I've got lots of great news to share
with everyone joining
our cruise next January. Last week I was in Atlanta
at the
15th Anniversary Summit for the Advocates for Self-
Government. Also there were Meg and Jack Williams
of
California, who joined last year's Libertarian Cruise.
They traveled Alaska this summer aboard
the MS
VEENDAM
and report it is first rate. Those of you who enjoyed
the service
and accommodations of Princess Cruise Line in 1998 and
RCL
in 1999 will (if you can believe it possible) find the
Holland
America Line exceeds both! I really enjoyed visiting
again
with the Williams and receiving their good news.
Another 80
Libertarians requested cruise flyers at that event.
Another piece of great news may just
be the last straw,
if you're still debating whether to book a stateroom
for the 2000
cruise. Our travel consultant, Brooke Parker, has
renegotiated
the rate for all our categories of staterooms down another
3%.
Brooke has always taken good care of us. I have
never before
been able to book during peak season at a 53% discount.
If you have already booked, your final payment will be
lower
than you expected! All the new fares are listed
on the web site.
Finally, the time for that final payment
is just three weeks
away and January will be here before you know it!
That means
this will be the final Cruise Update. Next week
everyone who
has booked will get a message with all fellow passengers
listed.
Please join us.
Here's a quote from the only fellow
passenger on all three
Libertarian Cruises:
"It's great to spend a relaxing week with people you love
to talk with."
- Barbara Bourland, West Lafayette, IN
Now on to another "Day" of our virtual cruise.
DAY FIVE ON THE MS VEENDAM
Thursday is my favorite day of this
itinerary. At 8 A.M. we
dock at Ocho Rios, Jamaica. There are many shore
excursions
available here, from snorkeling and sailing to shopping.
One excursion that I never miss is
the trip to Dunn's River Falls.
This is a stair step waterfall that is climbed by the
tourists. If
you're even a little adventuresome, you'll want to climb
it, joining
hands with all the members of your group and your guide.
Along the
way, your guide will remove your camera from the dozen
or so around his
neck and take your picture in the rushing water.
Your friends at home
will need to see it to believe that you climbed the 600
feet to the
top. Even the hardiest souls are glad there is
a paved road back to
the bottom. The finish to your Dunn's River Falls
trip is a ride back
to the port aboard a boat serving rum punch.
This evening's
dinner will be casual, with island attire,
rather than coat and tie, throughout the dining room.
All week, our
servers have had everyone's preferences down pat; iced
tea for you,
coffee with cream there, extra parmesan here. They've
made your
idiosyncrasy their challenge. Always, they'll suggest
you order an
extra desert, so you don't have to skip one of the two
you're trying
to choose between.
In addition
to the grand stage show on board each evening,
tonight there is a late night comic doing a show in one
of the lounges.
All the jokes about cruising and cruisers are funny,
even though I
thought I laughed all I could the last time I heard them.
The cruise
director serves as MC for the shows. He becomes
everyone's best
friend on board by the end of the week as he and the
cruise staff
keep their promise to make this the best vacation of
your life.
Here are Brooke's numbers again:
Travelmaster Inc.
120 N. Wayne Street
Angola, IN 46703
1-800-662-8010
(219) 665-1166 fax
Don't wait. Call Brooke this week!
Your friend,
Ken
Here's a photo from the falls!