Naples 2013Parents Information

EveningSunday 7th July –

Thursday 11th July 2013

Who is supporting the trip?

• Mrs Burton• Ms Foster• Miss Gadd• Mr Southcoat• Dr Kuey

Itinerary: Sunday 7th July

Morning

02.00: Meet at CVC at 2am at the front of the school02.20: Depart on coach to Heathrow Airport04.10: Check in at Gatwick (Flight no: 8529)06.10: Depart for Naples Capodichino Airport09.45: Arrive at Naples Capodichino Airport10.30: Coach departs for Solfatara11.15: Group arrives at Solfatara

12.30-13.30: Packed lunch – not included in price

13.45: Coach departs for Piano di Sorrento15.30 Coach arrives at the Hotel la Ripetta, Piano di Sorrento – check in and unpack. Explore town and go to the beach.19.00: Evening meal at the hotel

Information about the next day and time to settle into hotel 

Itinerary: Monday 8th July

8.00: Breakfast at the hotel9:00: Leave for visit to Mount Vesuvius 10.30: Arrive at Mount Vesuvius and tour by an alpine guide12.30: Depart for Pompeii

13.00: Lunch included

14.00: Visit Pompeii with a guide16.00: Time for students to take photographs16.30: Leave to return to the hotel 18.00: Arrive at hotel19.00: Evening meal at the hotel

Evening activities on the beach

Itinerary: Tuesday 9th July8.00: Breakfast at the hotel8.45: Leave for a visit to Capri 9.20: Arrive at harbour to catch the hydrofoil – please pack travel sickness tablets!10.15: Arrive on Capri and explore the island 10.30: Catch chairlift to Ana Capri for an ice-cream at the top!

12.30: 2 course lunch on Ana Capri (included in tour price)

13.30: Students have an opportunity to buy souvenirs15.30: Catch minibuses down to the harbour16.20: Catch the hydrofoil back to Naples16.45: Chance to spend time in Sorrento for souvenir shopping 17.45: Return to the hotel19.00: Evening meal at the hotel

Evening activity: Quiz night!

Itinerary: Wednesday 10th July

8.00: Breakfast at the hotel9.00: Leave for visit to Herculaneum10.15: Arrive at Herculaneum and collect headsets for a guide around the site

12.00: Lunch on site included

13.00: Leave to go to Sorrento14.15: Arrive at Sorrento15.30: Ice-cream making and tasting session17.30: Free time for shopping and sightseeing in Sorrento – time to buy snacks for flight the following day!18.30: Leave to return to the hotel

Time to pack luggage before final evening meal

19.30: Evening meal and prize giving!

Itinerary: Thursday 11th April

06.30: Breakfast (last meal included)0700: Coach departs hotel for Naples Capodichino Airport0815: Coach arrives at Naples Capodichino Airport and check in (Flight no: Easyjet 8530)

10.15: Flight departs for Gatwick (no meal on flight – students will have a chance to buy snacks the day before)12.00: Flight arrives at Gatwick – lunch on coach

14.30/15.00: Approximate arrival time at CVC - please make arrangements to collect your son/daughter. Telephone tree will be used to notify you of any changes.

Expectations on the trip

• Students will be registered in groups and assigned to a specific member of staff. Students must listen carefully to instructions and act on these immediately.

• Students will be expected to adhere to instructions at all times.

• Students must be responsible on the trip – for themselves, others and their belongings!

• Students must be polite and respectful to all staff.

• Students will not be allowed to buy tobacco or alcohol on the trip.

• Please read through the Behaviour policy. Both parent and son/daughter needs to sign this and return to the History/RPE office by Friday 28th June

Recommended items to take!

• Appropriate and sensible clothing – it will be hot and humid

• Suntan lotion is HIGHLY recommended!!

• Sensible shoes…walking is a key part of the trip!

• Camera

• Spending money & 10 euros deposit for the room (per student!) – recommended amount per day is approximately 20 euros

Valuables and

Passports• Staff will keep hold of

passports for the trip – please bring these (& EHICs)to the History/RPE office on Friday 28th June

• The ONLY time students will have these is when passing through customs.

• Mobile phones to be

brought at own risk

• Ipods / MP3s useful for coach journeys, and camera for taking pictures, but carried at own risk

• Money

Luggage allowance

Students have a luggage allowance of:

Hand luggage = One piece of standard baggage no bigger then 56 x 45 x 25cm including wheels and the handle

Please note that hand luggage should NOT contain liquids of 100mls+

Checked luggage = One piece not exceeding 20 kg

Rooming on the trip• Students will be expected to attend a meeting

next Tuesday lunchtime at 12.40pm in Hi1

• Students will be in rooms of threes and fours

• Staff rooms will be dotted around student rooms and students will be made aware of where they are.

• There will be no swapping of rooms once these are agreed

• Girls and boys rooms are separate!

Final reminders!• Students need a packed lunch for Sunday 7th July and 10

euros for deposit!• Students attend rooming meeting next Tuesday at

12.40 in Hi1• Please check that your son/daughter has their passport

and EHIC card in date – passed to Ms Titchmarsh by Friday 28th June

• Return behavioural policy by Friday 28th June to Ms Titchmarsh in the History/RPE office

• Please note the times of drop-off (2am on Sunday 7th July) and pick-up (2.30pm on Thursday 11th July)

• Students are expected to be in school the following day not in school uniform.