Author Archives: Gene Sloan

Cruise lines begin dropping Middle East calls as pirate worries grow

Britain’s Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has joined MSC Cruises in saying it will steer clear of the waters around Somalia — a decision that effectively means the line is dropping the Middle East.


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CDC: Woman just back from cruise to Mexico has swine flu

Officials didn’t name the ship on which the woman sailed but did say she had traveled through San Diego.


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Cruise lines slash rates to keep re-routed Mexico cruises on West Coast full

Anybody want to visit San Francisco, Seattle and Victoria, B.C., next week? Royal Caribbean and Carnival are offering unusual deals to fill ships suddenly scheduled to head that way.


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