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Group travel requires a compatible group
Palladium-Item, IN - Feb 19, 2006Not so for our band of seven who spent almost three weeks together, most of it on the Diamond Princess cruise ship as we sailed from Sydney, Australia to …

Cruise VP says Princess not coming to Cayman
Cayman Net News, Cayman Islands - Feb 20, 2006… Net News asked Mr Nielsen if economics and fuel costs played a part in the decision to delete Grand Cayman from the Grand Princess cruise holidays, and he …

Bay Area Cruise Passengers Jolted
abc7news.com, CA - Feb 15, 2006… Everybody just fell.”. The Princess Cruise Line says the ship made the sudden turn in an effort to get a sick passenger back to port as soon as possible. …

Manugistics Scientist Dr. Jon Higbie to Address Travel Pricing …
TMCnet - Feb 28, 2006… Manugistics clients include Harrah’s-Caesars Entertainment, Eurostar, Omni Hotels, Princess Cruise Lines, TUI (formerly Thomson Holidays), Continental Cargo …

NEWS & NOTES
Newsday, NY - Feb 15, 2006… Chef and owner Anthony Marrali had been an executive chef on the Princess cruise line and cooked at several Italian restaurants on Long Island. …

ILLINOIS STYLE: Company employees in Plainfield hold weight-loss …
Belleville News-Democrat, IL - Feb 11, 2006… into the pot. The Herald News will profile Sporer and Alessio in March, when they return from a Hawaiian cruise. Like the television …

Red Hat Society
The Union of Grass Valley, CA - Feb 19, 2006Red Hatters who sign up for the Red Hat Hawaiian Cruise during the month of February may qualify for free three-category upgrades. …

Foundation grants tropical island wish
Pleasant Hill/Martinez Record, CA - Mar 1, 2006… employees, and Elderly Wish volunteers gathered in the Chateau lounge awaiting Eastwood’s arrival to tell him about his 10-day Hawaiian cruise accompanied by a …

Coliseum to host US World Cup warm-up 
This summer, the United States mens national soccer team will try to do something it has never accomplished win the FIFA World Cup. By: NewYorker1 on 02-23-2006 Too bad Ill miss this event. Unfortunately, Ill be on a 14 day Hawaiian cruise with my parents.

Senior Notes 
WISE OLDER GROUP (WOG) has a focus on older people who may be shutting themselves off from the community.

Senior Notes 
NARFE, (National Association of Retired Federal Employees), Agamenticus Chapter 590, will meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Lobster Cove Restaurant in York Harbor, Maine. Guest speaker will be Julie Brawn, Maine Federation president. For information, call (207) 439-0305.

Senior Notes 
PORTSMOUTH GOLDEN AGE CLUB will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Moose Club, 1163 Sagamore Ave. There will be bingo. For information, call Betty Pennington at 436-0653.

For best insurance, follow the rules 
Last year a reader bought four Hawaiian cruise tickets. A few days before departure, his son suffered a medical emergency, and the family had to cancel the cruise. Because he didnt buy insurance, the cruise line stonewalled his request for a refund or even credit toward a later cruise.

Teachers of character honored 
More than 100 Chaves County teachers were recognized Thursday during the 3rd annual Teacher of Character awards reception at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center.

Cutting loose
TheReporter.com, CA - Feb 26, 2006… “Then I want to take an eight-day Carribean cruise, by myself,” he said. He expressed no worries about the state of the jail, as Lt. …

Music at sea
Kodiak Daily Mirror, AK - Feb 16, 2006By DREW HERMAN. It was sweet sailing for Kodiak High School Students onboard the Royal Carribean cruise ship Vision of the Sea. During …

Break Period
SLAM! Sports, Canada - Feb 13, 2006… Brian Pothier: Heading back to his native Boston with his family to spend time with relatives. - Chris Phillips: Plans on taking a Carribean cruise. …

The eyes of the storm
Boston Globe - Karen Swensen was hunkered down with colleagues in a makeshift TV studio in New Orleans, working round the clock with little food and water while her husband, a homicide detective, patrolled the besieged Superdome. In the hell and high water of

Cruise ships deemed `reasonable’ for post-Katrina housing
MENAFN - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A controversial $192 million contract to charter cruise ships for housing after Hurricane Katrina was reasonable, a top government watchdog has concluded. Just days after Katrina hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, the government leased

Gulf Coast Hurricane Victims Have 10 Days to Apply for Aid
Environment News Service - WASHINGTON, DC, March 1, 2006 (ENS) - Six months after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma devastated the Gulf Coast and Florida, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved $5.4 billion in low interest loans to the victims, but now time

Retired priest heeds call of the sea
St. Paul Pioneer Press - GILBERT, Minn. This is the priest who brought polkas to the Catholic Church and took his Mass to the Vatican. So it’s no surprise to hear of his latest gig. Father Perk is sailing the high seas, luxury ship and all. But this isn’t just a pleasure

Where to go for March 5, 2006
Evansville Courier-Press - about $500? Visit Boston in the spring. Trip includes round-trip airfare from Evansville, accommodations for three nights at the Comfort Inn Boston (located about three miles from historic Downtown Boston), and all taxes. Travel dates: April 28

Group travel requires a compatible group
Palladium-Item - Whenever a group of friends decides to travel together, risks are involved. A common one is that the group may end up less friendly than when they began their trip. Not so for our band of seven who spent almost three weeks together, most of it on the

We are greatly disappointed with Princess Cruise Lines
Caymen Net News - I am a future passenger on the Grand Princess, leaving Galveston, Texas on the 25th March. I am one of a group of ten travelling together from Portland, Oregon. All of us are greatly disappointed with Princess Cruise Lines for scratching Grand Cayman

MILESTONES
Visalia Times-Delta - Seth Williams, son of former Visalian Bill Williams, was promoted to Eagle Scout, a title earned by only 4 percent of all Boy Scouts, in a January ceremony. Bill and his wife, Natalie, watched as Seth, 19, was presented with many medals and

WORLD & NATION
St. Petersburg Times - WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday tempered calls for an immediate vote to block a Dubai-based company’s takeover of some U.S. port operations as President Bush prodded them to avoid a confrontation. Patriot Act renewal

Cruising Alaska
Coloradoan - Ketchikan s Harbor is a busy place where anglers mix with tourists checking out the red light district of Creek Street. Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Spirit operates a series of 16 seven-day Glacier Route cruises northbound from Vancouver and

Did Gov. Jeb Bush push cruise ships on FEMA?
KHOU - The President’s brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, has been asked to explain his role in the award of $236 million contract to Carnival Cruise Lines to house Hurricane Katrina victims. Two Carnival ships, Sensation and Ecstasy docked practically unused

Katrina House report highlights
Philadelphia Inquirer - _The levees were designed to resist a standard hurricane, roughly Level 3, but not the most severe hurricances. There is no actual “standard hurricane,” however, because of the unique factors that contribute to a particular storm. _”The reasons for

Gov. Bush Draws Fire: Sweetheart Cruise Ship Deal?
WPBF News 25 - WASHINGTON — A top House Democrat is calling on Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to explain his role in the award of a “lucrative contract” to Carnival Cruise Lines to house Hurricane Katrina victims. The $236 million federal contract was given to the Florida

Cutting loose 
For most of his adult life, Lt. Joe Headley has been governed by stringent rules and regulations. On March 12, however, the Solano County Jail commander will kick that lifestyle out the door as he sails into the heady freedom of retirement. Make that his second retirement. Previously, Headley, 69, served in the Air Force.

Break Period 
The Senators will be scattering to the four corners of the globe during the Olympic break, but it doesn’t mean vacations all around. Finding places in the sun with good workout facilities have been the priority for most of the Senators players not heading to Italy to play in the Winter Games.

COMEDYSPORTZ 
Improvisational comedy. Every Sat., 7:30 & 10pm, $12-$15, Playground at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St., 877-985-2844. COMIC ENERGY PRESENTS: A CRUISE TO NOWHERE A theme show to take place aboard a life-like Carribean cruise ship, featuring sketches based on campy maritime sitcoms of the 1960s & 1970s, like “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Love Boat”, Fri, Feb. 17, 9pm, $14-$20, Ulana’s Nightclub &

Irish Property Great Investment 
Its never too late to join the Irish property boom, says Mark FitzGerald. FitzGerald admitted a better investment in Irish property would have been years ago, but there was still money to be made.

Senior Notes 
WISE OLDER GROUP (WOG) has a focus on older people who may be shutting themselves off from the community.

What a catch: Clausen claims Classic crown
Orlando Sentinel - Young Luke Clausen doesn’t win very often. He just wins at the right time. Clausen won the much-ballyhooed Bassmaster Classic and the $500,000 first prize — the biggest purse ever offered by the BASS Tour — Sunday afternoon on the Kissimmee Chain

Reader Reaction
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond School Board member Stephen B. Johnson says he will resign from the board after being caught with marijuana at Richmond International Airport. This comes three months after Johnson caused a public furor when he posted his profile on a

Reitman Explains Missing Holmes Sex Scene
MSN - WASHINGTON — Jason Reitman says a projection error not Tom Cruise was responsible when a Katie Holmes sex scene was missing during a screening of her upcoming movie, ” Thank You for Smoking ,” at the Sundance Film Festival. “I was sitting

Get Out!
New York Post - THERE are cities that are easy to love and there are others that most people would prefer to make fun of. Los Angeles falls squarely in the latter category. Many visit; almost as many leave bummed out. The reason is simple. They’re hanging around all

Arkansas one step closer to NCAA
Arkansas News Bureau - FAYETTEVILLE -These Razorbacks can’t win on cruise and maybe that’s a good point for them to remember, particularly with an eye on the weekend, the week after, and probably the week after that. When Jonathon Modica’s fifth 3 of the second half banked