tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1225548 2012-05-13T15:07:59-04:00 Cruise and travel news, reviews and tips from David G. Molyneaux, editor of TheTravelMavens.com @import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search TypePad TravelMavenBloghttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83476d41669e20163057a2812970d 2012-05-13T15:07:59-04:00 2012-05-13T15:08:26-04:00 David G. Molyneaux Fourth ship in fleet offers new twists Imagine your drawing dancing on a wall A child's makeover fit for a princess The 80-year-old man had not drawn a picture of himself since childhood. That’s what his son said. 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Molyneaux Oasis of the Seas has resumed cruising toward Cozumel Wednesday afternoon after rescuing a fishing boat from the Caymans that was dead in the water with an engine that would not start. 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Molyneaux Boca Raton Resort and Club, on Florida’s East Coast, about an hour’s drive north of Miami, spreads out over 356 choice acres. 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Molyneaux For river cruisers in Europe, this will be a year for boning up on stories about Viking gods, goddesses, and heroes. 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Molyneaux Two months after the Costa Concordia sinking, leaders of some of the world’s major cruise lines spoke in public for the first time last week about the impact of the cruise disaster and the safety record of their industry. 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