Information on Caribbean Cruises: 08 September 2005

Cruise Lines Pay More for Fuel After Storm
Higher fuel costs caused by Hurricane Katrina are expected to cut into cruise lines' profits, but industry officials said the deadly hurricane season hasn't kept passengers away.
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Cruise lines pay more for fuel after Katrina, but demand steady
Even-higher fuel costs caused by Hurricane Katrina are expected to cut into cruise lines' profits, but industry officials said they haven't noticed a drop in passengers because of the deadly and disruptive hurricane season.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-05 06:25 GMT: Row over funding of Tony Blair's Caribbean cruise
LONDON (AFX) - Downing Street on Sunday refused to reveal who paid for Tony Blair's family vacation in the Caribbean, amid a growing row over the cost of the British Prime Minister's luxury holiday. Three yachts were chartered to take the Blair family and their entourage on a five-day cruise.
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Feds ask cruise lines to house the displaced (The Miami Herald)
Sep. 1--The federal government Wednesday asked cruise lines, including Miami's Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International, to use their ships to house Gulf Coast residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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