Arlene Satchell

Silversea Cruises newest ship Silver Muse debuts at Port Everglades for fall-winter season

May 12, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.

More luxury cruise options are setting sail from Port Everglades. On Thursday, Silver Muse, the newest vessel for ultra-luxury operator Silversea Cruises arrived at the Broward County seaport where it...

This Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, GOES East satellite image provided by NASA taken at 20:30 UTC, shows the eye of Hurricane Maria as it nears Dominica. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday evening that Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter planes found that Maria had strengthened into a storm with 160 mph (260 kph) winds. (NASA via AP)

South Florida cruise operators throw lifelines to storm ravaged Caribbean

May 12, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

In South Florida, it's not uncommon to hear of cruise ships rescuing distressed migrants and boaters at sea. But after Hurricanes Irma and Maria rampaged through the eastern Caribbean, the...

Unionized Spirit Airlines pilots to cast vote on whether to strike

May 22, 2019 at 7:54 a.m.

Unionized pilots at Spirit Airlines are gearing up for a key vote starting Aug. 21 that could pave the way for them to strike if contract negotiations with the low-cost...

Cubans gather on the streets to look as the Fathom Adonia leaves Cuba, Friday, May 6, 2016, Santiago was the last stop for the ship before it heads home to arrival in Miami Sunday morning.

New Trump Cuba policy is actually fueling business, some travel providers say

June 24, 2019 at 1:41 a.m.

Americans still have an appetite for Cuba even as some travel and business avenues with the Communist-run island will disappear in the coming months under President Donald Trump's more restrictive...

South Florida companies hoping to preserve Cuba gains await new Trump rules

June 21, 2019 at 2:55 a.m.

When U.S.-based airlines and cruise lines flew or sailed through former President Barack Obama's historic opening to Cuba, few expected that the door might be slammed shut or partially closed...

The Spirit conundrum: Pilots seek big raise, consumers want cheap fares

April 6, 2019 at 8:16 a.m.

From early beginnings as a trucking company in 1964, Spirit Airlines has grown into one of the fastest-growing and successful U.S. airlines of modern times. But the Miramar-based airline's expansion...

Two Crystal cruise ships to get makeover

May 12, 2019 at 2:12 p.m.

Luxury lifestyle and hospitality brand Crystal unveiled details of a multimillion-dollar "re-imagining" of its existing ocean-going cruise ships Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity to media attending the Cruise360 travel agent...

Celebrity Cruises new ship Celebrity Edge leaves the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France to begin sea trials on July 26, 2018.

New features of Celebrity Edge cruise ship revealed

May 12, 2019 at 2:07 p.m.

Celebrity Cruises today gave media attending Seatrade Cruise Global a preview of features and amenities set to debut on the first ship in its new Edge-class of vessels launching in...

Electronics retailer hhgregg to shutter all 11 South Florida stores

June 5, 2018 at 10:45 p.m.

Electronics and appliances retailer hhgregg is pulling out of South Florida as part of financial restructuring initiative that will shutter 88 stores company-wide as well as three distribution centers, the...

Norwegian Cruise Line’s parent inks order for four new ships

May 12, 2019 at 5:50 p.m.

More new cruise ships are in the works for Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line. On Thursday, parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced it signed an order agreement with Italian shipbuilder...

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