Special Cruise Issue
Wary Americans seek safer, cheaper travel nowadays. The result? More cruise ships sailing from U.S. ports. This issue contains the skinny on them—and on a Fijian islands cruise for wilder souls.
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All-American ports of call beckon during a small ship trip that offers smooth sailing and a close look at lighthouses, sailboats and forested shorelines.
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On a cruise in the Yasawas, snorkeling above colorful corals and having low-key encounters with locals are about as strenuous as it gets.
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Cruise lines have their own character.
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More cruises are departing from U.S. ports, and the trend is just as evident in California as anywhere else.
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My 86-year-old mother developed a keen interest in cruise ships after Dad died and she married a Shriner named Harry.
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The modern cruise industry was born a little more than 30 years ago, when the company that would become industry behemoth Carnival Corp. started sailing a single ship from Florida.
