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'Una de las cosas que aprendí durante la pandemia es que soy un ser humano, soy un profesional', dice Noraldo Saavedra, quien trabaja en la cocina del restaurante MKT Kitchen en Coral Gables, Florida.

¿Por qué los trabajadores de hoteles se resisten a volver a la normalidad?

June 25, 2021 at 9:36 a.m.

Durante 10 años, Norlando Saavedra salió de su casa en Kendall a las 4 de la mañana para llegar al Fontainebleau Resort de Miami Beach a las 5. Este hombre...

An American Airlines Boeing 737 Max taxis at Tulsa International Airport to fly to Dallas Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 in Tulsa, Okla.. Earlier the plane had flown a group of journalists and American Airlines employees from Dallas to the American Airlines Tulsa maintenance facility. (Mike Simons/Tulsa World via AP)

American Airlines ofrece pruebas de la COVID previas al vuelo en viajes domésticos

December 18, 2020 at 2:04 p.m.

En la temporada de viajes más ocupada American Airlines ofrece pruebas de la COVID-19 antes del vuelo para personas que vuelen a estados con restricciones de viaje a partir del...

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Grand Celebration ship sits off the Port of Palm Beach, Auguat 6, 2020.

‘Enough is enough’: Commissioners and cruise execs urge CDC to let cruising resume

September 11, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.

MIAMI — Five months after South Florida became a hotbed for COVID-19 cruise outbreaks, Miami-Dade commissioners and cruise executives are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to...

Cruise ships are docked March 31, 2020, at PortMiami in Miami. The cruise industry hopes to set sail later this year, but with images of coronavirus-ravaged ships still fresh in many minds, there could be years of choppy water ahead.

Cruise lines join forces to draw up health plans for setting sail again

July 7, 2020 at 10:35 a.m.

The second- and third-largest cruise companies in the world are teaming up to figure out how to safely resume operations. Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings — both...

One of the vans in Ondevan's fleet in Miami. Ondevan, co-owned by Haley Kirk and Omar Bendez?, rents camper vans to tourists.

When you’ve had it with COVID-19 isolation, these camper vans are ready for vacation

May 19, 2020 at 12:23 p.m.

This was to be the year of expansion to Orlando for Ondevan, a camper van rental dream-turned-business for Hallandale Beach residents Omar Bendezú, 34, and Haley Kirk, 28. "My plan...

When you’ve had it with COVID-19 isolation, these camper vans are ready for vacation

May 19, 2020 at 12:16 p.m.

Normally, the vans rent for around $120 per day. Now, they are available for around $69 per day.

The Norwegian Dawn docked at Port Tampa Bay earlier this month in Tampa, Florida. In response to a sharp rise in cruise cancellations in February, Norwegian Cruise Line sales managers recommended that employees do "anything for the sale," including downplaying the coronavirus to customers, according to a sales employee in South Florida.

After encouraging staff to mislead cruise customers about the coronavirus, Norwegian reverses

March 17, 2020 at 4:00 a.m.

After encouraging sales employees to mislead concerned customers about the risks of taking cruises during the COVID-19 outbreak, Norwegian Cruise Line has backpedaled. In response to a sharp rise in...

Carnival becomes first major cruise company to ban clothing with offensive messages

January 3, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

Carnival Cruise Line passengers must now leave their offensive t-shirts on shore, or only wear them in their cruise cabins. The Miami-based cruise company has banned offensive clothing, adding a...

Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater has forward-deployed four MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews in support of search and rescue and humanitarian aid in the Bahamas on September 2, 2019.

Disney defends decision to leave crew on private island in the Bahamas during Hurricane Dorian

September 5, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

South Florida ports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale reopened Tuesday, allowing cruise ships whose itineraries were disrupted by Hurricane Dorian to return. Meanwhile, Disney Cruise Line defended its decision to...

A render of Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady, the first of four cruise ships planned for the line, which will include some over-the-top suites for adults-only.

Virgin Voyages unveils designs for cruise ship suites

August 23, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

Want a spot at "Richard's Rooftop" a members-only club named for Virgin's founder, Sir Richard Branson aboard Virgin Voyages' first cruise ship? Then you'll have to book one of its...

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