Evening star., 1950-12-03
Cruise Liners
ToVisit Nuny
World Ports
Bridge of Ships
For West Indies

tually every land blessed by the
winters sun, at prices ranging
from under 5000 to a $500 mini
mum, have been scheduled for
the pleasure traveller in the 1850
81 season just ahead.
Steamship lines have planned
the largest number of cruises IN
their history.
With holidaying throngs aboard,
several ships will sail away from
winter each week in the January
February period, with New York
as the principal port of departure.
No matter where they go, the
liners will have common objec-
tives: Sunny lands, pleasurable
and sometimes exotic ports, and a
comfortable diverting life designed
to revive the body and spirit.
To Visit World Ports.
AS for places. time and money
are practically the only limit
ing considerations. Fastest world
cruise scheduled is that of the
American President Lines. 1t takes
100 days. Longest is that of the
Stella Polaris, which will feature
islands of the South Pacific in a
134-day cruise sailing January 6
from New Orleans.
On the same day, New York
will see a orld-cruise departure.
The Cunard liner Caronia will
head toward the Pacific. with eX-
tensive shore excursions planned
for the more interesting lands.
In about half the time and for
half the outlay, cruise passengers
may explore the Mediterranean in
special February sailings. The
maiden voyage of the American
Export Liner Independence is
scheduled to start from New York
on February 10. The new liner
will visit score of ports on it's
53-day voyage.
Earlier departures on special
Mediterranean cruises are planned
for the Cunard Lines Britannia
CFebruary 81 and the Norwegian
American liner Oslofjord (Febru-
ary d. The Britannic's voyage
will take 81 days.
The Atlantic of the Home Line
will make 38-day Mediterranean
cruise on February IA and a 43-
day voyage late in March. These
cruises will team with its running
mate, the Italia, also scheduled
for two Mediterranean cruises.
Bridge to Caribbean.
Most popular objective of the
winter season, however. will be
into the area broadly described
as "the Caribbean" Frequent
sailings will form virtually bridge
of ships to such favored places
as Nassau, Jamaica, Curacao, La
Guaira and Port-au-Prince.
Nassau, during a cruise season
that already has begun. will be
visited by passengers on at least
% short cruises. Thirteen cruise
ship calls at Kingston, Jamaica,
are due in January and also in
February. or one ship almost every
other day.
Transatlantic luxury liners
have been diverted from their
runs to fill the short cruise de-
mand.
The Decrease of the French
Line offers several cruises to the
Caribbean. the first leaving New
York on December %. The Hol-
land-America Line will send the
Nieuw-Amsterdam and the Veen-
dam to Caribbean ports on eight
cruises ranging from 1912 to 18
days.
Cunarders to Cruise.
Two Cunarders are scheduled
for West Indies cruises. The
Caronia will make an 11-day
Christmas and New Years trip
December % before starting on it's
globe-circling voyage. The Maui
retania will leave February 3 and
"a on two 18-day trips to the West
Indies, with a 13-day voyage set
for January 18.
The Canadian Pacif1c's Empress
of Scotland will leave December
% on the first of seven cruises
to the Caribbean, Panama Canal
Zone and Venezuela. The Arnold
Bernstein Co.'S Europa has sched-
uled a series of cruises to the West
Indies.
In addition. year-round regular
cruises are operated by ship lines
serving South America, the Carib-
bean and Bermuda. These in
clude Moore -McCormack's three
GOOD Neighbor" ships, the San
-tas of the Grace Line, the Bull
1nsular Line and Furness-Ber-
muda's Queen of Bermuda.
The Great White Fleet of the
United Fruit Co. is offering special
cruises to Guatemala. From New
Orleans there will be three Alcoa
Steamship Co. ships, two Stand
ard Fruit liners and three Delta
Line vessels to various West In
dies ports.