22 - Sunday, September 28, 1986 - North Shore News

Opt for early dinner

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where in the Carikbean or the
coast of Mexico. Other alternatives

include the South Seas,

Indian
Ocean, South America and other
spots in the Southern Hemisphere.

VANCOUVER TO

‘Travel to commence

between 01 Oct 86 and 31 Mar 87 No

_ travel to Hawaii Dec 12- 28 and from Hawaii Dec 20-
Jan 10. 30 day advance purchase. Minimum stay
Saturday night. Maximum stay 30 days. Ticket must
be purchased at time of booking. Other restrictions
apply. Intra Canada flights via Pacific Western/Time
Air. Continental Express Honolulu/Maui operated
by Mid Pacific Airlines. (BIP fare.) Fare subject to
government approval,

S CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

CONTINENTAL EXCLUSIVE
*Add-on’s from Honolulu to
Kona/Maui/Kauai available on
Mid/Tacific Airlines at $80.00
round trip.

Call your travel agent or
Continental at
800-525-0280/800-231-0856

Proof that man was meant to fly.

SOUS Cities s Mesica® Candie South Pacific Mirtonesias Hines The Far Bist

The cost of airfare, alone, dic-
tates that the average traveiler will
choose the Caribbean or Mexico.

South Seas cruises are easy to
book (if expensive). The others are
a challenge. To start with, very few
agents have the information on
South American cruises (or Indian
Ocean ones) and more important,
the cruise lines operating in these
areas heartily distike North
Americans as passengers.

I've fought the red-tape to get
on a Costa Line cruise in South
America and let me tell you ----.

So you've decided on the Carib-
bean. Consider Length of cruise:
Anything less than seven days is a
waste of money. You simply need
that much time to unwind and get
into the feel of things. Anything
over 14 days is excessive. My
favorites are the 10-day in-
ter-island cruise around the various
islands and the t4-day trans-canal
idea through the Panama.

Cast of Cruise: Remember that
a cruise includes your accommoda-

Presents

WESTERN
CANADA

TRAVELTALE FILM
NARRATED IN PERSON
BY RON SHANIN

* IN THE FOOTSTEPS
OF ABRAHAM

* IRELAND

* ORIENT EXPRESS

* LOIRE RIVER FRANCE

* NORWAY

* ALASKA

* WORLD CRUISE OF
THE QE2

VAN. ORPHEUM
Wed. Oct. 8, 6:00 p.m.
Res: $8.25, 7.50, 7.00
Stu. $5.75
Sea. (8 films) $47.00, 42.50,
39.00 Stu. 32.50

North Van. CENTENNIAL
(3 shows)

Tue. Oct. 7, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Thu. Oct. 9, Mat: 2:00 p.m.
Res: $8.25 Students $5.75
Sea: (8 films) $47.00 Stu.
$32.50

TKTS: ALL VTCICBO OUTLETS
INFORMATION and CHARGELINE
ph: 280-4444

$1.00 Service Charge on single tickets

on board

tion, food, transportation and
entertainment.

If you're 20 years old and want
to cruise, grab a cheap one.

If you’re 40 and are travelling
with your husband, spend a bit
more and go for one of the more
expensive cruises.

What to pack: Sunsuits, shorts,
bathing suits, casual pants. For
dinner — guys need a jacket.
Ladies need whatever they’d wear
to their favorite neighborhood res-
taurant. Also, one dressy outfit,
(can be recycled). For guys, a suit ©
with tie and for ladies, a cocktail
dress. There is one dressy night per
week.

There is also one costume party
and if you’ve got a pair of outfits
left over from your last Kinsmen
Convention, pack them. Other-
wise, the ship will provide raw ma-
terials. Participatios. is fun but not
obligatory.

Meals aboard: On boarding you
will be asked to make a choice of
meal hours. Meals are usually in
two “‘sittings’’. | always opt for
the early dinner as there’s so much
activity in the evening [ don’t want
to be sipping soup at 10 p.m.

As for breakfast, if you don’t
make it to the early one you can
always have it on deck until about
10 a.m. There’s always a midnight
buffet in case you're feeling
peckish.

Laundry: Every ship gives you
guidebook detailing services. They
do a fine job on laundry. Your
cabin steward acts as ‘‘mother’’
and handles the transfer and
return.

Bars: If you can — and press for
this — run a bar tab. It makes tip-
ping so easy! Just drink as you like
for the duration. The last evening
aboard you’ll get the tab. Check it,
pay it and add 15 per cent asa tip.

Pve never been refused this
courtesy, but I know others: who
have. Arrange it with the Bar Cap-
tain immediately on boarding.

Tips: The second-last day
aboard you must get your act
together. For this, you need cash.

- The people you tip are:

*Cabin steward(s). Three
dollars per person per day is the
average. If you have two, either
divide the amount and put it in
separate envelopes or do it in one,
addressed to both.

* Dining Room Steward (and
bus boy). This is tricky. On some
ships you tip the steward and he
looks after his own staff. This is
something you must ask about.
The same $3 per person per day
applies. If the bus-boy is included,
add $1 a day (per person).

* Maitre d’: | always get slamm-
ed for this. Tip him only if he’s
done some special service for you.
I get fed-up with many of them —
glad-handers, all. If he’s been
“special’’, slide him an envelope
with $50 in it.

SEE CRUISEWEAR. sist ar voxoars

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