italian-style ship
has comfort, luxury

MIAMI — EVERY ship, if
you're lucky, has a special
place. The fun-seekers can't
wait to fall into the pool,
the worn-outs just want to
go to bed, and everybody’s
up for the buffet.

David
Wishart

_ TRAVEL TIPS ;

On the Costa Romantica my
pick was La Terrazza on the
_afterdeck, whose canvas sail
canopy gave it the feel of.a
‘waterfront cafe on Capri: -
- Very Halian, in fact, which is
., what you'd expect from Costa
Cruises, a Genoa-based line that

“went to sea more than 100 years ° |

ago shipping olive oil around the
Mediterranean.
These days Costa has seven ,
passenger ships, including the
brand new Costa Romantica,
dedicated to delivering la dolce
‘vita during Mediterranean sum-
mers and Caribbean winters. ©
_o, With the Costa Romantica, the -
‘third ship in as many yeats in a $1
"billion investment, Costa now has
’_. the youngest ships currently
: cruising the Caribbean. :
. «Costa makes. the most of the
““Halian connection, and although
‘some of the crew wouldn't know
if spaghetti grows on trees, there -,-
‘care enough'key people on board
to bring alive'the slogan “Cruis-
ing; Italian-style: ”
And a walk around the ship.
- leaves no doubt of the pedigree.
|. ‘The main drag is the Via Con-:
dotti;, the place where everybody
meets in the evening is the Piazza
‘Italia grand bar, they‘dine at the
Botticelli restaurant, and. dance at.
the Diva disco:
Along the way is the Tango
se *pallroom,-which has a large dance
fey floor, a live band and the kind of ~

: music that makes you get up and S

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‘marble floors give a Jook, dnd

boogie.

I nearly forgot L’Opera
showrooin, where the good times
rolled with popular revues featur-
ing singers and dancers whose
talent and enthusiasm had the
passengers calling for encores.

But that was just the preview;
next up was The Platters, led by
the original Herb Reed. They gave
a knockout show.

HW all this sounds Jike an expen-
sive cruise ship, you should know
that a seven-day Caribbean cruise
Starts at just US$795 plus air.

Costa Romantica is a hefty
54,700 tons, and carries 1,350
passengers, although other cruise
lines could squeeze another 500

Photo Cavid Wishart

passengers on board. THE NEW Costa Romantica offers cruising Italian-style that offers both comfort and luxury.

As a result, the Italian-built ship
is spacious, with roomy cabins v7 —— = — a —
handsomely finished with big, es
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Costa Romantica has two,large’ ff 1 relurned to West Vancouver after an absence of 6
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loungers with gaily striped covers... J ; j new capacity, Maureen will specialize in the
A novel touch is a collection of d arrangement and promotion of cruises for spacial
wicker cabana chairs shaped like —. ae .. interest groups. Maureen brings a wealth of both
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. have the massage tables.

Book your treatment for just
before sunset, then hope the cap-
tain is steering a course that will

-show off the Caribbean at its best.

Costa Romantica is cruising

. week-long alternating ‘cruises out

of Miami. Eastern cruises visit San.

* ‘Juan, St. Thomas, Casa de Cam-

po/Serena Cay and Nassau.
’ Western cruises go to Ocho
Rios, Playa del Carmen/Cozumel:

‘and Grand Cayman.

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