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Show k Climb Aboard Queen Elizabeth 2 rf l I by Joel Sleed Newhouse News Writer - MAZATLAN 8 ABOARD THE QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 This classy lady, who for most of her young life has been using her charms to seduce tourists back to the joys of transAtlantie luxury ship travel, appears to be making her point. This year the Queen Elizabeth 2 is expected to carry no less than 42,000 passengers, the highest in Days Includes Airfare, Hotels, Transfers. Departs from Salt Lake most Wednesdays. . TfOr 16 Days HONG KONG Includes air fare and hotel Side Trips to Taipei, Manila, and Bangkok available m$878 CARIBBEAN CRUISE Visiting 4 Ports. Group departs June 23 Excellent Cabin Locations 7 Days s890 COLORADO RIVER RAPIDS Includes All Meals And Equipment 6 Days5 Nights. Departs June 10. Plus tax CALL COLLECT MttltltlS TRAYKI, 433 W. (801)486-543- 1 Lawndale Dr. S.L.C., Ut. 84115 HILL CUMORAH TOUR July 24-Au- g. her history for 26 Atlantic crossings. The Queen has courted more than half a million passengers since she first set sail from Southampton for New York on May 2, 1969. For six months she travels the Atlantic Southampton, Cherbourg, New York and back. For five months, she cruises from seven days in the Caribbean to 80 anywhere days around the world. And for one month she rests getting renovated, refurbished, refinished. HOWEVER, IT HASNT always been smooth sailing, especially on the transAtlantie route. Before air travel, the sea was the only way to go between America and Europe. Now, QE2, the worlds largest luxury liner, is the only one going on a regular schedule. The reason she still successfully plies the Atlantic is that she has learned to cope without losing any of her charm. While jet travel sank most of her transAtlantie sister ships in a sea of red, the QE2, instead of jeering it, joined it. 4 Independence, Liberty, Carthage, Palmyra, Kirtland and Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, New York City. 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W Whole World in our hand escorted SCANDINAVIAN HAWAII The best of From Salt Lake City 5 exciting islands awaits you in this Tour. magnificent Youll visit Kauai, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai and Honolulu (Oahu). Your hotels are among Hawaiis finest and our travelers say "the sightseeing excursions are the very best." Thursday departures fromS.LC. Only $879 P,us tax. 12-Da- (Watch for exciting tours to Spain, Tahaiti GENECLCuSCAL TOUR & y August 19-1- 7 29 meals days Doubl occupancy I WWW per person ASK ABOUT OUR and Dresden Francisco TUT KING Splendor of pkg$. San Mexico) ATLAS TOURS AND TRAVEL II 6 1 ic S TRANS-ATLANTI- FOR THE PAST three years, Cunard, the QEs parent company, and British Airways have been offering an airsea package to London and Paris. If you sail one way on the QE2 and fly the other, the British Airways flight costs nothing. This year land accommodations, sightseeing, etc., are included in many packages, the least expensive of which run from 8 to 11 days and range from $849 to $1,089 per person, double occupancy, depending on the season and the length of the tour. The same tour with Visit Nauvoo, Personally Escorted Travel from S.L.C. August 2, 1979 first class accommodations on the QE2 and on land starts at $1,625. c On the run, the QE2 offers two class service first class and class. However, except for the size and location of cabins and the meal service and menu, there is no difference. All the 350 first-clas- s and 500 transAtlantic-clas- s cabins have showers or tubs as well as telephone and radios. FIRST-CLASPASSENGERS dine in one of three assigned restaurants at one sitting. Depending c on the number, class passengers eat at one or two sittings in an restaurant which has been divided into five separate sections to give it a feeling of intimacy. vessel has a permaThe nent staff of 1,000 to serve a passenger capacity of 1,800. The floating resort boasts four swimming pools (two indoors), a fully equipped hospital, five night clubs and six bars, a theater which shows first-ru- n movies twice a day, a shopping arcade, two libraries, a gymnasium with Turkish and sauna baths, a supervised childrens playroom, and a casino with slot machines, roulette and blackjack tables. All the facilities are open to all passengers. TRAVEL has similarities and differences to a cruise, notes Brian Price, cruise director, who first sailed on the QE2 on her maiden voyage. Trans-Atlanti- c passengers are most concerned A on going from point to point B. Cruise passengers are bent on enjoying themselves. Life aboard ship, however, is basically the same. All the features, entertainment, etc., you find on a cruise, save possibly the midnight buffet, youll get crossing the Atlantic, he said. Price offers these tips and information on TransAtlantie travel aboard the QE2: GETTING TO SHIP. The most popular boarding spot for Americans is Southampton. Most passengers take the morning boat train from Londons Waterloo Station which gets to the Southampton ship terminal about two hours before the 11:30 a m. QE2 sailing time. The train ride takes 90 minutes and costs $18 first class and $12 second class. At Waterloo Station, be sure each piece of baggage has a Cunard luggage tag on it, giving your cabin number. Once you give your luggage to the train station porter, you wont see it again until it arrives in your cabin alioard the QE2. Porters are usually tipped anywhere from 50 cents to $1 a bag, depending on the size. ONCE ON SHIP. Because of security regula- See page 0 Contact Your Favorite Travel Agency All prices subject to change. 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