FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A new tour operator for senior citizens
and the disabled, Medically Escorted Cruises & Tours (MECAT),
was formed here.
The company sells only through travel agents and offers
all-inclusive cruise and tour programs with personal assistance,
medical monitoring and dispensing of medication among its travel
services. Among the programs are the Holy Land, Israel, Jordan,
Egypt, Itay, Great Britain, Caribean cruises and custom packages
for groups, families and individuals.
The founders are Gadi Gichon and Norman Lisabeth, both
physicians, and Sheila Alterman. More information is available
through the web site at www.assistedtravel.com or toll free at
(877) 226-3218.