Cruise With the Islanders

The goodly Islanders Club is the cleverest social club of its kind in the world. For twenty-

one years, the Islanders, consisting of over 4,000 gay men and women, have been coming up with inventive ways to bring us together for big fun. They appear to have

outdone themselves this time. From April 10 to 13, 1986, they've chartered the MV Atlantic, one of the world's most spectacular ships, for a "Weekend

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Party Cruise" from Freeport, Bahamas, to New York-all this, in part, to see Halley's Comet on three moonless nights when it comes closest to earth. If you want, they'll arrange for you to arrive in Freeport a few days earlier to tan yourself from top to bottom, and on Thursday, April 10, the group, as such, is scheduled to fly to Bahamas from New York. From there... well, this is how they envision the voyage: "We sail at 11 p.m. for New York Harbor. Then the scrumptuous buffet is ready, the show goes on; the movie goes on; the party goes on....There's dancing, gazing at the Comet, sleep, Friday morning breakfast, the pool, sunbathing, lunch in the dining room or by the pool, afternoon siesta, tea, sunset cocktails, dinner, the casino, the show, an intimate nightcap, the midnight buffet, sleep, breakfast in bed, lunch, boullion, tea dance, games, another show, another midnight buffet, more

Comet, bed, sunrise

past the Statue of Liberty, the view of lower Manhattan, breakfast, and on to our New York pier and a taxi home for a quiet Sunday to rest up from the best

cruise you've ever had and a once-in-a-lifetime

experience." If that isn't persuasive enough, ordinarily such an experience would run you an average of $750

for three nights. The same stateroom will cost Islanders only about $350 for three nights (subject to availability). You must be a member to go on the cruise, but it's very easy to join the Islanders, and a membership gives you access to some of the best-planned trips and theater evenings you'll ever find. In our

opinion, the Islanders are some of the friendliest people in the world. If you don't believe it, call them at (212) 679-5810. They'll send you a lovely brochure detailing the forthcoming cruise and lots more. Their address is 322 East 34th Street, New York, NY 10016.

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