WHILE THE rain poured
down last week, 1 was
lounging in the Caribbean
sun on the deck of the
70,000-ton Regal Princess,
popping into such exotic
hot spots as Miami, Fi.
Lauderdale, Jamaica, the
Bahamas and Mexico.

Joy
Metcalfe

JOY TELLS ALL

This wasn’t a vacation, though,
it was research — hard-digging
investigative reporting on cruising
the Caribbean because I’m hosting
a CruiseShipCentre/CKNW Or-
phans Fund fundraising cruise on
Feb. 1.

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and swimming and sunping on the
beach, and to Grand Cayman and
their world-famous Seven Mile
beach.

Then it was off to Cozumel,
Mexico, where there’s everything
from tiny, inexpensive souvenirs
to Van Cleef and Arpels Jewelry
shops.

Interesting, too, to cruise the
coast of Cuba. Think of the
tourism dollars they could reap if
they allowed the cruise s i
Their economy would soar!

Back on board the Regal,
everyting is taken care of — your
meals, your food, your entertain-
ment.

You can even gamble 24 hours
a day if you wish or just sit and
sunbathe or swim in the on-deck
pools. Bikinis are everywhere! |
just wish I had shares in the sun-
tan oil business.

Taking a cruise to the Caribbe-
an is the perfect holiday. You feel
so carefree because you're away
from everything.

Just ask Joe and Ginny Amey of
Slinger {nsurance in Park Royal
and importers Keith and Barb
Bosquet of West Van as you gaze
upon their super tans!

Nice to see the three busy
O'Neill brothers chatting iogether
last Tuesday night. Terry, Rob
and John O'Neill were et the

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

MICHAEL KAILE (left) hosted 2 wine tasting party at the Waterfront Centre Hotel recently. Guests
included Dan Burman, Thomas Dietzel, and Rusty Eddie.

mond Information Centre hosted
a champagne reception for the
40th year of the DeBeers Diamond
International Award Collection —
30 absolutely stunning creations
from award-winning jewelers
from 14 countries.

DeBeers’ Cathy Sproule did

NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge

SEEN LAST week at a reception for the Atrium inn were (from left) Leah, John, and Terry O'Neill.

We flew the friendly skies of
United and, while the airline is
fine and friendly, I’m not a good
flyer.

O’ Hare international in
Chicago has to be one of the big-
gest and busiest airports I've ever
been in, as wellasone ofthe —
cleanest and most accommodat-
ing. It was a bit ironic that, as we
were about to land at Miami, they
were experiencing the worst
thunder and lightning storm in
years.

That’s a different kind of thrill
at about 12,000 feet up, let me tell
you!

We overnighted as guests at the
Westin Cypress Creek Hotel in Ft.
Lauderdale, then headed off the
next day for the Fi. Everglades
cruiseship terminal.

It’s not as large or slick as our
cruiseship terminal but it’s very
efficient and well-organized.

That’s where we boarded Regal
Princess with Capt. Cesare Ditel
once again on the command
bridge. .

Over the next few days, while
enjoying temperatures ranging
from a high of 90°F-plus down to
77°F, we sailed to Princess Keys
for a day-long beach outing, to
Montego Bay for shopping, tours

reception for the launch of the
Florian Hotels and Resorts’
Atrium Inn, formerly a Coast
property.

John was still on Cloud Nine
after he and his wife Leah became
brand-new parents of a little baby
girl, Megan, who was born last
week at LGH.

Also met new GM Frank Fago,
a resident of North Van, along
with businessman Murray Ather-
ton, the PNE’s Ken Munroe and
handsome Francesco Aquilini,
sipping and supping while the
Zaniacs played. ...

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Swedish Jeweler and the Dia-

sparkle in a brown sequined suit
by Donna Karan. She fooked
great! So did Swedish Jewelers
owner, tiny Helen Stewart, in long
slim black velvet.

And who better to sing the song
of the evening, Diamonds Are a
Girl’s Best Friend, than Tracey
Beli as a sexy Marilyn Monroe. ...

On Wednesday, political
mover-and-shakers and winery
owners Ross and Linda Fitz-
patrick hosted the fifth anniver-
sary of their Cedar Creek Winery
with a fall tasting classic at the

Four Seasons Hotel.

Everyone with a love of the
juice of the grape was there, peo-
ple like Jack and Darlene Poole,
Mike Ryan, the B.C. Wine In-

taste-testing and previewing the
wines and cuisine of Sonoma with
special guest chef Dan Burman
and wine author Rusty Eddie.

{t was all part of CP Hotels’

a

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

WINERY OWNERS Ross and Linda Fitzpatrick hosted a wine
tasting last week at the Four Seasons Hotel.

stitute’s Chriss Colletta, gallery
owner Diane Farris,

Michael Kaile’s Waterfront
Centre Hotel was the scene for

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