Cruise line Royal Caribbean has been taking heat since last Friday, when its 3,654-passenger ship, the Independence of the Seas, docked at its Haitian port of call. RC leases Labadee, a peninsula of rugged hills and perfect beaches, from the... Haiti - Labadee - Royal Caribbean - Royal Caribbean International - MS Independence of...
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There are many dive schools on the island, in each of the resorts, and even in outlying villages. Island Watersports have been established here for many years, and have recently moved to new premises in Puerto del Carmen's old town, right in the harbour! Georg the owner has lived in Lanzarote since 1998...
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Finding a hotel is often only one part of your trip. The other half is getting there. And our bro Jaunted does a bang-up job of covering the latest news and trends in the travel world.
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Silversea Cruises’ magnificent new flagship, Silver Spirit, sailed into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale January 19th, 2010. The Silver Spirit completed her maiden crossing of the Atlantic, a 16-day voyage which began in Lisbon on 3 January. Before she takes her passengers on a 9 night Eastern Caribbean cruise, members of the media and cruise industry...
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You’ll find lots and lots and lots of things to do to bid a fond aloha to 2009 and welcome in 2010 this New Years Eve on Oahu. So, pack your bags and start practicing how to say Happy New Year in Hawaii: Hau’oli Makahiki Hou ! New Year’s Eve Fireworks * Honolulu’s...
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I think you’ll find that today’s roundup has an airy feeling to it. * As I mentioned in the last roundup , there are plenty of nationwide airfare deals to Hawaii. Yesterday, TravelZoo announced these specials .
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Headed to Maui for the holidays? If you’ll be there for New Year’s Eve this year, you’ll find some special events to welcome in 2010.
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While Andy and I were stuck in traffic on our way to visit family for Christmas last year, we wrote a new version of the Twelve Days of Christmas Sing along as you read it, starting with "On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me," Twelve whales a leaping...
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Aloha and Hau’oli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year) from Lana’i! One of the “hazards” of writing about Hawaii travel is that so often I stop to daydream about doing the very things I’ve just written. Case in point– last year, I wrote about the New Year’s Eve events on Lanai .
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Hobbled by Hobbit -- the story continues Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) Last week, I wrote in this space about some tips to possibly protect oneself from losing your vacation in the event that your...
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