Evening star., 1946-12-22

been expanded again. The latest
announcement concerns ocean ira.
vel to the east coast of South
America. aboard good-neighbor'
ships of the Moore-McC Cormacl
Lines. Three ships-the Brazil, Ar.
gentina and Uruguay-now are be.
ing reconverted for civilian pas.
sengers, and will be making voy-
ages next spring, according to the
company.
While the ships will be operated
on a regular schedule. the lines
officials are accenting the luxury
cruise" facilities and services of the
ships. Most of the cruises art
through warm waters, and decks
have been designed for out-of-doors
enjoyment of the sea. Sports anc
social activities will center arounc
swimming pools on the promenade
decks of the liners. Veranda cafe.
will have picture windows overlook
ing the pools and the Lido decks
where a favorite pastime is lazint
in the sun.
Tennis courts and shuffleboarc
areas also will be available to deci
sportsmen. Gymnasiums equipped
with a variety of exercise para
phernalia will be located below.
Another social feature planned
are frequent buffet luncheons
served from long tables stretched
along the deck. Entertainment i
to include the latest moving pic
lures, masquerade balls and dane
ing to ship orchestras, plus, o.
course, a hilarious ritual that mark.
crossing of the Equator.
Interiors of the three ships ART
being modernized along smart line
and artistic color schemes. Mucf
of the furniture has been designed
especially for the ships, and tll'
new staterooms will be given th'
appearance of living rooms rathel
than bedrooms. Beds on the pre-
war ships are to be replaced b,
sofa beds, convenient for loungint
during the day. Extra couches ans
easy chairs are to carry out tht
living room theme, with gay Latir
American colors and designs IN th'
upholstery and draperies. Chest'
and closets will provide storag'
space. Dining rooms are to be air
conditioned.
New safety features are being in.
corporated in the design of interiors
the company announced. Under the
specifications, many of the old walls
and ceilings are being ripped out, te
be replaced by steel, asbestos o.
other noncombustible material. New
sprinkler systems will place the
ships in the ranks Of the safest
afoat, officials say.
Southbound, the ships call first
at Barbados, British West Indies
then, Rio de Janeiro. capital of Bra.
zil: Santos, the worlds largest cof-
fee port; Montevideo. Uruguay, ont
of Latin Americas most beautiful
cities, and Buenos Aires, capital oi
Argentina, known as the Paris Of
South America" NorthboInd, the
liners are scheduled to pause al
Santos and Rio, with Trinidad sub.
stituted for the Barbados stop.
The round-trip voyage takes 81
days.
In preparation for increased
transportation service, the Carib.
bean island of Barbados-where ths
British flavor is so pronounced thai
it Is called Little England"-ha.
removed the requirement of pass.
ports for United States citizens whit
arrive as tourists. Americans mus
have proof of nationality and iden.
tity, however, as well as round -trir
transportation ticket.
The New York Office of the Bar.
bados government has announced
that the Alcoa Steamship Co. plans
service to the island with three o1
its new ships. starting in February
Later, the island will be served by
two Lady Liners Of the Canadian
National Steamship Line, as well al
the three Moore-McC Cormack vessels
Air service now is maintained BY
planes of Pan American Airways ane
kim (Royal Dutch MaiD.
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Another type of cruise, revivinl
days described by Mark Twain ir
his stories of the Mississippi River
has been announced for the lat.
winter and spring. The Gordon c
Greene, modernized version of tn.
paddle wheelers. will sail again
carrying vacationers into the lane
of cotton plantations, cypress ane
magnolia. A series of 20-day cruise.
is scheduled from Cincinnati Il
New Orleans in March, April ane
May.
Louisville, Paducah, Memphis
Natchez, and Baton Rouge are
among the high lights of the voyage
Hotel accommodations in New Or
leans will be solved by allowing pas
seengers to live aboard the ship fol
the three days it remains in port
North-bound, the Greene will stor
to permit its tourists to visit Oal