The coastline that poet Lord Byron called the “most beautiful merging of land and sea” is now one of unbridled real estate development. Property boom that saw apartment complexes blight the coast With rocky slopes jutting into azure waters, Kotor’s bay …
Pristine no more: cruise ships, crowds swamp Montenegro Read more »
The Croatian Coast Guard rescued a cruise ship passenger who had fallen overboard and spent 10 hours treading water in the Adriatic Sea. “I fell off the back of the Norwegian Star,” Kay Longstaff told Croatian news outlet HRT. “I …
Discover Puerto Rico has undertaken a new initiative to underscore the progress Puerto Rico‘s tourism industry has made since Hurricane Maria. As the one-year mark approaches, local tourism and community members are rallying audiences everywhere, including news media, to #CoverTheProgress and share current island …
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The risk of contacting the Zika virus in the Caribbean region now is “low,” according to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha). Following a review of data over the past 30 months, Carpha said in a statement that the virus …
Tourism-reliant Caribbean destinations are increasingly threatened by vexing questions ranging from how to protect fragile natural environments from surging visitor growth to how best to effectively source local produce to managing land- and water-based waste treatment. Now a U.K.-based firm …
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Miami, FL, Aug. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crystal took home two of the biggest awards at Virtuoso Travel Week last week when the company was named “Cruise Line of the Year” and “Most Luxurious Guest Experience” in the cruise …
Video British woman who fell off ship credits yoga and singing for survival A British woman who fell off a ship in Croatia credits singing and yoga for surviving the ordeal. A British woman who was rescued 10 hours after …
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Princess Cruises has given a name to its fifth Royal Class ship: Enchanted Princess. Coming in 2020, the ship follows the lineup of the fleet’s newest class of ship that saw Royal Princess in 2013 followed by Regal Princess in …
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Travel scams generally revolve around amazing deals—the promise of far-off locales for unheard of fares—that turn out to be bogus, hopefully without unsuspecting travelers losing their shirts on phony airfares. But sometimes they are more serious and can result in …
The person filming struggled to keep the camera straight, no doubt through the sheer force of the waves rocking the boat. As waves splashed against the glass, it almost appeared like a car wash with nothing else in sight apart …
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