The Washington times., 1934-12-08
LARGE LINERS OFFER UTMOST COMFORT CRUISE WEST NDI
Season
Is Making
Records
By BETSY CAsWELL

This year, more than ever
extensive cruises to the West
Indies are being undertaken
by large transatlantic liners,
with the result that those
who enroll on such a cruise
are assured of the utmost in
comfort and luxury.
The big ships of the Cunard
Line, the Aquitania, Georgia,
Britannia, Carinthia and Samarla
plan to sail at intervals from
New York, beginning about De-
cember 19 with the Georgic,
and ending about April IL with
the Carinthia. Many of these
cruises will include Nassau, and
extend even to the far Medl-
terranean.
Bermuda will be also in the
itinerary. The main West Indies
points of interest will be Wis
ited-such as ST. Thomas, Mar
Unique, Trinidad, Kingston, Port
au-Prince, etc.
Fascinating Ports
The French Line has also sew
eral delightful trips mapped out
for it's patrons. In particular,
the Lafayette, of over $4,000
tonnage, will carry those in
search of the sun into strange
and wonderful climes. Cruising
the blue waters of the Caribbean
Sea, she will touch at the fas-
cinating ports of Havana, and
Colon, and visit the Barbados,
La Guayra and Curacao.
The motor ship, Vulcania, OF
the Italian Line, and her sister
ship, the Saturnia, will also
spend weeks in Southern waters.
The Vulcania, especially, is
offering a christmas and New
Year on the Spanish Main"
which sounds thoroughly de-
lightful, and very novel to most
of us. Christmas Day spent
gliding through the blue waters
of the Gulf Stream-and then
New Year Eve in Havana!
What a change from snow.
galoshes, holly wreaths, tissue
paper and bills!
The Swedish American Line
has placed its de luxe motor
liner Kungsholm. in the South
ern cruise service for the next
few months, and she also sails
on a christmas cruise" leav-
ing New York on December 81.
Included in her list of ports
are those of Port of Spain,
Colon, Curacao, and Puerto
Cabello.
The Canadian Pacific plans to
take care of it's south-bound
tourists aboard the beautiful
Empress of Britain, which will
make two cruises in the Carib-
bean, one beginning December
%, and the other December
27-the first one to be OF
four days duration, and the
second of ten days. Both these
trips will include the Bahamas,
Cuba, and Jamaica as stopping
places.
The statendam, Of the Hol-
land America Line, has three
cruises acknowledgements %,
January II and January Is.
Ports OF cali will be st. Thomas,
Fort de France, Port of Spain,
La Guayra, Bridgetown, and
Willemstad, in Curacao.
Amusements
And last, but by no means
least-are the boats of the great
White Fleet, operated by the
United Fruit Company. which
will take travellers to Havana,
Jamaica, the Panama Canal
Zone, and Costa Rica. These
ships are comfortable, and pleas
ant-they are limited to first
class only, and are equipped
with all the sports and amuSe-
ment facilities conducive to a
good time at sea.
In addition to sunshine and
rest, there is much to be gained
by embarking on one Of these
various cruises. The Southern
Seas are rife with points of his
toric interest, and abound in
glorious scenic beauty.
At st. Pierre, in Martinique,
IS the Pompeii of the Western
World. Thirty years ago this
lava-buried ruin was a thriving
and busy city. Sullen Mt. Pelee
still looms above the city which
his mighty eruption destroyed so
completely. They say that he is
quieted forever. and many visit
ors now climb his sides to peer
into the extinct crater. and
marvel anew at the terrific
forces Of nature.
Historic Interest
Also in Martinique is Fort de
France, birthplace of the EN-
press Josephine, where the
church in which she was chris
tened is still to be seen.
At La Guavra. in Venezuela,
a modern South American coun-
try with the romance of old
Spain still in its atmosnhere.
there is to be found the
Church of the Holv Damn"
Of which you doubtless have
heard many times. From here
one goes onward to Caracas,