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Page THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday December Catch some southern sun in four days Vmce Egan Travel Thornton Km Decisions decisions Visit Florida The Bahamas Take a cruise Or do all three and more possibly within a four day span That one possibility for Cana vacationers this winter In a minor miracle of miniaturization Torontobased Thomson Vacations has designed a Thursday to Sunday holiday package that of fers an overnight visit to Palm Fla followed a set to and from Nassau in i full day in the colorful Baha Including return flight from Toronto on Odysse International the threenight package is priced from to 649 per person in a double cabin aboard Crown del Mar Exact price depends upon the choice of cabin and dates The concept could serve as an in itiation to winter holidaying for first timers or as a brief but vaned break from winter weather for anyone suffering from cabin fever The same tour organizer is offer ing features on holiday packages of more conventional duration a Sundav loFnday stay in Palm Beach combined with the Friday toSundav Nassau cruise and a Sunday crui from Palm Beach to West Cancun and Cozumel followed by a to- Sunday sojourn at Palm Beach Package prices starting at include the use of a rental car for the full seven days so that passengers can make their n way between airport hotel and pier Senior citizens receive a flat discount on all of these packages The 723ton Crown del Mar registered in Panama entered cruise service earlier this following a bow tostern conver sion and rebuilding She has 224 cabins of which are outer a maximum of 486 passengers All cibins have such amenities as bathroom telephone hairdrver and remotecontrolled TV The dress code is much more relaxed than on some larger ships no black ties at dinner nor manv ties of anv other description Breakfast and lunch are served at open sittings in the dining room as well as beside the large open air swimming pool Lateevening focal point in entertainment is a two- storey nightclub with featured singers dancers and orchestra As is customary on cruise ships the fare covers everything except liquid refreshments tips ing losses if you take a flingi and of course gift shop purchases Passengers on Crown del Mar are a fairly even balance of Cana dians and Americans Thomson Vacations has exclusive rights for Canada to sell the twomghl and five night cruises which setm to be popular with Americans living within driving distance of her berth at Palm Beach AJEWE1 Palm Beach itself is one of the most fashionable resorts on the Atlantic coast It reached that status in with the opening of three major hotels thai are still highly regard ed The Breakers a massive resort directly on the ocean and the pastel yellow palm shaded Brazilian Court just off glitzv Worth Ave both in the of Palm Beach and the Boca Raton Resort and Club on the coastline of Palm Beach County Palm Beach renown as the jewel of the American Riviera to quote The New York Times rests parth on its being home to such zilhonanes as Donald Trump and Lauder and partly on its gem like of museums and art galleries Whitehall the opulent home of Henry Morrison Flagler between and and now a museum gives some visitors per vear an intimate glimpse of the life of the super wealthy of that era and of the collections that Flagler assembled For a taste of every day presentday life visitors could watch and wager on Alai matches and greyhound racing Palm Beach Kennel Club go out into the Atlantic for dnft fishing US for a four hour trip or attend a at the theatre named for native son Burt Reynolds Silling from Palm Beach at on Fridays passengers on Crown del Mar reach Nassau on Saturday to spend the diy in port in the capital city of the Bahamas a group of more than 700 islands of which onlv about are inhabited in an chipelago covering 100 square miles in the Atlantic Ocean not as often assumed the Caribbean In Nassau cruise ships tie up at piers that are two minutes walk from Bay St The city mam thoroughfare it has several stores offering such luxurv items is gems jewelry fine woollens and perfume at what are said to be bargain free of dutv and of sales tax Strollers on Bay St are in evitablv drawn into the jam packed straw market where they are expected to bargain over the prices of straw bags hats dolls etc often mass assembled in such as Korea and Taiwan A more rewarding experience might be lo walk uphill on George St to Parliament House where every second Saturday at 10 a m the Royal Bahamian Defence Forces stage a colorful changing of ceremony to the ac of the Royal Baha mian Police Band playing in march tempo such calypso dards as Yellow Bird and Farewell Back at the cruiseship pier launches and taxis are waiting to take visitors for per person on the short to Paradise Island One of the major attrac tions there is Griffm Paradise Island Resort and Casino with what seems like acres of gambling tables and machines as well as lavish Las Vegas type shows SAILING Unfortunately for Crown del Mar passengers Saturday night showgirl spectacles are out their ship sails at 6 m for the return cruise to Palm Beach On Sunday early birds can watch as the ship glides past ocean front resorts and mansions then noses gently into her berth before 8 a in Despite the requirement of clearing U S Immigration and Customs on board ship passengers are all ashore and on their wiy shortly Proof of preferably a passport must be shown to both Bahamian and S authorities Buses take Canadian to the new Palm Beach Interna Airport terminal for a noon hour departure to Canada on Odyssey International which only last month took delivery of its new Boeing 737 Cabin service stan dards are high especially for a carrier that was formed as recent Lets March to D Host That OldFashioned Christmas your Dream Kitchen a Touch from ACTON I Mi South of 7 on KITCHEN SHOWROOM INC 8534577 or 8534655 Telefax Interesting Gifts Decorative Accessories Wooden Toys Pens Desk Accessories TWEEDLE D s Tammy Limited Edition 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