s, mortgages and loans.
Goodbudget is more about planning for your finances than tracking previous transactions. This app is based on the envelope budgeting system helping you portion out your monthly income toward specific spending categories.
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Education Trends
Education has always been one of the leading factors in shaping the future. We have seen a revolution of sorts in education, with new and unconventional approaches that include collaborative learning, doing away with traditional classrooms, and encouraging harnessing of information from various sources. Check out our list of top education trends to look forward to this year.
Software can be used to help with writing essays or solving math problems, allowing them to learn faster and better than teachers can aid with.
Technology & Software
Video games are more engaging and effective at teaching than traditional methods, but it is important to start using them as learning tools.
Technology and software share knowledge with students directly.
Gamification
Gamification is poised to have a bigger impact than the internet did.
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This free event celebrates Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan and other South Pacific cultures through dance and musical performances. The Island Marketplace is filled with vendors offering traditional crafts, fresh flower leis, baskets, hats, carved bone necklaces, and tapa cloth. learn more at sacalohafest.org.
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Sky Spectacular
Farm-to-Fork-Festival
Farm-to-Fork Festival brings you delicious food, wines and brews directly from the farms to your table. It is a festival that offers great music concerts, mini markets selling fresh farm produce, great food, lineups, cooking demonstrations, culinary classes, regional wines, and craft beers. Details at farmtofork.com.
Oct 22-30
An event sponsored by the City of Sacramento on new year’s eve every year. It is free for all family-friendly events for residents and visitors alike. The celebrations include live music, street entertainment, dinner specials, kids activities, hot food and drinks, and arcade games. learn more at sacramento365.com.
Nov 21
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The Harvest Festival showcases over 24,000 unique items that are all handmade and embellished right here in the USA. Shoppers are treated to items such as original art, jewelry, clothing, specialty foods, photography, toys, home décor and more. Learn more at downtowngrid.com.
Sacramento Harvest Festival
Sacramento Aloha Festival
SACRAMENTO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER
Web: sacramentopride.org
PFLAG SACRAMENTO
ADVENTURERS
Web: rivercitygems.org
RIVER CITY GEMS
CALIFORNIA
Phone: 916.442.1120 | Web: sccenter.org
Web: meetup.com/Golden-Grounds-LGBT-Senior-Social-Group
Sac Pride is celebrated as a two-day festival that transforms capitol mall into an LGBTQ+ village and entertainment zone with bars, vendors, and music stages that feature International Stars, Drag Performers and live musical acts.
SAC PRIDE
GOLDEN GROUNDS, LGBT SENIOR SOCIAL GROUP
California Adventurers, which is the state’s largest outdoors group for gay men, is for guys who are interested in hiking, camping, and other wholesome outdoor adven tures in Northern California. Join at meetup.com/californiaadventurers
The River City Gems are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to improve the lives of transgender individuals and their families by providing social opportunities, peer support, education, resources, outreach programs, and other services focused on the specific needs of the male-to-female transgender community.
Our mission is to build on a foundation of loving families united with LGBTQ people and allies who support one another and to educate ourselves and our communities to speak up as advocates until all hearts and minds respect, value and affirm LGBTQ people. Web: pflagsacramento.org
The Sacramento LGBT Community Center works to create a region where LGBTQ+ people thrive. We support the health and wellness of the most marginalized, advo cate for equality and justice, and work to build a culturally rich LGBTQ+ community.
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A group of senior LGBT individuals committed to meeting regularly for the sole pur pose of enriching the group through sharing insights, experiences and wisdom from what we’re doing presently with our lives and what we’ve done during our lifetimes.
Students get to experience being in a place they have never been to before.
By linking tablets or smartboards to projectors, the interactive blackboard creates a surface that can be written on by a pen or stylus.
A TEDx learning style can capture students’ interest in learning more.
InteractiveStudent-controlledStyleBlackboards
The TEDx learning style uses the power of technology, innovation, and collaboration to make knowledge accessible in a unique way.
This is a method for teaching that lets students learn at their own pace. This is considered a must-have by teachers and students.
TEDx Learning
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This allows students to select their coursework and move through a course as quickly or slowly as they would like.
VR Headsets Learning provides an immersive experience for students, who can learn everything they need right inside the classroom.
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