Dozens reported sick on another cruise
A cruise ship reported to have scores of sick passengers aboard is expected to pull into the Port of Miami-Dade this morning, the latest vessel hit by an illness in the last few weeks, police and health officials said late Sunday.
( BY LUISA YANEZ, lyanez@herald.com, 12/02/2002 11:08 AM PST)

Battling ship virus requires using hand-to-hand combat
If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had its druthers, you would be humming "Happy Birthday" on your cruise ship a dozen times a day. That's because the ditty - which lasts about 15 to 20 seconds, depending on who's doing the humming - is the CDC's rule of thumb for how long to wash your hands to sufficiently combat communicable germs.
( BY ARLINE BLEECKER, The Orlando Sentinel, 12/02/2002 12:20 PM PST)

Despite cleansing, illness stalks cruise
At least 85 people on the Disney cruise ship Magic have contracted a flulike illness this week even after the vessel was scrubbed because of an earlier outbreak, officials said yesterday.
( By Mike Branom, Associated Press, 11/27/2002 07:10 AM PST)

Passengers leave 'ship from hell'
For months, Anne Atchison had been looking forward to a restful vacation onboard Holland America's Amsterdam. Living in Arlington, Va., her nerves were frayed from Sept. 11, the anthrax scare and the sniper.
( By INA PAIVA CORDLE, icordle@herald.com, 11/22/2002 08:23 AM PST)

Ship Cancels Cruise on Virus Fears
Holland America Line canceled the next scheduled voyage of its troubled cruise ship Amsterdam to clean the vessel after more than 500 people caught a contagious stomach virus on four separate voyages.
( ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press, 11/20/2002 09:47 AM PST)

Be your own captain with Crown Blue
One of the giddiest good-time vacations I ever had was when my husband and I and several friends took turns piloting a six-passenger cabin cruiser on the Charente River in France.
( BY ARLINE BLEECKER, The Orlando Sentinel, 11/18/2002 10:03 AM PST)

Cruise ships seasick
The serious stomach virus that afflicted 438 passengers on board the Holland America Amsterdam is becoming more prevalent on cruise ships and can be dangerous for the elderly or those with health problems, said an expert with the Centers for Disease Control.
( BY INA PAIVA CORDLE, icordle@herald.com, 11/13/2002 07:17 AM PST)

Jump in: Deals pile up like fall leaves
If the pile of press releases on my desk is any indicator, a bargain hunter could get a headache just from the headlines vying for attention. Nearly every cruise line has a deal on some itinerary or other.
( BY ARLINE BLEECKER, The Orlando Sentinel, 11/04/2002 09:11 AM PST)

Drowning in cash? These apartments are golden life raft
With a couple of million dollars, you can have a luxurious Nina Campbell-designed apartment -- complete with AEG cappuccino maker and martini shaker -- and The World.
( BY JANE WOOLDRIDGE, jwooldridge@herald.com, 10/28/2002 09:19 AM PST)