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Navy warship named for Marine Medal of Honor recipient to be commissioned
L.A. NOWThe guided missile destroyer Jason Dunham is to be commissioned Saturday at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The 9,200-ton, 509-foot warship is named for a Marine corporal from Twentynine Palms who was mortally wounded while shielding other... -
Oasis of the Seas: Does size really matter?
"Wait'll you see the ship!" Myra, the Royal Caribbean check-in agent, gushed as I prepared to board the Oasis of the Seas. "We're going to have to pull you off by the teeth on Saturday."
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Cruise ship features: In...Tags: Horse (animal), Casino and Gambling, Science and Technology, Restaurants, Fort Lauderdale
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Royal Caribbean bringing Central Park replica to ocean
AP Business WriterCentral Park is moving to the ocean _ sort of. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said Tuesday that an area resembling New York's Central Park will be featured in the center of its Project Genesis ship when it is delivered in late 2009 as the world's largest...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Restaurants, Fort Lauderdale, Cruise Line Ports, Cruises
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Humble history of a holiday gone wild
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe roots of spring break? Nesting birds, rutting beasts, rising sap, you know. But there's also a specifically American angle: In 1936, the swim coach of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., brought his team to Fort Lauderdale to practice at the...Tags: Movies, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Panama City (Panama), Fort Lauderdale, Connie Francis
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How Katrina has affected travel
Times Staff WriterHurricane Katrina continued to cause havoc for travelers after it ripped through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Some developments related to travel: Hundreds of flights into New Orleans and other places were canceled or diverted, and...Tags: American Red Cross, Tampa, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Charity, Hurricane Preparedness
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Setting sail on a high seas adventure
Special to The TimesOur flight into Fort Lauderdale was late. So late that my wife, Laurel, and I began to doubt we'd make it to our cruise ship before its announced 5 p.m. sailing time. I'd been in touch with the line's air-sea department throughout the day and was told...Tags: Florida Keys Vacations, Windstar Cruises, Shipbuilding, Restaurants, Sailing
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Promise of elegance in an era of anything goes
Times Staff WriterBut would the Duchess of Windsor have sported a Queen Mary 2 baseball cap? That thought ran through my mind as I perused the ship's photo gallery of the grand and gracious era of Cunard ocean liners. There were the Duke and Duchess, who had brought their...Tags: Dance, Casino and Gambling, Science and Technology, Restaurants, Cruises
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South Florida hotels, airports, ports expect to be busy for Memorial Day weekend
Memorial Day, the traditional kickoff of the summer travel season, is just days away, and many Americans will take to the roadways and skies during the coming holiday weekend. Roughly 1.8 million Floridians — the same number as in 2012—...
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Offshore kayak fishing tournament yields good catches
There were a bunch of noteworthy catches in Saturday's May Madness offshore kayak fishing tournament out of Pompano Beach, including wahoo, tuna, kingfish, amberjack and grouper. In all, the 113 anglers competing in the Extreme Kayak Fishing event...
Tags: Everglades, Lifestyle and Leisure, Canoeing and Kayaking, Plantation Park Elementary School, Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated
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Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory
Miami HeraldCover Story The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000. Over a two-hour stretch on a Sunday afternoon, 44 groups of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Services and Shopping
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Port Everglades worker struck by cargo container
A Port Everglades worker was hospitalized after he was hit by a cargo container Sunday afternoon, Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue said. The 52-year-old man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries that were not life threatening, Mike...
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BRIEF: Injured Port Everglades worker rescued
Miami HeraldA 52-year-old worker was injured at Port Everglades Sunday afternoon when a cargo container shifted and landed on his leg, trapping him. The unidentified worker, from Lauderdale Lakes, was on top of the cargo containers of a ship docked at Berth 30 when...Tags: The Miami Herald, Broward County Sheriff's Office
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