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The Caravelle Resort is excited to announce that we have kicked off a fundraiser and toy drive for Toys for Tots during the Christmas season. Guests of The Caravelle Resort will be offered the ability to contribute $1 or more to Toys for Tots at the time of booking a reservation and at check-in between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Caravelle and the VacationMyrtleBeach.com resort group will match all donations up to $1,500, making a total contribution of up to $3,000 for the 2011 Christmas season. The Caravelle will also be a toy drop-off location for new, unopened toys that are donated to Toys for Tots.

"Christmas is especially difficult this year with the difficult economic times that we're in. We have over 4,200 children in our area that we are taking care of this year," said Butch Raynes, volunteer for the Murrells Inlet chapter of Toys for Tots. Butch notes "Now that we are taking online requests for the first time, the number of children in need keeps growing. I'm getting many new requests every week, and we're doing everything we can to try to help each child."

The Caravelle is hoping to help Butch reach Toys for Tots goal to reach every child. "We realize that we are fortunate enough to assist those who are in need, and the ownership, management and staff of all of our resorts were resoundingly in favor to help this wonderful cause as much as we can," said Matt Klugman of The Caravelle. "Our resorts generally make an effort to cater specifically to families, so we felt that this was a natural extension of who we are to help as many families as we can during the holiday season. We're excited to give our guests the opportunity to double their donation to this great cause by matching every dollar up to $1,500."

While all guests will be given the opportunity to make a donation at the time of booking and at check-in, all others who are interested in making a donation, however big or small, to the Toys for Tots fundraising drive can call The Caravelle at 800-845-0893 to do so. The Caravelle is also welcoming donations of new, unopened toys at our front desk.

Click here for more information about Toys for Tots.

Seasons greetings!  As we approach the end of 2008, The Caravelle Resort would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to you and also thank you for the pleasant association that we have enjoyed through the years.  We value your friendship and loyalty as a returning guest of the Caravelle Resort and deeply appreciate your confidence in us. 

We heard from many of you through commants on our surveys and appreciate your well wishes, great ideas and suggestions.  As part of our continued efforts to serve you, we are offering affordable rates for you and your family so that we can provide you witha a wonderful, fun-filled 2009 vacation. 

Have a safe and happy holiday.  We look forward to seeing you in the new year! 

Warm Regards,
The Caravelle Resort Management and Staff

PS....Our favorite guy, Santa Claus, made it into South Carolina last night shortly after 11 pm EST and was spotted just south of us in Charleston.  Some of us tried to wait up to catch a glimpse, but it seems that we missed him again this year....we hope that you had better luck than we did!

It's the "Most wonderful time of the year" and Christmas season is finally here!

The Christmas season is widely thought of as a favorite time of the year in Myrtle Beach as weekend vacationers head to the Grand Strand for great holiday shopping and great entertainment.

One of the most popular spots for holiday entertainment in Myrtle Beach is the Alabama Theatre as The South's Grandest Christmas Show takes to the stage in November and December.  The show is two hours of wonderful carols, dancing and comedy.

The South's Grandest Christmas Show takes place every Monday - Saturday excluding December 23, 24 and Christmas day, and some days feature two shows.  For more schedule details Click Here to visit Alabama Theatre's web site. For discount tickets, contact our entertainment department at 800-507-9145.

Myrtle Beach offers a lot of great entertainment options for the Christmas season, but one of our favorites has long been the Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens.  Each year the over the weekends preceeding Christmas, Brookgreen Gardens, which is generally recognized as one of the most beautiful places in the country, set the walkways and garden paths aglow with literally thousands of candles and luminaries as musicians perform and carolers sing Christmas classics.

This year's events are held on December 5 & 6, December 12 & 13 and December 18, 19 & 20, and each of these seven nights will feature entertainment by Rocky Fretz on piano, Vocal Edition, Bill Oberst, Jr. in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, hand bell choirs and much more.

Tickets will be on sale from October 1 through November 30, 2008, and will be available at Brookgreen’s Admission Plaza and Lowcountry Information Center or by phone at (843) 235-6016. There will be a $1 processing fee to mail tickets.  Advance adult tickets are $12.  In December, adult tickets are $15 and child tickets (ages 6-12) are $6.  All children ages five and under are free.

 

For more information Click Here to visit Brookgreen Gardens' web site.

 

It's always hard to believe that it's that time of year when the Christmas circulars start showing up in our Sunday newspaper and decorations start appearing in malls and shops, but here we are again with the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" knocking on our door.  Myrtle Beach has long been a Christmas wonderland of its own with all of the great Christmas shows and the great shopping that is offered around town, and now The Palace Theatre has announced a special presentation of the Nutcracker - A Magical Holiday Treat.

The Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre makes their special visit to The Palace on December 7th and 8th for this holiday classic.  The showtimes are December 7th at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM and on December 8th at 10:00 AM.  Adult tickets are $25 each and kids 3 to 12 are $10 each.

For more details click to visit The Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre web site or click to visit The Palace Theatre's web site.

Shopping, Shopping and More Shopping!


If you're a Shop-A-Holic looking for the place to find great deals for your Holiday shopping then look no further than Myrtle Beach this coming Thanksgiving Weekend!

There are sales abound and stores will be open nearly around the clock. Check out the sampling of offers and hours for Thanksgiving:

It's hard to believe we are already getting into the Holiday season, but the end of October doesn't just bring out the ghosts and goblins of Halloween in Myrtle Beach....this is also the time of the year when Myrtle Beach gets in the spirit of Christmas!