Gearing (DD 710) - Naval Cruise Book

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Monte Carlo, Game Room -r I Casino Gregory Ratoff Visits Gearing This Looks Easy, or Does It? r %

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j ■«v--i- ' «5Sfr MONACO Monaco rates high on the list of places to spend a Christmas away from home with most of us. The atmosphere of the Riveria predominates even during the holiday season. Highlighting our visit was the Captain ' s invitation to Christ- mas Dinner at the Royal Palace and Princess Grace and Prince Ranier ' s return visit to the Commadore of DesDiv 322 and our Captain. For those of us who allowed our tastes to run a little above our incomes, there was the Monte Carlo Casino and the Hotel de Paris. A fortunate few of us were able to spend Christmas in Paris, certainly a lifetime memory. Royal Palace SS-SBiF ' SrlPjnSTv - View of Monaco and Monte Carlo

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PALMA, MAJORCA Harbor of Palma Leaving Monaco, we operated with the Sixth Fleet during training exercises before putting into Palma, Majorca on the 13th of January. One of the most pictui ' esque islands in the Mediterranean, Palma offered an opportunity to enjoy one of Europe ' s most popular resort areas as well as a chance to pick up many shopping bargains. Leaving Palma we took a short trip to the opposite side of the island to Polensa Bay. Here the senior officers of the Sixth Fleet conferred on the state of readiness of the fleet and on new- developments which might strengthen the fleet in its role in the Mediterranean. Cathedral and Wiiidmills