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Columbus Isle, a Club Med resort, is located just north of the main settlement at Cockburn Town. The island is home to many shallow-water coral reefs, where snorkellers can observe hundreds of fish species without the use of scuba equipment. The Pleistocene Cockburn Town Fossil Reef is near the main town and resort. [36]
Club Med SAS, commonly known as Club Med and previously known as Club Méditerranée SA, is a French travel and tourism operator headquartered in Paris, specializing in all-inclusive holidays. Founded in 1950, the company has been primarily owned by the Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group since 2013. Club Med either wholly owns or operates nearly ...
Three of Club Med's oldest resorts have recently gone through a major re-vamp: Club Med Bali [], the oldest Club Med outside France, has recently gone through a 15 million dollar make-over; Club Med Ria Bintan [], with a 10 million dollar make-over; and Club Med Punta with a 40 million one. 2007 saw Club Med open its first 5 Trident Resort, La ...
Club Med 2 is a five-masted computer-controlled staysail schooner owned and operated by Club Med and operated as a cruise ship. It combines the power of seven computer-operated sails with more traditional diesel-electric power, having four diesel generators that power two electric motors. Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in Le Havre, France.
Her sister ship Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in the same shipyard. Club Med 1 made her maiden voyage in 1990, and sailed for Club Med for eight years. In 1998, Club Med 1 was sold to Windstar Cruises and renamed Wind Surf. The ship was based on Windstar Cruises' smaller 5,350-ton, 148-passenger Wind Star, Wind Spirit and Wind Song motor ...
Apple Leisure Group headquarters in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Apple Vacations was founded in 1969 by John Mullen and his brother-in-law, Al Atkinson, as Atkinson & Mullen Travel.
Name Image Country Area Population Capital / main city km 2 sq mi Sicily Italy 25,834 9,975: 5,010,001: Palermo: Sardinia Italy 24,100 9,300: 1,656,000: Cagliari: Cyprus
Club Fed" is a derisive term used in North America to refer to a prison whose accommodations are seen as less severe than many other prisons. Club Fed is a pun on the "Club Med" chain of all-inclusive resorts. The 1999 movie Office Space made a reference to this style of prison by referring to it as a "white-collar, minimum-security resort ...