♦ ♦ 22 Oakville Beaver Weekend Travel Sunday, June 13, 1999 An OakvUle Beaver Feature To advertise in this section call 845-3824 Fax:845-5516 Visit the jewels of the Baltic Summer is the perfect time to head for Northern Europe. To Scandinavia, Land of the Midnight Sun. To Russia and its great cities of St. Petersburg and Moscow. To the Baltic States, where proud citizens welcome visitors. Here are some of the highlights that you will experience: In Stockholm, shop in medieval Galma Stan, brim ming with modem shops, watch of the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace. Also visit the Swedish Isle of Gotland, long cherised for it medieval walled city of Visby and its sandy beaches. In Copenhagen, Tivoli Gardens twinkles in the summer night, beck oning you to come have some fun. Or see Hans Christian Anderson's home on one of the beautiful canals. In Arhus, the meticulously recre ated half-timbered houses at Don Sharon Stroh Gamlc By open their doors for your inspection. St. Petersburg: This will be the highlight of the trip. You will spend 2 days in Peter the Great's magnificent city. Spend time to see the great treasures of the Czars: the Harmitage, St. Isaac's Cathedral, and the Pushkin Palace. Or venture to Moscow to see the Red Square and the majestic onion-domes of St. Basil's Cathedral. You can see these great cities on board Holland ________America's flagship, the Rotterdam and Maasdam. Holland America is offering great pricing opportunities to see this amazing part of the world with such ofers as free air to Europe. What a great way to spend a few weeks in July at affordable prices. Submitted by Sharon Stroh, Oakville CruiseShipCenters. SO UTH AMERICA 20-day cruise-tour Departs N ovem ber 18th, 1999, "escorted" X N O R W E G IA KC K U I S B L I M B "Norwegian Crown" Fa res § from BLACK______ GREEK ISLES 14-day cruise pkg. Departs Septem ber 26th, 1999, "escorted" X N O R W E G IA KC K U I S B L I M B "Norwegian Dream" 5,295 CDN, p .p ., d b l. J o ccu p ., includ in g return dir Fares' from ' 3.995 CDN, p .p ., d b l. j o ccu p ., including return air For details call: III 'O' .■SSSxv. ' %v. 'ft#% ruises RTHUNE OAKVILLE! 905 338-2077 For details call: . . . J L ,cruises /RTH LINE • OAKVILLE! 905 338-2077 4 1 J 4 1 23 destinations • 54 travel options t B E T T E R H O L I D A Y S O L U T I O N S M oroccan N ational Tourist O ffice fifhK * sdtMt mtm. hkK n p* ptrw baud or doubk »cnp$Ky hm loton*. idrtmtd prices on tit mrmum anlcbit ondmernry txrorflbtf m *tml deles kfifkitk tires at tm DitOs sub/tcl » dmp without noki hi* to 1999 Sonptsl Stkd btodvi imktrnmtwd toptions Out Itf f0dS5S/t3 O AKVILLE 2 lo c a tio n s to se rve y o u 146 Lakeshore Rd. E. 511 Maple Grove Dr. 842-4999 849-7013 43 Conger's I t Tra J L ____________________________________V i . i . c w . b . f e -------.goligeratravelplus.coni k Vs v »-*- u*••n't ' • 1' * I* Don't let fear o f seasickness discourage you from cruise vacation Fear of seasickness is one of the major excuses people give for not taking a cruise. Although fewer than 5% of the passengers on any cruise ship complain of motion sick ness symptoms, it doesn't make you feel any better if you're one of them. Anyone who worries about sea sickness should first carefully plan ahead by careful selection of ship, itinerary, season, and cabin location, instead of medica tion as their solu tion (medication should only be the last remedy). If your previous experience is limited to sail boats, fishing boats or a stint in the Navy, the stability of mod em cruise ships may surprise you. Virtually, all cruise ships are equipped with retractable fin stabilizers that project underwater from each side of the vessel to counteract any side-to-side rolling motion. It is BOB KERBY Cruising estimated that they cut out 90% of the roll. But even the most modem stabilizers are not able to control pitching, the up-and- down motion of the ship's bow, so the captain does his best to avoid going into bad weather and heavy seas. Ships with a deeper draft ' (the measurement from the vessel's water line to the lowest point of its keel) usu ally perform better in rough seas than ships with a shallow er draft. Norwegian Cruise Line's flag ship, the "ss Norway" has a 35- foot draft while most cruise lines new ships built primarily for the Caribbean cruise trade, have 25-foot drafts. Ships that always dock in port rather than using tender service from an anchorage can also make a difference for a passenger extremely sensitive to motion sickness. Cabin location can also c r u is e ^ r e )c e n le r s • 4 n - i MOROCCO MOR<XCO ( T H E K A S B A H T R A IL ) 1 IM P ER IA L G R A N D E U R ] Two weeks of odventure into the deep south of Morocco to the desert oases of Zagora and Ouarzazate plus the beach resort of Agadir. • 3 days in Marrakesh at the 4 * Toubkol Hotel • 4 days Deep South Tour (Zagora, Ouarzazate and Tineghir) including sightseeing and excursions • 5 days in Agadir at the 4 * Amodil Beach Hotel • 12 breakfasts, 1 lunch, ! 2 dinners f r o m 1'.®.., Sunder itiZXuBS ) A l A A J n tW -L w 'iW , U i . i? i- M S T 1 Q Q » 4 1 7 7 A 2-weelc extensive and very popular tour of the four former capitals of Morocco combined with the beach resort of Agadir. • 6 days Imperial dies Tour (Rabat, Meknes, Fez & Marrakesh) including sightseeing ond excursions • 6 days in Agadir at the 4 * Amodil Beach Hotel • 12 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 12 dinners f r o m Weekly Sunday depataes A B A A A line 99■ Nmanbet99, Udoys/12 nights ) Y ~ < U U " Including oidare Iran Toronto a Monlreol M ew w * -* . ® Holland America Line A T R A D I T I O N Of E X C E L L E N C E * F r e e R o u n d T r ip A ir Scandinavia/Russia and North Cape ms Rotterdam and ms Maasdam July 6, 18, 24, 30 From CA$ 3709.00 pp ' indudes air (are from Toronto and port charges PLUS - U se coupons found in CruiseShip News AND SAVE M ore!!!! And get a Bottle of Champagne in your Cabin!!! •Prices are liased on double occupancy and subject to availaliilit) at time of looking. g&%centcrs, 300 Randall St. just east of Trafalgar j f r tz , d o w n t o w n o a k v i l l e Canada's #J Cruise Specialist ON Reg. number 04346425 (9(15) 338-8083 make a difference in how much you feel ship motion. Accommodations located amidships (about halfway between the bow and the stem) on a lower deck offer a more stable ride than the higher-priced deck and promenade deck locations. If you book a cabin too close to the bow or stem, you will feel every swell. Being in an inside cabin could cause more sensitivity to the ship's motion than an outside cabin where you can easily look out and spot on a fixed point like the hori zon. Going on deck and fixing on the hori zon is an excellent remedy for some pas sengers. The temptation to overeat or overindulge in drink hits many cruise pas sengers on embarkation day, when the world seems to be an endless display of tropical drinks and lavish buffets. If you're prone to motion sickness, eat and drink moderately, especially on embarkation day. Destination and itineraries can make a big difference for passengers concerned about motion sickness. Plan for smooth cruising to one of the summer's most favoured destinations -- the sheltered waters of cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska. You may also consider the rapidly expanding offerings of smaller cruise lines on some of the great rivers in Europe and North America for more guaranteed stable cruising. Conversely, if you're looking for a wilder ride, consider cruising where two great bodies of water come together such as South Africa's Cape of Good Hope, South America's Cape Horn (which was quite calm when we cruised it in 1998) and Cabo San Lucas, where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean. Other areas with power ful currents that give you quite a ride are the areas around the Falkland Islands, the Bay of Bengal, Bay of Biscay, Solomon Sea, Java Sea, Bering Strait, and way up north at Spitsbergen. Great weather for cruising is usually found in the Mediterranean Sea in summer and during the winter months in the Caribbean, two of the industry's most pop ular destinations. Happily, over 95% of us do not have to be concerned about such discomforts as motion sickness and for those that do, a wide variety of treatments are available to relieve the problem. Bon Voyage! Submitted by Bob Kerby, BOB'S cruis es, 905-338-2077. T I ME ZON m m m m Inside Loblaws at 373 Lakeshore Road Introducing our "SUMMER HEAT WAVE SALE" with the best rates on London from $279 return Munich from $299 return Manchester from $279 return Belfast from $379 return Christmas '99 Flights to the UK now on Sale from $699 return Call or visit Enza and Bruce today & ask for our "Heat Wave" Fares. 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