23-Oct-2005  (yacht cruise)

• 'Cruise Operator Questions Tampa, Fla., Port Lease Delay (RedNova)
By Steve Huettel, St. Petersburg Times, Fla. Oct. 19--TAMPA -- After 19 months of talks with the Tampa Port Authority about a long-term lease for yacht StarShip Dining Cruises, chief executive Troy Manthey got an unexpected letter.
• 'NFL Weekend Predictions: Falcons will do it again (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
We here at Weekend Predictions Inc., NFL Sunday and Lingerie Division, understand how your spirits might be down ever since learning recently that Atlanta failed again to win a Super Bowl bid.
• 'Ex-aide organized Black fundraiser (The Charlotte Observer)
Meredith Norris, a former top political aide to House Speaker Jim Black, organized a Raleigh fundraiser held for Black last week and collected checks at the door, even though Black said he dismissed her from her job as his political director several weeks ago.
• 'The world's most expensive cruises (Luxist)
I?m pretty sure that Forbes?s Lifestyles editors write nothing but lists anymore; nevertheless, they?re pretty fun. This time around it?s the World?s Most Expensive Cruises 2005 , which is crowned by the Annaliese , a 36-passenger private yacht featuring a marble Roman bath and a full-sized movie theater which you can charter for just under $114,000 per day. A 7-day Alaskan cruise on the
• 'Are TomKat Really Buying in Toledo? (Luxist)
Last week we mentioned that celebrity parents-to-be Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were rumored to house shopping in New York . Up next in the rumor mill are those other expectant parents, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. Rumors have been flying that TomKat are snapping up this house in the posh Toledo suburb of Ottawa Hills. Katie is from the area which is how the rumors started. The Toledo
• 'Luxury ship's passengers are in cruise control, by owning condos aboard (Portland Press Herald, Maine) (Hotel Online)
Oct. 19--A ship visiting Portland features the latest in over-the-top opulence. While it may look like a cruise ship, The World is more like a luxury condo building with life rafts and propellers.