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Passengers held on board cruise ship Pacific Dawn - News.com.au
PASSENGERS will be held on board luxury cruise ship Pacific Dawn while suspected cases of swine flu among its crew are investigated. Passengers will not be permitted to disembark the P&O luxury liner until authorities confirm whether three sick crew

Ensemble Adds Paul Gauguin Cruises as Preferred Supplier - Travel Trade
Ensemble Travel Group announced it has added South Pacific small ship cruise line Paul Gauguin Cruises as a 2010 preferred supplier for its nearly 900 member agencies. The product is actually not new for Ensemble members who are currently selling the

Gallery cruise benefit coming up - San Francisco Gate
Raiders left guard Robert Gallery was a guest on the Chronicle Live shw on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area recently, talking about healing up his calf and fixing up old cars. Gallery also promoted his June 6 car show, with proceeds going to the families

England cruise to a win against Windies - ninemsn
Paul Collingwood enjoyed himself with both bat and ball as England cruised to a six-wicket win over the West Indies in the second one-day international on Sunday. Victory, achieved with 14 overs left, gave England an unbeatable 1-0 lead in the three

Coast Guard Medevacs Woman From Cruise Ship - WDSU
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard used a Medevac to transfer a 50-year-old woman with internal bleeding from a cruise ship to a hospital Sunday morning. The ship was about 30 miles south of the Southwest Pass then the Medevac arrived at about 2:30 a.m

Oriental Jewels Fly/Cruise $2,249.00 booked through www.cruiseagents - e-Travel Blackboard
* All prices are quoted in Australian dollars, based on per person double occupancy. If you’re booking a fly/cruise package, air Taxes & Fuel Surcharge are additional, and will be advised by your consultant. All prices & itineraries are current at

Tom Cruise is a great father - San Francisco Examiner
There have been many reports this past week of Tom Cruise at the Lakers game with his adopted son Connor. Many people seemed sort of surprised that Tom Cruise actually does something normal, like taking his son to a basketball game. However, people

Iran producing anti-cruise missile cannons - Daily Times
TEHRAN: Iran launched on Sunday a production line for manufacturing cannons for warships, which can be used against cruise missiles, the Fars news agency reported. The final range of the 40-millimetre naval cannon, named Fath (victory), is 12

England cruise to one-day victory - BBC Sport
England took a 1-0 lead with one match remaining in the one-day international series after thrashing West Indies by six wickets with 14 overs to spare. Stuart Broad claimed wickets in each of his opening two overs as the Windies were dismissed for

Cruise ship stuck in swine flu scare - Brisbane Times
ABOUT 4000 cruise ship passengers and 900 crew were left in limbo on Saturday after a swine flu scare forced their ocean liner to be quarantined in Sydney Harbour for almost seven hours. The Dawn Princess docked at Wharf 8 early Saturday afternoon

Hot Rods Cruise Past RiverDogs, 3-2 - OurSports Central
CHARLESTON, SC - Robi Estrada went 3-for-4 and a quartet of Bowling Green pitchers limited Charleston to six hits as the Hot Rods cruised past the RiverDogs, 3-2, in South Atlantic League action Sunday in front of 2,733 fans at Joseph P. Riley, Jr

VIDEO: Honoring memories in Cheshire - MPNow
More than half a century ago, and especially during World War II, eighth-grade students in Cheshire would compete to see who could best recite the Gettysburg Address. That was before my time, said Fred Goodnow, a Cheshire resident. The old

FBI approves Smith records for release - Stamford Advocate
After a lengthy review by federal officials, thousands of pages of court transcripts and evidence are set for release in the case of a Greenwich man who vanished while on a honeymoon cruise in 2005. Attorneys for the family of George Smith IV and his

Smith - Williams - Times and Democrat
Lauren Blake Smith and Charles Hiram Williams, III, both of Columbia, S.C., were united in marriage at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2009, at First Baptist Church in Orangeburg, S.C. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Bamberg, S

Europe’s most enjoyable cruise bargain - CNN
(Tribune Media Services) — You can cover a lot of territory in Scandinavia without ever checking into a hotel. Overnight luxury cruise liners stacked with saunas, smorgasbords and duty-free shopping sail nightly between Stockholm and Helsinki

Some S. Fla. Cruise Lines Returning To Mexico - CBS 4 South Florida
Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s largest cruise line operator, will resume visits to Mexican ports of call now that the Centers for Disease Control is no longer recommending against non-essential travel to Mexico. The CDC changed the

SeaDreamYacht Club pushes tactical offers through tour operators - Travel Weekly
SeaDream Yacht Club is approaching operators to help shift certain itineraries through travel agents as it rolls out discounts of more than 50% for extended bookings. The luxury cruise company said late sales had picked up but that it hoped

Luxury Institute Survey: High Net-Worth Consumers Rank the “Best of - Market Wire
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire - May 21, 2009) - The Luxury Institute reported today the top-rated cruise line brands in the 2009 Luxury Customer Experience Index (LCEI) survey, which identifies the top brands that deliver true luxury customer experiences

Upmarket cruises going for a song - Times Online
The luxury cruise market is understandably jittery at the moment. Never before have so many upmarket ships competed for the pounds and dollars of a market so reluctant to spend. One cruise line, Hebridean International, has already folded and others

MSC Cruises ensures secure cruising two new itineraries for MSC - TravelDailyNews.com
MSC Cruises has launched exciting new West Africa itineraries departing from Livorno in Italy and Durban in South Africa which combine the relaxation of a long ocean cruise with a tremendous variety of ports of call and special excursions. The new

New Kids Hangin’ Tough with Fan Cruise - WCSH
MIAMI (AP) — The little girls who once loved the New Kids On The Block are now adults — with disposable income. The band quickly sold out a three-day Caribbean cruise where they’ll perform onboard and mingle. The group, which reunited after 14

Health officials confirm swine flu on Royal Caribbean cruise ship - USA Today
Health officials in Alaska say tests have confirmed a crew member on Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas had the H1N1 swine flu. The female crew member became ill on May 2 — the same day the 2,112-passenger ship departed San Francisco on a 14

Whistleblower: Cruise to Mexico was lost at sea - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Two days after leaving Long Beach, Calif., last month, the cruise ship Carnival Splendor was steaming toward Mexico with 3,300 heat-seeking vacationers. A couple from St. Paul, Kacie Wottreng and her husband, Chad, were sitting by the pool, cocktails

Carnival reroutes cruises from New Orleans because of swine flu - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Carnival Cruise Lines passengers whose voyages to Mexican ports have been rerouted because of swine flu are getting a preview of the new itinerary the cruise line plans to introduce in New Orleans this winter. Cruise passengers leaving the Port of

Tourists trade Mexico for Seattle due to swine flu - Seattle Times
At least it wasn’t raining at the moment when Mary Calderon disembarked from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship on Thursday. Originally, her ship was scheduled to visit sunny Mexican beaches. Instead, the cold, rainy weather in the Pacific Northwest

New cruise ships on order in Europe - TravelDailyNews.com
Thirty cruise ships on order with three leading European builders; refurbishments and upgrades offering opportunities for European yards and suppliers. Seatrade Europe to discuss latest trends. The orderbooks of the three leading European cruiseship

Five ways passengers are getting even with cruise lines - CNN
(Tribune Media Services) — Cruising isn’t what it used to be. Just ask Steve Roberts, who recently sailed from Costa Maya, Mexico, to Nassau, Bahamas on the Carnival Glory. Cruise passengers know it’s a buyers’ market, and they seem to be enjoying

Flu outbreak cancels school trip to Caribbean - Democrat and Chronicle
A Caribbean cruise planned by 14 local high school students that included a stop in Cozumel, Mexico, has been canceled by Monroe BOCES 1 Superintendent Daniel T. White. “This was a very, very difficult decision,” said White. “I fully understand how

Poof! European cruise goes up in smoke - MSNBC
Texas residents Shirley Campbell and Cynthia Jeffries had planned to spend several weeks cruising Europe s most popular sites. The friends dubbed it the trip of a lifetime and booked two back-to-back cruises. The first cruise was on Royal Caribbean

Tips for seniors to create the perfect vacation - ABC 15 News
Alaska is a very popular destination for older travelers, but itineraries can vary dramatically, from action-packed and active, to serene sightseeing. (Courtesy: AAA) Click the play button on the video window to the right to see the show segment

Swine Flu Scares Tourists into Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Independent
del.icio.us. Tourist season will get a jump-start this weekend when two Princess Cruise Ships have scheduled last-minute stops in Santa Barbara in the interests of avoiding their intended destinations in the Mexican Riviera. The decision to change

Nonprofit to hold fundraiser Thursday to benefit kids - News-Press
Community Coordinated Care for Children will hold a fundraiser Thursday to benefit Southwest Florida children and families in need. The money raised will help 4C and the Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida provide child care assistance to

Big crowd for food, glorious food - Signal
Nearly 2,000 supporters of the Santa Clarita Child and Family Center packed Mann Biomedical Park in Valencia on a warm Sunday to eat, drink and be merry. The 21st annual Taste of the Town also attracted nearly 40 food and drink vendors to one of the

Cruise Lines Suspending Stops In Mexico - CBS 4 South Florida
Carnival Corporation became the first major cruise line to suspend stops at Mexican ports for all ships scheduled to immediately visit the country. Carnival has three ships currently scheduled to visit Mexico in the immediate future. The company said

Five ways passengers are getting even with cruise lines - CNN
(Tribune Media Services) — Cruising isn’t what it used to be. Just ask Steve Roberts, who recently sailed from Costa Maya, Mexico, to Nassau, Bahamas on the Carnival Glory. Cruise passengers know it’s a buyers’ market, and they seem to be enjoying

Flu outbreak steers more cruise ships to Seattle - Seattle Times
More ships will sail into Seattle this spring as cruise lines shift out of Mexico because of the flu outbreak there, bringing thousands more passengers and their spending to town. Royal Caribbean cruise ships are expected to make at least a

Essay, weight loss equals cruise - Bainbridge Island Review
Shawn Boice said she spent about 15 minutes telling her story. It almost seems comical, said the Bothell resident. That 15 minutes of writing and some effort put into losing 20 pounds won Boice, 46, a week-long Caribbean cruise. A nurse now

Swine flu scare steers cruise ships to Seattle - Columbian
More cruise ships will stop in Seattle this spring as they skip Mexico because of swine flu. The Port of Seattle says Royal Caribbean cruise ships are expected to make a half-dozen extra daylong visits to Seattle. The line’s Mariner of the Seas will

As more swine flu cases were reported Monday from Mexico to Spain and - Miami Herald
As more swine flu cases were reported Monday from Mexico to Spain and New York to New Zealand, cruise lines pondered itineraries, airlines shifted refund policies and South Florida travelers debated canceling cancel vacations. The death toll in

Jefferson County prosecutor tells jury Preston McCombs killed mother - Everything Alabama Blog
Special Preston McCombs has been kicked out of the house by his mother. After a week of partying in Sherry McCombs’ Warrior area home with friends and topless dancers, Preston McCombs killed his mother when she returned from a cruise so he could

Cruise Ship Diversions From Mexico Adding Dollars to Alternate Ports - All Headline News
San Francisco, CA (AHN) - Vacationers who booked cruises to Mexico have recently seen their itineraries suddenly changed by the outbreak of swine flu in that country. The result has been a sudden and unexpected boom in tourism dollars in substitute