Sailing on a "Small Cruise Ships"

Sailing on a "Small Cruise Ships"

Increasing numbers of vacationers are opting for intimate vessels able to
take them to secluded places

On the quays leading to a store-lined main street, a scraggly group of
hawkers fidgets nervously as they await the imminent onslaught of 1,400+
visitors. At curbside stands bearing English-language signs, they will have
short minutes to dispose of their cheap straw hats, their gaudy T-shirts.

As the tenders deposit a regiment of humanity from the giant vessel anchored
offshore, noise and confusion erupt. A military band blares away. The first
arrivals go dashing to a celebrated perfume shop, while others rush to ranks
of foul-smelling tour buses or to stand in line for casino admission.

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