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38 - Sunday, March 17, 1985 - North Shore News

Cruising news and

hirty years ago, anyone boasting of taking
a cruise won himself instant celebrity

status.

After all, cruising was the
pastime of the rich (old and
rich?) or very cosmopolitan
traveller hardly to be found
living next door to you or
me.

There was a lot of mysti-
que about cruising. Didn't
we all see those movies
showing cruise passengers in
full evening regalia frowning
at the caviar while dining at
the captain's table?

And the wine glasses! Pos-
itively decadent to Cana-
dians who were used to
eating at the kitchen table
(all but Sundays) washing
down the meat and potatoes
with milk for kids, tea for
adults and maybe a bottle of
beer for Dad on a hot day.

if you want a bit of ins-
tant nostalgia, try to
remember some of the res-
taurants you ‘‘dined”’ in -.1
remember one arborite ar-
cade with bent spoons, slov-
enly waitresses and greasy
French fries - hardly a train-
ing ground for the captain's
table!

So, 30 years down the
road it’s amazing how many
of us routinely include a
cruise as part of our holiday
plans. And, although cruises
have become a lot more ca-
sual, some of the mystique
still hangs on - after ali, Ca-
nadians are sensitive souls
who don’t like making asses
of themselves.

Here are some of the
questions | am frequently
asked: :

What clothes do I need?

For daytime aboard ship -
bathing suits, shorts, alters,
etc., with cover-ups to wear

in the lounges. That's partly:

for decency’s sake and partly

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because the air-conditioning
often works overtime,

To go ashore, specially in
places where any religion has
a firm grip, pants or skirts
and shirts with sleeves and
modest necklines. Don’t be a
walking skin show,

Far evenings aboard ship,

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men usually are expected to

wear a jacket, women a
dress or the equivalent.
There's always one ‘‘for-

mal"’ evening where the dark
suits (and sometimes dinner
jackets) and cocktail dresses

come out. There's usually
One costume party, too, and
# little forethought saves you
robing-up in bedsheets.
Who, and what amount, do
I tip?

Your two stewards - cabin
and dining room - come
first. Each gets about $2 per
person per day, presented on
the last full day of cruising
in a neat envelope. The
busboy is given half the
amount, also in an envelope.

If the bar has allowed you
to run a tab, it is paid on the
fast day as well and you add
10-15 per cent to the total.
Otherwise, tip as you would
in a cocktail lounge at home.

Tipping the matire d' is a
bit more difficult - I've been
on cruises where] hardly
saw the guy - and he hardly
saw a tip, either. If he has
worked his butt off for you,
you'll have to decide what it
was worth and tip accor-
dingly.

How shotld
right cruise?

First, decide what part of
the world you want to see.
Then, go to a travel agent
and get brochures on all the
ships cruising the area.

Generally, the cheaper
cruises are on older ships
and the passengers will be
younger. Hf booking one of
these, don't choose the
cheapest cabins (lower
decks, inside). You will
probably find the air condi-
tioning ‘iffy’? making the
cabins stuffy. The noise
from the engines can be
worse than a husband who
sneres for keeping you

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On the newer ships, even
the cheapest cabins are
delightful. Almost all cruise
ships are ‘tone class’ mean-
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pay for your cabin, all the
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In the old days, ships had
three or so ‘classes’? and a
third class passenger was
locked-out of the first class
lounges, decks and dining
rooms. Mind you, the third
class Jounge was alten where
the action was in the evening
and you'd catch the first
class passengers sneaking
down the stairs!

What is the average age of
cruise passengers?

Many cruises refuse
children under a certain age -
thank goodness! Otherwise,
the average age is just about
what youll find in January
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