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Xander Schauffele, of the United States, holds his gold medal in the men's golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Olympics latest reminder of down year for South Koreans

By Doug Ferguson Aug. 10, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

The Celebrity Edge is moored at Port Everglades, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Celebrity Edge is the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill. The seven-night cruise will have 40 percent capacity and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19.(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Disney delays test cruise over 'inconsistent' virus results

Jun. 28, 2021 02:16 PM EDT

Porter Johnny Jones Jr. tags the luggage of Celebrity Cruise passengers James and Cynthia Mitchell of Kansas, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Celebrity Edge is the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill. The cruise ship has 40 percent capacity, and with virtually all passengers vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
1st post-pandemic cruise ship from US sails away

By Adriana Gomez Licon And Marta Lavandier Jun. 26, 2021 10:54 AM EDT

The Celebrity Edge cruise ship is docked at Port Everglades, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Celebrity Edge is set to sail on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale. It will be the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port with ticketed passengers since the onset of the pandemic, which halted sailing. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
1st cruise ship to sail from US as industry seeks comeback

By Adriana Gomez Licon Jun. 25, 2021 10:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 12, 2021, file photo, the Carnival Cruise ship "Liberty" is docked at Port Canaveral, Fla. Carnival Corp. continues to lose billions while it waits for cruising to recover from the pandemic. Carnival said Thursday, June 24, that it lost $2.1 billion in its latest quarter. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Carnival loses $2.1 billion waiting for cruising to resume

Jun. 24, 2021 12:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 20, 2016 file photo, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Empress of the Seas heads out of PortMiami, in Miami Beach, Fla. A federal judge has ruled for Florida in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order making it difficult for cruise ships to sail due to the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote in a 124-page decision Friday, June 18, 2021 that Florida would be harmed if the CDC order effectively blocking most cruises were to continue.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Judge rules for Florida on CDC order blocking cruise ships

By Curt Anderson Jun. 18, 2021 06:11 PM EDT

This photo provided by Heaven Hill Distillery on Friday, June 18, 2021 shows the Heaven Hill Distillery opened a $19 million tourist center this week In Bardstown, Ky. The new center, called the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, is the latest investment by a Kentucky bourbon producer to promote the state’s tourism tourism.
Bourbon tourism shaking off pandemic slump in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 18, 2021 01:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 14, 2020 file photo, Royal Caribbean International cruise ship docked at PortMiami, among other cruise ships, as the world deals with the coronavirus outbreak in Miami. Royal Caribbean is postponing the initial voyages by one of its cruise ships after eight crew members tested positive for COVID-19. The company said Wednesday, June 16, 2021, that the Odyssey of the Seas' first trip is being pushed back from July 3 to July 31. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
COVID-19 cases delay long-awaited Royal Caribbean cruise

By Adriana Gomez Licon Jun. 16, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

Mexico's Cozumel port gets first cruise ship since pandemic

Jun. 16, 2021 11:17 AM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican resort of Cozumel on Wednesday welcomed the first arrival of a cruise ship carrying passengers since the coronavirus pandemic...

Daily wage laborers wait to be employed for the day, on a street in Mumbai, India, Friday, June 11, 2021. India’s economy was on the cusp of recovery from the first pandemic shock when a new wave of infections swept the country, infecting millions, killing hundreds of thousands and forcing many people to stay home. Cases are now tapering off, but prospects for many Indians are drastically worse as salaried jobs vanish, incomes shrink and inequality is rising. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India's middle class

By Krutika Pathi Jun. 12, 2021 12:55 AM EDT

People enjoy a meal in a restaurant during the nationwide reopening of the restaurants interior, in Lille, northern France, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
France is back: Borders reopen to American tourists, others

By John Leicester Jun. 09, 2021 08:13 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 07:10 AM EDT
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Norwegian plans Florida sailings, stands by vaccine rule

Jun. 07, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings on Monday announced plans to set sail from two Florida ports requiring passengers to be fully...

A man is administered the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Bratislava, Slovakia, Monday June 7, 2021. (Jakub Kotian/TASR via AP)
The Latest: Hawaii's eviction moratorium extended 60 days

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 02:14 AM EDT

A currency trader takes a look at documents at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Stocks edged lower in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed finish on Wall Street, as investors weighed the risks of inflation against signs the recovery from the pandemic is gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares edge lower after mixed finish on Wall Street

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jun. 06, 2021 11:24 PM EDT

"No Big Ships" activists stage a protest as the MSC Orchestra cruise ship leaves Venice, Italy, Saturday, June 5, 2021. The 92,409-ton, 16-deck MSC Orchestra cruise ship, the first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the enormous ships be permanently rerouted out the fragile lagoon, especially Giudecca Canal through the city's historic center, due to environmental and safety risks. The ship passed two groups of protesters: pro-cruise advocates whose jobs depend on the industry as well as protesters who have been campaigning for years to get cruise ships out of the lagoon. The cruiser passed two groups of protesters: pro-cruise advocates whose jobs depend on the industry as well as protesters who have been campaigning for years to get cruise ships out of the lagoon. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Cruise ships restart in Venice, bring environmental protests

By Colleen Barry Jun. 05, 2021 03:48 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 file photo, Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas comes into the Port of Miami in Miami Beach, Fla. Royal Caribbean International said Friday, June 4, 2021 that eight of its ships will resume U.S. voyages in July and August with trips leaving ports in Florida, Texas and Washington state. The cruise line said all crew members will be vaccinated against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Royal Caribbean sets 2021 cruises in Florida, Texas, Alaska

Jun. 04, 2021 06:05 PM EDT

Cruise ship MSC Orchestra passes in the Giudecca Canal in Venice, Italy, early Thursday, June 3, 2021. Early risers in Venice woke Thursday to the sight of a cruise ship traveling down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the pandemic, despite pledges by subsequent Italian governments to reroute the huge vessels due to safety and environmental concerns. (JC Viens via AP)
1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic

By Colleen Barry Jun. 03, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

Disney Cruise Line to set sail on 2-night COVID test cruise

Jun. 02, 2021 04:10 AM EDT
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After a catastrophic coronavirus cruise season, Disney Cruise Line will finally set sail later this month, the company said in a...

Amtrak restores service on routes following COVID cutbacks

May. 24, 2021 11:00 AM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — In another hopeful sign that the travel industry is bouncing back in Washington state after pandemic-induced lows last year, Amtrak says it will...