Majestic Transportation Services & Limo Inc.
There’s something about putting together a college reunion that sounds deceptively simple when someone first suggests it in the group chat. Everyone enthusiastically agrees on a weekend, starts talking about all the places you’ll go, and for a moment, it feels like the easiest thing in the world. Then reality arrives, and you’re suddenly coordinating a dozen people across three different hotels, trying to figure out who’s willing to stay sober all weekend, and somehow getting everyone to show up at the same place at the same time. The weekend itself is only a couple of days, but those days matter. These are the friends who knew you when life felt wide open and full of possibility. Getting back together shouldn’t feel like project management.
Whether you’re heading back to Marist College‘s riverfront campus, Vassar‘s elegant Alumnae/i Weekend in May, or SUNY New Paltz‘s October homecoming, the challenge is rarely about what you’re doing. It’s about getting everyone there. Half your group books the Courtyard by Marriott, the other half ends up at the Hampton Inn, and someone’s cousin found a deal at the DoubleTree. Route 9 gets packed during reunion weekends, and campus parking fills up hours before events start.
What sounds manageable in the group chat becomes complicated fast when you’re actually trying to coordinate twelve people who haven’t seen each other in years. Suddenly, you’re the unofficial coordinator, fielding texts about ETAs and trying to keep everyone on the same page when half the group isn’t even in the same zip code yet.
The official schedule always looks reasonable: campus tours at ten, class dinner at seven, maybe a reception afterward. But reunion weekends have a way of writing their own script. Someone mentions that pizza place on the corner that somehow stayed open until three in the morning, and suddenly half the group wants to check if it’s still there. The two hours marked “free time” turn into someone’s hotel room filling up with people who aren’t ready to stop talking. The formal dinner wraps at ten, but that’s usually when the real night begins.
This is where having group transportation throughout the weekend makes all the difference. Those moments between official events—the ones you can’t plan for—happen more easily when nobody’s worrying about who’s driving or whether it’s too complicated to make one more stop. The conversations that matter most often start in the car, before you’ve even reached wherever you’re going.
After the structured events wind down and everyone’s loosened their ties, groups tend to migrate toward familiar territory. Some end up at The Shadows on the Hudson watching the lights on the water. Others prefer the warmth of Mill House Brewing Company or the easy atmosphere at Schatzi’s. There’s always someone who wants to recreate those two-in-the-morning runs to Mahoney’s, though the experience feels different now—better in some ways, bittersweet in others.
Where you end up matters less than being able to follow the night wherever it leads, without anyone checking the time or calculating whether it’s worth the trouble.
The Hudson Valley fills up fast during reunion season—May through October brings tourists, fall colors, and thousands of alumni all competing for hotel rooms. Classes that arrange their chauffeured service early have smoother weekends because they’ve eliminated one major headache. No coordinating multiple cars. No waiting for rideshares. No one stuck playing logistics manager when they should be enjoying the reunion.
If you’re putting together a gathering at the place where you spent some of the best years, our college transportation service makes coordination simple—maybe not in the same way life felt simple back then, but in a way that matters now. Whether you need something for a close-knit group or a larger gathering, our fleet accommodates different sizes throughout the weekend. Contact us at 877-811-8400 or email majestic@mtslimousine.com to figure out what works for your group.
