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JULY 31,1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Love is all you need at Sandals Royal Bahamian
By Timothy Cox
Special to AUGUSTA FOCUS
NASSAU, Bahamas
The golden sunshine seemingly
meltslike butter over a royal-blue
colored skillet forming the sky.
White sandy beaches bucking
against a translucent, greenish
blue Atlantic Ocean.
This is more than a picturesque
dream. In reality, it’s the tangible
environs called Nassau, Bahamas
and Sandals Royal Bahamian
Resort and Spa effectively dis
playsthecountry’s attraction. The
thirteen-acre facility is loaded
with palm trees and tropical foli
age. The European-style hotel was
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Sandals Royal Bahamian is a 1948 hotel
converted into the luxurious resort.
built in 1948 and recently opened
as Sandals’ newest all-inclusive
hotel and resort made just for
couples. “Love is All You Need” is
the appropriate slogan coined by
Local artist’s work displayed at MCG
Artworks by North Augustan
Maureen Meleck are on display
at the Medical College of Geor
gia Hospital through August 31.
The exhibit, featuring 24
paintings by Ms. Meleck, is lo
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popular 196-room facility.
While Sandals resorts have al
ready made a strong impact in
Jamaica, Sandals Royal Baha
mianrepresents the Miami-based
corporation’s entry to the Baha
mas. Talk about making a splash!
When vacationing with your
soulmate, why not go ahead and
get pampered.
The world-class
spa at Sandals
Royal Bahamian
epitomizes the
best way to treat
yourself great.
With 6,000
square feet of
marble floorsand
exquisite cherry
wood finishes,
the ambiance is
‘simply perfect for
indulging in a
variety of ser
vices offered in
cluding Swedish
and Swiss show
ers, body wraps,
skin care treat
ments,, mud
baths, deep
cleansing facials,
reflexology, mas
sages—all this
for him and her.
This reporter re
ceived the
gentleman’s fa-
cial, and after the one-hour treat
ment, walked away with a feeling
never experienced before—totally
refreshed and rejuvenated.
Once your spa experience has
Sydenstricker Building of MCG
Hospital. Paintings include
Nude Penguins, Coyote Music
and Born Free.
A graduate of the University
of Minnesota, Ms. Meleck
trained with New York artist
subsided and the afternoon slowly
turns to a calming dusk, it’s time
for you and your partner to slip
into some more casual evening
wear, 1n prepara
tion for the finedin
ing and entertain
ment experiences
offered at Sandals
Royal Bahamian.
When in the Ba
hamas, conch is
king. A shellfish
(meat) extracted
from a sea shell
typically used on
your teacher’s desk
as a paper weight,
conch can be sau
teed,baked orfried.
Whatever style you
opt for, conch can
be a wonderful din
ing experience.
Six world-class
restaurants are lo
cated on the site.
Dining experiences
include French,
Caribbean and
Mediterranean
styles. The restau
rants are Spices,
Crystal Room,
Baccarat, Royal
Case Grill, Case Goombay and
Cricketers Pub. The last facility is
an English pub physicallyrelocated
from its original London site. En
tertainment includes live jazz,
reggae, calypso and disco dance
favorites in the form of six bars,
including two swim-up pool bars.
The piano bar is a major hit for
vacationers.
Whether its water sports like
scuba diving, sail boating,
kayaking, glass bottom boats, snor
keling or just walking down the
white sandy beaches, Sandals
Royal Spa can doit for you. The site
also provides golf, tennis, volley
ball, lawn chess, croquet, billiard/
pool tables and, of course, the
Roy M. Steinberg. She has ex
hibited in New Jersey, Georgia
and South Carolina.
The exhibits are sponsored
by the MCG Hospital and Clin
ics’ Arts in the Hospital pro
gram, coordinated by a volun
facility’s 8,900 square-foot swim-!
ming pool. And remember, San
dals “All-Inclusive” policy means
you pay one price, and all ameni-
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Sandals’ nights are filled with the music
of the islands, including jazz, reggae,
calypso and disco dance favorites. Vaca
tioners can relax to any of these at one or
all of six bars.
ties have been taken care of. No
coming up with tips, gratuities, or
feeling like, “Wow, I need to hold
back on my money 'til week’s end.”
Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa is
located just 15 minutes from
Nassau International Airport;
convenient to downtown Nassau
and 20 minutes from Paradise Is
land. Like the 1971 hit song says,
“Nassau’s Got Soul” and it comes
in the form of Sandals Royal Ba
hamian Spa—the perfect getaway,
any time of the year.
For details, contact your travel
agent, or call 1-800-SANDALS.
You can also write to Sandals
Resorts at 6950 S.W. 72nd Street,
Miami, FL 33155.
teer committee of Augusta
area artists and art patrons.
The exhibit is free and open to
the public. For more informa
tion, contact Gayle Foster, act
ing director of Volunteer Ser
vices, at (706) 721-3596.
WCW hits
Tickets will go on sale this Fri
day, August 1, for the much an
ticipated appearance of World
Championship Wrestling. WCW
hits the Augusta-Richmond
County Civic Center Arena on
August 26, 1997. The event will
begin at 7 p.m. and be taped for
television.
WCW features the biggest
names in professional wrestling
and Augusta fans can see over 30
superstars in action at the Civic
Center Arena.
Covering a wide range of demo
graphics, WCW programming at
tracts audiences of all ages. Each
week, over 22 million people tune
in to see the excitement that pro
fessional wrestling has to offer.
Reserved seats are available for
$23, sl6 and sll and can be pur
chased at the Civic Center Box
Office, located at 601 Seventh St.
and at all Ticket Master locations.
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Tour features nationally
respected black authors
SAN DIEGO, Calif.
African-American Women on
Tour (AAWOT) will bring some of
the country’s most notable female
authorsto Atlanta, August 14- 16
at the Atlanta Hilton and Tow
ers. AAWOT, regarded as the
nation’s foremost black women’s
empowerment conference, is pre
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opportunity to hear these experts
speak on such topics as business
development, spirituality and re
lationships.
AAWOT will feature keynote
presentations by Susan L. Tay
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magazine and author of In the
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Bertice Berry, host of the TV talk
show USA Live, and author of
Bertice: The World According to
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and have appeared on Black
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seller list in Essence magazine.
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Self Promotion” encourages black
women to “blow their own horns,”
particularly in situations which
could lead to greater success.
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