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Port of L.A. to be home base for Disney cruise ship - Los Angeles city officials and Disney Cruise Lines announced an agreement to base the cruise ship Disney Wonder in the Port of Los Angeles starting in 2011. The Disney Wonder will move from Port Canaveral, Fla., to make room for two new ships.
Ruins in Turkey worthwhile side trip from Greece - Travelers who find themselves in Greece's port of Kusadasi should make the half-hour trip to Ephesus, Turkey, to visit the ruins. Earthquakes and pestilence destroyed what was once a Roman city, but remains of the Temple of Artemis, an aqueduct, and the fountains of Trajan and other landmarks offer an interesting peek into history.
Tauck World Discovery Expands Single Traveler Program - Tauck World Discovery is expanding its annual single traveler program, either waiving or reducing the single supplement on 106 departures of 22 land and cruise itineraries in Europe and North America. According to Tauck, nearly a quarter of the itineraries in the program h
ave had their supplement waived entirely, and the average supplement reduction is 70 percent. This translates into cash savings as high as $3,000, with an average savings of $1,276. Additional price reductions through Tauck's Partner Savings program, in which Tauck passes pricing considerations from its suppliers along to Tauck guests, also apply to a number of itineraries in the singles program.
Royal Caribbean Sets Allure of the Seas' Inaugural Season - Royal Caribbean International announced the inaugural season of Allure of the Seas, which will include 42 Eastern and Western Caribbean seven-night voyages every Sunday beginning Dec. 12, 2010. Allure's sister ship, Oasis of the Seas, will operate Saturday departures when it
enters service later this year. Bookings for Allure's inaugural season will open on April 2 for Diamond and Diamond-Plus members of the Crown & Anchor Society and April 8 for all Crown & Anchor Society members. General bookings will open on April 13. Oasis and Allure of the Seas measure 220,000 tons and host 5,400 double-occupancy guests in 2,700 staterooms.
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