Flightseeing tours of Misty Fjords have been among the most popular and lucrative excursions for cruise lines in Alaska, but this summer’s market is in flux following back-to-back fatal crashes at one of the biggest operators, Taquan Air. Taquan has …
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CLOSE A towering cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist riverboat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning, injuring five people, officials said. The collision sparked new calls for placing restrictions on cruise ships in the famed …
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If you’re trying to decide where to go for your post-wedding escape, a sun-splashed island can be a solid choice. But which one to choose? The ideal island for your newlywed getaway depends on your budget, and how much time …
MIAMI (AP) — Carnival Corp. reached a settlement Monday with federal prosecutors in which the world’s largest cruise line agreed to pay a $20 million penalty because its ships continued to pollute the oceans despite a previous criminal conviction aimed …
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Cruise travel from the U.S. to Cuba began in May 2016 during President Barack Obama’s opening with the island. It has become the most popular form of U.S. leisure travel to the island, bringing 142,721 people in the first four …
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HAVANA (Reuters) – The Trump administration banned cruises to Cuba under new restrictions on U.S. travel to the Caribbean island imposed on Tuesday to pressure its Communist government to reform and stop supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The tightening of …
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The announcement by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Tuesday that it would be ending people-to-people travel to Cuba is also the end to travel that has flourished since restrictions on Cuban travel began to …
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By the time Hans and Margret Rey went to the bicycle shop, the only one left was a bicycle built for two. It was June 11, 1940, in Paris. The radio was announcing that the city would not be defended …
Mistake airfares. Yes, they’re really a thing. In a world of instant online booking, where nearly every transaction is automated, it can seem outlandish that there are pricing errors. As airlines price thousands of flights, sometimes the computers (or the …
Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day at CocoCay (Bahamas) Courtesy Jeff Bogle This newly redeveloped private Bahamian island reachable only via Royal Caribbean cruise ships is the home of the 135-foot-tall Daredevil’s Peak water slide (the tallest in North America), as well …
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