Real Luxury Cruises: 22 September 2005

National Briefs
ALASKA: SURPLUS WOULD PAY FOR PIPELINE Gov. Frank H. Murkowski says that the state may see a $1.5 billion budget surplus this year because of windfall royalties from high oil prices, and that most of it should go to pay for the state's share of a natural gas pipeline from its North Slope.
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For eco-tourists, Galapagos a treasure
Q. I'm planning a vacation for 15 and wonder if you consider Galapagos to still be a desirable eco-tour destination. If so, can you suggest how to select from the many cruise operators available? The Galapagos, the Darwinian land of blue-footed boobies and Lonesome George the giant tortoise, is never out of style, nor will its ecology ever go the way of the dodo bird. Besides its designation as a
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Cruise Ships, Spurned by Evacuees, Are Home to Displaced City Workers and Families
They are truly cruises to nowhere. Docked in New Orleans, two luxury liners, the Ecstasy and the Sensation from Carnival Cruise Lines, are temporarily home to thousands of city workers and their families.
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Obsolete luxury liners set sail
Old cruise ships seldom die. They just sail away to less exclusive gigs. The Norwegian Sea, which made its maiden voyage in May 1988, is heading to the Far East to begin life anew doing regional tours.
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