April 2006


General30 Apr 2006 08:30 pm

Cruise Ship Whistleblower 
The crimes that Jacques is talking about are mostly sex crimes. He says there’s simply not enough resources, on the high seas, for victims to get justice.

Carnival Freedom will offer an excellent option for Latin American travelers 
Jeffrey Weinstock, vice-president - International Sales/Marketing, Carnival Cruise Lines told EyeforTravel.com that Carnivals business in the region has grown very rapidly due to several factors including offering an outstanding product which is highly appropriate for Latin American guests, as well as superior sales and marketing efforts by its representatives and preferred partners in the

American Voyager Travel Honors 50s Rock Stars; Cruise-Concerts Tribute Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper 
Many people who were alive in 1959 remember “the day the music died” — when a plane crash killed rock-n-roll superstars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper.

Delta works out agreement with airport 
Delta Air Lines and Orlando International Airport officials settled on an agreement Wednesday that would allow the carrier to regain its status as one of the airlines that controls part of the airport’s budget. Airport officials said they were pleased with the deal, but other airlines were frustrated, saying the agreement was too favorable toward Delta. Delta had forfeited its preferred status

General29 Apr 2006 11:30 pm

Bachelors from ‘AlaskaMen’ magazine are going on a Princess Cruise
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Maybe one day they’ll call it the Love Boat. Twenty-eight of the AlaskaMen are going on a Princess Cruise from Vancouver, B.C., to Los Angeles Sept. 18-21 and hoping plenty of eligible women will join them on the voyage. The bachelors, looking for

Confusion Reigned at Queen Mary 2’s Docking in Red Hook
New York Sun - “Getting there is half the fun,” goes the well-known Cunard Line slogan. Passengers aboard the Queen Mary 2, which docked in New York early Saturday morning, found the other half of the fun was trying to get into Manhattan from Red Hook, Brooklyn

Storm still swirls around ship
Orlando Sentinel - Information about the details of those problems was not immediately available. The third Carnival ship used as a FEMA shelter, the Ecstasy, completed a 35-day dry dock period and returned to service on April 8 at its home port in Galveston, Texas

Cruise meets M:I fans
Ireland On-Line - Hollywood star Tom Cruise thrilled fans with a marathon effort on the red carpet for the premiere of his film Mission Impossible III tonight The 43-year-old showed he had lost none of his energy after becoming a father to a baby girl last week by

Queen Mary 2 to Dock in Brooklyn Saturday
1010Wins - NEW YORK — For nearly a century, great ocean liners ended their trans-Atlantic crossings with a grand finale — a nautical stroll past the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan’s soaring towers. That changes starting Saturday, when the world’s biggest

Local woman on cruise ship when deadly fire breaks out
WHEC TV 10 - Federal authorities are headed to Jamaica to investigate a cruise ship fire that took the life of an American passenger. News 10 NBC has learned 10 local college students were onboard that ship. On Thursday NEWS 10NBC spoke with one of them. Mike and

Ketchikan has a reputation for being very friendly
Sitnews - I was saddened to read Ms. Deaton’s letter of 3/29/06. Since there is no email address to contact her directly I can only hope that she reads Sitnews regularly and will see this response. Ms. Deaton, I’m sorry you re beginning your trip with such a

General28 Apr 2006 11:30 pm

Cruise the world with Blue Ribbon Cruise and Travel!
Valley News Network, CA - Apr 7, 2006… Fallbrook s representatives for the cruise line, Linda and Per Nilsen of Blue Ribbon Cruise and Travel, can help you embark on a luxury cruise of your dreams …

Crystal Cruises Celebrates Thanksgiving and Fall Sailings With …
Yahoo! News (press release) - Apr 11, 2006LOS ANGELES, April 11 /PRNewswire/ — Luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises celebrates this Thanksgiving with a tropical flair and extraordinary savings of …

Luxury Cruise Ship - Paul Gauguin - completes US$6 million …
ASIATravelTips.com, Thailand - Apr 5, 2006Following a US $6 million refurbishment the Paul Gauguin luxury cruise ship recently resumed her full sailing schedule in Tahiti and the South Pacific. …

Tauck World Discovery NEW luxury riverboat just launched
e-Travel Blackboard (press release), Australia - Apr 25, 2006Tauck World Discovery has launched a NEW Tauck-branded luxury cruise ship and a new itinerary along the Lower Danube, to cater for the increasing demand for …

Could You Succeed in a Home-Based Business?
PR Web (press release), WA - Apr 10, 2006… $3000. In that same three months I had also qualified for an all expenses paid world class, luxury cruise of the Caribbean for two. …