MIAMI — Anxiety over President Donald Trump’s executive order on travel issued Jan. 27 has many communities on edge. In addition to the seven nationalities whose travel is restricted by this law — Iraqis, Syrians, Iranians, Sudanese, Libyans, Somalis and Yemenis — …
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Royal Caribbean International has become the second major cruise line to staff lifeguards at its pools, a significant change in the cruise industry. Starting this week with the Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean is rolling out a water-safety program …
Keep calm. It’s almost spring break. The upcoming school holiday — a little later in some districts this year because religious holidays with which they sometimes coincide don’t occur until early to mid-April — is a good time to embark …
A judge in Rome, Italy has ruled that a father of two will remain in custody due to “suspect behavior” after he returned from a Mediterranean cruise on the MSC Magnifica without his wife. Daniel Belling, a 45-year-old German man …
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It’s been a big week for family-friendly cruises. In a move aimed at enhancing safety for guests traveling with children, Royal Caribbean has announced plans to add certified lifeguards to all of its pools across its fleet. Lifeguards will be …
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New research has shown that four out of five of the most popular countries for honeymoons among gay couples do not recognize same-sex marriage. Furthermore, it’s illegal to be gay in one of them – the Maldives. Same-sex sexual activity in the South …
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Norwegian Cruise Line has signed pact with Italy’s Fincantieri to build at least four 3,300-passenger ships between 2022 and 2025. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings chairman Frank Del Rio said the new class of ship will be a high earner but …
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Princess Cruises has announced its longest Japan cruise season yet, complete with 2018 voyages from Tokyo and Kobe that circle the country. With port calls to Ishinomaki, Iwakuni, Niigata, Sakata, Toba and Tokkaichi, along with visits to South Korea, Taiwan, China, …
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For travel sellers, the sentencing earlier this month of former Tom Harper Cruises frontman Bret Gordon to nearly four years in prison for defrauding hundreds of river cruise customers served as a reminder of how to conduct business so that …
Gordon sentencing a cautionary tale for cruise sellers Read more »
Tourists these days have to be opportunistic – and cruise tourists are no exception to that rule. I thought of that after learning, sadly, that more cruise lines have pulled out of Turkey this year. They’re forgoing not only Istanbul, …
When choosing a cruise, it makes sense to be opportunistic Read more »