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gizmo
September 16th, 2004, 06:14 PM
"Skippy the Alligator" from the Blender thread would be impressed. :D


SEATTLE -- Watching tour guides jump into rivers to wrestle alligators in Manaus, Brazil, is among several “active” shore tours Holland America Line will add to its lineup next year.



The line added the tour of Brazil’s Rio Negro, just above where it joins with the Amazon River, to the Veendam’s Sept. 26 cruise of the Panama Canal and the Amazon River. During the excursion, HAL said, “guides will jump into the water and catch alligators with their bare hands before releasing them unharmed back into the river.”



Other new tour choices for 2005 include a train trip in the Sierra Madre mountain range to explore the Copper Canyon during the Ryndam’s stop in Topolobampo, Mexico, on its 10-day Mexican Riviera cruise from San Diego, and all-terrain vehicle tours in Cozumel, Mexico, during the Ryndam’s Dec. 18 cruise.

Krazy Kruizers
September 16th, 2004, 06:43 PM
We were looking at tours like that - just can't fit any more cruises for 2005 to do those tours.

dakrewser
September 16th, 2004, 06:45 PM
SEATTLE -- Watching tour guides throw chair hogs into rivers to wrestle alligators in Manaus, Brazil, is among several “active” shore tours Holland America Line will add to its lineup next year.
Ooh, maybe they could add that to Caribbean cruises by using the Everglades......

:) -dave

anniecat
September 16th, 2004, 08:00 PM
Topoloblambo...I love the sound of this port...should have a song for it (I guess I keep imaging Ricky Ricardo and Lucy doing a dance...tee hee). Anyway We'll be on the train to copper canyon on the Feb 14 cruise...yeah what a deal!...I love trains and cruising!!! Has anyone else signed up for this excursion?
Anniecat :D

RevNeal
September 16th, 2004, 09:59 PM
If the Alligator eats the tour guide do we still have to tip him?

lka1012
September 16th, 2004, 10:49 PM
No, you tip the alligator!

jhannah
September 16th, 2004, 11:15 PM
Aw, this ain't nuttin' special. What I want to see is the tour guides fighting off piranas on the Amazon cruises! :D

cruzngal
September 16th, 2004, 11:43 PM
Quote:

"During the excursion, HAL said, 'guides will jump into the water and catch alligators with their bare hands before releasing them unharmed back into the river.'”

One question -- why??

Makes you want to root for the alligator.