CRUISE OF THE MALOLO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21196, 29 November 1930, Page 20

CRUISE OF THE MALOLO.

ABKIVAL AT WELLINGTON. ; > , V CPe« United Press Association.) • WELLINGTON, November 28. ’ “ A cross-soctlon of tie great public ” is how Mr Louis D. Stone, cruise director of the American Express Company, describes the'tourists on the M-OqU which arrived at Wellington to-day from ■ Sydney on a Pacific pleasure cruise. ■ Mr Stone made it clear that those aboard were not millionaires. They did, not like to be labelled as such when their Incomes in many eases were what one might call modest. “ Retired business men and widows enjoying their life's, savings are among our travellers,” said Mr Stone, “and the fact that ladles predominate to such an extent may be ascribed to ■ 'the fact that women have more leisure than men. It is so on any, cruise, and now, in these times of business depression, the husbands find it more necessary than ever to be close to their businesses. The criuse is limited to 90 days, covering 24,000 miles. In every port there is the same trouble—the limited stay. The cruise has to be worked on a plan that is best for everybody, ■ and next year the itinerary may bo different- It is hoped the cruise on the Pacific will become an annual event" Mr Stone said that because of the depression other tourist cruises wet* being cancelled, but his company and the Mats ° a Company, although there wow only 174 passengers on board, derided to carry on, feeling, that it was better to operate oven at a loss than to oaned 1 the cruise and then' at a later date to try to regain their position in the world . touts. -