19-Dec-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Magnificent St. Martin (Akron Beacon Journal)
There are beaches. And then there are beaches. Welcome to Orient Beach, a two-mile strip of soft white coral sand and perfect blue water that seems to be in a league of its own in the Caribbean.
• 'More to this place than a pass-through (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Panama has always been a convenient shortcut for travelers on their way to somewhere else. The Spaniards used it to haul treasures from Peru. Prospectors used it to race by rail to California for the Gold Rush. And the whole world still uses its canal, the fastest way to move cargo and cruise ships between oceans.
• 'The Orbitz Insider Picks Seven Hotspots for 2007! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Want to vacation at one of the "in" places before the rest of America catches onto the tourism trend?
• 'Collecting MadVideos -- Iceboating on Lake Wingra (Isthmus)
Last week's cold snap was sufficient to freeze Lake Wingra, the smallest of Madison?s four definitive bodies of water. Following quickly behind was the first flotilla of the city's iceboatnavy, gathering for their season-beginning Wingra Winger (a "family fun day on the ice") on Saturday, Dec. 9, and a second day of sailing on Sunday. Conditions were warm and somewhat windy, with temperatures ...
• 'Set sail for luxury: Fulfill your fantasies with cruise on Heiress' former private yacht (Boston Herald)
A BOARD THE SEA CLOUD -With the British Virgin Islands slipping past on either side, I looked up at a complex web of lines and masts supporting al- most an acre of sail that stretched 178 feet into...
• 'Getting shipshape, from stem to stern (Sun-Sentinel)
With no new ships on their respective horizons, Windstar Cruises, Disney Cruise Line and Crystal Cruises each have opted for the next best thing: renovations.