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*Pricing listed is per person/double occupancy and is subject to change without notice. See pricing tab for more details
The minute you enter your guest room you'll be primed for luxury. A refreshing breeze sails over your private balcony and a Jacuzzi built for two entices you to stay indoors. Moon Palace's opulence combined with its exotic surroundings create the perfect setting for an amazing experience. Endless daily activities, a Signature Golf Course by Jack Nicklaus and full spa facilities make an opportunity for amusement and excitement. Exchange privileges at select Palace Resorts.
Accommodations
Room Specifications
In-Room Amenities
LCD TV with satellite
•Purified Water
•Farouk bath amenities
•Bathrobes & Slippers
•Digital safe (laptop size)
•Individually-controlled air conditioning
•Coffee Maker
•Direct Dial telephone
•Alarm Clock
•Hair Dryer
•Iron/ironing board
•Wireless Internet
•24 hr room service
•Turndown service
Maximum Occupancy: 4 guests, including children & infants
$1500 Vacation Dollars
Included in your stay with the Utah Jazz and the Moon Palace you will recieve $1500 per room in "Vacation Dollars". You can use your "Vacation Dollars" towards the following:
TOURS: Chichen Itza, Tulum, Isla Mujeres, Coba, Wet n' Wild Water Park, Xtreme Kingdom Zip Line and Swim with the Dolphins.
GOLF: Covers green fees and a shared cart at
the Moon Spa & Golf Club, Riviera Cancun Golf Club and Playacar Spa & Golf Club courses (club rental additional: $40)
SPA/BEAUTY SALON SERVICES: Use up to $300 of your Vacation Dollars on spa and/or beauty salon services. Subject to availability.
ROMANTIC DINNER: Private dinner for 2 reservation at a location of your choice on resort.
Join Utah Jazz Legends and their friends and families on an amazing 5-night adventure in Cancun this winter.
Experience private dinner parties, golf tournaments, shoot-arounds and other events exclusively for Jans Fans both old and young.
Create memories your family will never forget as you see the ancient ruins with Jerry Sloan and Phil Johnson, enjoy a sunset dinner with Frank Layden and take them all on in the Jazz Beach Bash Golf Tournament.
We will be adding more Jazz Legends as we get closer to the departure date...so stay tuned!
Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Sloan (born March 28, 1942), is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. NBA commissioner David Stern called Sloan "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history. Sloan had a career regular-season win–loss record of 1,221-803, placing him third all-time in NBA wins. Sloan was only the fifth coach in NBA history to reach the 1,000 victory milestone, and he is the only coach in NBA history to record 1,000 wins with one club (the Utah Jazz). He also coached for one team longer than anyone in NBA history. The 2009–10 season was his 22nd season (and 21st full season) as coach of the Jazz. Sloan coached the Jazz to 15 consecutive playoff appearances from 1989-2003. Although he never won a Coach of the Year award, he is one of only three coaches in NBA history with 15-plus consecutive seasons with a winning record (Pat Riley and Phil Jackson are the others). He led Utah to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998,
A proud ASU alumnus, Patrick Kinahan, AKA "PK",came to Utah in 1993 to cover sports for the Salt Lake Tribune. He has since become one of the most popular media personalities in Utah as he has covered everything from BYU, Utah, USU, the Utah Jazz and more.
PK also co-hosts the "DJ & PK in the Morning" radio show which is Utah's longest running, most popular sports talk program.
Frank Layden is a retired American basketball coach and executive of the NBA's Utah Jazz. In addition to his pro coaching career, Layden is also a former head coach and player of his alma mater Niagara University's basketball team. Layden coached Niagara to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1970, with the help of Calvin Murphy. In 1976 he was hired to be an assistant coach with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks joining former Niagara teammate Hubie Brown. In 1979 he was hired to be the General Manager of the then New Orleans Jazz, and became the head coach of the Jazz (now in Salt Lake City) in 1981, replacing Tom Nissalke. He would be the coach of the Jazz for the next seven and a half years. He was instrumental in drafting and signing franchise mainstays John Stockton and Karl Malone to the club. He retired from coaching during the 1988-1989 season, moving into the team's front office. (He was replaced as coach by Jerry Sloan.)
In 1984, Layden was awarded the NBA's Coach of the Year. That same season, he also won the NBA's Executive of the Year and the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Awards.
Layden retired from coaching the Jazz in 1989 to serve full time as the franchise Team President and General Manager, hiring former NBA player and then Jazz assistant Jerry Sloan (who still is currently the head coach) as the new head coach.
Layden once served briefly as a consultant for the New York Knicks, where his son Scott Layden served as general manager for a time.
He continues to live in Salt Lake City with his wife Barbara, where he is a local icon.
Phil Johnson was in his 18th season as Jerry Sloan's top assistant coach before retiring with Sloan in 2010. Over the years, the former NBA Coach of the Year has become widely acknowledged as one of the premiere basketball coaches in the sport, confirmed when NBA general managers named him the leagues top assistant before the 2004-05 season.
Johnsons working relationship with Sloan dates back nearly three decades to when he coached Sloan as an assistant for Dick Motta and the Chicago Bulls from 1971-1974.
After working under Motta, his former junior high, high school and college coach, Johnson earned his first head coaching duties at the age of 27 with the Kansas City/Omaha Kings midway through the 1973-74 season.
Though the Kings were just 6-19 when Johnson took over, he earned a record of 27-30, and the team finished the season at 33-49. But Johnson had instilled changes in his players enough to earn Coach of the Year honors the next season when he guided them to an 11-game improvement at 44-38 and their first playoff berth in eight seasons. Johnson garnered 21 of 54 votes from the media, defeating Al Attles (10) and K.C. Jones (5) for the award.
After being replaced by the Kings in mid-season in 1977-78, Johnson reunited with Sloan in Chicago as an Assistant Coach prior to the 1979-80 season. The two worked together through the end of Sloans tenure with the Bulls midway through 1981-82, then Johnson joined the Jazz when Frank Layden named him assistant coach on July 20, 1982. In 1983-84, the Jazz would make the playoffs for the first time, winning the Midwest Division en route. Also during that season, Frank Layden, Johnson and Scott Layden coached the All-Star West squad.
The Kings welcomed Johnson back on November 18, 1984, and he coached nearly three seasons at Sacramento before joining the Jazz in his current position on December 11, 1988. In that time he has helped guide the team to six Midwest Division titles, 16 playoff appearances, and two Western Conference championships.
The 64-year-old Johnson began his coaching career as a graduate assistant to Ladell Andersen while earning his masters degree at Utah State University before moving on to become an assistant to Motta at Weber State (Ogden, UT) in 1964. When Motta became head coach of the Bulls in 1968, Johnson assumed the reins and guided the Wildcats to a 68-16 record, three Big Sky Championships and three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament while earning three consecutive conference Coach of the Year awards in the process. He was named District VII coach of the year in 1967-68 as well. To this day he sits atop the Big West records book as the all-time winningest coach in conference history, with a 39-5 record.
A native of Grace, Idaho, Johnson lettered in both track and basketball at Utah State while earning his bachelors degree in physical education. He played on the Aggies teams that advanced to the 1962 and 1963 NCAA Tournament, captaining the 1963 squad as a senior and averaging 12.3 points and 7.1 rebounds. Weber State inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1992, and Utah State honored him as its Alumnus of the Year in 1997.
He and his wife, Ann, are the parents of two children (Mitchel and Nathan) and have two grandchildren. They reside in suburban Salt Lake City.
During college, Bolerjack played linebacker for Kansas State University, but a knee injury ended his playing career. While attending college, he majored in communications and worked as sports director for the campus radio station KSDB. Bolerjack is also an alumni member of Delta Upsilon Kansas State chapter. He began his television broadcast career as a weekend sports anchor for KTSB-TV Topeka (now KSNT).
He and Steve Beuerlein form the secondary college football broadcast team for CBS Sports. They are on the air when two games are scheduled on the network on the same day. He also is a reserve broadcaster for the NFL on CBS.
Bolerjack has also called games in the NCAA basketball tournament since 2000. His partner in the 2006 tournament was Bob Wenzel.
He has called games for CBS, ESPN, and CBS College Sports Network in a national broadcasting career that dates back to the late 1990s.
Before joining CBS, he was the sports anchor at KSL-TV, the then-CBS affiliate.
In addition to his other work, Bolerjack is the voice of the Utah Jazz. He replaced "Hot Rod" Hundley on the television broadcasts during the 2005-06 NBA season. (Hundley continued to announce on the radio, but announced his retirement after the 200809 NBA season.) His on-air partner is former Utah Jazzman Matt Harpring. Harpring will be doing the TV broadcasts starting this season (2010-2011) while Ron Boone will move over to the radio broadcasts.
Bolerjack lives in Salt Lake City with his wife, Sharon, and his three children
Matthew Joseph Harpring was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and comes from a long line of college football players: his grandfather Norb played for the Army, his father Jack played at Michigan, his uncle Chip played at Notre Dame, while his brothers John and Brian played at Akron and Northwestern, respectively.
Matt was a highly recruited quarterback in high school and a three-time selection to the GTE Academic All-District III team (1996-98).
He Earned a degree in business management, graduating with honors, from Georgia Tech and was awarded Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship by the ACC, one of only 16 ACC athletes to receive the honor.
He attended Marist High School in Atlanta, leading them to a state tournament title.
If he could play one-on-one with anyone, it would be Larry Bird, his NBA role model as a kid. He cites former Magic teammate Horace Grant as his mentor upon entering the NBA.
David Locke enters his third season as the radio play-by-play voice of the Utah Jazz, having spent the majority of his career in radio in Salt Lake City and Seattle.
Lockes previous NBA play-by-play experience includes one season as the radio voice of the Seattle SuperSonics (2006-2007) in addition to seven seasons as the play-by-play announcer for the WNBAs Seattle Storm (2000-2006), one season as the television play-by-play voice for University of Washington football, mens basketball and womens basketball (2002-2003) and one season as the TV/radio announcer of the WNBAs Utah Starzz.
In 2007 Locke returned to his radio roots in Salt Lake City and the station he helped build as he came back to 1320 KFAN to host the drive-time sports talk show Locked On Sports as well as the Jazzs pregame, halftime and postgame radio shows. In his return Locke has maintained a steady following, leading KFAN to become the top-rated sports radio station in Utah, while also helping to expand KFANs social media reach, implementing items such as Facebook and Twitter and contributing to the stations Web site.
Locke originally began his radio career in Los Angeles in 1992 at KIEV before moving to Salt Lake where he hosted the morning show at The Score. Locke then left for KISN as the stations mid-day radio host where he also was a pre and postgame reporter for Jazz games. In 1995 he was hired to develop 1320 KFAN, serving as program director and afternoon drive host while also hosting the Jazzs pregame, halftime and postgame shows. With Locke at the helm, 1320 KFAN was the highest rated sports station in the Salt Lake City demographic of men 25-54. Locke's show reached its peak in the spring of 1998, ranking first in both FM and AM radio with adults 25-54 in the country.
In 1998 Locke moved to the Northwest, spending eight years as the host of Sonics Talk, the Sonics radio pregame, halftime and postgame shows on Sports Radio 950 KJR AM. Locke also wrote a weekly column for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper.
A native of Palo Alto, Calif., Locke graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles with a degree in Political Science and Sociology. Locke and his wife have a son and a daughter.
Ronald Bruce Boone (born September 6, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a retired American Basketball Association (ABA) player.
During his years at Tech High in North Omaha, Nebraska, Boone stood 6'2" and weighed 175 pounds.
After college, at Idaho State University, Boone was selected by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1968 ABA Draft and by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA Draft.[1] Boone opted for Dallas and the ABA.
After two seasons with the Dallas Chaparrals (1968-70), Boone played for five seasons with the Utah Stars (1970-75). He was also on the Stars' championship team in the 1971 ABA Finals. After five seasons with the Stars, Boone played for the Spirits of St. Louis during the 1975-76 season. After the ABA-NBA merger in June 1976 Boone played in the NBA for the Kansas City Kings for two seasons (1976-78) and then for the Los Angeles Lakers for two seasons. Boone then returned to Utah, finishing his professional career with two seasons as a member of the Utah Jazz.
In Terry Pluto's collection of the oral history of the ABA, Loose Balls, interviewees noted that Boone's nickname was "The Legend," because he always showed up each season in shape and always was remarkably consistent. At the time of his retirement, Boone had the distinction of having played the most consecutive games of any player of the ABA and NBA with 1,041 between both leagues
Born in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, Jazz Bear was destined to be a star. After graduating Bear Point Academy and performing as a member of the Bearnum and Bailey Circus (where Bear learned most of his tricks), Bear was finally discovered by a Jazz scout and was able to bring his high-flying, crowd-pumping skills to Jazz fans young and old. Jazz Bear separates himself from the rest with his combination of pyrotechnics and acrobatics. Jazz fans have the pleasure of watching Bear sled, surf and bike down the arena stairs. Some Bears hibernate when it gets cold; Jazz Bear prefers dunking through hoops of fire for warmth. The Jazz Bear is known to locals simply as Bear.
Bear is a huge part of the Utah Jazz's ongoing success not only in entertaining Utah fans at Energy Solutions Arena, but also in helping the Jazz team get pumped up for games. Bear got to see his Jazz reach the NBA Finals in 1997 & 1998, and has also seen Utah succeed as a perennial NBA playoff contender. Utah's ability to consistently reach the playoffs, coupled with Bear's amazing crowd-pleasing skills, have helped Bear not only become one of the most recognized & most popular mascots in the mascot realm, but also an important fixture at Utah Jazz home games. In 2006, Jazz Bear was inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame.
Jazz Bear the Utah Jazz bear has also appeared on the MTV show Nitro Circus.
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Included with your stay is $1,500 "Vacation Dollars" (per room) that you can use towards the special tours and golf tournament listed above. You may also use the $1,500 towards the many other activities, spa, etc. offered by the Moon Palace Spa & Resort.alace Spa & Resort.
Prices are per person, double/triple/quad occupancy as noted and include:
Prices are subject to change with out notice. Participants, activities and all included items are subject to change until final payment and the exact schedule and final celebrity participant list will be given with your final documentation. Other terms and conditions apply please see terms and conditions for more details.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What documentation will I need?
All guests must have a passport valid for six months beyond the return date of February 28, 2012. Birth and naturalization certificates are NOT acceptable.
Please carry your passport with you at all times. We also recommend packing a photocopy of the picture and signature pages of your passport. If your passport should get lost, the photocopies will make it much easier to get an emergency replacement.
If you are not a U.S. citizen (are traveling on a non-United States passport), please verify your specific documentation requirements with your country's consulate before departing. Please note that non-U.S. citizens may require a visa to enter certain countries. It is your responsibility to be aware of documentation requirements before you travel.
How do I get a passport?
Your local post office will be able to tell you where the nearest passport agency is. You will need a certified birth or naturalization certificate and a government-issued photo ID, along with two passport photos, which can be taken at almost any photo studio or photo lab.
The current fee for an adult U.S. passport is $100, excluding any expedite fees. Typical processing time is approximately six weeks. If you choose to pay the expedite fee of $60, typical processing time is only two weeks.
You can download current passport applications via the Internet by accessing: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
When should I leave for the airport?
Recommended international check-in time is two hours prior to departure. Please call the airline or access the airline's Internet site to check for schedule changes/flight delays and reconfirm recommended check-in time prior to leaving for the airport. Please remember to allow extra time if you are unfamiliar with the airport, are leaving during heavy traffic times, or have excess baggage.
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What items can I carry on?
Due to recent security issues on flights heading for the United States, the Transportation Security Administration has updated its aviation security measures. For an up-to-date list of items banned from carry-on luggage and items you can still carry on, please visit: http://www.tsa.gov/.
How much luggage can I take?
Most airlines permit each passenger to take one carry-on bag, total dimensions (22"+ 14"+ 9") of which must not exceed 45 inches and which cannot weigh more than 22 lbs., and one additional personal carry-on item, such as a purse or briefcase/laptop case; all carry-on items must fit under the seat in front of you or in the overhead compartment.
Some airlines will allow you to check two bags, total dimensions of which must not exceed 62 inches, with each bag weighing no more than 50 lbs at no additional cost. However please check with your airline to confirm the current luggage limitations and any applicable fees. Some carriers are charging a fee for more than one checked bag, and some charge for each checked bag.
Please note that many airlines charge significant fees for overweight or oversized luggage. Be sure that all baggage and personal belongings are properly insured. Items such as medications, jewelry, or other valuables, breakable or perishable items, and important documents should be hand-carried. Responsibility will not be assumed by the airline for loss of or damage to these items.
Should I lock my checked luggage?
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may need to open your checked bags in order to perform a random security screening. If your bags are locked, TSA will break the locks during the screening process and does not assume liability for any damage this may cause.
TSA-recognized locks, which can be opened by TSA using tools provided by luggage-industry members, help prevent the need to break locks. However, TSA-recognized locks are still occasionally broken during the screening process. If you want to guarantee that your checked bags are not forced open, leave them unlocked, but make sure you carry all documentation and valuables with you.
For what can I expect to pay?
Items of a personal nature such as spa treatments, laundry, photographs, fax, email, internet usage, and excursions, are not included.
What should I know about currency/cash?
Credit cards are the preferred method while traveling abroad but you may need cash for small expenses that may arise. You may at the airport uopn arrival or at our hotel change your money to the local currency however US Dollars are widely accepted.
Whom should I tip?
Tips are included for the entire trip.
How can I be contacted?
For your convenience, a leave-behind card with the hotel's contact information will be included with your documents.
What if I have a medical condition or physical disability?
If you have any medical conditions or physical disabilities that may require special attention, please contact us at 800-748-4777 prior to departure. Passengers requiring prescription medications are advised to bring keep them in their carry-on luggage or personal item (purse or back pak, etc).
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