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Free air, shore excursions and much more!

For U.S. travelers traveling to South America aboard the 5-star MS Deutschland, Peter Deilmann Cruises is implementing an array of enticements. Among them are free airfare from New York City, free shore excursions worth up to $796, free reserved Carnaval tickets and transfers, and free airport-ship transfers.

In addition, there are very low-cost air supplements from up to 40 U.S. gateways, ranging in cost from $50 to $200. Air rates start at just $50 from Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and six other Eastern cities, $150...

Yesterday I was surprised to receive from my ex sister-in-law an e-mail with pictures of a brand-new grandchild. How wonderful that we can communicate our joy so easily and quickly! Having not seen that side of my family for a few years, I was anxious to see how my nephew, whose new baby had just arrived, had grown into a man plus, of course, who the baby resembled.

I was disappointed to find that of the five images, only one was in focus and showed the baby clearly. Most were blurry, had people’s faces cut off or were generally disappointing.

Now, I know my sister-in-law has...

STEVE, in your January ‘06 column you listed a number of airlines “that have not lost a single passenger since they were founded.” Just wondering if Aloha Airlines doesn’t consider flight attendants to be passengers. I recall the loss of one Aloha Airlines flight attendant, in flight, when the airframe came open about seven years ago. — Greg Lucas, Vancouver, WA

DEAR GREGORY, good memory! And your assumption is correct. My main source, www.airsafe.com, relates that the crew on the April 28, 1988, Aloha 737-200 flight was able to land the plane safely with no loss of passengers....