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Tom Cruise in Austria's Salzburg for film shoot

Tom Cruise has arrived in the Austrian city of Salzburg to shoot scenes for the new action comedy "Knight & Day." Complete Story...

Russian ship frees itself from ice in Antarctic

A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday.

World's biggest cruise ship arrives in Fla. port

The world's largest cruise ship has arrived in South Florida.

Largest cruise ship squeezes under Danish bridge

The world's largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle Sunday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in Denmark.

Scoop: Nuts! Levi Johnston in pistachio ad

Levi Johnston is “doing it with protection now.” Or at least that’s the case when it comes to eating pistachio nuts, according to a commercial in which he stars.

Alaska’s cruise-ship conundrum

The Alaska tourism season may be winding down, but the debate over its future is turning into quite a tempest — and this storm is heading to court.

Ship passenger presumed dead after jumping

Police believe an elderly U.S. woman who disappeared from an Alaskan cruise off the coast of British Columbia jumped from the ship and drowned.

Search under way in AK waters for ship passenger

A search has been launched in the waters of southeast Alaska and Canada for a 67-year-old woman reported missing from a cruise ship.

Tom Cruise to narrate Hendrick Motorsports film

Tom Cruise will narrate an upcoming documentary about the history of Hendrick Motorsports.

H1N1 and travel health: swine flu, round two?

Swine flu — it’s nothing to sneeze at. The virus is poised to make a major appearance in the coming months, but is already creating its share of concern, confusion and contradictory headlines.

Thar they blow: Attack of the monster cruise ships

Hey cruisers! Are you bored with bingo? Had enough of art auctions and pain-inducing performances of “Eye of the Tiger”? Not to worry. The cruise industry is rolling out some of the most innovative ships to hit the high seas since the RMS Olympic set sail in 1911 with a swimming pool and Turkish bath.

A cruiser’s guide to surviving hurricane season

It’s two months into 2009 hurricane season and the first tropical storms and major hurricane are impacting a number cruises in the Caribbean. Last weekend, Tropical Storm Ana doused much of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Hurricane Bill became the first hurricane of the season, and is currently a Category 4 storm.

Americans’ love affair with autos is still alive

Two weekend events, at opposite ends of the country, suggest that despite the recession-induced automotive slump, America’s love affair with the automobile is as strong as ever.

Mich. cruisers worry days of classic cars are over

Jack Beller's blue 1966 Corvette has the classic big-block engine and the enormous carburetor that make putting the keys in the ignition a roaring ode to muscle car history.

Conn. widow in 2005 cruise case plans to remarry

A woman whose husband disappeared from their honeymoon cruise in 2005 plans to remarry.

Not guilty plea entered in LA in cruise ship death

A man indicted by a grand jury in the cruise ship death of his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to second-degree murder and waived his right to seek bail.

Bill would tighten crime reporting for cruises

Vacationers shopping for a cruise might soon have more things to consider than prices and itineraries. They may be able to compare the number of passengers allegedly raped, robbed or lost at sea under a bill approved Thursday for a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Royal Caribbean, Carnival dip after results

Shares of cruise line companies sank Wednesday after Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. told investors it lost a worse-than-expected $35 million in the second quarter and lowered its outlook.

‘No waivers, no favors’ reaches new heights

The check-in time at the Express By Holiday Inn London-Southwark is 2 p.m., but when Arthur Roach arrived at the hotel just after 11 a.m., he thought it might make an exception.

Friends shocked as LA man charged in wife's murder

They were former high school sweethearts who found each other decades later and renewed their love. Robert and Shirley McGill were marking their 55th birthdays just days into their luxurious Mexican cruise when she was found beaten to death in their cabin.

Man detained in wife's death on cruise to Mexico

The FBI questioned a cruise ship passenger Thursday over the death of his wife, who was killed in their cabin during a trip to Mexico.

Man detained in wife's death on cruise to Mexico

The FBI says agents are questioning a cruise ship passenger about the death of his wife in their cabin during a trip to Mexico. The man, identified only as being in his 50s, remained aboard the Carnival Elation after it docked Thursday morning in San Diego.

Cruise, Abrams prepare for new `Mission'

Tom Cruise and J.J. Abrams have chosen to accept another impossible mission.

Conn. widow: foul play possible in cruise case

The family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise in 2005 says federal authorities believed he was the victim of foul play, according to records released Monday.

Search ends for grad who fell overboard into Gulf

The Coast Guard ended its search Tuesday night for an 18-year-old from Louisiana who fell overboard during a cruise to celebrate his high school graduation.

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Royal Caribbean unveils world's biggest cruise ship - Oasis of the Seas sets sail
Source: USA Today

Just when you thought cruise ships couldn't get any bigger, along comes Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas.

Largest cruise ship squeezes under Danish bridge
Source: Yahoo! News

KORSOER, Denmark – The world's largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle Sunday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in Denmark.

Heterosexual couple sues cruise line after being put on gay cruise
Source: USA Today

What was billed as Italy's first gay cruise took place last month, and by all accounts it was a resounding success. There was just one small hitch: Somehow a heterosexual couple ended up on board -- and they weren't at all happy about it.

Italian couple sue shipping line because they were not told their holiday was a gay cruise
Source: the Mail online

An Italian couple are suing a shipping line for £2,800 after claiming they were not told a relaxing holiday they had booked was in fact on board a ship hosting Italy's first gay cruise.

LA man held in wife's death during Mexico cruise | Washington Examiner
Source: washingtonexaminer.com

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A five-day trip aboard the Carnival Elation has turned into a high-seas murder mystery when a passenger was arrested after returning to port and accused of killing his wife three days into the luxury cruise to Mexico.

Katie Holmes Movie Crew Forced to Sign Scientology Censor Pact
Source: Arts & Living from Newser

Holy scientology, Batman! The film crew on Katie Holmes' newest movie are being forced to sign pacts agreeing not to ask the scientology convert about her religion, reports the Australian Herald Sun.

Two cruise lines depart from Norfolk
Source: Virginian Pilot

Two cruise lines depart from Norfolk

Alaska 2009: The Journey Begins

It's May 9th, the day my wife and I leave for our two week Alaskan vacation. Knowing that our flight leaves from Atlanta at noon I thought I would get up around 0600, shower, get dressed, finish packing last minute items and slowly make progress towards the airport.

Titanic cruise to mark anniversary of ship's fateful voyage
Source: Telegraph

Bookings for the historic cruise opened today - exactly 97 years after the Titanic was lost - with the departure date set for early April, 2012.

Disney Wonder to Relocate to California
Source: Daily News

Disney Cruise Lines announced Monday it will relocate a family cruise ship to the Port of Los Angeles beginning in 2011, a move that city officials said will boost the region's flagging hospitality industry.

So, you think YOU are stressed out?!

As I succumb to exhaustion (in my sweats and fuzzy robe), I channel surf for noise to drift off into la-la land to. I find a show about the Cruise Industry. Oh no - now I'm interested...and actively engaged. I work for a CPA firm - I run the front desk. The gatekeeper.

Nervous Travelers Demanding 'Layoff Insurance'
Source: CNN

some of the travel insurance policies are tricky to read.

Royal Caribbean quarterly profit slips 98 percent - Cruises - MiamiHerald.com
Source: MiamiHerald.com

The global recession is battering Royal Caribbean's bottom line as the cruise giant resorts to deep discounting.

ShamWow! guy - archenemy of Scientology, really bad filmmaker
Source: skepchick.org

Headset Vince is actually a guy named Vince Offer. It sounds like he should be a cartoon bear-dog hybrid drawn onto the corners of coupons you get in the mail, but he is not a cartoon.

Tom Cruise Says Grew Up Wanting to Kill Hitler
Source: The New York Times

Tom Cruise, who fails to assassinate Adolph Hitler in his new movie "Valkyrie," said he grew up really wanting to kill the Nazi leader.

Elderly Couple Vanishes from Cruise Ship
Source: cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com

Elderly Couple Vanishes from Cruise Ship See the video news story

San Diego Crews Search Water For Missing Couple
Source: msnbc.com

Coast Guard crews looked in the waters off San Diego County Saturday for an elderly couple who may have jumped off a cruise ship as it steamed past the area.

Scientologists Stole My Soul for Alien Harvesting

On Friday night after a prolonged session of drunken jibber-jabber, a plan was concocted betwixt a friend and I to infiltrate the infamous Church of Scientology. The discussions had arisen due to recent news of the early death of movie icon John Travolta's teenage son.

Heads UP!! Boarding Call!! (The Reefer Chronicles Episode 1)

About a week ago, PIK started a thread titled "Marijuana Yacht for Sale", about the auction of a 250 foot ocean-going yacht, to which some of you tasteless degenerates responded eagerly.

Investigators Say Surveillance Shows Woman Go Overboard
Source: WFTV.com

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Search crews were continuing the massive effort Monday to find a Central Florida woman who disappeared from a cruise ship at sea.

Overboard: Woman Lost at Sea
Source: ABC News

Excerpt: The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican authorities are searching for an American woman who went missing on a cruise ship near Cancun, Mexico. Jennifer Seitz, 36, may have gone overboard.

Richard Spacey: Greatest Cruise Director of All Time

I just returned from a week-long cruise in which I was treated to comedic efforts of the cruise director of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas, Richard Spacey. You can find clips of him on Youtube, but they don't do him justice.

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