Evening star., 1949-06-12
Summer Cruise
Ships Still Have
Space Available

The call O. the Old World has
slowed the demand for summer
cruises. which should be good new $
70 would-he travellers who have
not yet made reservations
ASIDE from ALASKA and coastal
paints. most O, the popular cEuisr.
still have some space available
Warm weather is sgsco1-ng ing
bookings. however
Most steamship lines are noting
two trends. First. the greatest ce-
mand Is for minimum o. medium
priced accommodations TsA;
means the late starter may find
only the more luxurious cabins
available.
Second. many passengers are
only now making Up their mlnd
70 so on cruises. The bookings arc
coming later and. II Is agreed. not
as heavily as In the early postwar
years. Then. the yearn!ng 10 be
afioat again far outs,ripped ac-
commodations
Freighters Seld Out.
Travel agencies report u lArse
but unnllahle demand for coastal
travel, South OF Baltimore, the
only service is by freighter. These
ships. carrying only Il passengers.
have long since been booked 70
capacity.
Farther North is the four-dav
trip from Montreal to~Bostpn, II
was made available about a month
ago on the Lady" boats. Cana
dian Nationals Lady Rodney and
Lady Nelson. outward bound for
the 32-day cruise 10 British
Guiana, viii now accept passengers
for the Montreal-to-Bo Boston trip.
For the entire cruise. acoonmoda-
tions are reportedly wide open for
the summer.
In addition to the Lady" boats.
which cruise leisurely through the
tiny islands OF the West Indies,
the south bound travel picture
shapes up this way:
The Grace Line reports space
available on its casual" as well
as its luxury cruises out Of New
York. The l6-to-iS-day casual
cruises" on the passenger cargo
Santas to Cartegena, Barranquilla
and Maracaibo are somewhat
tighter on space than the more de
luxe SantaS because Of the amount
OF commercial travel. The luxury
trips last II days and include
stops at Curacao, La Guaira.
Puerto Cabello and Cartagena.
Alcoa Has Space.
Also cruising the Caribbean are
the weekly ships OF the Aleoa Line
from New Orleans. The l7-day
trip takes In Jamaica. Curacao.
La Guaira. Trinidad and the Do
minican Republic. A scattering
of rooms repeatedly are available
on sailings until August. when
more space Is open.
The ships Of the Moore -McCor-
mack Line to South America still
have space available for passen-
gers with 80 days for a cruise.
The United Fruit Co.'S ships
also can accommodate more pas
sengers on the II and "a day trips
to Guatemala via Havana,
AS usual, the ships going to
cooler climes are popular. And.
except for Alaska. they are not
sold out at this point. Ships serv-
ing Alaska, as far as Skagway. are
heavily booked until the end OF
August. There's always a faint
chance Of getting . cabin on
cancellation.
AS for the Saguensy tours via
the st. Lawrence River. bookings
are reported heavy but space is
occasionally available. There are
still accommodations on the all
expense tours from Washington
which include the river trip, Lines
serving the Great Lakes report,
however, they can still put up some
last minute travellers this season,
Also available for those who
prefer their vacations sfioat are
the l2-day trips to Newfoundland
fon the FurneSs Lines Fort Am
herst and Fort Townshend and the
Greene Lines Today cruises on
the Mississippi from st. Louis to
st. Paul.