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Show The Salt Lake Tribune TRAVEL Sunday, August 11, 1996 Savvy Travelers Save Cash on ‘Repositioning’ Cruises THE WASHINGTON POST Cruise ships follow the sun, or, more accurately, cruise ships follow the changes in climate. Dur- San Juan. The Song of Flower has two repositioning cruises: from Istanbul to Aqaba and Aqaba to Bombay. ships sail for warmer climes: the Caribbean, where there is already a large contingent of year-round cruise ships; South America, Southeast Asia or Africa; and the : @ Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Middle East. This process is called “reposi- Wiredaee tioning,” and the savvy cruiser can save money on these cruises, which frequently offer an unusualitinerary and a longer voyage. The repositioning itineraries often offer more days at sea, particularly on those ships returning to the Caribbean from Europe or Alaska. The cruise lines try to make up for fewer port calls by offering more ship-board activities, such as cooking seminars or special lectures. Among the repositioning cruises being offered in ‘Christopher Reynolds/Los Angeles Times the next few months: @ Carnival Cruise Lines moves its Tropicale from Alaska back to CreCOAHeOteee meh The folks in the photo, above, enjoy a pleasantstroll in the park. But where are they? Hint: It's near an art museum in a coastal state. As for the map, below, look for a town with the same name as the city where the abovepictured park is located. (Answers on Page H-4.) g call us forall 37 Years. Europe « South America « Asia EXPERENCE! Africa » U.S.A. « South Pacific ONE WAY from SLC @ Celebrity Cruises shifts its Horizon from Alaska to the Carib- cruise from Los Angeles and San Diego to San Juan. Ports of call include Cabo San Lucas, Acapul- GOING WES ‘AI "Gong West” tares require 7-day advance purchase ‘extopt: Denver & Tucson require 14-day adv. purchase, and Phoenix requires 4 21-day advance purchase Las Vegas 24 Seattle 00 five- to 18-day repositioning cruises from August through No- Los Angeles 60 Boise......... stopping at Gibraltar, Bermuda, Ontario, ca SO Phoenix 590 co, Cartagena and Aruba. @ Costa Cruise Lines offers vember. The Costa Victoria sails from Genoa to Fort Lauderdale, New York, Baltimore and Cape Canaveral. 5 ch Mapcourtesy the H.M. Gousha Co. Used by Permission @ Oneof the longerrepositioning cruises involves Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Harmony, which Thieves Team Up, Steal Laptops THE WASHINGTON POST Keep your eye on your laptopat airport security stations, warns Consumer Reports Travel Letter A new computer-swiping scam. with thiefs working in pairs to his cohort grabs the computer. The newsletter suggests keeping your eye on your laptop when it emerges from X-ray. And if someone grabsit, scream. shifts from Alaska to Beijing in late August. This 16-day cruise ports, with pairsof thieves watch- ing for travelers placing computers on security conveyorbeits Theyget in line ahead of an intended victim, then oneclears the bor, Vladivostok and Nagasaki. @ Holland America Line moves five ships from Alaska to the Caribbean. The ships will make transcanal cruises, with stops in + Roundtrip air from SLC + 2 nts. at the Hotel San Remo {tax included) + FREE 24 Hour Economy Car (with purchase of one day) DreaM VACATIONS Town & Country Tours Mazatlan .....°389 3 Nights at the Oceano Palace San Diego..50 St. Louis G1 Tampa em 3 Nts at the Hotel Playa Los Arcos PackagesInclude: + Roundtrip Air from SLC 9) . 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