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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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 …
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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, …
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Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, has been recognized as a Top Franchise for Women in a newly debuted report by Franchise Business Review. The franchise rankings are based solely on first-hand experiences around franchisee satisfaction and performance. Cruise …
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Norwegian Cruise Line will host a seven-night ocean conservation theme cruise in October in partnership with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation and Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute. Harvey, a nautical artist and ocean conservation specialist, painted the hull …
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Celece Seegmiller is the local owner of The Travel Connection.(Photo: submitted) Because I spent most of my adult life working, I’ve never really had much time for daytime television or talk shows. However, whenever there was a holiday, a sick …