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Disney to skip Greece and Turkey for 2016: security concerns

Disney Cruise Line has cancelled both Greece and Turkey from its 2016 itinerary for Disney Magic’s 12-night cruise. A spokesperson said the change was a result of monitoring conditions and activities in the region. Earlier, Costa Cruises had dropped Turkey stopovers for the last half of the 2015 season, and last month Celebrity announced it wouldn’t overnight in Istanbul in 2016. The Celebrity announcement said it was due to cruise port construction in Istanbul, but it seems likely that…

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Greece hopes for tourist boom on Mideast fears

Greece, which a year ago was losing tourist business because of fears of economic crisis, lack of cash in ATMs and possible disorder, is hoping to have a better time this year as crises in the Middle East kill tourism business there. Greece is…

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Autumn: A season for soup

When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren’t wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and cold plum soup come to mind—but fall and winter are the true soup seasons.

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Disney to skip Greece and Turkey for 2016: security concerns

Disney Cruise Line has cancelled both Greece and Turkey from its 2016 itinerary for Disney Magic’s 12-night cruise. A spokesperson said the change was a result of monitoring conditions and activities in the region. Earlier, Costa Cruises had dropped Turkey stopovers for the last half of the 2015 season, and last month Celebrity announced it wouldn’t overnight in Istanbul in 2016. The Celebrity announcement said it was due to cruise port construction in Istanbul, but it seems likely that…

Read More

Greece hopes for tourist boom on Mideast fears

Greece, which a year ago was losing tourist business because of fears of economic crisis, lack of cash in ATMs and possible disorder, is hoping to have a better time this year as crises in the Middle East kill tourism business there. Greece is…

Read More

Autumn: A season for soup

When the weather turns cool and the leaves start to fall, it always seems time for soup. Not that there aren’t wonderful summer soups—gazpacho and cold plum soup come to mind—but fall and winter are the true soup seasons.

Read More