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TSS Fairsky
April 1988
Fort Lauderdale,St. Thomas,Antigua,Barbados,Martinique,St. Croix,Nassau,Fort Lauderdale.
Captain Rodolfo Potenzoni
Ten days in some of the most beautiful places on earth, especially St. Croix. The Fairsky's maiden voyage was in 1984. She is 46,000 tons, 789 feet long and 98 feet wide. Cruising speed is 22.6 knots. Passenger capacity 1,200 with a crew of 535. Nationality of officers: British.
The harbour at Charlotte Amalie (pop 12,331), capital of St Thomas and also of the entire USVI, still bustles with colour and excitement, although the harbour area can be a startling contrast for the visitor arriving by sea from the British Virgin Islands.
Antigua, with about 108 square miles, is the largest of the Leewards, and also the most popular and the most developed. The island is low lying and composed of volcanic rock, coral and limestone. Boggy Peak, its highest elevation, rises 1330 ft. (399m.). There is nothing spectacular about its landscape, although its rolling hills and flowering trees are picturesque but its coastline, curving into coves and graceful harbours, with 365 soft white sand beaches fringed with palm trees, is among the most attractive in the West Indies. It had a population of around 63,900 in 1995, most of them of African origin, although some are of English, Portuguese, Lebanese and Syrian descent.
Barbados is 21 miles long and 14 miles wide, lying east of the main chain of Leeward and Windward Islands. Barbados has a population of 265,000. This is more than any of the Windwards or Leewards, and is considered enough to make the island one of the 'big four' in the Caribbean Community. With population density of 1,596 per square mile in 1996, Barbados is one of the most crowded countries in the world.
The island of Martinique is 65 km long and 31 km wide. It lies at 14°40 North and 61° West and belongs to the Lesser Antilles.
The population of the island is about 394,000 of which half live in the capital, Fort-de-France. This is the main settlement located on the Baie des Flamands on the W coast, with the burgeoning town of Lamentin, slightly inland, the second largest. The rest of Martinique is fairly evenly scattered with the small towns or communes.
