CLOSE Dianne Newcomer (Photo: courtesy) “I’m just so sad, Ms. Dianne” were the words that started the phone conversation I had been expecting for weeks. I honestly wondered more about what had taken her so long to call than why she …
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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the nation’s largest, also is on the road system, but it’s a long drive. First, from Anchorage, there’s the five-hour drive past Palmer, through the Matanuska Valley to Chitina, on the banks of the …
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By Gretchen Wehmhoff A few weeks after reducing their Alaska cruise fleet by 75%, two major cruise lines pulled the plug on the rest of the season in Alaska. Princess Cruises announced on its website Wednesday that, “Due to reduced …
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After more than six weeks stranded on a cruise ship, Julia Whitcomb is finally headed home Julia Whitcomb, the Belvidere North graduate who has been stranded in isolation on a cruise ship off the Miami coast for more than six …
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For hundreds of unneeded crew members stuck aboard the Norwegian Epic in Miami, every day is a waiting game. They are among more than 70,000 crew remaining aboard idle cruise ships in U.S. waters alone,according to the U.S. Coast Guard – many more …
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It has been several weeks since the 2,900 crew members on board the cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 have seen anybody from the outside world. “Life is really boring, the best I can compare it with is a prison,” one …
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Turks and Caicos Islands has begun a phased reopening of the British Overseas Territory. Crucially, the reopening will not yet affect travel — meaning international travel to Turks and Caicos will remain closed until at least June 1, according to …
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As Texas reopens for business — and its tourism industry welcomes guests with enticing deals — Galveston has seen throngs of visitors packing the beach and the Seawall. Now, with news of the return of a global travel giant, the …
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been contained in the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti, according to a leading researcher and academic. Dr. Clive Landis, pro-vice-chancellor for undergraduate studies and research, and professor of cardiovascular research at the University of the West Indies …
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