Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-24
THOT ISANDS OF AMERICANS VISIT
RAEElY MEDITERRANEAN SHORES

New York. Get More giant
liners Of the luxury class Will be IN
the Mediterranean service III the sea
son that virtually begins next Thurs
day with the departure rom this port
of the CurarIor TGscGHia than even
in the booming Dlc-wGr period. The
rather mcaCer record OF the fol- and
winter of 1922 vii be eclipsed
completely.
Fielr-s Of The 81 ri sc, oral
months s~e not obtarabie yet. Jut
the EXPERTS ieclarc that probably
moro jhSn three times rs many tour
ISIS w,u visit ports of the balmy IN
land seq as went there last season,
vhen comparatively smal fleet vas
in service. made up chiefly OF five In
ternationai Mercantile Marine liners
that carried the bulk Of the voyaEerS,
numbering fewer than 5000.
Fourteen shiDs Of distinction IN the
transatlantic trade are advertised to
make MediterrC lean cruises or SAL on
voyages dc luxe, including the Mhile
star liner Homcrlc, chartered by
Thomas Cook & Son; the Cunarder
Mauretania. swiftest merchantmen
afioat. operated by the American EX-
nress Company: the Empress of Scot
land (formerly the Kaiserin Auguste
Viotoria). managed by Frank {.
Clark; the Hoiland-America steam
ship Rotterdam, biggest Of Dutch
liners. under management Of the Kay
mond & Whtcorb Company, and inc
Cmardcr Scythia, run by the frSnh
Tourist Company.
Two fine new Italian steamships
have come into the New York Mediter,
ranean trade this year and they VIII
helm swell the multitude that VIII seek
recreation under placid skies IN sunny
lands. Both ships arc equipped as are
no others flying the Italian lag ana
are quite equal tc the best under the
cnsigns Of other ratons.
They are the Guiio CeSAre, OF the
feet of the NavGGaZiCne General lta.-
lara, known for short as the \. c.
l., and the Lloyd Sabaudo's newest
creation, the Conte Rosso.
Naturally much Of the success OF
the Mediterranean season Of this faii
and winter depends somewhat on the
clacidity of the political skies II the
| Near East. IN ouJb.ea affecting M
> Dortant ports OF the Mediterranean
would have & very bed effect on the
/ tourist trade, the steamship experts
I say. hut a strong belief prevails that
there will be 10 recurrence OF hostile
demonstrations involving Mediterran-
can countries.
Agents of the two great Italian
! shius say that their sailingS proper
! " cannot be called cruises, but SIM
Iply voyages de luxe. It is the first time
J the Italian lines have been able to
compete i'm the Mediterranean with
great ships flying other flags, and
they are making the mos, Of 1t. They
/ have gone into the excursion trade
seriously.
! They report that the bookings For
! their voyages have exceeded their eX-
1cctations. being far better than last
year. New and modern ships, the eX-
perts say, always win patronage when
! coupled with iudicious advertising
/ One OF the reasons for the une%-
pec{ed increase in Mediterranean tr2t-
/ .ic Is the unprecedented publicitT cam
0aicns of the various lines and the
! charteriug by tourist agencies OF the
finest ships backing their ventures
with more advertising than ever mad
been undertaken IN the history Of the
business.
Some OF the cruises begin in Jan
! nary and continue until after the YER
nal equinox, thus enabling the tour
ISIS to escape the ug0rS O. New
York or New England Winlc", With
cut paying much more than they
would by living ashore IN a comlot-
! table hotel. This prospect strongly
appeals to many persons OF moderate
means and lures them to the paIauai
cruising ships.
Besides the throngs that are OK
Dected to sail in cruising and regular
fleets hundreds Of others will snend
a large part Of their time IN Medlter--
ranean resorts as members Of around
the world excursions managed OE
/ various tourist companies.
Five big liners VIII make the world
.our. more than ever attempted 1t be
| fore. The first to sail will be the Gun
arder I.aconia, chartered h. the
American Express Company, scheddl-
I'd TO leave this port on November u
ard return $50 days later.
The four others Of the globe clrci-
! inc squadron win depart in January.
Only one flies the Stars and Sr,nes,
the United American liner ResoiUte,
wh;ch. with the new Holland-Amerl-
can liner Volendam, is under the
management Of the Raymond g. Whit
comb Co. The Empress of France,
run by Frank c.. Clark and the new
| Cunarder Samar.a. operated by ihoS.
| Cook q Son, are tho others.
In the list OF the It Mediterranean
ships besides those mentioned above
are the White Star liners Adriatic.
Cre,ic and Arabic, the Cunardc.s
Erscania ana Caroria, the Red star
!inor Lapland and the CosUiich liner
President Wilson.
DO YOU KNOW THAT
The burning Of Smyrna will seri-
o,,gl,- o. foot tho A,,,aY.ics-7 iD1Dorf Of