New cruise line specializes in family cruises new cruise line â€" American AFamily Cruises â€" comâ€" mences â€" sailing _ this December and, as its name implies, it will be completely devoted to family cruising. Its first ship, the "American Adventure" (formerly the Costa Riviera), has been completely redesigned and refurbished to cater to families. Sailing from Miami every Saturday on 7â€"night itineraries, portsâ€"ofâ€"call will include Nassau, Casa de Campo, and Serena Cay in the Dominican Republic, and Key West. Unique children‘s programs and ship‘s facilities are dedicated to four separate age groups. The 2â€"4â€"yearâ€"old‘s clubhouse is called ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy‘s Den‘. Their supervised activities include buccaâ€" neer puppeteers, cartoon hour, cookâ€" ie cooking class, face painting, junâ€" gle gym, and treasure hunt. Fiveâ€"7â€"yearâ€"olds meet at ‘Rockâ€" Oâ€"Saurus‘. Their activities include arts crafts, children‘s theater, cooking classes, finger painting, kite flying, Nintendo, pizza making class, and onâ€"deck Rollerblade skatâ€" ing. The 8â€"12â€"yearâ€"olds hang out in ‘Sea Haunt‘. Sports and activities *Travel with Cruise Holidays North News "ENTERTAINMENT North News Oakville Oakville include basketball, batting cage practise, computer class, juggling lessons, magic lessons/magic show, navigation class, silk screening, and the world‘s biggest video arcade afloat. Teens say ‘yes‘ to their own sepâ€" arate place â€" ‘Club Yes‘! A full range of sports, broadcast center TV news production, karaoke, pinball wizard contests, weight training, and a hair makeover class highlight some of their programs. On days at sea, parents are likely to have time to enjoy the usual ships activities and amenities by themâ€" selves as the kids will be busy in their own worlds. Days in port, families will be able to choose from a wide range of shore activity and excursions, some at additional cost, including horseâ€" back riding, tennis, golf, and the snorkeling program. With such an extensive children‘s program, American Family believes Mom and Dad can have time alone too! During the day, enjoy a workâ€" out in the gym, how about the whirlpool and a massage, or just catch a few rays on the deck. DeNiro plays sadistic father With an excellent babysitting program available to every family ($3/hr. â€" 1st child; $5/hr. â€" maxiâ€" mum for the family) Mom and Dad his week sees top action and high drama in the three new releases scheduled to hit the shelves on September 1st at Not Just Flicks. Leading off is the drama This Boys Life, starring Robert DeNiro and Ellen Barkin and a hot 1950‘s/1960‘s soundtrack. Barkin is a single parent, who meets up with DeNiro, who looks like the ideal husâ€" band, and seems like the perfect father, which is just what they needâ€" ed, but it isn‘t what they get. (Rated R) For action fans, Bridget Fonda stars in the box office hit Point Of No Return, with Harvey Keitel and Anne Bancroft and directed by action vetâ€" eran John Badham. The government gave her a choice, death or life as an 1. Ground Hog Day â€" PG 1. This Boys Lifeâ€"Sept. 1 (R) 2. The Temp â€" R 2. Point Of No Return â€" Sept. 1 â€" R 3. Boiling Point â€" R 3. Alive â€" Sept. 1 â€" PG 4. Children of Corn 2 â€" R 4. Day of Atonement â€" Se'gt. 8 â€"R 5. Mad Dog Glory â€" R 5. The Crush â€" Sept. 8 â€" 6. Hear No Evil â€" 6. Chaplin â€" Sm(‘eft. 8â€"PG 7. Vanishing â€" R 7. Skateboard Kid â€"Sept. 15â€"PG 8. Falling Down â€" R 8. LoadedWewVMâ€"SerUSâ€"PG 9. Benny Joon â€" PG 9. Fire in The Sky â€" Sept. 15â€" PG 10. Homeward Bound â€" PG 10. Indian Summer â€" Sept. 2â€"PG Feel free to drop in visit us soon at our Abbey Plaza store on Upper Middle Rd. Third Line pick up a free copy of our inâ€"store newsletter for full details on these other upcoming movies. can enjoy dancing to the music, a late night show, and a challenge at the tables or slots in the casino! Food! Food! Food! Flexibility for the whole family. There are 18 hours of continuous food service on this ship! Lots of family choices from casual buffets to restaurant dining (at set hours) to snacks and pizza anytime. The midnight buffet is even at 10 p.m. Big scoops of ice cream and all the favorite toppings at the Isyswasfic Parlor (it‘s really called that). And the dress code is very simple â€" no jackets or ties required anytime â€" if it‘s in good taste, wear it! Cabins will accommodate from 2â€"6 passengers (there are a limited # of cabins for 5 and 6). Single parent families get a great break on this cruise line. Instead of the extra charges you face elseâ€" where, you pay the normal double occupancy rate for the single parent and the normal kids fare. Their pricing compares very favorably to other cruise lines with good family programs. The most popular vacation dates for 1994 are already heavily booked. With an experienced cruise line management team in place and good financing, it appears that American assassin. Now there‘s no turning back for Fonda as an elite hit woman living on borrowed time. (Rated R) Finally this week is the action/drama box office hit Alive. Based on the true life story of an Argentinean rugby team whose plane crashes in the Andes Mountains while on the way to a tournament. They were ordinary young men who were driven to the limits of human endurance as they were forced to live and survive on the mountains with only the wrecked plane for shelter for months. 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