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Many cruises offer packages for single travellers A number of challenges face the sin- gle person who wishes to take a vaca- tion. Most vacation products are geared to couples or families. Let's consider a cruise vacation for the single vacationer. Cruises are “packaged" to include many elements giving excellent value for the single traveller and eliminating unknowns. Opponunities abound to meet others of similar interests during the day on- board a ship at aerobics, bingo, playing cards (ships usually have a great bridge group), sports, pool games, etc. etc. It is, also, likely you may join with your new friends and visit the portsâ€"ofâ€" call together. “sincerely Yours” will provide an exciting and safe way for people to meet people. Using the latest in computer communications, this service will allow you, our friends and neighbours to discreetly meet others in our community for companionship and friendship. Perhaps one might even find that special someone! First, you may choose the ‘Standard Single Occupancy Fare’. On this pro- gram, you choose the cabin you wish and pay a premium on the doubles rate Let’s review some of the singles fare programs offered by the major cruise lines. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Lines offer three dif- ferent programs for cabin selection. This gives the cruise line flexibility to‘continue selling cabins right up to sailing to those who wish a specific cabin; the single traveller saves on the fare and may get a very nice cabin. (for RCCL-50%, for NCL from 50â€" 100% depending on cabin chosen) to occupy the cabin alone. For example, if the fare was $1200 per person for douâ€" ble occupancy, a single fare would be $1800 if the premium was 50%. Second, you may choose the ‘Guaranteed Single Occupancy Fare’. On this program, you are assigned a ‘single’ cabin by the cruise line, but the cabin selection is at the discretion of the cruise line. §.a .- Sponsored by Cruise Holidays Third, you may choose the ‘Special Share Program’. This program matches you with other cruisers of the same sex to share a cabin. Cabins and passengers are assigned at embarkation at the dis- cretion of the cruise line. This is the most economical option, and you are likely to make new friends who share a common choice of travelling. Programs for two sharing and four shan'ng are available. Similar age groups are usually matched. Fares for two shar- ing are usually set at the minimum dou- ble fare, quads are much less. Fares for this program are usually about 120-I30% of the minimum double fan: .Carnival Cruise Lines offers an TI-IE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD OF ONTARIO ‘ UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE 1011 UPPER MIDDLE ROAD EAST (Upper Middle Road Eighth Line) Opening Thwday, June 22nd at 9:30 3m. ,NEW STORE HOURS OF OPERATION: Mon. to Sat. 9:30 am. to 9:00 pm. This store is replacing our location in Oakville Place which will be closed after Saturday, June 19th. Our employees look forward to serving you in our new location. Jtfil/ISI-‘é is pleased to announce the opening of our newest store: excellent quad share program at US$650 cruise only, plus transportation on all 7-day cruises. Their program is quite popular with younger singles. (You must be 18 or older). Princess Cruises and Holland America Line offer a ‘Standard Single Occupancy Fare‘ program. Princess’ single fares are l60â€"200% of the double rate while Holland America‘s are I35- 190% depending on cabin selection. For those single tmvellens who travel first class or] the deluxe cruise lines, Royal Viking offers single occupancy fare at 125% of the double fare. Submitted by Bob Kerby, Cruise Holidays, 338-2077.