The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 March 1981 — Page 7
Community Comer
No Love Boat'. . . but — Caribbean Cruise delights area women
By ELAINE STICHTER EDITOR S NOTE ShcM*r <s ojsis*an» to th* general manager at Th* Papers Incorporated and '* in charge of the composing room ) The M S {southward of the Norwegian Caribbean Lines was docked in the Port of Miami on March 7 waiting for 873 passengers to board. Among those pale and excited guests were Sally Beer, formerly of Milford, and myself It was great to leave the 20degree winter weather of Indiana and feel the 70-80 degree tern peratures of the sunny south We were ready to sail' Our cruise included four ports nf call on our seven-day cruise m the Caribbean We spent all day Sunday, March 8, cruising Monday morning we docked at Cozumel. Mexico, an island off the Yucatan After nine hours of rainy weather there we left for George Town. Grand Cayman Islands and arrived there Tuesday morning Our ship was docked there seven hours before pulling anchor A clear, beautiful day on Thursday was spen’ cruising, relaxing in the sun We cruised three miles off the coast of Cuba for part of the day Fnday was spent on Little San Salvador, an out-island port The M S Southward is only one of the fleet owned byAhe NCL. the S S Norway being the largest and most popular Sally and I toured the ships bridge and gathered some information about her The Southward was built in 1969 in Italy, is a Norwegian ship but has never been to Norway Her statistics are 536 feet long. 75 feet" wiiie and she weighs in at 16.607 tons Powered by four Fiat diesel engines, she cruises at approximately 20 mph and consumes two to two and-one half tores of fuel per hour In the Port of Miami 210.000 gallons of fresh water are put on board but if this is consumed the ship does have the facilities to make fresh water out of salt water . There are eight different decks
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on the Southward, one theater, a swimming pool, four lounges, one dining room, a health center, beauty salon, gift shops, a casino, card room, library and an art gallery The advertisements say the Southward sails year around but is is actually only 51 weeks — one week in September she is put on dry dock in Jacksonville. Florida In a couple of weeks IT & T is chartering the whole ship for its favored employees What a great tax write-off! Ships today are steered on course by computer Two lookout men are always posted outside the bridge plus at least one officer is in the bndge to check radar and keep the log Our Norwegian Captain. Aage Hoddevik. had been skipper of the ship for over two years, but this cruise was the last for him as it was for several of the cruise staff NCL rotates its cruise staff from one ship to another fleet Besides the 873 passengers on. board were the 300 crew members #The nationalities of the crew was vaned Norwegians piloted and did the maintenance’ on the ship. Australia and United States were represented by the cruise staff. «ur waiters, room stewards and bus boys were Jamaican and Guatemalan and the beverage waiters were Korean The majority of the crew works year around with a couple hours off in some of the ports and two weeks off a year to go home for a visit The whole crew of the Southward treated us royally Cozumel. Mexico Cozumel. Mexico, is 507 nautical miles from Miami We docked at the pier which was built especially for the cruise ships Very few cruise lines sail here — we realized why after we had been there awhile We had three choices for the day in Cozumel shopping all day. a trip to the mainland to some Mayan rums at Tulum. or a Robinson Crusoe tour We chose the tour and boarded a native fishing boat for a one-hour tnp south along the coast to the San Francisco Beach The landscape
was not colorful like we hoped it would be — just a lot of trees along the way with a few grass roofed huts every few miles. Sally and I spent most of the time there trying out our newly rented snorkeling equipment. We observed a lobster and three colorful star fish — the highlight of our visit. We were served lunch at the beach while it rained > Our meal consisted of red snapper, shrimp, watermelon and fresh pineapple while Mexican Mariachias serenaded us Then we returned to the ship, cold and wet from thek rainy trip back Anxious to try out the shops in town, we took a taxi into Cozumel; it was an unforgetable time There was a lingering stench in every shop we entered —a combination of garbage and probably tequilla We were told the Mexicans would not take a siesta that day so we could shop Our interest quickly dwinuled so we decided to take a walk on some of the town's back streets. The smell was there, too The doors were left open in shabby houses, the occupants were lazily lounging inside Garbage was in evidence almost everywhere It was a sight we would not forget for awhile '* Needless to say we were ready to leave Cozumel, hoping our other ports were going to be more enjoyable. There was always plenty of entertainment on board the ship Well-known movies such as "Stir Crazy" were shown each evening and different performers entertained for us Dance bands played in the lounges each evening, providing a variety of music to please any kind of music lover Ricki Dunn, a Las Vegas performer, was billed as a trickster and he proved that he was He proceeded to tip off some of the passengers during the performance by taking their ties, watches, belts and wallets without them even being aware of it We talked with him after the show and he told us he rotates from one cruise ship to another m the Caribbean, getting off at one port and flying to another to get on a different ship We were entertained by singers, dancers, the world's fastest banjo player and two interesting individuals Johnny Coleman and George Guy Johnny Coleman was billed as a comedian He was introduced as being an actor on the'old TV show. "The Honeymooners" That didn't impress the younger set in the audience but his comic talents seemed to I felt he had reached the retirement age of a "has-been" comedian A former Phildelphia taxi driver entertained us one evening George Guy is a very talented impressionist, imitating various popular singers, past and present He had been the "warmup” performer for Tom Jones and the only voice George couldn't imitate very accurately was Tom Jones He proved to be an interesting character off-stage in our conversations with him The Cayman Island Tuesday greeted us with gusts of wind which brought on increased motion of the ship Many
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people were looking a little “green". We • were rocking enough that the swimming pool was emptied But by the time we had put down anchor at George Town the skies had cleared up and we were ready to go ashore We docked with a Russian cruise ship which had a capacity of 600 passengers but was carrying only 90 We found out the ship is subsidized by the Russian government so it can stay in business The Cayman Islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1503 but are now a British Crown Colony. The grandest things about the Cayman Islands are, its Seven Miie Beach and its lack of taxes The Caymanians were granted tax free status by the King of England in 1788 for rescuing the crews of a convoy erf merchantmen which struck a reef at Gun Bay. The king vowed never again to take a shilling from the islanders and no monarch has ever wavered An annual amount of ten dollars is levied on males between the ages of 16 and 60 though Consequently, it is a tax haven with a total of 293 banks located on the island which is twenty-two miles by seven miles and has a population of 16.600 people. There is virtually no unemployment, no television and few radios. Sally and I headed for the Seven Mile Beach for a beach party at the Galleon Hotel It is a gorgeous place — white sand and blue waters We again tried out our snorkeling gear this time observing four large sting rays in the w aters below us. The Cayman Islands are famous for turtles so we had to sample an island food —a turtleburger — at the cost of $4 10 It was tasty but hardly worth the money. Ocho Rios On Wednesday morning we docked at Ocho Rios. 255 nautical miles from the Cayman Islands Each island we were visting was getting more beautiful Ocho Rios is a photographer's paradise A small Jamaican band and two dancers performed for us on the pier as the ship was anchored and tied down in five different places Finally, we were heading down the pier and boarding a bus for the Dunn s River Falls We were met at the' falls by a young Jamaican man with his long hair braided Bo Derek style and crammed in a cloth hat. He was to be our guide on a hike up to the top, a half hour's tnp It was at the Dunn s River Falls that we had our first contact with Jamaican "salesmen ". We were to be accousted by them the remainder of our visit Young and oki men and women constantly tned to sell us native handcrafted items whether we were in a vehicle or walking the streets These "salesmen" were not offensive, just persistent, trying to make a little money They also liked to ask for gum and apples from the tourists, something they could not buy They all warned to "make us a deal”. We did find straw items and wood carvings to buy but by the end of our stay we were ready to plug our ears The most beautiful place we visited here was the Shaw Park. 25 acres of beautiful flowers, trees and plants landscaped to perfection. It is located on green hills overlooking Ocho Rios Here again at this island all was not lovely to look at. We took a ride up the tells where the people live and the children go to school all year dressed in identical uniforms The poverty was very much in evidence. We think we have high gas prices — Jamaicans pay five dollars a gallon for their gas. After talking to the carefree Jamaicans I had the feeling they just use their favorite phrase "no problem”’ When we returned to the ship an island calypso band and dancers were there to perform
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singing, fire-eating and the limbo dance Delicious Food One of the things a cruise ship is famous for is the delicious gourmet food and ours was no exception We could have eaten morning, noon, evening, between and even a midnight buffet was held. I tried to sample some of the kinds of foods not found in Indiana such as hearts of palm, vinaigrette. At each meal we were given a menu, the evening meal being the most varied and unusual Choices were given for an appetizer, soup, pasta, entree, dessert, ice cream and sherbet. Four different vegetables were served each meal; cheeses and fruit were also available. Lettuce salad was served each evening fixed a different way each time. The midniglit buffets were
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FASHION FRENZY — Psi lota XI Beta Sigma Chapter wiM be sponsoring a style show and salad buffet on Tuesday. March 31. at 6:38 p.m.. in the Classic Restaurant. North Webster, for a "Fashion Frenn." Fashions will be provided by Fee's in North Webster and proceeds w ill be used for community projects. « Shown in the picture s are Lynn Hinesley. co-slore owner; Sandy White, fashion show chairman: and Pat Strom beck, co-store ou ner. < Photo bs Deb Fox >
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served with beautiful ice carvings as a centerpiece A demonstration was given one day of a ram being carved. The carver started with a 300 pound chunk of ice, using a small chain saw to carve it down to about 150 pounds. The Out Island Our last port of call was on Friday the 13th and we just happened to be in the Bermuda Triangle. The skies were cloudy again when we set foot on Little San Salvador. NCL has purchased a 99-year lease on this island in the Bahamas. It is two and one half miles by one half mile and only a caretaker and his wife live on the island Even the gray skies could not dim the beauty of the blue water
and the white sand which felt like we were walking on (lour We tried snorkeling here too but the •water was too churned up to be clear enough to enjoy. So we entered the sand sculpturing contest Two hours later Sally, a young couple from New Jersey. Garth and Ginny Seidel, and I had sculpted a tenfoot octopus and won a prize of a bottle of champagne After our return to Miami Sally and I spent a day there trying to recover from what had been an exhausting six days We tried to decide the highlight of our trip and decided it had all been worth our time and money. The question I seem to be asked the most is. “Is it as great as the TV show ‘The Love Boat' depicts?” There is definitely no comparison between the two!
Wed., March 25,1581 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
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MR. AND MRS. ADRAN HUMPHREY
Vickie Scoff becomes > bride of Adran Humphrey
Vickie Scott of Lakeland. Fla . became the bride of Adran Humphrey Saturday. Dec. 20. at 10 a m m the Grace Lutheran Church. Lakeland. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Khne of Lakeland, formerly of Syracuse. The double-ring ceremony was officiated bv Rev Ravmond May The bridegroom is the son of Mrs Charles Welborn of Frostproof. Fla and the late Murlin Humphrey The altar decorations consisted of seven-tiered candelabras. ming trees, and red and white poinsettias Given in marriage by her brother. Michael Scott of Tampa. Fla . the bnde wore a floor-length gown of white organza over taffeta, the bodice featured Alanean lace with seed pearls and a cameo front in Schiffli embroidered lace The full slit bishop sleeves had lace inserts and lace cuffs over the hands The matching picture hat featured lace and seed pearls The bn dal bouquet w as arranged with white glamelous. silk red roses, baby's breath and greenery Mrs Tim Harper of Albion was matron xrf honor. "She wore a gown ot peacock green satin with a 'sequin covered bodice and carried a spray of red silk poinsettias. baby's breath and greenery. Miss Jill Truelove of Lakeland and Miss Lori Klemknight of Syracuse, were bridesmaids They both wore gowns of peacock green satin with .sequin covered bodices and carried sprays of red silk poinsettias. baby’s breath and greenery Miss Nichole Humphrey, daughter of the bridegroom, was the flower girl Kathy<T roup honored at bridal shower Kathy Troup. Milford, was honored at a bridal shower on Thursday. March 19. by Marilyn Bray. Waubee Lake. Those present included both mothers, Mary Ellen Troup. Milford and Bonnie McDowell. Goshen; and grandmothers. Dessie Troup and Erna Bray, both of Milford. Traditional games were played and refreshments were served Miss Troup and Tony McDowell will be married on Saturday. April 11. m the Milford Christian Church. »♦ ♦ » The effort to make money often prevents the making of a man.
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Richard Humphrey, son of the bridegroom, was the ring bearer John Humphrey of Zolfo Springs served as best man The groomsmen were James Humphrey and Donald Lamb of Lakeland They also served as ushers along with Mark Bonar of Albion The mother ot the bride chose a gown of silver green Quiana. The* bridegrooms mother chose a sea green gown. Both mothers had white corsages. Mrs Mary -Pusti of Syracuse, grand mother of the bride, was attired in a pale green gown and also wore a white orchid corsage ' The reception followed in Polaska Hall The champagne brunch was served bv Miss Carol Lofton of Lakeland. Mrs Otis Haley also of Lakeland, and Miss Dana Chambers of Winter Haven. Fla The three-tier wedding cake featuring white poinsettias was made in Indiana by the brides aunt. Mrs Arthur Mabie The couple honeymooned m Orlando. Fla and are now residing in Lakeland Sorosis tour new nursing home Members of the Sorosis Club of Milford toured the Lakeland Loving. Care Center for their March meeting Mrs. Glen Treesh served as tour director. Following the tour the club members went to the home of Carolyn Zehr for their business meeting and refreshments. Primary Mothers elect officers The PnmaryXlothers Club elected officers to. serve for the following year at their March 16 meeting Elected officers include: President — Sylvia Gargett Vice president — Mary Kay Ridings Secretary — Cindy Niles Treasurer — Diane Grothaus Publicity — Bev Daniels Project chairman — Arlene Berkey Co-chairman — Jan Keim Programs — Marilyn Michael and Gwen Mills Door prize — Marge Wineland Meeting in Marilyn Michael's home, the group also held its annual plant auction and white elephant sale Sylvia Gargett and Marge Wineland served as co-hostesses.
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