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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Cruise Ship Jobs, Martin O'Malley, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Congress, Cruises
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Book seven-night western Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl for as little as $404
Norwegian Cruise Line offers a seven-night Bahamas and western Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl for as little as $404 for an ocean-view cabin. The Norwegian Pearl sails out of the port of Miami on a Sunday-Sunday itinerary with stops in Great...
Tags: Norwegian Cruise Line, Bahamas
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Change will occur in Cuba, but mainly from within
The sequence never changes. Just as night follows day, in the days following a visit by a Hollywood or Latin American star to Cuba, stories pop up demanding the United States lift the embargo on the Caribbean island. They add that Americans should be...Tags: Foreign Aid, Trips and Vacations, Economic Sanctions, Politics, Travel
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Andres Oppenheimer: Xi's Latin America tour a tit-for-tat message to Obama
The most interesting thing about China's new President Xi Jinping's first official trip to Latin America is that he will not set foot in Cuba, Venezuela or any other of China's political allies in the region — which would have received a huge...Tags: Brazil, Venezuela, International Monetary Fund, Political Corruption, Chile
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Klotzbach-Gray continue to call for a busy storm season
Sun SentinelPhil Klotzbach and William Gray are standing pat. In an updated outlook released Monday, they continue to call for a significantly busier than normal storm season with 18 named storms, including nine hurricanes, with four of those major. That's the...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes
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Foreign correspondence: St. Lucia offers mountains of Caribbean appeal
The Charlotte ObserverWhat's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit. Karolin and Nick Troubetzkoy own two resorts on St. Lucia: Anse Chastanet (www....Tags: Charlotte, Lifestyle and Leisure, England, Dining and Drinking, Customs and Tradition
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Biden praises Brazil in speech, calls country 'developed'
The Miami HeraldRIO DE JANEIRO U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Brazil's "vibrancy and inclusive democracy" and strides made in social and economic development in a half-hour speech Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. "You can no longer claim 'We are a developing nation.'...Tags: Brazil, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), World Trade Organization, Barack Obama, China
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Cruise passengers return to Baltimore after harrowing voyage
They left Baltimore on Friday by cruise ship and came back Tuesday by charter jet. The passengers from the Grandeur of the Seas arrived safely and with sea stories to last a lifetime. A fire near the stern of the 917-foot Royal Caribbean International...
Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Tampa, Tour Operations Industry, Media Industry, Annapolis
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First passengers from fire-stricken cruise ship return to Baltimore
The first flights carrying passengers from the Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur arrived in Baltimore on Tuesday after an on-board fire forced an end to the cruise. Almost 2,200 passengers were being flown into Baltimore on charter planes after a fire...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Tourism and Leisure, Media Industry, Cruises, Cruise Line Ports
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Passengers returning to US after cruise ship fire
BALTIMORE (AP) — For the second time this year, a fire at sea has aborted a cruise ship. This time, aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas and the ship's 2,200 passengers were expected back in Baltimore on Tuesday after being flown on charter...
Tags: Media Industry, Cruises, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean International
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Fire aboard ship brings early end to cruise
A fire broke out at 2:50 a.m. Monday aboard a Royal Caribbean International ship, forcing an end to the Bahamas-bound cruise. "Unfortunately, the damage caused by the fire on Grandeur of the Seas will require us to cancel the rest of the voyage," said...
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Fire hits Royal Caribbean cruise ship near Bahamas
Another month, another troubled cruise ship. The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Grandeur of the Seas -- and its 2,224 passengers and 796 crew members -- saw their trip come to an abrupt end after the ship's aft mooring deck burst into flames not far from...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Sailing, Royal Caribbean International, Travel, Bahamas
Jun 16, 2013
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Jun 14, 2013
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Jun 6, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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May 28, 2013
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May 28, 2013
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May 27, 2013
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