On Wednesday, retirees are invited to tour the Amalfi Coast and cities on the Danube with speaker Daryl Nord who is presenting an Armchair Traveler program at “Making the Most of Retirement.” The program, provided by OSU Emeriti, is open …

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Alaska legislators are considering whether to end the state’s onboard cruise ship inspectors program. Officials in the administration of Mike Dunleavy, Alaska’s governor, have said publicly the Ocean Rangers may be superfluous considering cruise ship monitoring mechanisms currently in place. …

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WHY IT RATES: The island of Jamaica continues to be a favorite vacation spot for travelers headed to the Caribbean. —Codie Liermann, Associate Editor Jamaica’s tourism sector is experiencing an unprecedented start to the year with record-breaking arrival figures and …

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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced that the number of ocean cruises taken by British and Irish passengers last year reached over two million for the first time. The UK and Ireland cruise industry hit a record 2,009,000 in …

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Smoke billows across the city. Firefighters pour water on the blaze. Chinese travel agencies are adjusting itineraries and issuing refunds to tourists visiting Paris after a massive fire tore through the city’s famed Notre-Dame Cathedral. Yu Junxian, a tourist from …

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