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Winter Health Cruise Notes

AMONG the principal Winter Tours arranged by shipping companies are the following : Bibby Line.—Special low rate return tickets are being issued to Egypt (£47), Ceylon (£85), Burma (£100), SingapOre or Bangkok III 11). Port of embarkation is Liverpool, though their vessels may be joined.at Marseilles at lareicalightly-below these figures. -Only passengers are carried.. First available sailing is by the n'.%.. ' Shropshire' on November 25th. Blue Funnel Line.—The 'Ulysses' sails on February 11, 1933. for a four months' tour of Australia and the Far East, returning via Africa on June 21st. Fares from £135. First-class passengers only. Blue'Star 'Line —The Arandora Star' is due to leave South- ampton on December 19th for a 19 days' cruise to the Mediterranean at fares frOm 32 guineas. A later 4i days' cruise to the West Indies is arranged for January 25th ilexE. • • - Canadian Duchess of Riebniond I. West Indies cruise begins on January 28th, 1933: The duration of the cruise is 47 days and the minimum fare 80 guineas. The 'Empress of Britain' World Tour' will 'occupy four to five months, starting at Southampton on November 23rd. -It may he joined at Monaco on December 16th. Fares from 359-guineas Or (Monaco) 325 guineas.

Cunard Line.—A cruise by the 7 Laconia' to Madeira. West Indies and N. Africa leaves Liverpool on January 26th next for 39 days. Fares from 60 guineas. A second cruise to the Mediter- ranean and Egypt by the same ship leaves on March 8th from Southampton. Fares from 43 guineas. A " Southern Hemisphere Cruise " by the Carinthia ' is due to start. from Europe in December. returning next June.- Fares without shore excursions from 320

guineas. With excursions, 415 guineas. '

Elders & Fyffe* Line.:--This company, whose mailings are to the West Indies, offer a special five weeks' round voyage ticket for IL minimum of £70. Return first-class fares :to Jamaica are from

£50 and to Barbados and Trinidad from £60. •

Orient Line.—This company 'is issuing fiist-ela.ss return fares at specially reduced rates as follows : To Egypt EGO, Ceylon £104, Australia £150. Tickets are interchangeable with the P. & 0. Co. and other lines. A six weeks' West Indies cruise by the ' Orford ' leaves on January 24th at fares from 86 guineas.

P. & 0. Co.—The Viceroy of India' sails on December 2Ist for a 38 days' cruise to the West Indies. Fares from 70 guineas.

• Royal Mail Lines.—A Christmas cruise to the Mediterranean by the Atlantis' is planned to leave on December 21st, occupying 17 days. Fares - from 29 guineaS. On February 3rd, 1933, the same vessel starts a " Round Africa " tour at fares from 135 guineas. Duration of the cruise is 57 days. A " Round South America " cruise is arranged by the Paeific Line for the " Reins del PaCifico " to begin on January 18th next.

White Star Line.—The Azores, West Indies and the Spanish Main will be included in the itinerary of the mjv. Britannic' which sails from Liverpool on January 28th next for 40 days at fares' from £70. The Laurentic ' is due for four Mediterranean (Tinsel.; between December and March. The first leaves Liverpool OIL December 10th, returning January 7th. Minimum fare £42.