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Heidi shook her head "No, it's a floating hotel that's moored directly in the path of the syste duck"

"That ship that reported a ninety-foot wave," said Moore "If one that huge strikes the hotel" His voice trailed off

"We've got to warn their ement to evacuate the hotel"

Heidi jumped to her feet and ran toward the coeuests and e an unspeakable death

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Never had such elegance, such grandeur, risen fron and creative distinction had ever been built The Ocean Wanderer underwater resort hotel was an adventure waiting to be experienced, an exci

ting opportunity for its guests to view the wonders beneath the sea She rose above the waves in wondrous splendor two miles off the tip of Cabo Cabron peninsula that jutted from the southeastern shore of the Dominican Republic

Acknowledged by the travel industry as the world'sstandards never before achieved The highest degree of crafts the ulti exploitation of lavish textures that illustrated life in the sea Wild exuberant greens, blues and golds, all canificent outside, breathtaking inside Above the surface, the outer structure was configured to rese over two hundred feet into the sky, the upper five stories housed the quarters and offices of the four hundred alleys, and hearing and air-conditioning systems

Ocean Wanderer also offered endless upscale gour options Five restaurants, run by five world-class chefs Exotic seafood dishes only s And then there was the sunset catamaran dinner cruise for intimate romance

Three levels held two lounges featuring celebrity artists and entertainers, an opulent ballroo with designer boutiques and variety shops filled with exciting and exquisite uests' malls at home And it was all duty-free

There was aand satellite feeds of the latest h sas had to offer Fish swa tables and slot s also held a variety of sea life that glided lazily above the ga action below

The middle levels housed a world-class spa with coes, facials and luxurious body treatments were available, as were saunas and steaardens filled with exotic plants and flowers For the active set, the roof over the spa featured tennis courts and arange where guests could drive balls far out into the sea at floating targets spaced at fifty-yard intervals

For the more adventurous, there were several spectacular water slides with entries at different levels reached by elevators One wild ride began at the roof of the hotel and spiraled down into the water from fifteen stories below Other water sports were available that included windsurfing, jetskiing, waterskiing and of course aactivities directed by certified instructors Guests could also experience submarine tours in and around the reefs and into the upper reaches of the deeper abyss, as well as a fish's-eye view of the underwater levels of the hotel Fish identification classes and educational lectures on the sea were given by university teachers of the ocean sciences

But the uests truly experienced was a liquid adventure in the huge pod-shaped structure beneath the surface Like a , the Ocean Wanderer did not have rooms; it had suites, four hundred and ten of the viewing ports of thick pressurized glass with stunning views of life underwater Artistic decor in hues of rich blues and greens filled the suites, while selectable colored uests were truly living under the sea

Visually spectacular, guests could come face-to-face with the predators of the sea, the sharks and barracudas, as they elfish, parrot fish and friendly dolphins schooled around outside the suites Giant groupers and raceful jellyfish as they frolicked auests could lie in bed and watch the ballet of fish under an array of colored lights