ON THE MOVE : NEWS, TIPS AND BARGAINS NEW PASSPORT APPOINTMENT SYSTEM.

Byline: - Daily News Staff and Wire Services

Effective Thursday, the Los Angeles Passport Agency in West Los Angeles will no longer offer walk-in service for travelers who need a passport within 14 days or require extra time to obtain visas. Instead, the agency will be open by appointment only 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Customers can schedule an appointment by calling [phone] any time of day. In addition to the regular passport fees (renewal within last 12 years $40; new passport 16 years and over $60; under 16 years $40), a $35 expediting fee will be charged for processing an application within three business days. Those not traveling within 14 days or requiring extra time for visas may apply at a post office, court clerk or municipal office authorized to accept passport applications. They will receive their passports within 25 days after the agency receives the completed application. However, these customers can also pay the $35 expediting fee to ensure processing within three business days.

New terminal at Kennedy Airport

Terminal One at Kennedy International Airport - the first new terminal at the airport in 27 years - is scheduled to open May 28.

The four foreign airlines that have jointly developed the $434 million terminal - Air France, Japan Air Lines, Korean Air and Lufthansa - will eventually be joined by several other carriers, including Singapore Airlines and Air Afrique.

Architectural features of the new terminal, on the site of the old Eastern Airlines building, include skylights, waterfalls and glass walls. The 635,000-square-foot building will have 92 check-in and service counters and the largest ticketing area of all the Kennedy terminals, according to airport officials. Beyond the security checkpoint, a large group of duty-free stores will offer the first cash-and-carry service in the United States, eliminating the need to claim bags of duty-free goods just before boarding the aircraft.

Tall ships in Savannah 

Libertad, the largest sailing vessel in the Western Hemisphere, and at least 10 other tall ships will take part in the Americas' Sail Tall Ships Festival in Savannah, Ga., July 3-5 before the start of the Americas' Sail '98 race from Savannah to Long Island, N.Y. In Savannah, the ships will join in a Parade of Sail on July 3, and the public can board them on July 4 and 5. The festival will also offer marching bands, food and crafts along Riverstreet and fireworks. For information: Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau, [phone]; Web site: www.savcvb.com.

Delayed maiden voyages

Add the 2,600-passenger Grand Princess to the list of new ships that have been delayed this year. Because of what a Princess spokeswoman described as the need merely to ``fine tune'' the Grand Princess, its maiden voyage will be delayed 12 days, until May 26, when it sails from Istanbul in Turkey to Barcelona, Spain. Passengers who booked on the canceled voyage will receive a full refund plus a 25 percent discount on any future Princess cruise (depending on space).

Yosemite learning vacations

Courses in botany, birding, American Indian basket making, painting, drawing, photography, day hikes and backpacking are offered this summer through Yosemite Field Seminars. All courses include fee for campground space. Another accommodation option (at additional cost) is staying in cabins in Yosemite Valley and Wawona. Sample courses include: a short course in plant chemistry, June 25-28; mountain wildflowers for the relaxed botanist, July 27-31; eastern Sierra biodiversity, Aug. 3-7; words in the wild: a writing retreat July 23-26; and hiking and drawing in the high country, Aug. 21-23. For information and a seminar brochure, write Yosemite Field Seminars, P.O. Box 230, El Portal, Calif. 95318, or call [phone].