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Tropical trade winds to sweep through Kinston
Kinston Free Press - with a guest, to the Ports of Call Cruise Party, when the winning ticket will be drawn. The grand prize winner can take the cash or choose an Eastern or Western Caribbean seven-day cruise for two on Royal Caribbean, Carnival or Princess cruise lines

If you go
Chicago Tribune - My 2007 Princess cruise charged about $1,700 per person for the 17 days from Venice to Ft. Lauderdale in an inside cabin, just over $3,000 per person for my balcony cabin. For October 2008, I found a Princess inside cabin on an 18-day cruise from

Navy saves gravely ill girl on cruise
Tri-City Herald - Montero, who had suffered from a ruptured appendix while vacationing with her family aboard the Dawn Princess cruise ship returned to San Diego Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, aboard the U.S. warship that came to her rescue. U.S. Navy — AP Photo In this

My turn: Surplus energy sales benefit Juneau
Juneau Empire - Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. sells surplus energy to customers with dual fuel heating systems, to Princess Cruise Lines and to the Greens Creek Mine. My turn: Surplus energy sales benefit Juneau 112607 opinion 1 JuneauEmpire Alaska Electric

Passengers Describe Harrowing End To Cruise
NBC 6 - The video shows fallen chairs and tables. Confused and clearly shaken passengers can be seen walking around the deck, trying to figure out what happened. In an instant, passengers aboard The Crown Princess cruise ship went from sunbathing to

All aboard for WAN acceleration
TechWorld - Two luxury cruise lines faced the same satellite-delay challenges for shipboard Internet access and came up with different ways to address the unavoidable latency on those ship-to-shore connections and keep passengers happy. In one case, Regent Seven

NZ mourns Hillary’s death
Reuters TV Video - Working on into his late 70s, Hillary provided an expert commentary on the Antarctic for luxury cruise boat expeditions. Last year, he visited both Nepal and Antarctica, where he celebrated the 50th anniversary of New Zealand’s Scott Base

Five things first-time cruisers should know
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Luxury cruise lines may not charge extra for wine or liquor. On many other lines, you can’t get soda for free, but you can buy beverage packages with unlimited soda ($6 a day is typical). You can spend a lot on alcohol, casinos, spas, Internet access

American Express Travel Reports Growth in Cruising Popularity due to
Forbes - Cruise Specialists report that interest in luxury cruising is similarly on an upswing, helped no doubt by the lavish onboard amenities and opportunities for private and customized experiences available on the luxury cruise lines.

Seabourn Means Business (Business Class Air, That Is)
Earthtimes - The Yachts of Seabourn provides the ultimate in ultra luxury cruise vacations to the most desirable destinations on earth. The Yachts of Seabourn is a proud member of World’s Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Aida, Carnival

Marilyn Carlson Nelson: Needed: The next leaders
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Friday’s restaurant runs $5 million; a Regent resort hotel, $90 million; a luxury cruise ship, $500 million. Our company was fortunate to have been born when it was, where it was. In the late 1930s, the Twin Cities were rife with promise and were

Bob’s Discount Furniture & The Pajama Program Team Up For Pajama
dBusinessNews.com - With every donation, each person becomes eligible to win an eight-day luxury cruise for four people to the Caribbean which will be awarded on February 19, 2008. “We would like everybody to open their hearts and join us as we celebrate the magic of

NY Liner To Offer Summer, Fall Cruise In Great Lakes
All Headline News - Duluth, MN (AHN) - A shipping line based in New York will start a cruise service in the Great Lakes in the summer and fall of 2009. Travel Dynamics International’s luxury cruise ship, the Clelia II, will ply between Duluth, Minnesota and Toronto

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com - Revelex Introduces Luxury Cruise Travel From Seabourn Strengthens Agents High-End Cruise Offering With Direct Access to Seabourn s Ultra Luxury Yachts SOUTH FLORIDA — Revelex Corporation, a leader in travel technology Children of America

Travel briefs
Miami Herald - Costa Rica & Panama cruise booked through Expedition Trips. Lowest fare starts at $3,264 per adult and $2,266 per child younger than 18 sharing a cabin and applies to March and April sailings. The 10-day cruise aboard Cruise West’s Pacific Explorer

Travel Deals /Bargains from around the world
Buffalo News - Costa Rica & Panama cruise booked through Expedition Trips. Lowest fare starts at $3,689 per adult and $2,266 per child younger than 18 (including taxes) sharing a cabin and applies to March and April sailings. The 10-day cruise aboard Cruise West

Royal Caribbean to Offer Southern Caribbean Itineraries from Colon
PR Newswire - MIAMI, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — From the bustling Colombian city streets to the pristine beaches of the ABC islands, Royal Caribbean International guests can now experience a perfect blend of Southern Caribbean life while cruising from Colon

Cruising from Costa Rican wilderness to the Panama Canal
Inside Costa Rica - Beach and the Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica, and Coiba National Park, the Darien jungle, the Panama Canal (partial crossing), Portobelo and the San Blas Islands in Panama. Cruise-only

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa to Sail Aboard Crystal Symphony
Forbes - Silk Road and The Sushi Bar were conceived in partnership with luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises and will feature the coveted cuisine of this legendary chef. On March 21, 2008, at the start of Crystal Symphony’s Hong Kong to Beijing cruise

Travel Deals /Bargains from around the world
Buffalo News - Costa Rica & Panama cruise booked through Expedition Trips. Lowest fare starts at $3,689 per adult and $2,266 per child younger than 18 (including taxes) sharing a cabin and applies to March and April sailings. The 10-day cruise aboard Cruise West

Royal Caribbean to Offer Southern Caribbean Itineraries from Colon
PR Newswire - MIAMI, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — From the bustling Colombian city streets to the pristine beaches of the ABC islands, Royal Caribbean International guests can now experience a perfect blend of Southern Caribbean life while cruising from Colon

Travel briefs
Miami Herald - Costa Rica & Panama cruise booked through Expedition Trips. Lowest fare starts at $3,264 per adult and $2,266 per child younger than 18 sharing a cabin and applies to March and April sailings. The 10-day cruise aboard Cruise West’s Pacific Explorer

Wine attracts more customers
Miami Herald - Wine used to be elitist,'’ says longtime South Florida wine opinion leader Bob Dickinson, recently retired as president and chief executive of Carnival Cruise Lines. “It’s become mainstream.'’ And it’s whetting the palate of a new generation that is

An article on the front page on Thursday should have credited Lin and
Miami Herald - An article on the front page on Thursday should have credited Lin and Ted Arison, who founded Carnival Cruise Lines, as the first Miami philanthropists to donate $10 million to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade

Cruise fuel surcharge under review
MSNBC - The surcharge applies to Carnival brands Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and The Yachts of Seabourn. However, it’s unclear whether a fuel surcharge goes against a 1997 state settlement

Shaq trade allows Heat to rise again
New York Daily News - Given all the negatives facing his team, you wouldn’t have been surprised if Arison had boarded one of his Carnival cruise ships and taken an extended voyage to nowhere. Then Sarver, in his fourth season as Suns majority owner, called and threw Arison