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RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia's coast guard on Monday removed more than 650 people from a stranded cruise ship after tugboats failed to pull the luxury liner off an underwater sand bank in the Baltic Sea.In a five-hour operation, 651 passengers — most of them elderly Germans — and 11 crew members were transferred from the 201-meter-long (660-foot-long) Mona Lisa ...

On April 28th several news stories were published concerning a sick seven month old child being booted from a cruise ship. The article reads like this:The Cortes family set out on a five-day Royal Caribbean cruise. When their seven-month-old daughter became sick, throwing up and having diarrhea, the ship doctor told them she was dehydrated and needed to be seen ...

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In yet another historic Cunard occasion, the Line's three Queens - Queen Mary 2, QE2 and Queen Victoria - met yesterday in their homeport of Southampton for the first and last time. QE2 and Queen Victoria arrived after completing milestone World Cruises: the final such voyage for the iconic "grande dame" QE2, set to leave Cunard's service in ...

The Coast Guard launched an intensive search Wednesday for a 44-year-old male passenger of a Carnival cruise ship who disappeared near Cozumel, Mexico, during a seven-day trip, FOX's WSVN Miami reported. Authorities believe the man, who wasn't identified, might have fallen overboard the Carnival Victory, according to WSVN. He vanished after ...

Watch out for these on board extras to keep your cruise budget afloat Cruising is one of the best vacation values going. The all-inclusive fare includes accommodations, meals and entertainment. But did you know that cruise lines get most of their revenue from the things passengers buy aboard ship? Yep. That’s why they aggressively peddle their photos, spa services, art ...

USA TODAY's Mimi Hall reports this morning that the U.S. government plans to start fingerprinting foreign travelers -- including cruisers -- as they leave the USA. The proposal, to be unveiled today by the Homeland Security Department, would require cruise lines to collect the fingerprints from passengers as they board ships in Miami and other U.S. ports. Airlines ...

Royal Caribbean caused a stir this week with its plans to build a massive "Central Park" atop its next ship. And it isn’t the first time the line has turned heads with something new. Over the years, the company has made waves unveiling such gee-whiz amenities as miniature golf courses, ice skating rinks, climbing walls and, most recently, wave pools ...

Central Park Brings the Outdoors In, Creating Open-air Neighborhood for Guests That Reaches to the SkyView the Photo Album - CLICK HERE Watch Slide Show - CLICK HERE Video Channel - CLICK HERE MIAMI -- In its latest evolution in cruise ship design, Royal Caribbean International's Project Genesis will bring the best of the land to sea with ...

MIAMI -- Celebrity Cruises' four- and five-night Caribbean sailings are perfect getaways for guests who crave a taste of the line's signature service with style and the spectacular sunsets of the Caribbean. The line's 2009-2010 winter Caribbean season will feature, for the third consecutive year, a series of these sailings on the recently refurbished Celebrity Century. These voyages opened for ...