Touring Alaska by cruise ship and experiencing the natural beauty, wildlife and people of America’s last frontier is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure for most people.
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Cruise ships sail with new itineraries (Miami Herald)
Royal Caribbean Cruises and Carnival Corp. ships are set to embark on Monday as planned, though both companies had slightly altered the itineraries of its cruises as a result of Tropical Storm Fay.
Launch brochure goes on sale (FVW.com)
TUI Cruises has officially launched on the German market with the presentation of its initial brochure for cruises in 2009. The name of its first vessel will not be known for the next few months, however.
Caribbean Hotels Face Several Threats in 2008 | PKF Reports (Hospitality Net)
PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR), an affiliate of PKF Consulting, today announced that it has released its 2008 edition of Caribbean Trends in the Hotel Industry. The report finds that the Caribbean hotel industry faces some strong challenges going forward. After a soft 2006, most Caribbean destinations saw their visitation rates grow in 2007. In 2008, however, the combination of a slow U.S. ...
Penny Pritzker Shows Why She Convinced Buffett to Support Obama (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Penny Pritzker was driving to Chicago's Midway Airport in June to meet Barack Obama when her cell phone rang.
Caribbean Hotels Face Several Threats in 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
PKF Hospitality Research , an affiliate of PKF Consulting, today announced that it has released its 2008 edition of Caribbean Trends in the Hotel Industry.
Carnival putting bigger ship in New Orleans (AP via Yahoo! News)
Carnival Cruise Lines will move the Carnival Triumph to New Orleans when the smaller Carnival Fantasy moves to Mobile, Ala., in 2009, officials announced Tuesday.
Imperium loses major contract (The Daily World)
Imperium Renewables has lost a significant contract to supply about 18 million gallons of biodiesel a year to Royal Caribbean Cruises.
Carnival to move ship to New Orleans (Miami Herald)
Carnival Cruise Lines will move the Carnival Triumph to New Orleans when the smaller Carnival Fantasy moves to Mobile, Ala., in 2009.
Carnival goes big in N.O. (Florida Today)
Carnival Cruise Lines will move the Carnival Triumph to New Orleans when the smaller Carnival Fantasy moves to Mobile, Alabama, in 2009, officials announced Tuesday.
Business briefs for August 20, 2008 (The Advocate)
Published: Aug 20, 2008 - Page: 1D - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m. Juban’s to build masonry fence By popular demand, Juban’s — the 25-year-old Creole fine dining establishment on Perkins Road — is replacing a chain link fence at the end of the Acadian-Perkins Plaza parking lot with an 8-foot high masonry fence that will run 280 feet from the restaurant to Perkins Road.
