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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday April 7, 2007 - 21 ROYAL CRIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL AND CELEBRITY CRUISES EXPRESS DEPARTURE OPTIONS Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises guests who are eager to catch early flights home can take advantage of Express Departure, a new option that allows them to carry their own luggage off the ship rather than claim it in the terminal after desembarking. To use Express Departure, guests who are able to carry their own luggage simply keep their luggage inside their stateroom the night before disembarkation day. The next morning, these guests can depart the ship between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. and proceed directly to their next destination. Express Departure is available on every Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises vessel, in ports throughout North and South America and Europe. The lines also offer guests the option to pay for a service called Luggage Valet, which streamlines the seaport-to-airport process. Guests who participate can check their luggage and receive their airline boarding passes and baggage claim checks before leaving the ship. When they arrive at the airport, they can avoid check-in lines and proceed directly to the security checkpoint. Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises offer Luggage Valet in some of the lines' busiest ports, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, Tampa, San Juan, Seattle and Vancouver. Participating airlines include American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. Both lines also offer guests the ability to check-in online before they sail. Guests can choose this option by visiting the lines' websites and following simple steps for online check-in. This allows them to print a boarding pass, which grants them faster access to registration and boarding at the pier. For more information...give us a call. McTavish Travel is proud to celebrate 35 years of service excellence in 2007. Visit McTavish At: www.mctavishtravel.com BEAVER TRAILS TO FRANCE: Roy J. Spriggs reads The Oakville Beaver in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. BEAVER TRAILS TO HAWAII: Ed and Ellen McDowell took The Oakville Beaver to Maui, Hawaii while celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on a cruise to each of the four main islands. EASTER EGG GIFTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD THE EASTER EGG IS A COMMON SYMBOL SEEN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS ONE CELEBRATES THE ANNUAL SPRING HOLIDAY, EASTER. EGG DECORATING HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, AND IS AS VARIED AS THE CULTURES ACROSS THE WORLD. HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DIFFERENT DECORATING STYLES OF THESE EASTER GIFTS: RUSSIA - PERHAPS THE MOST FAMOUS DECORATED EGGS OF ALL ARE A KNOWN AS FABERGE EGGS. THEY ARE NAMED AFTER THE COMPANY THAT CREATED THEM, AND ARE EXQUISITELY DETAILED JEWELRY DESIGNED IN THE SHAPE OF EGGS. FABERGE EGGS, WHICH ARE MADE FROM GOLD AND PRECIOUS STONES, WERE ORIGINALLY CREATED FOR THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL COURT. Gina Cheng POLAND - THE POLISH PISANKAS ARE CREATED BY FIRST DIPPING AN EGG IN WAX, AND THEN CARVING IT. THE EGG IS TYPICALLY DYED ONCE THE CARVING IS FINISHED. THE POLES TYPICALLY EXCHANGE THE PISANKA EGGS AS GIFTS BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS ON EASTER SATURDAY. GREECE - THE GREEKS COMMONLY DYE THEIR EGGS SOLID RED. THE RED COLOR IS SYMBOLIC OF THE REDEEMING BLOOD OF JESUS, RESURRECTED ON EASTER SUNDAY. ONE CAN EASILY MAKE THEIR OWN RED EGGS BY BOILING EGGS IN A SOLUTION OF WATER, VINEGAR AND RED DYE OR RED FOOD COLORING. BEAVER TRAILS TO ECUADOR: Nikki Shannon, a student at Sheridan College in the Community Outreach and Development program, took The Oakville Beaver with her to Ecuador, South America to complete a work placement along with 12 of her peers. They spent a month in Ecuador and she worked at a school for impoverished children in the heart of the city. She is pictured here with her hosts, the Nieto-Suarez family, to get a grasp of the culture. Take along a copy of The Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4 or e-mail to editor@oakvillebeaver.com. EUROPE RO RO Tra PTrafalgar/Insight/Globus $150 OFF p.p. on selected departures! BRITISH ISLES - THE BRITISH DECORATE EASTER EGGS IN MANY DIFFERENT COLORS AND STYLES. WHAT SETS THEIR TRADITION APART FROM OTHERS, HOWEVER, IS THE EASTER EGG ROLL. THE EASTER EGG ROLL IS A CONTEST IS TO SEE WHO CAN ROLL THEIR EGG DOWN A HILL AND ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WITHOUT BREAKING THEIR EGG! Happy Easter from Total Travel !! Oakville Town Centre I 300 North Service Road, W. Oakville 905.849.0333 www.totaltravel-oakville.com Ont Reg No 2766538 146 Lakeshore Rd. E. 35 35 905-842-4999 lakeshore@travelchoice.ca Ont Reg No 2766538 Oakville Location: Relax... you're with us Oakville Town Centre I 300 North Service Road, W. Oakville 905.849.0333 www.totaltravel-oakville.com 146 Lakeshore Rd. E. 905-842-4999 lakeshore@travelchoice.ca 221 Lakeshore Road E. Voted Best Travel Agency Best Cruise Company Best Travel Agent Thanks Oakville! Hopedale Shopping Centre 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905-337-2228 wwwhookedoncruising.com (905) 827-1100 fax: (905) 827-4982 e-mail: travel@mctavish.com