Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23

novelties in cruising that didn't
exist In pre-war days.
One of these Is the Alaska cruise
OF the Corsair. once the private
ocean liner of the late j. p. Morgan.
Last winter, the out-size yacht
cruised to Acapulco. Mexico. For
the summer. it is making 13-day
trips to Alaska. This provides three
days at Mount Mckinley National
Park. One thing Is certain. this is
surely the first time beauty shop
has ever fioated into Alaska waters.
The Canadian Nationals new
Prince George will make its first
cruise to Alaska from Vancouver on
June 10.
Typical of the new luxury note in
passenger accommodations is the
new Lurline to Hawaii. Interiors
follow the Polynesian motif, en-
hanced by murals, carvings, plaques.
mosaics and prints by California
artists. All passenger staterooms
feature disappearing beds that 60
into wall recesses or become sofas
during the day. Some of the bed
rooms even have built-in speakers
for radio and recorded music.
Air Conditioned Staterooms.
As a matter of fact, the newest
cargo-passenger boats-those on the
Grace Line. for instance - are
equipped with room telephones, air
conditioned staterooms, tiled SWIM
ming pools and designing features
that include the last word in the use
of plastics.
Most of the cruise ships in service
today have been either partially or
wholly reconditioned.
Another important trend in cruise
travel is the growing emphasis on
New Orleans as the departure point.
The Alcoa Steamship Co. recently
announced that because Of the "in-
creasing demand for cargo space and
passenger accommodations from
Gulf ports to the Caribbean" the
Alcoa Cavalier will move to New
Orleans next month. It's last SAIL
ing from New York will be on
June IL.
With Alcoa's Corsair and Clipper,
both sailing already out of New
Orleans, the Cavalier will make IT.
day trips to Jamaica, the Dominican
Republic. Trinidad and Venezuela.
On every second voyage the ships
also will call at Curacao.
With Alcoa's change Of schedule
and the departure of the popular
Stella Polaris for summer of North
Cape cruises, cruise travellers will
have fewer opportunities to visit
some of the most picturesque islands
in the Atlantic.
These dots on the map, each with
a curious individuality, include An
tigua, Dominica, st. Lucia, st. Vim.
cent, Grenada, Montserrat and st.
Kitts-the Leeward and WindWard
Islands.
Mississippi River Cruises.
II the idea of a boat appeals,
whether it carries you over salt or
fresh water, over ocean or river.
some unusual cruises on the Mis-
sissippi are available this summer.
The Delta Queen, the Greene
Lines new inland waterway liner.
will make her maiden cruise from
Cincinnati to Muscle Shoals on June
2. Patterned after the famous river
packets of yesteryear, the Queen
will skirt the cypress-fringed shores
of the Tennessee River and travel
through the locks, dams and spill
ways of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority project.
The Delta Queen is aforementioned
throughout. Public rooms open
onto sun decks, and large
deck dining salon is designed
in club style atmosphere. Accom-
range from staterooms
with regulation upper and lower
steamer berths to rooms with twin
beds.
The lines Gordon c. Greene, an
older packet" will run alternate
cruises south to Muscle Shoals and
north to st. Paul, MINI.
For the adventurous, there are the
Clarke Steamship Co.'S "vagabond
sailings" from Montreal along the
coasts of the Gulf of st. Lawrence.
Cruises vary from trips through the
Magdalen Islands and around the
Gaspe to the Grenfell Mission posts
of Labrador, and from yacht-type
ships to freighters.
At the other extreme are the
American Presidents round-the-
world cruises for those with 80 days
to spend aboard ship. The lucky
people!