Eligible Participants:
Year in School: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
Location: Rome, Italy
Trip Dates: December 26, 2024 – January 2, 2025
PLEASE NOTE: This itinerary is subject to change based on local health regulations. A final, more detailed itinerary will be emailed to all registered attendees closer to the event date.
There is limited capacity for this event. Registration will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Deposits must be paid in order to be confirmed.
Thursday, December 26th: Travel Day
Friday, December 27th: Arrival in Rome!
Saturday, December 28th: Tour of the Eternal City
Sunday, December 29th: Day trip to Florence
Monday, December 30th: Vatican and Parade Rehearsal
Tuesday, December 31st: New Year’s Eve!
Wednesday, January 1st: Parade Day!
Thursday, January 2nd: Depart home
CLICK HERE for 2025 Rome New Year’s Day Pricing Information
TOUR COST, RESERVATIONS & PAYMENTS: The total number accepted for the tour is limited. Completed reservation application and $900.00 (non-refundable) per person deposit MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE VARSITY SPIRIT LLC OFFICE on or before the dates listed below: (This deposit is credited towards your total cost.)
HOW DOES PRICING WORK? All prices listed on the pricing sheet are per person. There will be a fee of $825 for a single room request.
PAYMENT DEADLINES: $900 per person deposit due by the following dates below.*
SECOND PAYMENT OF $1,200 PER PERSON IS DUE ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 25, 2024.
FINAL PAYMENT IS DUE IN THE VARSITY SPIRIT LLC OFFICE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 15, 2024. UNIFORMS WILL NOT BE SHIPPED UNTIL THE BALANCE OF PAYMENT IS MADE.
*Trips may sell out prior to deadlines. Registrations are taken on a first come, first served basis with deposits. After September 14, please call the Varsity Spirit LLC office for availability at 800-238-0286 (option 2) for availability.
Cancellations on or before September 24, 2024 will receive a full refund except for the $500 of your deposit. For cancellations between September 25, 2024 and October 14, 2024 an additional $1000 per person penalty will apply. After October 15, 2024 there will be no refunds.
CHAPERONES: EACH All-American MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE ADULT CHAPERONE. However, if there is more than one All-American attending from your school, you may have one chaperone for up to two All-Americans and must all room together. Adult Chaperones must be 21 years of age or older. Varsity Spirit LLC is not responsible for supervising the All-Americans.
TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN:
To help protect your travel investment, we have partnered with Trip Mate to provide an optional Travel Protection Plan for your trip. The Travel Protection Plan includes coverage for Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption, Missed Connection, Baggage Delay and more.
The optional Travel Protection plan, must be added to your reservation within 2 weeks of registering for the event and must be paid in full with your deposit.
For additional information on the Travel Protection plan, please visit www.tripmate.com/ wpF440V.
Travel Protection for Rome is based on the gateway city. The per person cost can be found below.
For additional information on the Travel Protection plan, please visit https://www.tripmate.com/wpF440V.
Please see important disclosures https://www.tripmate.com/main/consumer-disclosures/
This advertisement contains highlights of the plans developed by Trip Mate, a Generali Global Assistance & Insurance Services brand, which include travel insurance coverages underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company, Principal Office located in Morristown, New Jersey, under form series T7000 et al, T210 et al and TP-401 et al, and non-insurance Travel Assistance Services provided by Generali Global Assistance and FootprintID. The terms of insurance coverages in the plans may vary by jurisdiction and not all insurance coverages are available in all jurisdictions. Insurance coverages in these plans are subject to terms, limitations and exclusions including an exclusion for pre-existing medical conditions. In most states, your travel retailer is not a licensed insurance producer/agent, and is not qualified or authorized to answer technical questions about the terms, benefits, exclusions and conditions of the insurance offered or to evaluate the adequacy of your existing insurance coverage. Your travel retailer may be compensated for the purchase of a plan and may provide general information about the plans offered, including a description of the coverage and price. The purchase of travel insurance is not required in order to purchase any other product or service from your travel retailer. CA DOI toll free number is 800-927-4357. The cost of your plan is for the entire plan, which consists of both insurance and non-insurance components. Individuals looking to obtain additional information regarding the features and pricing of each travel plan component, please contact Trip Mate, a Generali Global Assistance & Insurance Services brand; P.O. Box 527, Hazelwood, MO 63042; 1-833-297-2255; assistancefees@tripmate.com. We are licensed in all states. While Trip Mate markets the travel insurance in these plans on behalf of USF, non-insurance components of the plans were added to the plans by Trip Mate, and Trip Mate does not receive compensation from USF for providing the non-insurance components of the plans.
Event Registration – NOW CLOSED.
Registration Specialist: Madison Toone – mtoone@varsity.com
Please do not email credit card information. After your registration is received and entered, you will receive a confirmation via email. Please allow 10-14 business days for it to be entered. Once you receive the confirmation email, you may contact the Varsity office at 800-238-0286 to make a credit card payment. Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
Adult Release Waiver – COMING SOON
Minor Release Waiver – COMING SOON
Roundtrip airfare from a USA gateway city to a Rome airport is included in the cost of the tour.
Round trip airfare from your hometown to a gateway city is not included in the cost of the tour and will be the responsibility of the attendees.
Below are 2024 list of gateway cities for as examples:
*Gateway cities are subject to change and availability.
Airfare from your hometown to your selected gateway city is not included in the cost of the trip and will be the responsibility of the attendee.
CLICK HERE to view our travel partners and airline discounts that are available!
Female athletes will receive a uniform top, skirt, briefs, pullover and poms, Male athletes will receive a uniform top, pants and a pullover.
All participants will need to bring white tennis shoes and white socks. Uniforms will be shipped two weeks prior to the event.
CLICK HERE to view the Rome New Year’s Day Parade Uniform Fit Guide.
Not sure what size to order? Watch our Uniform Measurement Guide to find out:
CLICK HERE to view the 2025 Event Release Waiver.
CLICK HERE to view 2025 Rome New Year’s Day Parade Terms and Conditions.
CLICK HERE to view the event release template!
CLICK HERE to view more information about Varsity Spirit’s fundraising partners!
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