People who purchased travel insurance may be surprised to learn that it might not cover claims arising from the coronavirus. Some plans exclude coverage for losses arising from epidemics. Even if it’s not excluded, no standard policy will cover claims …

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The busy year in new cruise ships got started with the delivery of the Regent Seven Seas Splendor, which will make its way to Miami in February. Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the high-end line of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, which …

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There are plenty of contenders this year for the honor of most exciting new cruise ship. If you’ve been reading our expanding coverage of the cruise industry, you know 2020 is bringing the long-awaited first vessels from Richard Branson-backed Virgin Voyages …

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That new account risks drawing the president, China’s most powerful leader in decades, directly into questions about whether top officials did too little, too late. In the newly released internal speech that Mr. Xi delivered on Feb. 3, when the …

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A passenger who disembarked Holland America’s MS Westerdam has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Malaysia.  According to Holland America Line, an 83-year-old American woman who departed from Westerdam on Friday later reported feeling ill at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and …

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The latest: The first coronavirus death outside of Asia was reported in France. Americans aboard the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise liner off the coast of Japan were notified by they U.S. government that they would be evacuated, but will be …

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