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For 95%+, the experience is fabâ€" ulous and leads to additional cruises for them and their friends who join them or go themselves because of the enthusiastic recommendations recarding the cruise. ; he first cruise taken by most vacationers is a ..__ sevenâ€"day Caribbean cruise on one of the major cruise lines such as Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwecian Cruise Line or Princess. Cruising a hassleâ€"free vacation option REAL ESTATE 31 [akeshore RdE, Panrtciraction W. H. BOSLEY CO. LTD. REALTOR While airlines, hotels, and other -‘\( :\ (. . ‘ RTICIPaL TION , CHUCK PARKER** 845â€"9350 ** Assoc. Broker May be best value. $179,900. 387 Blackburn Dr. torms of vacation products have been operating at far below capaciâ€" ty, cruise lines continue to enjoy almost sellout sailings despite the additional capacity of the industry with new ships launched each year. Due to an error on the part of the Oakville Beaver, two photographs were transposed on the "Ask The Professionals" page in the Oakville North News on Friday, January 8th. The correct identifications appear beâ€" low and on page 15 of today‘s paper. Donnaâ€"Lee Milfordâ€"Brown Beauty Consultant RAINBOW EXPRESSIONS Paula O‘Connell Fashion Advisor Included are your air tickets from home to your departure port, transfers from the airport to the ship including baggage handling to your cabin from the airport, all of your You pay one price representing about 95% of your total vacation cost and you receive an all inclusive top quality ‘package‘. Why is this? First, the cruise industry has done a great job marâ€" keting itself â€" the "Love Boat" TV series in the 70‘s created the dream for all of us to cruise; and second, the industry has brought prices down to the level of the average vacationer and ‘packaged‘ the prodâ€" uct. Just imagine, then, the kind of sophisticated emergency informaâ€" tion system needed to help the hunâ€" dreds of thousands of Ontarians who visit Florida every year. One of the major problems faced by travellers is not knowing what to do, who to call, or where the nearest medical facilities are located in the event of an unexpected illness or injury. Ontario. Blue Cross (OBC), through its Medical Alarm Centre located in Miami, meets this need by providing a 24â€"hour emergency Centre looks after ill Canadians in Florida YHOLIDAYS 3 _ When you compare the cost of your cruise (including the extra 5% made up of tips, bar bills, and shore excursions), to the cost of a similar quality land vacation â€" generally the cruise cost will be equal or less. A cruise is a hassle free holiday Further, you have a wide variety of ports of call to visit and explore across the Caribbean and around the world depending on how exotic a cruise you choose. food, fabulous entertainment (Broadway musicals, Las Vegas revues, cocktail lounge formats, piano bars, etc.), personal service of your cabin steward, and a never ending activity program on the ship. During the peak winter season, the OBC Medical Alarm Centre handles about 1,200 incoming calls a day. It is staffed by more than 50 trained professionals including: _ * two emergency physicians * a lawyer * six registered nurses experiâ€" enced in intensive care, critical care, emergency and trauma * 40 operators with various backâ€" grounds (social workers, ambulance technicians, health education, psyâ€" assistance service for subscribers to its travellers‘ health insurance plan. 635 FOURTH LINE (just below Speers Rd.) "Access to the Medical Alarm Centre takes the worry out of travelâ€" ling," says Peter Wilmshurst, Director of Individual Marketing for Ontario Blue Cross. "Our subâ€" scribers have the peace of mind that comes with knowing help is just a phone call away." Bob Kerby is with Cruise Holidays, 338â€" 2077. The Medical Alarm Centre will also: contact the appropriate authoriâ€" ties in the event that passports are lost or stolen; refer subscribers to legal counsel; and assist in legal matters such as securing and posting bail bonds where permitted by local law utilizing funds forwarded by family members or other representaâ€" tives. The next time you are planning your vacation, total the full costs of your last land holiday (including all the items on the credit cards that followed you home). Consider that you may plan a cruise vacation within the same budget and then plan a cruise! where you unpack just once. It is, also, a very safe environment for women, seniors, and families travelâ€" ling with children. You are very safe onâ€"board ship and excellent advice is available from ships‘ personnel regarding your ports of call. Depending on the circumstances, the Medical Alarm Centre will help callers locate hospitals or medical facilities; contact those facilities to verify that subscribers are insured, and that their bills will be paid directly by OBC; notify family and friends; monitor the progress of patients; coordinate information between local and Ontario physiâ€" cians; and arrange commercial or air ambulance transportation if required. By calling a tollâ€"free number, OBC subscribers get instant access to the service. Operators and mediâ€" cal staff, fluent in most major lanâ€" guages, provide immediate and ongoing assistance. chology, etc.) TONE?