“Arrival is never easy,” said Serge Aliba, the Aqua Blu’s ­Lebanese-born acting cruise director soon after we boarded the ship in Sorong. To get to this ramshackle tropical port city, at the tip of the Bird’s Head Peninsula in the …

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The U.S. Travel Association announced the election of Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, as its new national chair. Duffy, who most recently served on the board as first vice chair, will lead an executive committee and board representing a …

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Marvel Day at Sea is planned for the Disney Magic, which will sail from Miami, Florida, to the Bahamas and western Caribbean in January, February, and March 2022. Meanwhile, Star Wars Day at Sea is planned for the Disney Fantasy, …

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Carnival Cruise Line president Christine Duffy has been elected national chair of the U.S. Travel Association, the group said Friday. Duffy will lead the association’s board and executive committee. Formerly first vice chair of the board, Duffy succeeds Destination DC …

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Alaska will no longer require domestic inbound travelers to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test upon entry, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said this week. Dunleavy, speaking Sunday as Alaska’s emergency declaration expired, said that while the state is still dealing …

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