| If the economy has you rethinking that road trip | | | | San Diego, California, can start as low as $499 |
| across the United States, then turn your thoughts | | | | per person. From Southern California, you will |
| to the high seas. With food and lodging included in | | | | cruise to the following ports of call: Mazatlan, |
| the ticket price, cruising the high seas has never | | | | Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas. In Mazatlan |
| been a better bargain. | | | | you can tour the Sierra Madre Mountains where |
| Western Caribbean | | | | they begin on a peninsula extending into the |
| Consider a five-night cruise to the Western | | | | Pacific Ocean. You might also walk its miles of |
| Caribbean. Starting at $379 a person, you leave | | | | beaches or break out your fishing rod and join |
| Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and head out to George | | | | fishermen from around the world. In Puerto |
| Town in the Cayman Islands and then to | | | | Vallarta, called the "soul of Mexico," you can visit |
| Cozumel, Mexico. This trip offers the best of the | | | | some prestigious art galleries or dine in fabulous |
| Caribbean world. Residents of the Cayman Islands | | | | restaurants. In Cabo San Lucas, "the jewel of the |
| enjoy the highest standard of living in the | | | | Baja Peninsula," you will find fabulous sporting |
| Caribbean. With lenient tax laws, it has more | | | | opportunities like world-class golf courses designed |
| registered businesses than residents. As for | | | | by Tom Weiskopf and Robert Trent Jones II. |
| Cozumel, they say that this area has a Mexican | | | | Europe |
| heart and a Caribbean soul - the best of all worlds. | | | | Even Europe is within reach these days. Consider |
| Eastern Caribbean | | | | a seven-day cruise with stops in Venice, |
| Start off with a visit to the Big Apple - New York | | | | Dubrovnik, Athens/Piraeus, Izmir, Nafplion and |
| City, New York. After taking in a Broadway show | | | | Venice. Prices are as low as $699 for an inside |
| and staying up all night in the city that never | | | | cabin or as high as $1,349 for a suite. Venice is |
| sleeps, you can choose to leave for the Eastern | | | | one of those world-class cities that you should |
| Caribbean from two cruise terminals: Brooklyn or | | | | see before the high tides destroy it. Before you |
| Manhattan. Ships leaving from both terminals are | | | | start your cruise, spend a day on its canals and |
| bound for the Eastern Caribbean, one of the | | | | take in the sites you have read about. Four days |
| most popular spots for North American | | | | in, you will find yourself in Athens and Piraeus, |
| vacationers. Typically, cruise ships make stops in | | | | Greece. Take in the sights of the largest shipping |
| Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, the Bahamas and Turks | | | | port in the world against the backdrop of the |
| and Caicos during the summer. There you will find | | | | Aegean Sea. The final day will find you checking |
| some of the best beaches in the world, each | | | | out Izmir, Turkey, home of the famous |
| location with its own special flavor. | | | | International Fair. |
| Alaska | | | | Australia |
| For sights you have never seen, consider a | | | | If Europe is not exotic enough, consider a cruise |
| seven-night cruise to Alaska. Starting at $529 per | | | | to Australia - the land down under. For as little as |
| person, you will board in Seattle, Washington, and | | | | $485 a person, you can leave Sydney, Australia, |
| then head out to Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan and | | | | and spend three days on the seas, visiting Burnie |
| Victoria. Remember that all prices are based on | | | | and Melbourne. Burnie is a large port with some |
| double occupancy and airfare is not included. Once | | | | spectacular scenery including beautiful waterfalls, |
| in Alaska, take in all you can. Try to do Juneau in | | | | nature areas, art galleries and even the Lactos |
| a day, seeing the glaciers, wildlife, having outdoor | | | | Cheese Factory, offering a fascinating facility tour. |
| adventures and shopping. | | | | In Melbourne, you will find more than you can |
| In Ketchikan, you have a choice of hiking the | | | | take in. It has everything you would expect from |
| Deer Mountain Trail or taking an interisland ferry | | | | a world-class city, including beautiful buildings, art |
| to Prince of Wales. In Victoria, the capital of | | | | galleries, wonderful shopping districts and special |
| British Columbia, you will find something you may | | | | events - like the country's richest horse race, |
| not expect in Alaska: lush green shrubbery, | | | | rugby and cricket. Because the city is home to |
| beautiful flower gardens and trees of every kind. | | | | people from more than 100 countries, you will find |
| This garden city is surrounded by the ocean and | | | | restaurants from Italy, Greece, Middle East, Africa |
| mountains. The city itself is full of historical sites | | | | and, of course, Australia. |
| as well as entertainment and seafood restaurants. | | | | Whether you've been on cruises before or this is |
| Mexico | | | | your first jaunt, you're bound to enjoy one of the |
| There is probably no place quite as exotic as the | | | | most relaxing ways to see the world. |
| Mexican Riviera. A seven-day cruise, starting in | | | | |