All are pleasure bound and the large—number questioned Thursday expressed themselves highly pleased with the cruise management and the—careful attention which is being paid to, their requirements and enter minent both on board the hip and at the various ports of, call. Some of them state that th isan {deal way to trave? as all personal worry is eliminated and there can be no question inefficiency in covering territory which might arise through inexyferience. Those who object to having their tour entirely managed by someone else need not join the cruise, as all this is known beforehand. The result is that a happy and contented group of persons comprive the tour, The itinerary thus far of the aruise, which left New York on December 14, has been Havana, Bal-toa, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bilo, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Miyajima and Shanghai. From here the ship will steam south for Hong-ong and Manila and on around, Peking will not be included as too many complications arose out of taying to yet north at the present time. instance of the m: ment's desire to provide every comfort and convenience on board the cruiser an incident which occurred in Japan should be mentioned. In Yokohama, one of the passengers, Mr. Stuatt W. Cramer of Cramer-ton, North Carolina, who has many friends in Shanghai, became ill and was forced to stay in his cabin. 'AAs he had not been able to see the snow-capped elegance of Fuji, which he expressed great disappointment fat missing, the ship was turned yound as a'special courtesy so that he could got a glimpse of the famous peak from his cabin. Mrs. Cramer accompanies Mr. Cramer.
It is undeistodd on good authority that there are about three dozen widows on the cruise, and several honeymoon couples. Among latter are Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Morey. Mr. Morey is the ship's publicity man who keeps in touch With all the humorous or other li eidents which may occur on board so that any interesting gossip may be passed on to the press of the various ports where the ship touches. It is thought that the publicity given '40 a cruise of this kind increases the aest of the passengers who are on kind of large scale "lark".
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