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Carnival Flying Stranded Cruise Passengers Home

Posted on 03/15/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | TravelBy Judy Fitzpatrick of The Associated Press PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (AP) — Passengers from the cruise ship Carnival Dream headed to the airport Thursday instead of sailing home after an on-board generator problem halted their trip in the latest maintenance headache for the world’s largest cruise line. The Dream was in St. Maarten on the final stop of a Caribbean cruise when the crew announced it would not be sailing home to Port Canaveral, Florida, because of a mechanical issue …

Don’t Abandon Ship! Why the Costa Concordia Disaster Should Not Keep You Ashore

Posted on 01/17/2012 by | Movies & TV | Comments

TravelFor most cruise passengers, the mandatory lifeboat drill is about as welcome as a case of sea sickness. The captain sounds the muster signal on that big honkin’ boat horn (seven short beeps, then one long), you head back to your cabin, pick up your life vest, and then join that endless stream of grumbling-yet-gaily-attired passengers, stumbling through narrow corridors and down stairways to your designated station. It’s time consuming, it’s boring, and you have to watch out not to …