CRUISE SHIPS MAKE THE MOST OF FALL COLOR.Byline: Arline Bleecker Orlando Sentinel The Orlando Sentinel is the primary newspaper of the Orlando, Florida region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently in its 131st year of publication. The Sentinel is owned by Tribune Company and is overseen by the Chicago Tribune. If a pilgrimage to see autumn colors is on your wish list but traveling roads clogged with leaf-peeping tourists isn't your thing, you can peek at peak-season colors in a more leisurely way - on a cruise that lets you drift past leaves, rather than the leaves drifting past you. This year, nine ships will ply traditional paths in search of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color on Canada/New England routes. Here are some highlights of fall cruises: The 188-passenger Hanseatic hanse n. A medieval merchant guild or trade association. [Middle English, from Old French, from Middle Low German, from Old High German hansa, military troop. typically visits isolated villages and areas rich in wildlife, with passengers going ashore Noun 1. going ashore - debarkation from a boat or ship debarkation, disembarkation, disembarkment - the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft to explore via the vessel's 14 inflatable Zodiacs. The Hanseatic has just added a 13-night trip from Montreal to Washington, D.C. The cruise departs Oct. 17. Fares start at $2,990. Information: (800) 333-3333. Clipper Cruise Line's informal 100-passenger Nantucket Clipper employs naturalists who deliver informal lectures and lead Zodiac adventures ashore. A variety of 8- to 12-day cruises depart Aug. 31 to Oct. 22. The first sailing explores the rocky coast of Maine and watches for whales in New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . Fares start at $1,800. Information: (800) 325-0010. Silversea Cruises' luxurious 296-passenger Silver Cloud sails five 10-day cruises from Sept. 19 to Oct. 29 between New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Montreal. Its final itinerary includes the warmer harbors of Colonial America, visiting Charleston, Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. and Jacksonville. Fares start at $4,795. Information: (800) 722-6655. Seabourn Cruise Line's 200-passenger Legend (formerly the Queen Odyssey) has scheduled nine 14-day East Coast departures through Oct. 4; seven-day segments are available. Fares start at $2,975. Information: (800) 929-4747. Holland America Line's 1,266-passenger Veendam will have four 10-day departures from New York and Montreal between Aug. 29 and Sept. 28. A first this year: On Oct. 8, the Veendam will depart on a 12-day round-trip from New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Fares for 10-day cruises start at $2,495. Information: (800) 426-0327. Princess Cruises' 1,200-passenger Royal Princess will sail four 10-night cruises Sept. 12 to Oct. 12 between New York and Montreal that include an extended call in Quebec City. Fares start at $3,187. Information: (800) 421-0522. The 1,700-passenger Queen Elizabeth 2 will sail a five-day Canada/New England cruise from New York on Oct. 4. Fares start at $1,090. Information: (800) 528-6273. Bargain-hunters can find some good values if they don't mind sailing on older vessels. For example, the recently refurbished 1,000-passenger Regal Empress offers one-week cruises from New York between Sept. 8 and Oct. 13. Fares start at $599. Information: (800) 270-7245. Dolphin Cruise Line's five-night budget-priced departures start at $235. Sailings on the 1,146-passenger IslandBreeze depart weekly from New York through Sept. 29. Information: (800) 222-1003. Beginning Sept. 28, Delta Queen Steamboat steamboat: see steamship. steamboat or steamship Watercraft propelled by steam; more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamboat widely used on rivers in the 19th century, particularly the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Co.'s fleet of three paddle wheelers - the Delta Queen, the American Queen and the Mississippi Queen - offers three- to 10-day autumn cruises on upriver routes along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Fares start at $490. Information: (800) 543-1949. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Small colonial villages, such as Hancock, N.H., will be focal points for cruise-ship passengers seeking fall foliage. |
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