New Carnival Vista sails for the first time in April 2016. Carnival photo.

Enjoy this unique footage of two Carnival ships, the Carnival Magic and the Carnival Vista in port. The story line of Who Collects The Souls includes drone surveillance of a ship. Published on Dec 26, 2016, by Adam Zweimiller 4K footage of …

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Mona Passage rescue by Coast Guard of five boaters from sunken pleasure craft near Puerto Rico on April 29, 2017. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard, Good Samaritan vessel, Puerto Rico Police marine unit rescue 5 boaters in the Mona Passage The crew of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Borinquen, a Good Samaritan vessel and the crew of a Puerto …

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Rough Going Can Visit the Most Dependably Smooth Voyage By Ken Rossignol MIAMI, FLA. — It’s all about the bass – is quite the tune for many pop singing groups with some such as Home Free really able to pull …

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Join Marsha & Danny Jones and all the cast, crew, officers, and killers as the newest saga of the SEA EMPRESS sets sail!   WHO COLLECTS THE SOULS HAVE a fun trip back into entertainment with this great video featuring …

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One can actually visit HELL at Cayman Island, which offers a safe, friendly and interesting day in port. Watching the dolphins perform, spending a day at the beach and taking the trip to hell and back is a lot better than being at a murder scene in the nearby Jamaica. Stay on the ship in Jamaica and be sure to visit Hell at Cayman. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

Murder of a tour van driver waiting for cruise ship passengers in Bahama port. These posts on the Facebook page of Tellis Virgil at Speak Up Bahamas describes the reaction of citizens of Bahamas. April 23, 2017 — A vicious …

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MV Torm Republican arriving in January of 2011 Freighter at Antiqua. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

In January of 2011, I shot this photo of the chemical tanker, a Danish ship, the Torm Republican, while we headed into port at Antiqua on the Celebrity Mercury. On Sept. 29, 2011, the ship was attacked by pirates in …

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#KindlePaperwhite Giveaway Ernest Hemingway – Biographical Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), born in Oak Park, Illinois, started his career as a writer in a newspaper office in Kansas City at the age of seventeen. After the United States entered the First World …

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Sunset over the Carnival Miracle. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

  Cruise to Cuba: Lawsuit Filed Against Carnival and Fathom Travel From Cruise Law News: Yesterday. a lawsuit was filed against Carnival Corporation and Fathom Travel for discriminating against Cuban-Americans who were excluded as passengers on the May 1st cruise …

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Carnival Miracle Nick & Nora supper club was one of the best specialty restaurants tried on any cruise ship. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

Ordinarily taking a cruise to Cuba would not rate high in my house. Being trapped on a ship packed with “wild and crazy” middle-agers eager to “partay” on a conga line would be my wife’s idea of Hades. As for …

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Fishing boats in the harbor of Samana, Dominican Republic. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo

  Chapter Nine Do you want a slice of lemon with that Caribbean Crime? The first time I visited the Dominican Republic was on an old classic ocean liner in 1985. This was just about the time the modern cruise …

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