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2004 WINTER NEWSLETTER

Dear Skating Friends,
We are nearly at the end of this skating season, with one competition left the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships. Tune in to ABC and ESPN to watch our U.S. Team and watch newly crowned Men's Champion Johnny Weir compete in his first worlds. Michelle Kwan leads the Ladies as she competes for her 6th world title. Tanith Belbin and Ben Angostino our new Dance Champions are certainly great contenders to lead the dance contingent from the U.S, while seasoned competitors and U.S. Champions Rena Inoue and John Baldwin Jr. compete in their second worlds.

2004-2005 SEASON

Come and join us for our 25th season as we span the globe from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Las Vegas, Nevada, to Portland, Oregon, to Moscow, Russia. We are also excited about our tour packages to 2006 Nationals, Olympics, and Worlds. Listed below is a brief description of each tour.

2004 Smart Ones Skate America Int'l. Pittsburgh, PA Oct. 21-24, 2004
VIP Gold All Event/Exhibition Tickets
3, 4, or 5 night packages
Ramada Plaza Suite Hotel
Breakfast daily
Welcome Reception
City tour of Pittsburgh
Tour prices starting at $699.00 per person (double occupancy)

2004 Master Card Skate Canada Int'l.
Halifax, Nova Scotia Oct. 28-31, 2004
VIP All Event/Exhibition Tickets
3, 4, or 5 night deluxe packages
Prince George Hotel
Breakfast daily
Tour of Halifax & Peggy's Cove
Welcome Reception and gift
Tour prices starting at $699.00 per person based on double occupancy

Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular
December 2004
Tour price and Date TBA
2, 3, or 4 night packages
Mandalay Beach Resort and Casino
Prime seating at the show
Backstage and practice pass
Breakfast daily
Roll of quarters for casino

2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Portland, Oregon
Jan. 11-16, 2005

VIP Silver Blade All Event /Exhibition Tickets
5, 6, or 7 night packages at the DoubleTree Portland Hotel
Breakfast daily
Sightseeing tour of Portland
Welcome Reception
Program book and official pin
Tour prices starting from $1899.00 per person based on double occupancy.

2005 PRE, POST, & WORLDS TOURS
Prices and confirmation of tours will be announced at a later date

2005 Pre-Worlds tour to Copenhagen, Denmark
March 9-13, 2005
Airport transfers
Deluxe hotel accommodation
Scandanavian Breakfast daily
City tour of Cophenhagen
Brewery tour

2005 World Figure Skating Championships Moscow, Russia
March 12-21, 2005
Air/land and land only packages offered
Lower Level All event/exhibition tickets
7 and 8 night tour packages
Optional airport transfers
Five Star Deluxe Hotel accommodations
Breakfast daily
Daily round-trip arena transfers
City tour of Moscow
Kremlin grounds tour, Diamond Fund, and Assumption Cathedral tour including lunch
Pushkin & Tretjakov Museum tours
Novodeichvy Convent tour
Welcome Reception and gift
Farewell Dinner

Post tour the ''Russia's Golden Ring'' & St. Petersburg
Deluxe coach transfers to Vladimir, Russia's oldest town, Overnight at the Pokrovsky Convent in Sudzal including breakfast and lunch
Tour of Suzdal's Kremlin
Overnight by coach to Ivanovo
Coach transfer to Palekh and to Kholui towns known for icon painting breakfast and lunch included
Overnight train to St. Petersburg
3 nights at a Deluxe Five-Star Hotel
Breakfast included
Sightseeing tours to Isaac Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress, and Petrodvorets (Peterhof) summer palace of Peter the Great
Ballet performance
Visit to Winter Palace and tour of the Hermitage Museum
Breakfast and lunch included both days
Farewell Dinner and Airport Transfers

2006 Tours
2006 Nationals, St. Louis MO
2006 Olympics, Turino Italy
2006 Worlds: Calgary, Alberta Canada
2006 Skate America: Atlantic City

THANK YOU

Thank you to all of you who have sent get- well cards, e-mails, and who have called me. They certainly cheered me up over these past six months. I especially enjoyed the post card I received from Atlanta!

With one more surgery to go and continuous physical therapy, I will return next season, stronger than ever! A special Thank you to my family for representing our company on tours, in the office, preparing travel documents, stuffing envelopes, and answering e-mails. It is because of a close knit family and friends, that I was able to take the time to recover from a serious motorcycle accident.

Our next season promises to be exciting and we should have information on 2006 Nationals and 2006 worlds this year. Since 2006 is an Olympic year, we are already taking deposits for Nationals in St. Louis.

Thank you all who have participated on our tours this past season. We really appreciated your business and look forward to seeing everyone next season.

Best regards,
Claudyne

Silver Blade Tours, Inc.
"The Skating Tour Experts"
Claudyne Cassella Hutchinson
2672 Flowing Well Road, DeLand, FL 32720-8903 USA
Tel. (386) 943-4071 - Fax: (386) 738-2512
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