Evening star., 1955-02-20
The Travellers Notebook
Two Ships to Sail From D. c.
In Series of Summer Cruises

came later. Leo Archer, veteran
steamship official, was induced
to come out Of retirement to
serve as vice president for traffic.
Germon Grew
The Tradewind Is now about
to embark on q series Of 13-day
cruises from Miami to Caribbean
ports with its especially selected
German crew. It's first sailing is
to be Saturday to Port au
Prince. Aruba, Cartagena. Pana-
ma and Jamaica.
In April, a series Of four-day
cruises is planned from Miami
to Havana and Nassau. These
are two ports to be visited on
cruises from Washington. Ham
ilton, Bermuda. is the other.
First sailing from Washington.
which promises some fanfare at
the docks, is scheduled for May
IA, a seven-day cruise with Ber-
muda as the delightful objective.
Leaving Washington in the late
afternoon, the Tradewind will
ply the sheltered waters Of Po-
tomac River and Chesapeake Bay
about 180 miles to the sea.
Cruise Hostess e..
Sailing over the Atlantic on
the second and third day, pas
sengers can leisurely 60 about
trying the amenities Of the ship,
settle down into q pattern of re-
Taxation or 60 about for ship
board activities. A cruise hostess
will be along to keep things
stirred up.
Arrival In Hamilton is sched-
uled in the early morning Of the
fourth day. And from then until
mid-afternoon Of the next day,
passengers will have time to ex-
plore the quaint and hospitable
island. The line has announced
the ship will serve as their ho-
tel in port, another cost-cutting
arrangement. Arrival in Wash
ington is set for about 8 am. Of
the eighth day.
Dotes of Cruises
Similar cruises by the Trade
wind are scheduled for May 81.
%, June Is, July 2. 8 and Sep
tember 3 and 10. Meanwhile, the
Silver Star will have entered the
local cruise picture. The Bern
stein liner is to sail May Is on
a nine-day cruise 20 Havana and
Nassau. A similar voyage by the
Silver Star is set for May %, a
Memorial Day cruise.
The Tradewind is listed for
nine-day cruises combining both
Bermuda and Nassau on June 4
and July 16. June also will in
troduce the Tradewind's COM
bination of Havana and Nassau.
Sailings are scheduled for June
Is, July 26 and August "a.
The Silver Stars schedule has
two late summer cruises to Ber-
muda in August and early Sep
tember.
All Outside Rooms
On the Tradewind, there will
be no question Of getting an
outside stateroom. All overlook
the sea. But there will be a
wide range of prices, based on
size. location, furnishings and
bath or no bath. Minimum ac-
commodations on seven-day
cruises will bear price tags Of
$110 per person. plus the United
States transportation tax. These
are on "a" deck, where prices
range up to $160.
On the main deck, which also
has the pool and the club lounge,
staterooms are scaled from $3.50
to 1920. Promenade deck state
rooms are from $160 to $225.
Nine-day cruises are roughly.
$40 to $50 higher per person.
AS to the bargain they will be
getting, prospective Tradewind
cruises vacationers can figure on
paying a minimum of about $40
a day on Caribbean cruises Of
big transatlantic name" ships.
And they don't have to leave
Washington to sail.
But Norfolk still has a sailing
of the Queen of Bermuda. One
is listed for this year, seven days
to Havana and Nassau. It will
sail April 20.