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UPDATE: Amex offers cruise on Costa Concordia – Oops - Nice touch

"American Express mailed out a brochure for a Mediterranean cruise on the Costa Concordia which just arrived in many homes today. Sound familiar, you bet, that’s the one still sinking off the coast of Italy, near...

Mediterranean Cruises To See The Wonders of Mediter

Mediterranean cruises are an excellent way to spend the holidays in wonders of sea and Europe.If at all you are planning a vacation and spend your summer vacations in a memorable way, then a trip to Europe is the best option available with you. To make it more different and...

Government Review Liverpool Cruise Trade Bid

28th June 2011 A second bid by Liverpool to grab a slice of Southampton’s lucrative cruise trade will be put out to consultation, the shipping minister has signaled. The Mersey city has submitted a plan to...

New Report Details Cruise Industry's Record of Pollution

A report entitled "Getting a Grip on Cruise Pollution" released today by the Friends of the Earth (FOE) organization concludes that the billions of dollars earned by the cruise industry each year comes at a significant cost to our nation’s air and water.The...

Are Cruise Ships Equipped To Handle Bomb Threats On The High Seas

The local news media is reporting that Royal Caribbean recently received a bomb threat aboard the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship. According to a news release by the U.S. Coast Guard, Royal Caribbean's reservation center in Wichita, Kansas received a call...

Oasis of the Seas like a city in the ocean

The world's largest ocean liner is sailing the world.  Newsday describes it like this:"Sixteen decks, 24 dining options, seven themed neighborhoods and a rooftop zip line. An ice-skating rink, handcrafted carousel and the first Broadway production to be...

Amber Malkuch, Cruise Passenger Commits Suicide, Found Overboard

Amber Malkuch, a cruise ship passenger on board Holland America's ship the Zaamndam, was found overboard in what authorities believe to be a suicide. The 45-year-old woman was last seen ordering room service just after midnight and then she vanished, and a spokeswoman for...

Bruce O'Krepki Recent H.S. Graduate Falls Overboard From Ship

Update: May 27thThe search for Bruce O'Krepki ended on Tuesday night. There are eyewitness who report seeing  a  teenager jumping off the cruise ship Sunday night. After an exhaustive search effort to...

Port Call - Castaway Cay, Day 7

CASTAWAY CAY, BAHAMAS - Imagine a quiet private island in the Bahamas that comes to life only when a Disney Cruise ship arrives. A couple of times a week this small island has thousands of visitors, from around the...

Disney At Sea - Day 6

Five days on a cruise ship, can it get any more relaxing than this? Yes. Today is day six at sea with the Disney Magic and a there are a variety of ship based activities scheduled that include; art at sea,...

Port Call - Cozumel, Mexico

COZUMEL, MEXICO - The Westerly winds that caused our early departure from Grand Cayman yesterday created rougher seas as we traveled West to Cozumel, Mexico. During the night I realized why the sliding closet...

Port Call - Cayman Islands, Day 4

GRAND CAYMAN, British West Indies - After an all night journey we arrive at our destination just offshore of George Town, Grand Cayman. Grand Cayman is the largest, and most populous, of the three island country...

Magic at Sea - Day 3

Gulf of Mexico - As the sun comes up we skirt the coast of Northwest Cuba.  The Disney Magic glides through the calm, deep blue water on the way to the Cayman Islands.  We travel at 21.5 knots, or...

Philippine tourist traffic up despite global crisis-- DOT

With DOT's target of 3.5 million tourist arrivals this year and five million by 2010, the industry must expand total capacity in terms of physical infrastructure, room accommodations and manpower... "Local...
 

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