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travel from page 16 other week or so. One need only look at a map to discover The Caribbean Sea received its name from the warlike
the obvious reason for this difference in tourist visitation. Carib Indians of South America. Their origin was believed
receive less than 10 percent of the visitors of the other Simply stated, there are just a lot more places to visit in the to be the Orinoco River of South America, before spreading
two areas. This sets them apart because they haven’t been Lower Caribbean. to the islands of the Caribbean. These Indians practiced
overrun with tourists. On any day of the week, one might Cruises of the eastern portion of the Lower Caribbean cannibalism, and it was from the Spanish word for Carib
find up to a half dozen cruise ships in eastern and western visit the Lesser Antilles, islands such as Dominica, that cannibal was derived. Luckily today, the Carib and all
ports. These vessels have emptied their cargo of fun-loving Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbados, Grenada and Isla de of the other peoples of the Caribbean are on very friendly
tourists onto their shores, which in contrast some of the Margarita. Western destinations of the Southern Caribbean terms with the cruising population, from which they receive
ports in the lower Caribbean may only have a ship every may include stops on the mainland of South America: their greatest income.
Caracas, Venezuela; Cartagena, Columbia; the ABC islands The Caribbean holds many wonderful sights and
(Aruba, Bonaire and Curaco); and ports in Costa Rica in experiences for the cruiser, and without a doubt, provides
Central America. some of the world’s greatest vacations. It’s the kind of
The Panama Canal is a paramount attraction on a vacation that one continues to dream about long after you
Caribbean cruise. This work of man joined the two great sailed the sea.
oceans of the world. It is truly fascinating to just sit back Don Kiselewski writes from his personal experiences,
and watch as your ship navigates the locks, and then is having traveled in 122 countries and cruised the oceans,
gently raised from level to level so that it can sail over the seas and rivers of the world. Palm Beach Gardens Travel
continental divide. It’s amazing how the canal operates Leaders, his family owned and operated agency, is located
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Ships that sail the Caribbean are as varied as the cars we A, Suite 102-6, Palm Beach Gardens. The agency has been
drive. They vary from comfortable large vessels that hold a serving the travel needs of the South Florida area for over
large number of passengers to small sporty luxury models a quarter of a century. Contact him at (561) 694-9696 or
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oriented cruise experience, while others are a destination in Photos by Don Kiselewski
and of themselves. The latter
provide enough activities
that some passengers never
get off the ship at a port of
The Citadel, Haiti call.

“Further from here in South Florida are the islands and attractions of the Southern or
Lower Caribbean. Undoubtedly, these are the most interesting because they offer the greatest
diversity of vacation experiences.”

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