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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday November 24, 2007 - 31 Sam answers readers' questions Dear Sam: I need to eat properly even on vacation, so I'm very picky about the kind of holiday I choose. Would a cruise be out of the question? Everything I've ever read speaks on the fabulous food and how much weight people put on. Special Needs Dear Special: Norwegian Cruise Line has an agreement with the food magazine Cooking Light to help chefs provide health meal options. You'll be able to choose an appetizer, entrée and a dessert designed for people who want to have healthy meal options. Remember, though, it is entirely up to you to choose those options. I was once touring a Sandals property with the general manager. They had a "healthy lite dining room" as an a-la-carte option. "How is it going?" I asked. He replied: "We're about to take it out and do something else. Yes, it has lots of diners. They dine here at 6 p.m., and then go to one of the other restaurants for another meal. Not that we object, we want our guests to be happy. It just doesn't fulfill the purpose we designed it for." Dear Sam: Last winter you wrote that people could fly, and be skiing by noon, somewhere in Quebec. Air Canada didn't seem to know anything about this. Can you throw some light? Addicted to Skiing Dear Addict: You're thinking of Porter Airlines, and yes you'll be able to fly out of Toronto's Island airport (Toronto City Centre Airport) and be on the slopes of Mont Tremblant by noon. It takes 70 minutes and starts Dec. 22, and the last flight is March 31; Monday, Wednesday and weekend service. One-way fares start at $129 plus taxes and fees. One, six and seven-night packages including transportation, some meals and ski rentals are also live concerts will take place on the following Saturday nights: Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15. The Cavalcade season kick-off is this weekend. The Sheraton Centre Toronto is located directly across the street from the central activities so you'll have the warmest and best view in the house with this package! The lights package includes one night accommodation in a guest room overlooking the spectacular light display at City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square, complimentary parking, and a full buffet breakfast for two at Bistro on Two. The package is being offered from $209 per night based on single or double occupancy for weekend stays, Nov. 24 ­ Dec. 16. The package is subject to availability and applicable taxes. This package offers savings of more than 30 percent, plus, children under the age of 12 stay free in the room, when using the existing beds. For reservations visit www.sheraton.com/centretoronto and click on `hotel offers.' Or call 1-800-2385251 and ask for "PKGLIGHT". For additional information on the Cavalcade of Lights visit www.city.toronto.on.ca/special_events Dear Sam: I have a copy of I 75 to Florida, but I'm going 195. Is there anything like it for this highway? Florida Bound Dear Florida: Yes, it is called Drive 1-95, and is in its 4th edition. The authors Sandra Phillips-Posner and Stan Posner have covered 552 exits, from Boston to Miami. There is advice on food options, motels, radio stations, even where the radar traps are. Those of us taking our dogs can find listings for accommodation that takes pets. Visit info@drivei95.com for more information. -- Send your questions to: Sion10@cogeco.ca BEAVER TRAILS TO FLORIDA: Keith, Sue and David Black recently took a trip to Miami Florida for a well deserved vacation and brought along The Oakville Beaver. Pictured here are Keith and David Black at Dolphin Stadium enjoying a Florida Marlins baseball game. available. www.flyporter.com. Dear Sam: Years ago we had a wonderful time in Jamaica. I see a lot of packages for Jamaica this year, but I well remember the long drive on terrible roads to Ocho Rios. Are they any better now? Reader Dear Reader: The answer is yes! The new major highway from Montego Bay to Ocho Rios, Negril and beyond is all but done, I'm told. This will shave 30 minutes off the journey. The downside is that most of the breathtaking views of the ocean are gone, and you won't be driving through the little town and villages. Dear Sam: My girlfriends and I want to play in Toronto for a weekend. Are there any specials, and events happening in any of the hotels? Shopping crazy Ladies Dear Shopping crazies: As host hotel for Toronto's "Cavalcade of Lights Festival," the Sheraton Centre Toronto is offering its "Lights" package once again. This year, more than 300,000 festive LED lights will illuminate Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. And back again the Cavalcade of Lights event includes a citywide festival including light displays and a special holiday bus tour of 19 charming Toronto neighbourhoods, all lit up for the festive season. Spectacular fireworks and BEAVER TRAILS TO GREECE: Nancy and Erica Taylor took The Oakville Beaver to Santorini, Greece where they posed with the paper in front of the many churches of Santorini. 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. VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY ABOARD COSTA FORTUNA Sunquest Vacations has introduced a 23-day cruise package aboard the Costa Fortuna that includes a 17-night Caribbean and transatlantic cruise, a five-day/four night tour package in Italy and roundtrip airfare. Departing 13APR08, the cruise starts in Ft. Lauderdale and travels around the Caribbean with stops in Nassau, Bahamas; Catalina Island, Dominican Republic; St. Maarten; Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Barbados, before heading across the Atlantic and visiting St. Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; Funchal, (Madeira) Portugal and Barcelona, Spain and disembarking in Savona (Genoa), Italy for a five-day coach tour. Included in the package is roundtrip airfare Toronto to Ft. Lauderdale (via Air Transat) and Rome to Toronto (via Skyservice), all transfers, meals, entertainment and activities while on the cruise, touring via deluxe, air-conditioned motorcoach, two night's accommodation at the four-star Grand Hotel Tettuccio in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany and two night's accommodation in the four-star Holiday Inn Parco dei Medici in Rome. There are also three three-course dinners included, as well as a farewell dinner in Rome, including wine, lunch in Pisa, wine tasting in the Chianti region and city tours and sightseeing entrance fees in Pisa, Florence, Siena and Rome. Prices range from just $2,999.00 per person double based on a Category 4 Inside Cabin to $3,699.00 per person double for a category 10 Oceanview Veranda Stateroom. Transportation taxes, port and security fees are $495.00 per person. Call us soon for details and availability ­ the Veranda Staterooms will sell out quickly! Visit McTavish At: www.mctavishtravel.com Voted Best Travel Agency Best Cruise Company Best Travel Agent Thanks Oakville! Hopedale Shopping Centre 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville Relax... you're with us 221 Lakeshore Road E. (905) 827-1100 fax: (905) 827-4982 e-mail: travel@mctavish.com 905-337-2228 www.hookedoncruising.com To place an ad in this section call 905-845-3824