All The Way From Canada

Fiji’s newest cruise vessel, the 112-ft, ex-Royal Canadian Navy Fairmile, Bounty, spent 25 days—and some of them pretty rough — at sea during her voyage from Vancouver to Suva, where she was commissioned on arrival in March by the Governor’s wife, Lady Foster. Local people went aboard for a champagne cruise in the harbour—and Sir Robert Foster was among those to try his hand at the wheel. The following day, travel agents were taken on a cruise to Nukulau Island.

The vessel, one of the best-appointed cruise ships in Fiji, was bought for $75,000 from a firm called Casa Mia Holdings. The new owners, Bounty Cruises Ltd., are operating her on a new cruise route in the Mamanuca, Hudson and Yasawa island groups.

The Bounty can accommodate up to 12 passengers in its five double staterooms, each of which has a private bathroom. Partners in the new venture are Mr. Don Lane, managing director of Bounty Cruises Ltd., and Mr. Colin Weaver, who operates the duty-free shop at Nadi Airport.