"Sayandra" For
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Blue Lagoon
Prom a Suva Correspondent With the arrival in Suva in May of the converted Fairmile cruiser the Sayandra” the expansion of one of Fiji’s pioneering Island cruise com panies is under way.
TUfE Sayandra will be engaged in a cruise service between Lautoka and the Yasawas chain twice weekly, taking over the run formerly main tained by the famous Blue Lagoon.
She will be under the command
of Captain Oscar Wright, a local born mariner who is an experienced host and professional skin diver, who can identify, from a mile off, every fish in Colony waters. With his ready wit and wide knowledge of Fijian life, and his habit of frequently bursting into song, Captain Oscar should make the tourists happy.
Sayandra, formerly La Reta, is owned by Mr. C. I. Millar, who will become the principal shareholder in the new cruise company to take over the Blue Lagoon operation of Captain T. S. Withers. Captain Withers will go into semi-retirement, but he re tains an interest in the new operation.
The "Sayandra" in Suva in May.
Photo: Rob Wright