“But as the protesters continue their rearguard action the cruising behemoths keep on coming. “These maritime monsters make hundreds of trips to Venice and for Marco Baravelle, one of the protests’ leading lights, even one is too much.” Mr Baravelle …

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Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas docked in San Juan Thursday after the cruise line canceled two ships calling on San Juan, as island-wide protests intensified. According to local news outlet El Nuevo Día, Allure of the Seas docked this …

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Kinser explained that passengers should not shake hands with or hug staff on board. “I feel passengers should avoid shaking hands or hugging crew members on a cruise ship,” he told Express.co.uk “They may not realise how much sickness spreads …

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By Joe Sylvester jsylvester@dailyitem.com Local travelers are heading to Alaska, Europe and Florida theme parks. Some are heading to the Caribbean, except, for the most part, the Dominican Republic, said a couple of local travel agents. Negative publicity over the …

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When Matt Mitcham was 21 years old, he followed his heart onto a cruise ship — and never got off. “I was chasing a girl,” the veteran Carnival cruise director tells PEOPLE of why he hopped a flight from his …

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