Evening star., 1939-11-05
The Travellers Notebook
Special Short Cruises to the Caribbean on
Trans Atlantic Name Liners Restored Within
Two Months After War Disrupted SoiIinqs

old style thanksgiving, as 1t covers
both the 23d and the 30th.
Not so certain is the next special
cruise Nsted--that of the Nieuw
Amsterdam, booked to sail December
ID for Barbados, Trinidad and
other Caribbean ports. The Nieuw
Amsterdam is at present sailing
each Saturday for Bermuda, but no
cancellation Of the special Decem-
ber IL cruise has yet been received.
Both the Oslofjord of the neutral
Norwegian Line and the Kungsholm
are scheduled to sail on Christmas
cruises, leaving New York December
20. The Oslofjord's trip of II days
will touch PoIt-au-Prince. Panama
and Havana; the Kungsholm, Ciu-
dad Trujillo, Curacao, Puerto Ca
bello, San Bias Bay, Cristobal and
Havana. The Statendam of the
neutral Holland-American Line is to
sail December % on a Christmas
cruise of nine days to Havana and
Nassau.
Other sailings already announced
through January include: Decem-
ber %, Stella Polaris, famous world
cruise ship, 81 days, to Cap Haitien.
San Juan, Antigua, st. Lucia Bar
bados. Grenada, Jamaica; January
5. Oslofjord, IL days, to Port-au-
Prince, Panama, Havana; January
6, Kungsholm, 10 days, to Ciudad
Trujillo, Curacao, Puerto Cabello,
San Bias Bay, Cristobal, Santiago,
Cap Haitien, Havana; January 6,
Statendam, IL days, to St. Thomas,
Martinique, Barbados, Trinidad, La
Guira, Curacao: January 20, Staten
dam (same cruise as January g.:
January 20, II days, to San Juan,
La Guira, Puerto Cabello, Curacao,
Cap Haitien: January q, Kungsholm
(same cruise as January g..
The Holland-American Lines
Volendam on January Is begins a
series of four Caribbean cruises from
New Orleans, others being scheduled
for February 8, March and March
%.
Cruise news also was made last
week with the announcement of the
Jamaica Development Board that
passport requirements had been
eased so that Americans who con-
tinued on their cruises within 48
hours would not be compelled to
obtain passports or visas. A permit
signed by the purser of the vessel
allows the traveller to land. For
longer stay, passports and visas are
| now essential, although steps are
being taken to have these require
ments lifted entirely or amended.
Nassau, which has eliminated
mandatory passports and visas. is
expected to come more clearly INTO
| the travel picture when arrange
ments are completed for a Miami
to-Nassau ship service. Offers from
one American line and two Nor
Wegian lines are being considered
In a recent interview in New York
where he was comforting with trans
portation officials, Colonial Secre-
tary Jarrett for the Bahamas said:
I'VE are hopeful of. concluding ar
rangements very shortly for a reg.
ular ship service between Miam
and Nassau on a three sailings-a
week basis from either port. Later
on in the season, we hope to arrange
for New York to Nassau service. ;
Speaking of the Miami service, Mr.
Jarrett said: Fortunately, oul
geographical position helps us
There is, after all, only 40 miles o1
open ocean between the Florida
mainland and Nassau, and American!
can fly over in giant Pan American
planes from Miami in less than two
hours. At the present time, Par
American Airways ships fly eacf
Monday. Wednesday and Friday Il
and from Nassau. After December
Is, there will be a daily service ir
either direction. with provision fol
two flights daily if necessary"
Established transportation line.
serving Jamaica on regular sched.
ules are the United Fruit Co.. sail.
ings every Wednesday, and thu
Standard Fruit & Steamship Co
every Saturday from New York
Canadian National Steamship Line!
fortnightly from Canada and Bos.
ton. and Pan American Airways
with four planes weekly from Miami