Sunday, September 26, 1999 Oakville Beaver Weekend 31 Travel & Entertainment An Oakville Beaver Feature To advertise in this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 Choosing the right cruise Can you believe it!! This is the first weekend of the fall season. Many of us enjoy this time of year. It's a time of great change -- we move from long hot days of summer to more cozy envi ronments spent in front of fireplaces. It is a time of spectacular scenery -- bright red and yel low coloured leaves set against brilliant blue fall skies. This is the perfect time to spend some time with a few of the latest cruise brochures and dream about days spent being pampered, enjoying new places and experiences, relaxing with new friends. It's time to plan that next well-deserved vaca tion!! It is not too soon!! When you book early, you get the most choice -- of destination, of ship, and of stateroom location. Cruise lines encourage early booking by giving early booking bonuses and discounts. At CruiseShipCenters, if the prices should lower before you cruise, we will make sure these savings are passed on to you!! You have the best of both worlds -- choice and value!! So how do you choose the right cruise for you? You will need to do some research and honestly consider your own tastes and what you expect from a vacation. For some, big and bustling seems the ticket and indeed more than 20 new cruise ships over 70 gross registered tons -- a measure of size not weight -- are due out 2002 (not to mention Princess' 77,000-ton Sea Princess, Norwegian's Norwegian Sky, Carnival's Triumph, and Holland America's Volendam -- all due out this year). W hen Royal Caribbean International's mammoth 142,000- ton, 3,100-passenger Voyageur of the Seas makes her maiden run this fall, she will cruise into the millennium flashing a daunting array of on-board attractions: an ice-skating rink (with Zamboni machine), a soaring rock- Sharon Stroh climbing wall, a roller-blading track, a television studio and an indoor prom enade longer than a football field. For the first time ever, inside cabins will have windows -- three decks of big bay windows overlooking a four-deck atrium and the promenade below! On the other hand, there are smaller sailing vessels such as Windstar's more inti mate Star, Spirit, Song and their latest the Surf. The smaller ships have a more select offerings of shore excursions, in each port. You will be able to visit more unique and different ports -- Virgin Gorda, Tortola, Tobago, Bequia, Ils des Saintes -- because the ship is much smaller and can slip into smaller island ports where the waters are shallower and the islands are less populated with tourists. At night, there's a trio in the lounge before dinner and perhaps another one after, along with a little betting action in the small casino. There are no theme nights, nor grand floor shows, no pool games. Cultural Explorations International Toni's presents: Small group guided tours hidden cultural landscape to >es D ecem ber 1999 - Mayan Culture in the YUCATAN Featuring: nuignificent colonial haciendas, little known ruins mayan craft villages and festivals February 2000 - CUBA - Gem o f the Antillies - Colonial History tour of Havana featuring: lectures on architectural heritage, Cuban music and dance For info and reservations call: 1-888-254-4447 in Toronto call: (416) 461-9919 email: cexplor@ibm.net Travel arrangements by Moreno Travel Ont. Reg # 1639942 If you have a news tip or story idea, call the Oakville Beaver at 845-3824 . March Break GRAND CLASS CRUISING ONLY ON PRINCESS!! Ocean Princess - Mar. 11 & 18 - South Caribbean00 From USS 1069.00 pp Sea Princess - Mar 11 - West Caribbean00 From USS 1049.00 pp Grand Princess - Mar 12 - East Caribbean From USS 1127.00 pp " 1.35 exchange discount applies to these sailings plus $50.00 shipboard credit per cabin! Prices an? person and include Port Charges. Air Fare and taxes are extra! <rubesCQ8(p«enters „ 300 R andall St. just east of Trafalgar . . DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE Canada's #1 Cruise SpecialistON Reg. number 04346425 Return trip checkup (NC)-- If you should become sick or feel unwell on entering Canada, see your doctor. Inform the doctor, without being asked, that you have been travelling or living out-side Canada, and where. Likewise, if you were ill while travel ling, see your doctor on your return and explain your travel history and any treatment you received. If you have been in a malarial area and develop fever dur ing the first year after return (especially in the first two months), see your doctor immediately and remind him/her that: •antimalarial pills do not guarttntee protection against malaria; and •malaria must be ruled out by one or more thick and thin blood film examinations. 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