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The Army Nurse Corps Association's 2014 convention will be a historic first – it will be held during an 8-day cruise along the New England and Canadian coast, aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Grandeur of the Seas.

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The convention itinerary will include the customary briefings and reports from senior ANCA and ANC leadership at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on the day of departure. Bus transportation will then convey us to Baltimore, the port of embarkation.

For those coming from outside the Baltimore-Washington area, we have a Pre-Embarkation Package consisting of overnight accommodations at the Marriott SpringHill Suites at the Baltimore airport (BWI), and bus transportation to Walter Reed and back to BWI on return to port. Watch this space for information on transportation arrangements for attendees who will not be flying in.

Cruise itinerary During the voyage, there will be day-long stops along the coast, as shown in the graphic. Tours and excursions during these days will be available. During at-sea days there will be convention meetings, continuing education presentations, and plenty of opportunity to enjoy the comforts and amenities of one of Royal Caribbean's premier ships. The activities calendar is shown below.

Day
2014 Location Arrive Depart

2 Oct BWI Marriott 0800

2 Oct Walter Reed NMMC,
Bethesda, Maryland 0900 1200

2 Oct Baltimore, Maryland 1600

3 Oct Cruising — All Day —

4 Oct Portland, Maine 1130 1900

5 Oct Bar Harbor, Maine 0800 1800

6 Oct St. John, New Brunswick 0700 1600

7 Oct Halifax, Nova Scotia 1000 1900

8 Oct Cruising — All Day —

9 Oct Cruising — All Day —

10 Oct Baltimore 0700

We invite ANCA members' spouses and friends, AMEDD colleagues, and our friends in other US military nurse corps to join us this time. Make your plans now to Reconnect * Learn * Build with ANCA in this exciting, fun setting! To assure that you can join in, you will need to make an intial deposit of $150 per person by 15 July 2013 (this summer).

Registration

Printed Registration Form, including pricing, details, and more information.
Our On-Line Registration Page
On-line registration helpful hints; please review if registering on line

To reserve your cabin and register for the meeting, you can do it on our on-line registration page, shown above. Before registering on line, please download the Registration Form and review the helpful hints page.
If you'd rather not register on line, just complete and mail in the form along with your deposit.
If you any have questions about the cruise, call ANCA's travel agent, Jim Jackson, at JETT Private Tours, at 910-617-8306, or for other questions, Convention Chair Jeri Graham at 910-616-3487.

For singles who would like help in finding a cabinmate to share the cost, we offer our Travel Companion Compatibility Criteria (TC³) service. ANCA members can complete the on-line TC³ questionnaire. If you're not a member, you can request the form by contacting our convention staff at 910-616-3487. E-Harmony it's not, but we'll do our best to help get potentially compatible cabin-sharers together.

We welcome with open arms all active, retired, and former members of all components of the Army Nurse Corps to join ANCA if they have not already, and come with us as we meet for reminiscence, fellowship, good times—and oh, yes, a little organizational business—every two years at different places around the United States.

If you're a present or former Army Nurse Corps officer and interested in joining us at our conventions, check our Membership page for eligibility information.

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Last Updated: 28 May