Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships are no longer in place under a ruling by a federal appeals court.

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Carnival Cruise Lines has announced longer cruises from Baltimore starting next year. The Carnival Pride will sail on a series of 10- to 14-day cruises to the Caribbean round trip and one way between Baltimore and San Juan, Puerto Rico, ...

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More than one million cruise passengers have sailed from the Port of Baltimore since the cruise terminal opened in 2006.

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NEW YORK — The capsizing of the Costa Concordia could not have come at a worse time for the cruise industry — right at the start of the peak booking season. Even if passengers aren’t scared away, the accident will ...

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WASHINGTON — The luxury cruise liner that ran aground off the Italian coast has rattled even the most die-hard “cruisers” in an industry where catastrophic accidents are rare, but it’s unlikely to do significant long-term damage. The Costa Concordia hit ...

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Carnival Cruise Lines says one of its ships is speeding back to Baltimore ahead of Hurricane Irene. Carnival says the Carnival Pride is well ahead of the storm and has increased speed to arrive off the Mid-Atlantic coast by late ...

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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — The christening ceremony, complete with elaborate musical number, fireworks and a 16-foot champagne bottle, was typical in-your-face Disney. The best attributes of the company’s newest cruise ship, though, aren’t quite so over-the-top. Oh, the 4,000-passenger Disney ...

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The Port of Baltimore has again posted record numbers for cruise passengers coming through the city in one year. Last year, 210,549 people sailed on 91 cruises from the Cruise Maryland Terminal, the Maryland Port Administration said Wednesday. That number ...

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NEW YORK — It’s not just Americans who love cruises. Royal Caribbean International CEO Adam Goldstein says globalization is the biggest trend in cruising right now, with the company’s new megaships drawing 25 to 30 percent of their passengers from ...

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