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Why the New York Times and other papers had to partner with Facebook
The natural order of the universe was disrupted Wednesday when BuzzFeed, NBC News, the New York Times and a number of other media companies ceded to Facebook the marketing and monetization of portions of their valuable content. Here’s how the …
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Publisher builds multimillion-dollar creative empire in Boca Raton
To Adam Sandow, innovation is beauty. Sandow, 46, publishes consumer magazines dedicated to affluence and beauty. But around the magazines he has added related businesses such as clothing to create a multimillion-dollar operation headquartered in Boca Raton. “He can take …
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Love on the Road: They Met on a Cruise Ship — While They Were Working
Dottie and Tom in their professional attire onboard. (Photo: Tom Drake) After about a year of cruising together, Tom proposed. We were on a ship, under a full moon, and he simply said, “We should think about getting married one …
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Confessions of a Cruise Ship Chef
Most cruisers eat too much. The food is the main entertainment on a sea day. We don’t do rock climbing walls or in-line ice skating. We do food. It is a vital part of the product. Food is the entertainment …
Home From Afghanistan, and Learning to Be a Couple Again
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Mexico travel advisory: Avoid Puerto Vallarta
Cruise lines cancelled stops in Puerto Vallarta because of a recent spike in violence and the updated U.S. State Department travel warning for Mexico advised “exercise caution” throughout the region. During clashes between Mexican authorities and drug gangs the US …
Genting completes Crystal Cruises acquisition
Genting Hong Kong said it has completed the $550 million acquisition of Crystal Cruises from longtime Japanese owner NYK. With the acquisition, Genting executive chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay becomes chairman of Crystal. He had previously been chairman of Norwegian …
Disney adds more river cruises for 2016
Adventures by Disney tours rolled out news of a limited number of European river cruises for 2016 in April, and has now tacked on two more dates. lRelated The Daily DisneyDisney expands travel empire to take on river cruisingSee all …
Royal Caribbean raises gratuity by 8%
Royal Caribbean International plans to raise the suggested daily gratuity amount on its cruises from $12 to $12.95 per person. Gratuities at the suggested amounts are automatically posted to a passenger’s shipboard account, but can be adjusted at guest services. …