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Careful growth pledged for new Charleston cruise terminal Comments 2 This item was written by Anne Kalosh, who covers cruising for Seatrade Insider and Seatrade Cruise Review. Kalosh is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) Board voted... Read More »
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Dramatic dry dock transforms Grand Princess Comments 16 <!--comment-->This item was written by Anne Kalosh, who covers cruising for Seatrade Insider and Seatrade Cruise Review. Kalosh is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.What happens when a ship goes... Read More »
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Deal watch: Cunard slashes fares up to 60 percent in 5-day sale Comments 1 By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY This item was written by Anne Kalosh, who covers cruising for Seatrade Insider and Seatrade Cruise Review. Kalosh is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.Cunard Line, which has been... Read More »
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Sick cruise passenger dropped into Arctic waters Comments 161 This item was written by Anne Kalosh, who covers cruising for Seatrade Insider and Seatrade Cruise Review. Kalosh is serving as Guest Editor of The Cruise Log while USA TODAY Cruise Editor Gene Sloan is away.A seriously ill British woman was dropped into Arctic waters while... Read More »
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St. Thomas man guilty in killing of Carnival cruise ship passenger Comments 29 By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY A 22-year-old resident of St. Thomas charged with killing a Carnival cruise ship passenger last summer has been convicted of murder.The Virgin Islands Daily News reports a local jury in St. Thomas Tuesday found Steve Tyson of the... Read More »
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Holland America unveils new Europe itineraries for 2012 Comments 1 By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY Holland America is offering four new Europe itineraries for 2012, including a 17-day "Spanish Rhapsody" voyage that hits a dozen of the country's ports.The new sailings, announced today, also include a 14-day "Venetian Empire" trip that includes... Read More »
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3-D movies on cruise ships: Good trend or bad? Comments 15 By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY One of the most tradition-bound cruise companies in the industry, Cunard Line, announced this past week that it would begin showing 3-D movies on its flagship, the Queen Mary 2. And it's not the only line getting all googly-eyed over 3-D... Read More »
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Princess Cruises ships to resume calls in Egypt Comments By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY Princess Cruises is returning to Egypt, effective May 15.The line says it is reversing the cancellation of upcoming summer and fall port calls in the country that it announced earlier this year as wide-spread protests spread in Cairo and beyond.In February,... Read More »
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Taxi drivers in Victoria, British Columbia, boycott cruise ships Comments 15 By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY Taxi drivers in Victoria, British Columbia, have begun boycotting arriving cruise ships in a protest over taxi fees, according to several news outlets.The Vancouver Sun reports Victoria's taxis on Saturday stayed away from the first... Read More »
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Royal Caribbean pulls ship from Europe for coming winter Comments 6 By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY Royal Caribbean is making a last-minute change to its schedule for the coming winter of 2011-12, shifting one of its ships from Europe to the Caribbean.The line says the 3,114-passenger Navigator of the Seas will reposition in November from the... Read More »
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