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NASA works to secure its launch pads ahead of Hurricane Dorian

August 30, 2019 at 3:13 p.m.

ORLANDO, Fla. — On the Space Coast, where some models put Hurricane Dorian touching land Monday, teams at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are working to...

Retirees, this new cruise line is for you. There are no kids, and booze is included.

August 23, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

It's not often that a new cruise line enters the industry. And it's not often that a new cruise line, at a time when companies are bending over backwards to...

Miami tourism officials want your social media posts to draw visitors

August 23, 2019 at 4:24 p.m.

Miami's tourism leaders are counting on locals to help them market Miami. The new campaign, called “Found in Miami,” strives to give tourists a more authentic idea of what Miami-Dade...

Tourists walk next to U.S.-made vintage cars in Havana, Cuba.

Travel to Cuba getting popular again — just in time for more Havana flights

August 23, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

More flights to Cuba are on the horizon. The U.S. Department of Transportation has tentatively awarded a slew of U.S.-Havana routes to five major airlines from several cities in the...

Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Vista during its final sea trials in the Adriatic Sea in April 2016. Crew on the Carnival Vista were found hiding intentionally hazardous food, equipment and dirty dishware from sanitation inspectors. The ship ultimately failed its inspection.

More cruise ships failed sanitation inspections in 2017 than any other year

August 23, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

MIAMI Cruise lines have never had a cleanliness problem this big. In 2017, cruise lines failed their sanitation inspections at the highest rate ever since the Centers for Disease Control...

Carnival Triumph gets rare failing grade in sanitation inspection

August 23, 2019 at 3:55 p.m.

Flies in the food preparation areas. Milk, cheese, eggs and yogurt kept in too-hot temperatures. Soiled and clogged machinery. These were some of the conditions uncovered by two inspectors from...

MSC for Me was set to debut on MSC Meraviglia, scheduled to come into service this past June in the Mediterranean.

Not your grandma’s cruise ship: New technology coming in the next few years

August 23, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

This is not your grandma's cruise anymore. The cruising industry is at the cusp of a technological revolution that, for the most part, spells good news for consumers. In the...

Playmakers Sports Bar & Arcade will be a new venue on the Boardwalk on Symphony of the Seas and feature more than 30 TVs, arcade games and pub grub.

New details of world’s largest cruise ship revealed

August 23, 2019 at 3:43 p.m.

Royal Caribbean International's new ship, Symphony of the Seas, will be an ode to the family vacation. The massive vessel will begin sailing from PortMiami in November 2018, carrying with...

Some airlines capping fares at $99 ahead of Hurricane Irma; thousands of flights canceled

June 4, 2019 at 4:09 a.m.

People clamoring to leave Florida before Hurricane Irma likely makes landfall on Sunday have been facing exorbitant rates upwards of $3,000 for last-minute domestic flights. But JetBlue Airways and American...

People trudge through floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Jacksonville, Fla. In a parting blow to the state, the storm caused record flooding in the Jacksonville area.

Got $3,000? That’s what some airlines are charging to fly last-minute ahead of Irma

June 2, 2018 at 3:23 p.m.

Miami native Lissette Diaz is frantically trying to fly her family out from South Florida in case Hurricane Irma hits. But it may cost her thousands of dollars. By Wednesday,...

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