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Entries Tagged as 'Cruising'

Port Of Tampa

November 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This post  shows the main areas a visiting cruise ship passenger needs to know around TIA (airport) and the Garrison Channel Cruise Terminals (Channelside).  Click here for an area map, then click on the links on the left side of the map or click the blue push pins to see what is at that location.   [...]

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Tags: Cruising · Florida · Ports of Call

Azamara Journey Cruise South America 2007 – Guide Books

November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Like most travelers, when we travel we like to do some reading and planning on where we are going.  We have used various travel guide books over the years, Frommers, Fodors, etc.  But for the last few years we have been buying the Insight Guides or the Eyewitness Travel guides.  Both of these guidebooks are [...]

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Tags: Azamarra Journey South America 2007 · Cruising · Travel

Noel Forces Azamara Quest To Divert to Tampa

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Tropical Storm Noel forced Azamara Quest to divert to Tampa from its end of cruise destination of Miami.  The Azamara Quest arrived in Tampa this morning.   Passengers are being bused both ways between the ports. Numerous other cruise lines are altering their ships schedules to avoid the storm.

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Tags: Cruising · Travel

Cruise Lines Have No Liability For Ships Doctors

October 26th, 2007 · No Comments

The Wall Street Journal had this article.   It details how cruise  lines appear to have no legal liability for the on board ships doctors because they are independent contractors.  You can read the article on the WSJ Health blog and form your own conclusions but the story details that over 40 malpractice lawsuits have been [...]

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Tags: Cruising · Travel