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Drought Causing Panama Canal Cruise Cancellations?
The Wall Street Journal had a recent story describing "A flotilla of ships are stuck on both sides of the...
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Hilarious Video About “If Cruises Were Honest” from “Crooks and Liars” on Youtube
As I have posted about before, there are a great many things that you will hate about cruising. Even so,...
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Miss a Flight Because Protestors Prevented You from Getting to the Airport? You Might Have Legal Options
Well, here’s an interesting twist in the “block-roadways-for-a-cause” movement. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (subscription required) that San Francisco District...
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Please Don’t Copy This Viral TikTok Trend on Your Cruise Ship Balcony!
Being a cruise travel blogger the very first thing I do when I enter my cruise ship cabin is get...
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This is the Last You Will Ever Hear About NOT Stranded / NOT Abandoned Norwegian Cruise Lines Guests in Africa and a Lesson Learned.
When it comes to cruising news organizations love to find things to highlight how bad the industry is and many...
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Global Entry’s $100 Application Fee Going Up
The cost of a popular travel feature will increase this fall. The non-refundable $100 application fee for Global Entry, a...
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No – NCL Did Not “Strand” Passengers on a Tiny African Island Sailing on The Dawn!
Believe it or not my very first cruise I ever took in my life was on the NCL Dawn. I...
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Update: Launch Complete!
This IS NOT an April Fool's Day prank. If you're in the southwest United States tonight, keep your eyes peeled...
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Travel Agent Sails Away on Carnival Cruise Ship While 50 Clients Left at Dock in Miami!
This week I just had a back and forth with a reader, who has never been on a cruise, and...
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Crazy Police Video – Woman Uses Stolen Credit Cards to Book Virgin Cruise and Larger Cruise Scam!
I just had to post this because oh my oh my. As they say at the end of this Body...
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Private Pilot Loses Engine and Uses Parachute to Land Safely
Did you know that airplanes can have parachutes too? One lucky pilot is extremely thankful to have it after his...
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What is UP With All These Bugs on Delta Jets? Roaches In Delta One? Maggots in Overheads. Yikes!
Delta jets are not anywhere as clean as they were during COVID years now that everyone is packing the jets...
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CRAZY: Florida Bookkeeper Embezzles 1.6 Million – Books Carnival Cruises and More!
There are some nice perks about living in Florida (even northern Florida) as you are in easy driving distance to...
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Temporary Brake-Up: the (Symbolic) Uber and Lyft Strike Coming on Valentine’s Day
I don’t think this will amount to too much trouble for a majority of travelers, but nevertheless want to make...
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DEVELOPING: Delta and Aeromexico’s Partnership Renewal DECLINED (What Does This Mean for Mileage Runs?)
Some interesting news broke Friday afternoon from the United States Department of Transportation -- and it involves Delta Air Lines'...
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