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                           News Menu - March 2009

Special Features
QE2 plans may be postponed due to tourism slowdown in Dubai
Ship & Port WebCams - watch the world go by!
SOLAS 2010 conversion may see many famous older ships disappear
Headline News
Tahiti Government considers entering the cruise business with possible purchase of a their own Cruise Ship
Prince Albert II completes successful inaugural South America and Antarctic season
Oceania Cruises lay the keel on their new construction the "Marina".
Industry Insider
Harry Silverman to head up Apollo Management
Royal Caribbean: 'No assurance' we'll be able to finance Oasis of the Seas
Viking River Cruises has confirmed that it has found an investor
NCL name new President & COO as well as a new VP Sales
Ports & Itineraries
Real yacht cruising ports - sail Europe this summer with Windstar Cruises
Work Begins on New Pier in Falmouth, Jamaica
Star Clippers in 2010 put all their eggs in one basket by committing all three of its tall ships to the Med. for the summer season.
A European style river cruise on the Mekong River
Holland America Line Expands 2009 Panama Canal Program with More Full Transits
All Three Celebrity Solstice-Class Ships to Sail in Europe in 2010
Secret Spots at 6 European Ports
Strikes end in the French Caribbean islands of Martinique & Guadaloupe
Worldwide's News
Worldwide (with a little help from their friends) turn Charter Cancellation into Major Charity Fund Raising Event
Our latest Ship Revue - The newly refurbished - "Paul Gauguin" with images
Superbowl XLIV, Miami 4-8, 2010 - Looking for an opportunity - Check this out