After the pre-inaugural voyages, Fridtjof Nansen’s maiden season will feature a series of cruises from Hamburg to the Norwegian coast, before she spends the summer exploring Greenland and Iceland. Then, for the winter, she will reposition alongside sister ship Roald …

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Passengers aboard the Holland America Line cruise ship Oosterdam unexpectedly had an extra day to spend in San Diego this weekend when propeller issues delayed the ship’s departure on a 7-day Mexican cruise. The ship was originally scheduled to depart …

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The sweat trickles down my forehead as I attempt to keep pace with my hiking group on what was intended to be a quick morning jaunt on the island of Española in the Galapagos. Beyond the small huffs and puffs …

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Captain Hire began her 30-year NASA career as a mechanical systems engineer, helping to launch more than 40 space missions. Then, as an astronaut, she logged 700 hours in space, flew over 12 million miles, and orbited the earth 475 …

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The Norwegian Joy yet again endured a bout of passenger illnesses on a recent cruise, with nearly 20 passengers experiencing flu-like symptoms. The ship arrived in the Port of Los Angeles on Sunday. “LAFD evaluated a total of 19 patients …

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