46 — Wednesday, February 27, 1991 - North Shore News

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OUR DAY begins the

night before when a

program is slid under
your door.

By Barbara McCreadie
News Columnist

It’s usually a couple of pages
long and the sheer impossibili-
ty of participating in more than
a small fraction of the activities
is daunting.

Cruise passengers become
very selective — or exhausted.

First, the meal schedule is a
weight-watcher’s downfall. Early
bird coffee begins at six. After
that your choice is a mammoth
buffet breakfast or dining room.

Morning ceffee and pastries
around ten, lunch next (buffet
or dining room) and that ought
to hold you until formal after-
noon tea.

In the early evening, expect
an eight-course dinner. The
midnight buffet is mammoth,
bue if you're still hungry
24-hour room service is usually
available.

Between meals, many simply
head for the pool or a deck chair
while others play active games
— deck tennis, shuffleboard,
quoits and on some ships even
golf (into a net).

Almost all ships have a fimess
centre, some have lap pools and

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there are always regular aerobics
or exercise classes.

You can attend a_ regular
bridge or backgammon session
or simply find a pick-up game.
Every sort of board game is
available and lots of people wan-
ting to play.

Craft classes, travel lectures,
cooking classes, language brush-
ups for your rusty Spanish,
fashion shows, and special con-
certs are all there to be fit in.

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I forgot — and with good

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After dinner is showtime, live
entertainment (usually ex-
cellent) followed by dancing.

Want to see a movie? After-
noon and evening shows. Many
ships have installed cabin
videos, too.

There’s almost always one bar
with a dance floor that stays

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There's always a library.

On top of all this, there are
the ports. Passengers are offered
a wide choice of organized tours
(at a cost) or can head out on
their own. While the ship is in
port, the organized shipboard
activities are scaled down.

The wonderful part of cruis-
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or as much as you like. The op-
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