Celebrate 2010 with a New Year’s Vacation in Nashville

Spend the New Year in style when you enjoy a New Year’s vacation in Nashville. We understand that after the hectic weeks of the holiday season, the last thing you want to do is take the time to plan a vacation, so we have a New Year’s Eve package ready to go for you.

The New Year’s in Nashville vacation package offers a fun and relaxing Nashville experience. The package includes four nights of lodging at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, which is practically a destination in itself. For your convenience, this package contains two breakfasts, two dinners, one lunch, and on brunch, as well as many activities.

The package kicks off with an evening spent at your leisure at the Gaylord Opryland. After you get settled in your room, you can explore the resort property, which contains shops, a river boat cruise, lounges, and restaurants. On New Year’s Eve, you will join other visitors for a party at the Gaylord Opryland in the Grand Ballroom. The evening’s festivities include a catered dinner with wine and champagne, party favors, and live entertainment. After the excitement of New Year’s Eve, you will have New Year’s Day to rest, wake up to a late brunch, and then board the General Jackson showboat dinner cruise for another great meal with live entertainment. On the next day of this vacation, you will enjoy a guided tour of Nashville complete with a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and lunch at the Wild Horse Saloon. That evening, you will enjoy a performance at Nashville’s legendary Grand Ole Opry.

Complete with a variety of live entertainment, a memorable New Year’s Eve party, and a fantastic time at the Gaylord Opryland, this package contains everything you need for a spectacular New Year’s vacation.

If you would like to plan your own New Year’s vacation or just find something fun to do that weekend, you can easily build your own package or find activities online. Most of the holiday shows will be over, but Nashville still has plenty to offer visitors. Some of the activities available during the long weekend include the General Jackson New Year’s Eve cruise, ICE! at the Gaylord Opryland, and the Grand Ole Opry.

Christmas at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel

The Christmas season is always a joyous affair in Nashville and you can experience it at its finest with A Country Christmas at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel from November 19-21. Besides the typical luxuries that the resort offers, guests can enjoy a holiday carriage ride through the decorations and various shows dedicated to spreading holiday cheer. From ice sculpture displays to musical performances and a holiday meal, you can bring the family out to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and enjoy the holiday season in the style that only Opryland can provide.

One of the shows offered at the resort this holiday season is ICE! at Gaylord’s Opryland Nashville. This interactive display brings the outdoor winter wonderland inside with different ice sculptures from the popular Christmas story How the Grinch Stole Christmas. These different sculptures range from human-size to more than 25 feet! More than 40 different artisans came together to create these frozen masterpieces from all over the world and they used more than 1.5 million pounds of ice! Don’t miss out on this gigantic winter wonderland inside the Gaylord Opryland Hotel!

After touring the ice exhibits, settle down for a filling holiday meal with Louise Mandrell’s “Joy to the World” Christmas Dinner & Show. Enjoy Louise Mandrell’s music stylings as you feast on roasted sleigh bell chicken roulades, beef tenderloin pot pie, and more! The host of the show is Mandrell’s nephew, Mathew Dundey, and he will be filling the evening will light-hearted humor and holiday cheer. Louise and her band will also take to the stage for dancing and traditional holiday music. Celebrate the Christmas season in Nashville with the Gaylord Opyland Hotel’s wide host of performers dedicated to bring Christmas joy to guests.