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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Carnival Cruise Lines

Carnival Cruise Lines stories: 3 news summaries

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 Niche Cruises Set Sail 

Specialty vacations offer chance to indulge motorbike, fashion and au naturale fantasies

(Newser) - Increasingly popular niche cruises offer seafarers a chance to indulge in all manner of hobbies, fantasies and obsessions on the high seas, reports Travel and Leisure: For instance:
  • Star Trek/Buffy the Vampire Slayer: This week-long cruise offers fan conventions complete with autograph-signing celebs, star-studded karaoke and a chance
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(Newser) - Oil tankers are scrambling to get into the ports of Galveston and Texas City before officials close them in anticipation of Hurricane Ike, set to hit land by Saturday, the Galveston County Daily News reports. The storm is gathering strength and could be a fearsome Category 4 when it lands... More »

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QE2 to Dock, for Good, in Dubai

Cruising days over, storied ship will be a  floating hotel in the Persian Gulf

(Newser) - After 40 years at sea, the glamorous passenger liner QE2 will be sold by Carnival Cruise Lines to a Dubai firm for $100 million, then turned into luxury lodgings. The company promises to restore the interior of the ship, which will be anchored off three man-made islands, and to build... More »

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