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Auto club travel tips Q Learn all you can about the country‘s local customs, tipping pracâ€" tices, and political differences. Q Buy a local map and prominentâ€" ly mark your hotel, Canadian embassy, and police station. Q Keep a piece of hotel letterhead with you at all times. Show it to the taxi driver to expedite your ride to the hotel. Q If renting a car, do not pick up hitchhikers for your own safety and your own protection should they be carrying weapons or drugs. Q Leave copies of your passport, credit cards, listing of travelers cheque numbers, and mnerary, w1th someone back home." _ it 3 Q Memorize a few key words and phrases of the local language and use them regularly. Keep a pocket dictioâ€" nary nearby for emergencies. By taking some simple steps before you leave and by anticipating the unexpected, travelers can help ensure a pictureâ€"perfect vacation experience. One of the first steps in vacation planning is to visit a travel profesâ€" sional who can help you discover the best bargains and can design an itinerary to fit your travel needs, all for free. â€" In addition to making reservations, a travel agent can assist in obtaining necessary travel documents, includâ€" ing passports, visas, and International Driving Permits. The club offers these other suggesâ€" tions to help make your international trip a vacation to remember: All aboard the Pud Family Cruise The difference between an internaâ€" tional vacation packed with fond memories and a trip that‘s best forgotâ€" ten, starts with proper planning and preparation, says the Hamilton Automobile Club. Sponsored by the Oakville Beaver, Oakville‘s first family of cartooning â€"â€" the ‘Nease Family‘ â€" will be taking a March Break vacaâ€" tion combining a fourâ€"day cruise on Carnival‘s fabulous SuperLiner the "Fantasy" with a threeâ€"day Central Florida land vacation. You‘re invitâ€" After then, the selection is reduced or sold out subject to the amount of air seats available to any destination, particularly, cruise port destinations. Book early is certainly the rule for the March Break periâ€" Let‘s look at a very special famiâ€" ly vacation option being offered this March Break â€" the ‘Pud Family Cruise‘! The heavy booking period for winter vacations, including cruises, is between midâ€"August and the end of October. This is especially true for the March Break period. JP ave you looked at the date? =4 Summer‘s almost over! L. Kids will return to school, business will pick up its pace, and experienced vacationers will gather up the new brochures to plan and book their winter vacation, espeâ€" cially for the March Break period! Iravel with Cruise Holidays Q Carry an extra set of passport photos in case your passport is lost or stolen. Q Avoid taxis that pick up other riders along the way. If traveling in a taxi with no meter, agree on the fare in advance. Q If visiting several countries, carry a small change purse with comâ€" partments for separating the various currencies. Q For vacationers driving a rental car, know the phone number of emerâ€" gency road service or to report an accident. Q Carry a pocket calculator to help convert currencies. Know the current rate of exchange. The Hamilton Automobile Club is a notâ€"forâ€"profit organization serving the motoring and safety interests of more than 246,000 members. Q Purchase debit cards for public telephones that don‘t accept coins. Let‘s review in detail what‘s included in ‘Pud‘s Family Cruise‘ On Sunday, March 12th, you will fly from Toronto to Orlando, pick up your car at the airport, drive to Port Canaveral, park the car, and board the "Fantasy" (by about noon) for your fourâ€"day cruise. Your cruise includes choice of Dad, Steve Nease, is the Oakville Beaver‘s popular editorial cartoonist who also draws our favorite family comic strip ‘Pud‘, featuring the active lives of a young family â€" Dad, Mom Dian, and three sons Robert, Ben (Pud), and Sammy. ed to join them! Individual cabins on the ship and the Suites Hotel facility on land will accommodate families of two to five. Large families will need more than one cabin. _ Submitted by Bob Kerby, Cruise Holidays, 338â€"2077. Disney World and Universal Studios are minutes away with many secondary attractions in the immediate area. Busch Gardens is only an hour and a half across to the Tampa area. Alas, all good things come to an end and on Sunday, March 19th, check out of the hotel, return to the airport, turn in the car, and then board your plane for the flight home. We are proud to be associated with the Nease Family and the Oakville Beaver for this ‘Pud Family Cruise‘! Pickâ€"up the car and drive (about one hour) to your Suites Hotel in the Orlando area â€" checkâ€"in, and for the next three days, choose from the wide variety of attractions to enjoy in the central Florida area. Although you have left the ship, breakfast is included at your Suites Hotel. A private family cocktail party for all ‘Pud Family Cruise‘ guests will be held on board the "Fantasy" with Steve having a special autoâ€" graph session. Your cruise will visit the ports of Freeport and Nassau in the Bahamas before your return to Florida on Thursday morning to continue your vacation. The best news is the children‘s programs, offering a wide range of supervised activities for all age groups. As you can expect, the teens avoid all such activity and have a great time with newâ€"found friends. The ship‘s program also include the Nautica Spa, extensive sports facilities, a full gambling casino (not for kids), and a wide range of evening entertainment including a different major show each night at sea, and three bands and orchestras for your enjoyment. accommodation (inside cabins or cabins with an ocean view), up to eight meals and snacks per day, 24â€" hour room service, and an extenâ€" sive shipboard activity program for adults and children (ages two and up) with a choice of three pools including a children‘s wading pool. 47 Charing Cross 756â€"6321 393 Main St. E. 525â€"1210 3416 Fairview St. 632â€"6772 800 Queenston Rd. 664â€"8000 72 Plaza Dr. 627â€"7777 990 Upper Wentworth St. 385â€"8500 . 230 N. Service Rd. 845â€"9680 SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1994 PAGE 17 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Sept. 7 . Sept. 6