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Shoreside Power Supply Scheduled to be Used in October
San Francisco ExaminerAugust 26, 2010
Cruise ships docking in San Francisco could connect to The City's power grid through a massive electrical cable, allowing operators to switch off idling engines in the first week of October.
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Just the facts: Cruise ships help port
The Post and CourierAugust 23, 2010
For 150 years, the Charleston Branch Pilots Association has navigated ships of all types through our harbor -- everything from naval ships and oil tankers to yachts and container ships. ...From this perspective, as we listen to the debate on cruise ships and their environmental impacts, we note a vast difference between what some are saying ashore and what is actually happening aboard these vessels.
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Q&A with the former Chairman of the NTSB
August 16, 2010With the passage of the Cruise Vessel Safety and Security Act, CLIA and CruiseIndustryFacts recently sat down with the former Chairman of the NTSB, Mark Rosenker. We asked him a few questions about safety and security matters. Here's what he had to say.
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Cruise lines say ships nearly compliant with new safety rules
Travel WeeklyAugust 6, 2010
Major cruise lines foresee no problems complying with the requirements of the recently enacted Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act.
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How the New Cruise Safety Act Affects You
Cruise CriticJuly 27, 2010
It's official -- President Obama has signed the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act into law. In a statement today, Cruise Lines International Association maintains its support for the legislation.
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Royal Caribbean Taps Potentially Breakthrough Scrubber Technology
Seatrade InsiderJune 9, 2010
Royal Caribbean International will become the first cruise operator to implement potentially ground-breaking scrubber technology that not only reduces sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide but also carbon dioxide.
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Letter to the Editor: Cruise Ships in Antarctica
New York TimesMay 1, 2010
Re “In Antarctic Waters” (editorial, April 23), about the recent ban on high-sulfur fuel in Antarctica.
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Saving the Baltic
Seatrade Cruise ReviewMarch 2010
Addressing the Baltic Sea's eutrophication problems requires a comprehensive, but reasonable approach, writes J. Michael Crye.
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The Five 'Vs' Signal Success for Cruising
Travel Agent Central ReviewMarch 18, 2010
Characterizing the evolution of the cruise industry over the past 35 years as “We've come a long way baby,” Sasso talked about the importance of “braggers” in fostering the industry's success.
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European Cruise Council Awarded Green Attitude Recognition
PortWorldMarch 17, 2010
The European Cruise Council (ECC) was awarded the Green Attitude Recognition by the Port of Helsinki this week in Miami.
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Avoiding Norovirus on Cruise Ships
Cruise MatesMarch 12, 2010
We already know cruise ships are susceptible to norovirus, just as any place where people tend to share restrooms and dining spaces such as schools and senior centers. However, since the CDC particularly monitors norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships, cruise lines have become especially vigilant in fighting the spread of the virus onboard.
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The Shocking Truth About Cruise Ship Illnesses
SeaSite BlogMarch 11, 2010
There have been several stories in the news recently about Norovirus and similar gastrointestinal illnesses striking cruise ship passengers. But the media fails to mention that – with over 13 million persons cruising every year – the percentage of cruise passengers getting sick with the virus is actually very low.
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Pressure on Propulsion
The Maritime Executive MagazineMarch 11, 2010
The urgency to achieve a cleaner carbon footprint is perhaps felt more strongly in the highly visible passenger vessel sector than anywhere else. Fortunately, it turns out there's more than one way to reach the Promised Land.
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Costa Claims Environmental Leadership
Cruise Industry NewsMarch 11, 2010
Speaking during “Corporate Social Responsibility Day” at ITB Berlin, the world's leading travel trade show, Costa Crociere Chairman and CEO Pier Luigi Foschi said that the European cruise industry is at the forefront in terms of environmental sustainability and protection.
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Cruise Industry Going Green
Daily EchoMarch 3, 2010
Making sure the deep blue of the oceans stays green, Southampton's cruise ships are using some of the latest environment friendly systems to lessen the impact of vessels on their surroundings.
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What It Takes to Keep a City Afloat
Wall Street JournalMarch 3, 2010
How do you keep more than 6,300 people fed, housed and having the time of their life while floating in the middle of the ocean?
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Shipping Mulls a MARPOL Precedent
FairplayFebruary 25, 2010
Plans to designate the Baltic Sea a MARPOL Special Area could have huge consequences.
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Cruising Backs Baltic Rescue Though Adequate Discharge Facilities Lacking
SeaTrade InsiderFebruary 11, 2010
Despite the fact that cruise ships contribute to less than 0.05% of the ‘nutrient loading' problem in the Baltic Sea, the cruise industry is joining the fight against eutrophication by committing to discharge sewage ashore at ports with adequate reception facilities.
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Cruise Viruses Down in 2009
CruiseMatesFebruary 9, 2010
The chance of a cruiser acquiring a virus in 2009 was approximately only 1 in 132,000.
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Environmentally Friendly Cruise Ship Development
ChristianLittle.comFebruary 8, 2010
Below are details of three great innovations in making cruise ships more eco-friendly.
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Italians to Electrify Cruise Ships in Port
New York TimesFebruary 2, 2010
Port authorities in Italian cities like Venice plan to install equipment to connect ships like giant cruise liners to the electricity grid while berthed to cut fuel consumption and to curb emissions, according to Enel, an Italian electricity utility.
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Port's Cruise Ship Business Worth $37M, Study Says
Charleston Regional Business JournalFebruary 2, 2010
According to a study released today, the 69 total cruise ships embarking from and making one-day stops at the Port of Charleston this year will generate 407 jobs that have average annual earnings of $39,786. The port commissioned two College of Charleston professors to determine the economic impact of its growing cruise business.
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Bad Rap: Why the News Media's Cruise Reporting Goes Negative
Travel WeeklyJanuary 26, 2010
It came after what many Americans had come to believe was a rash of missing cruise passengers, sexual assaults and cover-ups by the cruise lines. It's an impression created and nurtured by the news media.
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Port of Baltimore breaks cruise passenger record in 2009
Baltimore Business JournalJanuary 21, 2010
About 167,000 people took cruises from the Port of Baltimore in 2009, 60 percent more than the previous single-year high.
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Industry Leader Defends Cruise Calls in Haiti
Travel + LeisureJanuary 20, 2010
The cruise industry's largest trade organization let loose on critics of Royal Caribbean International today, saying that the cruise line is bringing relief aid to Haiti despite the ridicule and disdain that has been heaped on the company in the press and online message boards.
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Cruise Industry Says Passenger Counts Will Hit a New Record in 2010
USA TodayJanuary 20, 2010
It's been a tough couple years for the cruise industry, no doubt, but not so tough that the industry hasn't been able to fill its ships.
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Positive Steps in Making Cruises Kinder to the Environment
At Spot Travel GuideJanuary 20, 2010
Lets take a look at 3 of the most promising eco developments.
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Cruise Lines' Haiti Relief Efforts Swing into Action
Seatrade InsiderJanuary 15, 2010
In addition to Royal Caribbean International's Independence of the Seas call in Labadee today delivering relief supplies, the cruise industry is working on a number of fronts to get goods and money to earthquake-devastated Haiti.
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What's in a CDC Score?
Cruise CriticJanuary 8, 2010
First: How CDC Inspections Work.
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Haridopolos Spotlights Safety at Port Canaveral
Florida TodayJanuary 6, 2010
State Sen. Mike Haridopolos on Tuesday asked Port Canaveral Chief Executive Officer J. Stanley Payne and other officials to come to Tallahassee during the upcoming legislative session to testify on what needs to be done to strengthen security at Florida's 14 deep-water ports.
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Norovirus Outbreaks on Cruise Ships Drop to Lowest Level in Nearly a Decade
USA TodayJanuary 5, 2010
The number of outbreaks of norovirus and other gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships has been dropping sharply in recent years and is at its lowest level in nearly a decade.
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Reducing Emissions at the Ports
New York TimesDecember 22, 2009
The Port of Los Angeles, which in 2004 became the first in the world to provide Alternative Maritime Power for container ships, is expanding that effort.
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Cruising into 2010
MSNBCDecember 18, 2009
Cruise lines are scrambling to find new ways to top each other in the innovation stakes. Bigger ships and never-before-seen features are the shape of things to come on the high seas in 2010.
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Green Group Aims at Cruising but Some Shots Misfire
Seatrade InsiderDecember 4, 2009
Friends of the Earth released another report on cruise ship pollution, timed to coincide with Oasis of the Seas' entry to service. But unlike its glib September environmental ‘report card' on cruising, FOE's new 56-page tome got little media pickup.
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Costa Cruises Presents Its 4th Sustainability Report
BTNNovember 27, 2009
Costa Cruises, the largest Italian travel company and Europe's number one cruise line, has announced the results from the fourth edition of its Sustainability Report.
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Silver Spirit Takes on the Seas
MSNBCNovember 16, 2009
A rare behind-the-scenes look at how cruise ships get certified to sail.
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Cruiseport Boston Sets Passenger Record
Boston GlobeNovember 16, 2009
There were 299,736 cruise passengers traveling through the Port of Boston in 2009, an 11 percent increase over last year, the Massachusetts Port Authority said.
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Seattle couple, two dogs rescued on high seas
King5.comNovember 13, 2009
It was a dramatic rescue on the high seas when a man and woman from Seattle hit rough weather about 400 miles from Hawaii.
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Sanitize Your Hands!
Cruise Talk CentralNovember 10, 2009
The CDC and medical professionals tell us that the best way to prevent the spread of virus is hand washing and hand sanitation.
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Passenger, Crew Spending Totals $2.3bn in the Caribbean
Seatrade InsiderOctober 28, 2009
Cruise passengers spend an average of $97.26 at each Caribbean port of call while crew spend an average of nearly $75 per visit, according to a new study commissioned by the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association and 29 destinations.
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Cruise Ship Promotes its Green Side
Telegraph JournalOctober 14, 2009
Tour participant says the city could learn a thing or two from vessel.
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Cruise Season Comes to an End
The Victoria Times ColonistOctober 14, 2009
Busy year saw 26 ships deliver 445,000 passengers to Victoria.
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Travel Industry Beefs Up Flu Precautions
Palm Beach Daily NewsOctober 13, 2009
With expectations of an upsurge in swine flu cases as cooler weather rolls in, cruise lines and airlines are taking extra precautions to protect passengers and crew members.
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Sasso: Accountability Never Greater, Cruising's Appeal Never Stronger
Seatrade InsiderOctober 5, 2009
As National Cruise Vacation Month kicks off in North America, Rick Sasso is doing -- even more than usual -- what he likes best: talking up cruising.
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Cruise Ship Industry Sets Sail for Maine
NECNSeptember 29, 2009
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Clearing the Air
Seatrade Cruise
ReviewSeptember 2009
Costly and complex air emissions regulations are looming. Anne Kalosh examines some of the issues in September's Seatrade Cruise Review.
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IMO Chief Calls for Undivided Commitment on Climate Change
Seatrade InsiderSeptember 24, 2009
Now is the time to make tough decisions to address climate change, and to act with undivided commitment, said Efthimios Mitropoulos, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, during his World Maritime Day remarks.
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Cruise Ships Think Green on the Blue
The Daily AstorianSeptember 23, 2009
Oregon lawmakers examine how cruise ships manage pollution.
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CLIA's Crye Sets the Record Straight on H1N1
Seatrade Insider
September 21, 2009
Cruise Lines International Association reiterated its commitment
to aggressively managing all cases of influenza, including H1N1,
as the Northern Hemisphere flu season approaches, bringing a
potential resurgence of the virus.
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CLIA Blasts Environmental Group's Cruise Report Card
Travel WeeklySeptember 16, 2009
CLIA's response to Friends of the Earth environmental report card for cruise lines was a scathing one.
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CLIA Launches cruiseindustryfacts.com
Seatrade InsiderSeptember 15, 2009
Facts about safety and security, the environment, health and medical issues and the economic impact of cruising are found on a new Cruise Lines International Association website, cruiseindustryfacts.com.
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Princess Ship Initiates Cold Ironing in Vancouver
Seatrade InsiderSeptember 1, 2009
Island Princess on Monday helped inaugurate Port Metro Vancouver's new shore power facility by turning off its engines and plugging in to clean hydroelectric power from shore.
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Vancouver Cruise Ships to Plug in to Cut Pollution
ReutersAugust 31, 2009
Cruise ships docking in Vancouver, a popular hub for tourists bound for Alaska, can now plug into the city's electricity grid -- cutting their engines and their diesel air emissions.
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Amid Doom and Gloom, a Ray of Hope in California
San Diego Business Journal
August 24, 2009
It is easy to be pessimistic about the economy these days, with
stock market shifts, earning reports up then down, retail sales
plummeting and unemployment climbing.
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Swine Flu: Airline Passengers Lack Hygiene
Denver Post
August 24, 2009
Airports and airline personnel should be fully trained in
infection control measures, and alcohol-based gel hand sanitizers
should be available throughout airports and aboard aircraft. The
cruise ship industry has been doing this for
years.
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Cruising to Profits in Boston
Boston Business Journal
August 21, 2009
Cruise Lines International Association recently released its 2008
Economic Impact Study for North America. What the numbers show,
even in these uncertain times, is that the local economy is
reaping the rewards from increased cruise business at the Port of
Boston.
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CLIA/FCCA Active With Destinations on H1N1 Policies
Seatrade
InsiderAugust 21, 2009
Cruise Lines International Association and Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association have been assisting Caribbean nations in developing regional guidelines to establish consistent procedures for dealing with the H1N1 virus and cruise ships.
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MSC Employs Thermal Imaging for H1N1 Screening
Seatrade Insider
August 17, 2009
MSC Cruises is implementing thermal imaging cameras at
embarkation as an additional screening tool for the H1N1
virus.
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Florida's Cruise Industry's Riding a Profitable Wave
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
August 5, 2009
If one considers the economic impact of the cruise industry in
the United States, it is a challenge not to make Florida first
among any discussion.
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Cruise Industry Fills Airline Seats
Aviation Week
August 3, 2009
The North American cruise line industry is fueling the economy
and providing a significant economic boost to airlines that ferry
cruise passengers to embarkation points.
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Cruise Industry Brings in Billions to Fla.
Florida Today
July 30, 2009
The cruise industry remains an essential element of the Florida
economy, even in choppy economic waters, generating more than
128,000 jobs statewide and $6.3 billion in direct spending in
2008, according to a report released Wednesday by the industry's
leading trade group.
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Millions from Cruise Ship Visits on the Rise
Bangor Daily News
July 30, 2009
People from cruise ships that stopped in Maine spent nearly 20
percent more in 2008 than they did a year earlier, and the
revenue is expected to rise this year, according to studies
released this week.
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Cruise Industry Spending Rose 2% in 2008, Says CLIA
Travel Weekly
July 29, 2009
The cruise industry contributed $19 billion to the U.S. economy
in 2008 in direct spending by cruise lines and their passengers,
according to CLIA.
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Cruise Lines Generate $153M in Spending in MD.
Baltimore Business Journal
July 29, 2009
The cruise line industry generated $153 million in spending in
Maryland in 2008.
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Texas Economy Benefits from Cruise Lines
Dallas Morning News
July 29, 2009
While overall travel was down last year due to the economy, the
cruise line industry had a major impact in Texas.
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Borg Pushes Cold-Ironing For Cruise Ships
Maritime Global
May 20, 2009
European Commissioner Joe Borg told the European Cruise Council
2009 Industry Conference, in Rome this week, that cold ironing
was among policies being pushed by the EU that affect the cruise
industry.
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Ships Continue Flu Screening Protocols
Seatrade Insider
May 18, 2009
Uniform cruise line screening protocols for H1N1 virus and
scaled-up ship sanitation practices continue following Friday's
downgrade of the US and UK advice against non-essential travel to
Mexico.
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Cruise Lines Weigh Tougher Response to Pirate Threat in Somalia
South Florida Sun Sentinel
May 15, 2009
Passengers on MSC Cruises' Melody were partying under the starry
midnight sky when heavily-armed pirates in a small speedboat
attacked their luxury cruise liner last month in the Indian
Ocean, and attempted to board the ship on rope ladders.
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Are Cruise Ships Really Safe?
Baltimore Examiner
May 13, 2009
On more than one occasion, a client has asked about security on
ships--exactly what do the cruise lines do to assure your
safety?
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Cruise Lines Mark Environmental Progress
Travel Agent Central
April 22, 2009
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) President and CEO
Terry Dale offers a timely Earth Day 2009 reminder of the
industry's environmental progress and innovation over the past
year.
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Cruise Into Recycling
Earth 911
March 23, 2009
Folks who enjoy vacations at sea should be pleased to note that
some luxury liners are stepping up efforts to protect the
planet.
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Special Needs At Sea Becomes First Accessibility Preferred Supplier For CLIA, World's Largest Cruise Line Association
Special Needs at Sea Press Release
March 9, 2009
Special Needs at Sea, (www.specialneedsatsea.com), a Special
Needs Group Inc. company, is now a preferred partner benefits
supplier for the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA), the
world's largest cruise line association, becoming the first
accessibility partner registered with this international
organization.
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Cruise Lines Take Precautions Against Pirates
Arizona Republic
February 20, 2009
INDIAN OCEAN OFF EAST AFRICA - "If they come, we will deal with
it." It is 6:30 a.m., just after sunrise, and a security guard is
on Deck 9 peering over the railing on the Silversea Silver Wind,
a luxury cruise ship carrying 400 passengers and crew.
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Norovirus Outbreaks on Cruise Ships on the Decline
USA Today
January 28, 2009
Worried about catching a stomach bug on your next cruise? Here's
the good news: Outbreaks of norovirus and other gastrointestinal
illness on cruise ships are on the decline.
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When Cruise Vacations End Tragically, Who's to Blame? Despite High-Profile Deaths, the Cruise Industry Defends Its Safety Record
ABC News
January 8, 2009
It's a story that's been written more frequently now that
cruising has become increasingly affordable with ships built to
hold a small city's worth of people. But amid a growing chorus of
accusations about security leveled at the cruise industry,
insiders say passengers and crew need to take more responsibility
for their own safety.
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Health Expert: Cruises Can Be Good For You
USA Today
January 6, 2009
A common criticism of cruising is that it's all about eating --
and gaining weight. But there's no reason a cruise has to be a
gorge fest, says health guru Sandy Pukel.
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Clean Air, Clean Port: Push is on for Safer Cruise Ship Fuel
Florida Times Union
December 22, 2008
Neighborhood negotiations over plans for a Mayport cruise ship
terminal could decide whether nearby homeowners can breathe easy.
Literally.
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Cruise ship offers tips on sewage
Honolulu Star BulletinAugust 29, 2006
City councilmen say they can learn a lot from the cruise ship industry on how to handle sewage.
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