Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 19 Sep 1993, p. 26

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With many islands to choose from in the Southern Caribbean, cruise lines offer varying itineraries (usually visitâ€" ing five ports) from their home port of San Juan. or the past two weeks, we have F reviewed some of the shore ._ excursions offered by the cruise lines on the sevenâ€"night cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean. This week, we look at the Southern Caribbean itineraries. Island hopping in southern Caribbean _ SPACE OPTICAL WINNER! Attention Span Concentration Self Esteem PHONE ALONE INFOSOURCE has been temporarily out of service. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 2, _ The service willh be resumed wihin the next few days. _ _ Congratulations to Paul Hartman winner of Space Opticals Giveâ€"Away Getâ€"Away Contest From Remediation to PEAK PERFORMANCE Thanks to all our customers _for entering ~Iravel with Cruise Holidays Due to circumstances beyond our control DIVISION OF THE OAKVILLE BEAVER irector: Linda Thompson CENTER 464â€"8885 Your cruise Thomas, St. 1 Antigua, St Barbados, C Your cruise may include calls at St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Martinique, Antigua, St. Lucia, Grenada, Barbados, Curacao, Aruba, and Caracas, Venezuela. Shore excursions to St. Thomas Martinique â€" an island in the posâ€" session of France for the past 300 years â€" is one of the most beautiful in the Caribbean. On the halfâ€"day Island Tour by motorcoach ($45â€"50), you will visit the old capital ruins of St. Pierre (destroyed by the eruption of St. Pelee 90 years ago) and travel through the verdant rainforest. Other tours combine the Island Tour with a visit to a restored sugar plantation or visit the beautiful Balata Tropical Gardens. Volcanic peaks, known as the twin Pitons â€" rising approximately 3,500 Shore excursions to St. Thomas and St. Maarten were covered previâ€" ously. A training program using computerized brain wave feedback Other tours include the popular "Jolly Roger" sailing parties, Atlantis Submarine, golf, snorkeling, and scuba! Unique in the Caribbean, your tour ($45) of this impressive natural pheâ€" nomenon is by guided electric tram. On this tour, you will also visit Gun Hill Signal Station with its panoramic views and the beautiful Flower Forest. Harrison‘s Caves are an extensive network of subterranean caverns, complete with streams, waterfalls, staâ€" lactites and stalagmites. Known as ‘Little England‘, the relâ€" atively small island of Barbados offers the cruise passenger many shore excursions. The halfâ€"day heritage tours include visits to restored plantaâ€" tions ($30â€"40). feet from the Caribbean Sea, have long been considered St. Lucia‘s landâ€" marks. An all day island tour (8 hours â€" $65) will include a tour of the volâ€" cano, the sulphur springs, Diamond Falls, and the botanical gardens. Lunch is included. A helicopter tour, golf, snorkeling, and scuba are other tours offered. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1993 PAGE 26 use Like the human eye, photography shows depth, movement, and color. Consisting of 24 photographs, the exhibit, which is on loan from the National Archives of Canada, explores ways in which photography expands human ability to see. Seeing the unseen through photogâ€" raphy is the subject of Apergu: Unseen Visions, a new exhibit at the Halton Region Museum. Caracas is about 45 minutes inland from the port of La Guaira. A fullâ€"day city tour ($45â€"50) may include Bolivar‘s Plaza, the museum depicting Venezuelan Independence, lunch with entertainment, and a visit to the nezuelan Independence, lunch with Submitted by Bob Kerby, Cruise entertamment and a visit to the Holidays, 338â€"2077. Unseen Visions on display at Halton Region Museum Some itineraries include a visit to Caracas, Venezuela. Unless you are very familiar with Caracas, you should purchase one of the shore excursions offered by your ship. On your visit to the Dutch Islands of Aruba or Curacao, take advantage of some of the best shopping on your cruise. Shore excursions at Aruba are water oriented â€" Glassâ€"Bottom Boat ($20) and Atlantis Submarine ($68). On Curacao, enjoy the Island Highlights tour â€" about 3 hours ($27). Apergcu: Unseen Visions also explores the capabilities of photograâ€" phy to use nonâ€"visible light in benefiâ€" cial ways. The discovery of xâ€"rays in 1895 has made it possible to look inside the human body without the use of invasive surgery. Computerâ€"proâ€" duced images using infrared light can be used in remote sensing. In ordinary photography, infrared light helps surâ€" veyors work on hazy days. the camera captures a lasting image of the highâ€"jumper in midâ€"air. Apercu: Unseen Visions will be on display at the Halton Regional Museum until Friday, Dec. 17th. Unlike that of humans, however, the photographic eye can stay open for longer periods to record what we canâ€" not see. Pluto, and its moon Charon, were both discovered in this century as traces of light in photographs. Photography also captures movement too quick for humans to appreciate. While the eye sees a highâ€"jumper going over the bar, and the human mind is able to recall the action as a whole, only Southern Caribbean cruises offer a wide variety of ports and shore excurâ€" sions to enjoy. So do your homework and book your winter cruise now! Once off the paved road, you folâ€" low the coast climbing the mountains, pass through fishing villages, and reach the beach at La Sabana for a swim. After a delicious lunch, you start back enjoying the beautiful tropiâ€" cal scenery. A cooler of beer is providâ€" ed with each vehicle. Another fullâ€"day tour ($40â€"50) offers an Indiana Jonesâ€"style trip using a four wheel drive vehicle along the Murano Glass Factory.

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