Westerdam delivers an excellent introduction to New Zealand
We arrive outside Holland America Line’s Westerdam. Standing on the dock, looking up to the top of the 11-deck ship, we are ...
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‘Two can play this game’: Alaska senator threatens to pursue lifting requirement for U.S. cruise ships to dock in B.C.
Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan says he would consider pushing the U.S. to lift its law that requires American cruise ships to ...
How castaway crew of Anjou shipwreck were saved: Gail Pope
Gail Pope is social history curator at the MTG. On the morning of Thursday May 4, 1905, Te Matau-a-Māui businessman and keen ...
Tiny English village that’s the ‘quiet side of Cornwall’ has A-list holidaymakers and no cars
A TINY riverside village in Cornwall where A-listers regularly holiday and cars are banned. The picturesque fishing village of Helford is home a thatched pub and rock royalty Roger Taylor. The ...
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What Armenia Peace Processors Should Learn from Cyprus and Yemen
The Armenian Foreign Ministry announced on March 14 that it had accepted Azerbaijan’s last two outstanding demands and was ...
China amplifies newspaper’s attack on CK Hutchison over Panama ports deal
The company agreed to sell a controlling stake in Panama ports that had become a political lightning rod. Read more at ...
What Does SS Stand For On A Ship?
If you have ever seen a boat with the letters "SS" on it, you might have wondered what those letters (and other letters) mean ...