THE UNSPOILED beauty of New England’s fall foliage season and renowned lecturers and performers await Royal Viking Line passengers aboard each of five 14-day Indian summer cruises this fall. Departing September through October aboard the Royal Viking Sky and Royal Viking Sea, the cruises sail; round tip from New York. The season’s final cruise, departing October 17, features a Halloween theme. Seasonal shipboard ac- tivities and programs will be hosted by actor Vincent Price during days at sea. An optional shore excursion to Salem, Massachusetts, site of the Salem witch trials, will be available two days before Halloween. A special feature of the Indiaff summer sailings for full-fare passengers is a deluxe two-night pre- or post-cruise land package in New York. Free air fare from 70 Nerth American gateway cities also is includ- ed, . “Royal Viking Line’s cruises along the New England coast and St. Lawrence River have long been among our most popular offerings,”’ said RVL presi- dent Joseph A. Watters. ‘“We’re pleased to be able to provide the most elegant of settings from which to en- joy the beauty of the fall foliage season.”’ Among the personalities scheduled to join passen- gers during the indian summer cruise season are actor John Chappel, performing dramatic portrayals of Benjamin Franklin and Clarence Darrow; actress Nanette Fabray; author/historian John Maxtone- Graham and antique authorities Wendell Garrett and Dean Failey. Also aboard each cruise will be a guest chef and wine expert who will provide demonstrations and tastings related to their field of expertise during days at sea. The season’s line-up includes Hermann Reiner of New York’s Windows on the World Restaurant, Peter Prescott of Food & Wine magazine, Anne Rosenzweig of Arcadia restaurant in New York, wine author Gerald Asher, White House wine consultant David Berkeley and wine educator. and journalist Karen MacNeil. In addition, for its October 17 sailing, the line has arranged for 200 complimentary tickets to the Mon- treal Museum of Fine Arts exhibit, Leonardo da Vin- : Engineer and Architect. The exhibit is the largest collection of da Vinci’s works assembled since his death in 1519. Cruise departures for 1987 are September 19, September 26, October 3, October 10, and October 17. Ports of call during each 14-day sailing include Provincetown (for Cape Cod), Massachusetts; Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Quebec and Montreal; Sydney, Nova Scotia; Boston and Nan- tucket, Massachusetis; and Newport, Rhode Island. Be prepared for thieves From. page 28 umn, explained, ‘‘I was a real fool. | ed that the balance on a scooter, ripping along the pavement, can be too precarious for the passenger to lean far enough to pick-off a low bag. - - Never carry your bag on the street-side of your body. If you are travelling with a-friend, keep the handbags on tke inside of the pair of you. Don’t carry much cash — keep your travellers’ cheques intact as much as you can. Don't carry any expensive trinkets in your bag. You must carry tickets and passports but photocopy these be-. fore you. leave,.along with the numbers of cheques and credit cards. Give one copy to your com- panion, stick one in your suitcase and leave another at home. It won't. make you any happier to be robbed but at least you'll be on the way to having things replaced... see oe 7 must tell you a story —- I know I’ve told it: before, but I’ love to‘ rub it in. The couple who had the problem | are very experienced trav- ellers and | they: also read this col- They were in New York City. Knowing that the city can be a dangerous place they decided to leave everything — tickets, money, cheques, jewelry —- securely locked in their baggage and securely lock- ed in their hotel room. Alas, they returned to find that the thief didn’t bother to pick the locks on the cases — he stole them as well. There is no lock on any suitcase that a thief can’t pick. Most key locks can be opened by using a jack-knife but why bother? There are only a few varieties of keys and it’s no trouble to find a set. Carry nothing in suitcases that you can’t live without. This is no place for jewelry or money. ses Did you know that a Canadian passport can be worth thousands of dollars on the black market? In countries where a few dollars a month is the average wage, people have been known to kill for a lot less. It’s bad enough to be robbed, but don’t argue about it. One victim of a violent robbery PENSIONERS Come and. Join Us Perm Cut thought if I left all my valuables in the hotel safe I could plead poverty with any crook. | got mugged, pleaded poverty and it made the guys so mad they beat the living hell out of me. Now I always carry enough cash — about 35 dollars — in the hope that they'll take it and go,."” ses So, for all of you heading out of the country this summer, you’ve just received an update on my an- nual gloom and doom report. ”. (per. person, share basis)" 29 -. Sunday, May ‘24, .1987 7 North Shorea: News” PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL KNOW HOW Barbara Scott— A senior agent with ex- - cellent destinational knowledge, she has recently returned from a Mediterranean cruise. To ask about cruising, or for any travel needs, call her.... TP INDEPENDENT TRAVEL 7 PROFESSIONALS 985-6121 Ee international Plaza Suite 114-1999 Marine Drive North Vancouver, B.C, V7P 3J3 Can't find us? Don’t know where to look? Before you do anything call Bob at Jubilee Chrysler. * FREE Courtesy Cars * ICBC Claims .* Guaranteed Satisfaction e Frame Straightening © Alignments — e Custom Paint Authorized Body Service Centre for ... North Shore Nissan & North Shore Mazda 1159 West 16th St. North Vancouver “te Bode} i Shem <> Port Hardy-Prince Rupert return passage. + 2 days and 1 night aboard ship. + All meals aboard ship. .; + Private boat dec’ Cabin. 9 Regular value $42.00 Set SPECIAL CRUISE SUNDAY, MAY 31! Sail on our 13 hour POSIT:ONING CRUISE from VANCOUVER (Tsawwassen) to PORT HARDY on the MV, “QUEEN OF THE NORTH.” From $116.95 (per person, share basis) Includes: + 2 days, 1 night + vehicle, passage + lunch, dinner and hotel Or, ask about returning by coach. Call your travel agent today. - YOUR RET AIL HAIR CENTRE THE UNDERCUTTERS HOME OF THE $8.00 CUT 1564 MARINE DR., W.V.: OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK MON.-WED. Sam-6pm THURS. & FRI. NIGHTS TILL 8 pm SAT. 9am-6pm, SUN. 11am-4pm “FIRST COME — FIRST SERVED.