The tourism industry in the state’s north has paid tribute to the man known as the Crocodile Hunter who died after being stung by a stingray barb off far north Queensland.

The Vote Is In - Princess Passengers Select Best Shore Excursion Service in Alaska 
As the 2006 Alaska cruise season winds down, Princess has announced the winners of its eighth annual C.R.U.I.S.E. service awards, which honor passenger choices for best tours of the season plus favorite tour guides and dock representatives in Alaska and Northwest ports Princess ships visit during the summer.

“We enjoyed our stop in Monaco,” writes Barb Valade of Sterling Heights from a Mediterranean cruise aboard the Carnival Liberty with her friend, Jeri Haas. “We took a tour of the church where Princess Grace was married and buried. It was the 24th anniversary of her death, and her crypt was covered with flowers. We were both disappointed in the Monte Carlo Casino — not in the structure of the

Wanderin’ Star cruises down the mighty Mississippi 
Editor’s note — This is the forth of a five-part series about the Great Loop of America cruise taken by Jan and Tracy Nelson of Punta Gorda. They departed Punta Gorda Isles April 1, 2005.

Marshall boys cruise, remain undefeated
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Marin’s 69 leads Palmetto to title 
When Palmetto’s Ernesto Marin reaches the back nine on a golf course, that’s where he says he puts his game in “cruise control.'’
Source: www.miami.com