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Destinations
Puerto Vallarta Among the Top Destinations for U.S. Thanksgiving Travel
Although travel volumes for the celebration of Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which this year will be Thursday, November 26, have fallen…
— Puerto Vallarta Daily News
Hawaii imposes new COVID-19 travel restrictions
Anyone flying to Hawaii will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test result prior to their departure for the state, with the new rule going into effect two days before Thanksgiving, Gov. David Ige announced…
— FOX Business
Cruise
'Devastating impact': Cruise industry says 254,000 American jobs, $32 billion in economic activity lost
Amid 2020's cruising shutdown, the industry estimates it will contribute less than half to the U.S. economy than it did in…
— USA Today
Disney Cruise Ship Heads to Florida: Will It Be The First to Sail?
Which Disney Cruise Line ship will be the first to sail? So far, Disney isn’t saying, but a clue comes in the form of Disney Wonder, which as of the morning of November 19 was approximately 3,700 miles east of Port Canaveral and heading for the Florida…
— Cruise Radio
A Complete List Of Cruise Lines’ Black Friday Deals 2020
Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be anything but traditional in 2020. While deals will be plentiful the Friday and Monday after Thanksgiving, you’ll want to keep your eyes open, as many companies are rolling out deals…
— Travel Awaits
Transportation
United says Covid-19 spike is hitting air travel -- again
The spike in Covid-19 cases is starting to hit air travel once again, according to United…
— CNN
Southwest Airlines to offer direct flight to Hawaii beginning in March
Southwest Airlines will soon offer direct flights to Honolulu from Long Beach Airport, the airline announced Thursday, Nov. 19. Long Beach Airport will join Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento and San Diego as Southwest gateways to Hawaii in…
— Press-Telegram
Lodging
Hyatt Hotels Around the World Are Hosting Small Businesses to Help Them Survive the Pandemic
Nearly 60 Hyatt properties are providing things like pop-up markets, kitchen space, exercise studios, barbershops, and…
— Travel+Leisure
Other and Odd
White House Urges Vigilance On Coronavirus But Rejects Lockdowns As Solution
Health officials have warned Americans to forgo the traditional holiday travel as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge across the country.…
— NPR News
50M Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving despite COVID-19 surge
Some 50 million Americans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving, according to one estimate -- despite cautionary pleas from health officials as COVID-19 infection rates…
— New York Post
Today in History
The Sinking of the Essex
On this day in 1820, a giant sperm whale attacked and sank the whaling vessel Essex off of the western coast of South America. The survivors climbed aboard two life boats and made it to a small island. However, they soon exhausted the islands' food supply. To survive, all but three of the sailors climbed back into their boats to seek aid. Before long, their circumstances became dire, and the men resorted to cannibalism to survive. They were rescued after three months at sea. Writer Herman Melville used aspects of the story in his novel Moby…
— Travel Research Online
Deck Plans
Peek Inside Silversea’s Newest Ship, Silver Moon
After taking de livery of the new ship from Fincantieri in Ancona, Italy, on Friday October 30, 2020, Silversea Cruises unveils the first glimpses of Silver Moon’s interiors – the ninth ship in the cruise line’s fleet. Barbara Muckermann, Silversea’s Chief Marketing Officer, hosts a series of five virtual ship tours, in which viewers are guided through Silver Moon’s new S.A.L.T. venues, public spaces, restaurants, and…
— Travel Research Online
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Point-to-Point
20 Ways that Cruise Lines Can Keep You Safe
by Steven Frankel
Wednesday November 18, 2020
Now that vaccin ations are almost here, many long-term cruisers are transitioning from “Should I go cruising in 2021 or 2022?” to “Which cruises are likely to be the most satisfying and safest?” Most typical cruise junkies are over 65 and no stranger to maladies such as obesity, diabetes, and previous cardiac incidents. After a year “on the hard,” as sailors say, a lot of us are willing to take some risks to return to…
— Travel Research Online
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wner Michael Graham is an overnight expert on the morality of selling travel during a pandemic. He took four customers with him aboard the SeaDream’s first Caribbean voyage last week – and left two behind in Barbados, in quarantine, when they caught Covid-19 onboard. (More on that…