Last week, I discussed what “expedition cruising” is all about, and whether it’s the right kind of travel for you. This week Ned Levi has nine tips for your consideration, to use when choosing and going on expedition cruises.
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Last week, I discussed what “expedition cruising” is all about, and whether it’s the right kind of travel for you. This week Ned Levi has nine tips for your consideration, to use when choosing and going on expedition cruises.
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At the anniversary of the Concordia disaster, Ned Levi examine safety improvements made by the cruise industry to ensure cruise ship passengers and crew will be prepared in case of a serious accident, which will likely prevent panic and keep the calm among passengers and crew which will save lives in case of an accident.
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There is always something to think about in terms of flying and trade-offs. Better service is available in the front of the plane, but it is safer in the back. More and more airlines are installing Web access for passengers, but usage is a woeful 5 percent. Finally, with better Web access will airlines be changing their in-flight entertainment models?
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Last week, Ned Levi wrote about making great wildlife photos with long lenses when you travel to view and photograph wildlife in far-flung areas of the world. This week, Ned writes about wildlife travel safety, and has 11 tips to help you stay safe while out viewing wildlife in their native habitat.
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TSA seems to be constantly in the news, and unfortunately for TSA, it’s rarely good news. Ned Levi has three questions for TSA Administrator, John Pistole, suggested by readers about testing the safety of TSA’s full body scanners, TSA agent attitudes at airport security checkpoints, and the lack of TSA agent commonsense in applying TSA rules and regulations.
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As Carnival Corp. announced plans to salvage the Costa Concordia last week, the world’s attention focused again on cruise safety — or rather, lack of it.
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One of the Transportation Security Administration’s vaunted 20 layers of security has been looking a little porous lately, and the resulting dust-up is calling into question the effectiveness — and the cost-effectiveness — of post-9/11 airport screening.
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