BERMUDA CRUISE FOR $50? YES -- IN 1938

Credit: Bernews website

A round-tip cruise to Bermuda for $50? You must be kidding ... or we're back in 1938. Sorry folks -- it's the latter.

Bermuda news website Bernews posted this article about a travel brochure from 1938 that "urges vacationers to make their way to the island promises cruises that are the 'smart thrifty way to Bermuda,' with round trip tickets starting at only $50. The brochure, which details passage aboard the Eastern Steamship Lines’ Acadia, offers regular round-trip fare of $50, a ‘Live Ashore in Bermuda Plan’ for $58, a six day cruise for $60, a seven day cruise for $67.50, and an eight day cruise for $75, with 'living aboard ship in Bermuda' covered in the respective prices."

We knew it was too good to be true! -- Gerry