Long Cruise for Orion
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THE liner Orion will leave Sydney on February 22, 1955, on a 25day Pacific cruise—the longest cruise ever to be made by a big passenger liner from an Australian port.
Orion will visit Melbourne, Mil ford Sound (NZ South Island), Wellington, Auckland, Nukualofa, Vavau harbour, Suva, Noumea and back to Sydney. Overland tours be tween Wellington and Auckland will be arranged for those passengers wishing to travel through the North Island of New Zealand.
Both First and Tourist Class accommodation will be available and fares will range from Tourist £AB6 and First Class £AI46.
Five American Samoans were re cently sent to hospital after drink ing methylated spirit. It is be lieved they drank the spirit because they were bored by prolonged rain.
Unlimited supplies of beer usually supply their alcohol requirements.