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SOUTH EDITION
30 sept - 06 oct 2011
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Un-Happy Cruises! by Louise Clarke
SAMM Charity Sailing Race SAMM PRESENTED a cheque for 2,500€ to MABS, from the money collected for the SAMM MABS Sponsored Charity Sailing Race held on 25th September 2011. Read the full story on page 21.
HUNDREDS OF holiday makers were left stranded this week when their Spanish cruise company Happy Cruises, went into administration and cancelled all its trips. Among British expats scheduled for a Mediterranean cruise with the company were 15 members of the Pirates Petanca Club at Rocajuna in Punta Prima. Bob and Beth Kellaway from Lomas de Cabo Roig told RTN: “Most of us had even gone back to the UK to buy clothes for this cruise; our first proper holiday in four years. We’d had several pre-cruise parties and bought t-shirts featuring the club badge and the words ‘Pirates On Tour’. “The worst thing was the lateness of the cancellation. We had just finished packing! And the end of October is the first available date for an alternative cruise - getting all of us together for the same
week seems impossible.” Meanwhile, another ‘Pirates’ member, Gloria Gage from San Miguel de Salinas, has battled cancer and struggled with the effects of Chemotherapy for two years. Her husband John exhausted himself caring for her as they sometimes travelled to Benidorm three days a week for radiotherapy: “For the last six months getting well for the cruise was my main aim,” said Gloria, “In September, I finally got the all clear - this cruise would have been the break we both needed.” The Pirates booked their cruise through David’s Coaches. He told RTN: “We had a cruise out on the Adriatic when we got word. Whilst there were some alterations to the cruise itself which upset some customers, we were able to repatriate all passengers. Continued on page 3