Updates of efforts to bring relief and reconstruction to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous, a 210-foot medium-endurance cutter homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, arrives to deliver aid near the port…
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WINNERS CIRCLE – Happy Kindle Paperwhite & Fire winners –
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New Winner! Say congratulations to Tarrisa G. of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma for winning the new Paperwhite for July 30th. Tarissa has been a loyal reader for over four years! Wooohooo!!!! Oh YEAH! I’m so excited about getting a Paperwhite. I’ve…
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First pass from passengers on Harmony of The Seas is that they wish they had taken a pass
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From The Telegraph Overflowing urinals, uncovered drains and muddy carpets’ – Harmony of the Seas cruise liner is a ‘building site’, claim irate passengers ‘Overflowing urinals, uncovered drains and muddy carpets’ – Harmony of the Seas cruise liner is a…
D-Day Veteran Smokey Holcomb Gives First Person Account of Landings on Omaha Beach
The following is an interview I conducted with Smokey Holcomb, a Navy veteran who witnessed the D-Day invasion. By Ken RossignolTHE CHESAPEAKE TODAYLEXINGTON PARK — Rastus “Smokey” Holcomb served on the USS Arkansas and participated in 13 convoys across…
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Paperwhite Giveaway notes 104th anniversary of Titanic just 8 weeks after Anthem nearly rolled over with 6,000 souls on board
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It’s time to thank the Good Lord. We all have a lot to give thanks for and especially those souls who were on the recent foolish voyage of the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas which came very close to…
Ships should not sail into the path of a storm; especially one with thousands of lives on board
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From GCaptain: The U.S. Coast Guard says it will inspect the storm-damaged Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas upon its scheduled return to New York Harbor Wednesday evening following a nightmare cruise into a hurricane force storm off Cape…
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Titanic Survivors: William Thompson Sloper boarded lifeboat number seven
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‘A likely story’ William Thompson Sloper boarded lifeboat number 7 By Ken Rossignol The story of the survival of William Thompson Sloper who lived when the Titanic sank began when Dorothy Gibson insisted that the 28-year-old stockbroker from New Brittain,…
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Carnival Corporation to Launch Four New Ships in 2016
To meet rising demand for cruise vacations — one of the fastest growing segments of the vacation industry — four of company’s 10 brands will add new ships in 2016 New ships underscore the world’s largest travel and leisure company’s…
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A Norwegian ship leaves New York as seen from the Royal Caribbean Explorer of The Seas. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo
Carnival Pride sails from Baltimore down the Chesapeake Bay. THE PRIVATEER CLAUSE photo
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