‘LEAVE YOUR CARES ASHORE IF YOU are interested in a cruising holiday this year, the 16 to 34,000 tons, the Alaska only limitations are set by your time and your budget. Choose a vacation to suit your style, from those that stop daily at an exotic port of call allowing - ample sightseeing time to the ocean crossings available when some cruise lines reposition their ships for a change of season. Theme cruises have also become popular with everything from music tv comedy to bridge as themes with the entertainment geared toward a specific interest. Although the cost may seem high, all of your transportation, meals and entertainment are typi- cally included in the initial pay- ment. ‘Attire is usually casual, al- though ties are recommended for * the dining rooms and many ships have formal gala events, although "even then the tux and long gown are not required. Choose your shipboard accom- modation carefully as well, The smoothest rides are found midship on the middie decks. But for portholes or balconies, choose an outer cabin. . Travel agents are most familiar with the ships and can help you choose one that suits your style. There are similar amenities available on most ships — casi- nos, dining rooms and _ restau- rants, fitness facilities and spas, lounges and bars, theatres, libraries, cebarets, laundromats, ~ boutiques, and beauty salons — ’ but each cruise line has a style of operating that appeals to different _ People. By Pamela Lang Features Reporter Travellers should know what they want and to get to know the style of ship they are considering, said John Reader, manager of Time Out Travel Service Ltd. Although the past trend for cruisers has been to book their trips well in advance, that trend has changed and to combat it, cruise lines have started offering early-bird discounts. Reader says that cruising is his favorite kind of holiday, and des- tination locations are endless. “Two or three days seems like a week,’? he said because after a day “‘out there’? you tend to forget about everyching else. For the novice, a good start is a three or four-day cruise available when some ships are repositioned from the southern winter homes to their summer season ports. Most areas of the world can be seen on a seven or 14-day cruise, but there are longer excursions available, such as the round- the-world cruise being planned for 1993 by Holland America Line that will take up to 99 days to tour the globe. Some of the more popular des- tinations include the Carribean and the Vancouver-based Alaska cruises, with 10 cruise lines operating 20 vessels to Alaska from May 9 to October 6. While most range in size from . 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