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Texas mom left young kids, 6 and 8, home alone for nearly a week while she vacationed on a cruise

HOUSTON — A Texas mother was arrested after she allegedly abandoned her two young kids to go on a cruise — leaving the children home alone for nearly a week,…

John McCarthy April 16, 2024

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Royal Caribbean cruises to three-year high on record revenue, strong outlook

MIAMI (Reuters) — Cruise giant Royal Caribbean raised its full-year profit forecast this week after posting a record for quarterly revenue, sending its shares to a three-year high on Thursday. Royal…

John McCarthy July 29, 2023

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CDC Lowers COVID-19 Warnings For Cruise Ships And Some Caribbean Islands

MIAMI — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday moved several popular beach destinations — as well as cruise ship travel — into categories at lower risk of…

John McCarthy March 15, 2022

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Norwegian Cruise Line Cancels Stops In St. Petersburg, Russia, For 2022

MIAMI — Norwegian Cruise Line says that it will alter cruise itineraries that include stops in St. Petersburg, Russia, due to the “escalated situation between Russia and Ukraine,” according to…

Bro Bot March 1, 2022

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It’s Time To Rethink Our Cruise Ship Tourism Strategy: Expert Opinion

Since March 2020, cruise arrivals in the U.S. Virgin Islands plummeted with adverse economic consequences for the local economy. From January to November 2020, cruise arrivals totaled 440,398 whereas for…

Mark Wenner March 11, 2021

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Sea Cloud Cruises Cancels Winter Caribbean Campaign, But Hopes To Begin Cruises To Europe In The Spring

MIAMI — The winter Caribbean campaign for Sea Cloud Cruises has been canceled, Seatrade Cruise News reported today. Sea Cloud Cruises still plans to resume sailing with all three ships,…

VI Free Press October 1, 2020