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Costa Concordia
2/13/20129:46:55 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Crews have begun efforts to extract the half million gallons of fuel still stored in tanks on the "Costa Concordia" (pictured) after the ship wrecked off the coast of Tuscany almost a month ago. While the fuel removal process should take about four weeks, it could take up to 10 months before the ship itself is removed.
2/11/20129:00:23 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
TSA PreCheck Program Expands to More Airports After Successful Pilot
2/11/20128:56:22 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
By Kate Rice
February 08, 2012 4:52 PMThe Transportation Security Administration is expanding a program that allows some passengers to go through pre-screening to expedite their trip through security. The program is called TSA PreCheck, but uses a checkmark in the logo. The expansion follows a pilot program at seven airlines.
More than 336,000 passengers been screened to date through TSA PreCheck lanes, which allows travelers who have volunteered information about themselves prior to flying to get expedited screening.
TSA PreCheck is currently operating with American Airlines at airports in Dallas, Miami, Las Vegas, Minneapolis and Los Angeles, and with Delta Air Lines at airports in Atlanta, Detroit, Las Vegas and Minneapolis. US Airways, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines are all opting in new passengers and will begin operations later this year.
TSA PreCheck will be implemented at the following airports this year: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI); Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Denver International Airport (DEN), Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Indianapolis International Airport (IND), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL), Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Orlando International Airport (MCO), Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Portland International Airport (PDX), Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Tampa International Airport (TPA), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).
The TSA will add more airlines and airports once they’re ready. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) praised the move, saying it increases both efficiency and security.
Royal Caribbean
1/30/20127:03:52 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
CruiseCritic.com reports that Royal Caribbean confirmed that 13 passengers on the "Serenade of the Seas" (pictured) were involved in an accident last Friday during a ship-sponsored shore excursion in St. Thomas. Their open-air "safari cab" went down an embankment and struck a parked vehicle. Twelve of the 13 passengers continued on the cruise, while the last passenger (who suffered a broken hip) remained in St. Thomas. The line is paying the passengers' medical expenses and will offer them additional compensation.
Princess
1/17/20128:34:28 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
DEPARTURE:
NIGHTS:
SHIP:
INTERIOR
FARES FROM*OBSTRUCTED
FARES FROM*OCEANVIEW
FARES FROM*BALCONY
FARES FROM*MINI-SUITE
FARES FROM*29-May-2012
11
Diamond Princess
$1,773
$1,823
$2,473
$2,473
$2,673
9-Jun-2012
11
Island Princess
Limited Availability
$2,073
$2,623
$2,623
$2,823
12-Jun-2012
11
Diamond Princess
$2,148
$2,198
$2,923
$2,923
$3,123
19-Jun-2012
11
Sapphire Princess
$2,223
$2,273
$2,923
$2,923
$3,223
23-Jun-2012
11
Island Princess
Limited Availability
$2,273
$2,873
$2,873
$3,173
26-Jun-2012
11
Diamond Princess
$2,223
$2,273
$2,973
$2,973
$3,273
3-Jul-2012
11
Sapphire Princess
$2,223
$2,273
$3,023
$3,023
$3,323
7-Jul-2012
11
Island Princess
$2,173
$2,223
$2,923
$2,923
$3,223
10-Jul-2012
11
Diamond Princess
$2,223
$2,273
$3,023
$3,023
$3,323
17-Jul-2012
11
Sapphire Princess
$2,223
$2,273
$3,023
$3,023
$3,323
21-Jul-2012
11
Island Princess
Limited Availability
$2,273
$2,923
$2,923
$3,223
24-Jul-2012
11
Diamond Princess
$2,223
$2,273
$3,023
$3,023
$3,323
31-Jul-2012
11
Sapphire Princess
$2,273
$2,323
$3,123
$3,123
$3,423
4-Aug-2012
11
Island Princess
Limited Availability
$2,273
$3,023
$3,023
$3,323
7-Aug-2012
11
Diamond Princess
$2,273
$2,323
$3,123
$3,123
$3,423
14-Aug-2012
11
Sapphire Princess
$2,023
$2,073
$2,723
$2,723
$2,973
18-Aug-2012
11
Island Princess
$2,098
$2,148
$2,823
$2,823
$3,073
21-Aug-2012
11
Diamond Princess
$2,023
$2,073
$2,723
$2,723
$2,973
1-Sep-2012
11
Island Princess
$1,798
$1,848
$2,423
$2,423
$2,673
15-Sep-2012
11
Island Princess
Limited Availability
$1,523
$1,923
$1,923
$2,173
CRUISETOUR IA5 – DENALI EXPLORER – 12 NIGHTS
7-day Cruise, Anchorage, Mt. McKinley, Denali, Fairbanks, Fairbanks
Princess
12/16/20119:17:15 PM Link 0 comments | Add comment
STAR PRINCESS®
7 DAYS
Inside Passage - Sail roundtrip from Seattle
DATE(S)
INTERIOR
OCEANVIEW
BALCONY
MINI-SUITE
May 27, 2012
$749
$1299
$1299
$1499
Jul 15, 2012
$899
$1599
$1599
$1849
Celebrity Cruises
12/14/201110:45:46 AM Link 0 comments | Add comment
TravelPulse.com reports that Celebrity Cruises is designing eight new food-and-wine cruises for 2012 hosted by its own chefs and culinary experts. The first voyage will be the "Excite the Senses Culinary Theme Cruise" aboard the "Celebrity Eclipse" departing March 24, hosted by Celebrity's vice president of culinary operations.
