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I mean, how many cruise ships have four masts, each a towering 204 ft. above the teak decks, 21,500 sq. ft. of Dacron sails, and the capability of surfing along at 14 knots without engines? Then there’s the swim grid, stern doors that swing open like something out of a James Bond movie to reveal a watersports mini- flotilla and diving gear. Such a ship attracts a young crowd. According to the line, Seattle-based Windstar Cruises, the aver- age passenger is 48-ycars- You: Fao Canada begins at the 49th parallel... _Now také'a ap 0) Where we e Shrink the coy ends! _ From the R ad i Arctic "to Canada’ s Northwest Territories aboard. the powerful icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov. ? For 400° years this voyage fired the imagination of bold explorers who dreamed of discovering a northern sea route to the Orient. Now you can * follow this route through Canada’s pristine arctic wilderness aboard the > Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov. You will be accompanied by experts "in the history of arctic exploration, wildlife, geology and native cultures. . You'll see walrus, polar bear, musk ox, beluga whales. Our clients are already on board— please join them. You'll visit ancient Inuit sites’ and modern settlements. You will experience the voyage of a lifetime! July 20 - August 5, 1998 From $12,930 USD (per person, db!) Third person pays only 50%. tthhetntieg “lowe Sound Travel 6379 Bruce St. West Van 921-6668 De uh EE. es oe cay Si Nov 24-27, 1998 New Aes stay | Nov 27.Dec 4 Cruise aboard the “Celebration north shore news TRAVEL Wind-in-the-face cruis ng : How many cruise ships. have four masts towering 204 ft. above the teak: decks Dacron sails, and the capability of surfing along, at 14 knots without engines?, ‘Onl one. The Wind Star, right. old, and on my cruise there was just a handful of seniors and no young children. Wind Star, one of four vessels in the flect, carries just’ 148 passengers and is full a'l the time. The reason is simple: the’ sails and swim grid, plus the informality (no jackets or ties are ever worn) attracts vacationers who are cither active or who are intrigued by the sailing aspect of the 5350-ton vessel. The bridge has an open door and Captain John Scragg and his officers are amiable and happy to dis- SQUAMISH erm] | - Caribbean —~ Wind three diesel-electric engines ° cuss sailing, navigation and nautical lore with anyone who cares to drop in. If there’s no wind — and it can happen, cven in the Star’s arc good for 10 knots, but Captain Scragg used them ° sparingly, and when leaving Nevis one evening we slipped our mooring and sailed off into the sunset without any engine power. Earlier I had plaved golf at the magnificent Robert’ Trent Jones Jr course behind the Four Seasons Resort, and while disem- Stitsma Empioyment Centre - Travel, Adventure and Tourism Do you enjoy meeting people, and want to have.an exciting career in a growing industry? 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You'll visit Grand Cayman and Cozumel/Pluyc del Carmen. * Round trip airfare from Vancouver * 3 nights accommodation in New Orloans * Dinner jazz cruise * Tour of Laura Plantation ¢ J-night cruise ¢ All meals. accommodation and entertainment aboard the Celebration * Services of a BCAA Host BCAA price from °2, ] 9 Qcon per person tvo sharing/inchuding Port charges ' barking from a large cruise ship can be a prolonged. atfair involving long lines junnelling i into tenders; my, trip to the beach took tive” minutes ina rubber boat driven by the chief. officer. The ports of call were. well chosen, mostly isia too small for the 1 mega~". ships. One exception was St Martin, although it-did - ’ allow for the purchase.of a. litre of Beefeater gin for:S9 less than’ the cost of one and tonic at my'pre-cruis: ‘hotel in Guadeloupe ‘(if you think cruising is expensive, - chie ¢ shops, ele rants and tiny hile Bequia'starts. with a= k courtésy of Cana xpayers and a marker * where a roan in’a rasta: shar gos. Along. the beach ther iis the obligatory stop, for the beer at the yachties’ rendezvous Frangipani, then an'island curry up on Mac’s shaded patio. ; The beer is cold, the ser “View comes with a smile, and . the view over the hibiscus of a delightful bay dotted with yachts and Wind. Star: in the background like a*~ mother hen. - That night the same breeze carried us to Wind.” Star’s home port of Barbados, and on deck grown men looked up.at those huge sails and fer... their. minds get carried away ta times of reckless youth, dreams that might have “been, and they. thought, . _ what the heck, we're here. New Windstar destina- ; tions include Costa Rica ~ and the Amalfi coast. Look for discounts on Wind Surf. in the Mediterranean. :