25-Oct-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'TRAVEL NOTES: Cruise lines are always on the move (Detroit Free Press)
Going on a cruise? Here's some news for you:
• 'Cruising under sail is adventure (Detroit Free Press)
Monday morning, the passengers of the Yankee Clipper, a former millionaire's yacht, squint into their first sunrise. The deck is pitched at a 20-degree angle as the schooner carves through the waves of the south Caribbean north of Grenada, its sails rattling and lines groaning against the masts.
• 'Hop aboard at Mumbai for cruise to Phuket (Hindustan Times)
Soon, you may be able to take off on that ideal cruise vacation to sun-drenched Phuket, the Caribbean or Hawaii islands, aboard an international cruise liner from the city's water front.
• 'Smaller Delta planes reduce PBIA traffic (Sun-Sentinel)
Passenger traffic at Palm Beach International Airport fell 9.2 percent in September to 373,966 total passengers. The decline contributed to a 3.4 percent drop in airline traffic over the 12-month period ended September 2006.
• 'Moscow's wealthy elite push the boat out (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The scenery is grey, the sun pokes through the clouds for a few weeks a year and the rivers freeze over in winter, but Moscow is emerging as one of the world's most unlikely yachting capitals.
• 'by Sean Gardiner (The Village Voice)
The man who helped bring Abramoff down goes to prison for his own nefarious deeds. (By Sean Gardiner)
• 'New fees, new looks, new ship, new book, more (Baltimore Sun)
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