Traveling Blog: Daily Bulletin: Cruising's hurricane hangover

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DAILY BULLETIN

September 12, 2018

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One year after Irma
and Maria, Caribbean
cruising still on the mend

Perhaps few parts of the travel industry were harder hit by the 2017 hurricane season than cruise lines. Pricing is still down, but the Caribbean is slowly recovering.

Disney plans to build Miami terminal for year-round cruises

It will be the first time Disney deploys a ship year-round from a homeport other than Port Canaveral, Fla.

Heavy ice forces cancellation of Northwest Passage cruises

Expedition lines Ponant and Hurtigruten were informed that ice conditions made it unsafe to traverse the Arctic Ocean.

CBP envisions streamlining customs entry via texting

Under the messaging concept, CBP would text flyers immediately upon landing to direct them to various zones in the customs facilities.

Abstract art to adorn
Norwegian Encore's hull

Spanish artist Eduardo Arranz-Bravo will paint abstract shapes in a splash of primary colors.

INSIGHT BY TOVIN LAPAN

Restoration and resilience
on Hawaii Island

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park plans to partially reopen on National Public Lands Day, after the longest continuous closure in its history.

IN THE HOT SEAT

U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism's Beverly Nicholson-Doty

The commissioner of tourism discusses hurricane recovery efforts one year later.

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