Owner of Connections: A resident of over thirty years, Westport and its surrounding areas are Robin Scarella’s passion and expertise. She established Connections in order to support the local businesses and charities of her town. Their success is her success. Through her contacts in local media and creative flair, she thrives in generating the optimal public relations opportunities.

Transcend, Transform, Triumph:
Look Your Best, Live Your Best

OCTOBER 13-24, 2011 Amsterdam to Paris
($2369—includes $100 off courtesy of Best Cruises & Travel Now & $100 ship credit)
NOVEMBER 10-21, 2011 Prague to Budapest
($1899—includes $100 off courtesy of Best Cruises & Travel Now)

Wine, Women and Wisdom, produced by Connections LLC, and Best Cruises and Travel Now, invites you to an all-inclusive, luxurious 7-day AMA Waterways River cruise with an optional pre-stay in Prague (3 nights for $690) or post-stay in Paris (3 nights for $780) Event fee $250

Be inspired by world-renown local speakers in the arts, literature, health, medicine and much more. Enjoy gourmet dining with complementary wine, visits to vineyards and wineries, wine tasting and expert wine lectures (Amsterdam-to Paris features James Beard award-winning wine/food writer Anthony Dias Blue!) Shore excursions are included to help you enjoy the timeless beauty and rich history and culture of Europe. Evenings will be filled with local cultural entertainment.

From Amsterdam to Paris, Anne Keefe, who served as co-artistic director with Joanne Woodward; and David Wiltse, a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter who has written 12 novels, 13 plays and more than 50 screenplays and series’ pilots for films and television; Geri Zatcoff, a nutritionist with a Masters Degree in both Exercise Science and Human Nutrition, Geri brings in-depth education and experience to her counseling; Amy Dixon, Certified Specialist of Wine, Amy is the Cellar Master for nine of the most accomplished private wine collections in Fairfield County, Connecticut, for whom she inventories, appraises and advises on the purchase and auction of the finest wines in the world. She holds a Diploma Certification from the prestigious Wine Spirits Education Trust, as well as being recognized as a Certified Specialist of Wine by the Society of Wine Educators; Dr. Jeffrey Rosenthal, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, former Chief of Plastic Surgery at Bridgeport Hospital and an accomplished artist with shows in New York and Paris;
From Prague to Budapest, join Prill Boyle, author of Defying Gravity, a book about late blooming women, and host of “Ageless,” a long-running, public-access TV interview program; plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Rosenthal; nutritionist Geri Zatcoff; and Cathy Cash Spellman, New York Times and International bestselling author, and creative voice of multi-million dollar brands in the beauty, fashion and home furnishings world. (Other special guests to be announced!)

Book before June 30th and get a $200 credit to spend on the ship!
Reduced group roundtrip airfare is available through AMAWaterways

For more information visit www.bestcruisesandtravelnow.com or contact:
Robin Scarella of Connections, LLC at connectionswestport@yahoo.com or Eva Greenwald at Best Cruises and Travel Now:
(203) 221-3171,
toll free at: (888) 499-7245,
email at: egreenwald@cruiseplanners.com