June 10, 2015 By: Newswire This week, Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Magic sailed to Geiranger, Norway, the fjord that inspired Disney’s Frozen, to kick off the line’s 2015 summer season.  Cruises to Geiranger are offered through 7-Night and 9-Night Norwegian Fjord Cruises. …

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Peyton right before he undergoes surgery in Mexico. (Facebook/Christie Johnson) The next big problem started once the ambulance arrived at the dock in Progeso, Mexico. Johnson claims the ambulance drivers wanted $2,000 to take her and her seriously ill son …

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Carnival Corp. unveiled plans today for a new brand: fathom. Aimed primarily at cruisers who want to add an element of so-called voluntourism to their trips, the first sailing will take place in April 2016. The company calls the fathom …

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The term “voluntourism” reflects a new way of looking at travel. Close to two million people vacation to volunteer, spending about $2 billion, according to a 2008 study from Tourism Research Marketing, and those numbers are  even higher today. But …

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