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Princess Cruises' biggest ship ever to make debut in 2024 with Caribbean sailings: 'Most elevated experience'

April 23, 2023

Princess Cruises' biggest ship ever to make debut in 2024 with Caribbean sailings: 'Most elevated experience'

Princess Cruises' upcoming 1,133-foot Sun Princess ship will homeport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when it debuts in the U.S. in 2024. The ship will sail to the Caribbean first.

3 messages in bottles found on Texas beach during search for stranded sea turtles: 'Mysteries of the ocean'

April 11, 2023

3 messages in bottles found on Texas beach during search for stranded sea turtles: 'Mysteries of the ocean'

Beach surveyors with the Mission-Aransas Reserve in Texas found two messages in bottles written by high school graduates who claim to have visited Jamaica in June 2022.

US Marine vet dies in British Virgin Islands boating accident, leaving young daughter orphaned

March 30, 2023

US Marine vet dies in British Virgin Islands boating accident, leaving young daughter orphaned

A Marine from North Carolina has died in a boating accident in the British Virgin Islands, according to police – leaving his young daughter an orphan.

Boat capsizes off Caribbean island of St. Kitts kills 1, 16 others missing

March 28, 2023

Boat capsizes off Caribbean island of St. Kitts kills 1, 16 others missing

A boat carrying 32 passengers capsized off the coast of St. Kitts, an island in the Caribbean. The accident lead to one person's death, and 16 others are still missing.

American couple being held hostage in Haiti; kidnappers increase ransom demand

March 26, 2023

American couple being held hostage in Haiti; kidnappers increase ransom demand

According to family, Abigail Toussaint and her husband, Jean-Dickens Toussaint, were kidnapped in Haiti on March 18 and are being held for ransom.

Florida couple reportedly kidnapped in Haiti; State Department 'aware of reports of 2 US citizens missing'

March 26, 2023

Florida couple reportedly kidnapped in Haiti; State Department 'aware of reports of 2 US citizens missing'

A Florida couple was reportedly kidnapped in Haiti a week and a day ago, and now their family is asking for the U.S. government to intervene as the alleged captors up the ransom price.

Former US swim champ Jamie Cail died in Virgin Islands a month ago and it's unclear how

March 23, 2023

Former US swim champ Jamie Cail died in Virgin Islands a month ago and it's unclear how

Former U.S. swim champ Jamie Cail was reported dead under suspicious circumstances in February, after her boyfriend told police he found her unresponsive.

Virgin Islands deaths: Americans face crime, violence amid rising concerns over US territory's policing

March 17, 2023

Virgin Islands deaths: Americans face crime, violence amid rising concerns over US territory's policing

The U.S. Virgin Islands' homicide rate exceeds that of the mainland United States and even big cities like Chicago, but investigations can move slowly.

Spring break dangers: 5 Americans whose vacations ended in death

March 13, 2023

Spring break dangers: 5 Americans whose vacations ended in death

Spring break is an annual getaway to tropical areas for co-eds, but it can end in tragedy like it did for these five Americans who traveled and never came home.

Michigan man’s 911 call reporting girlfriend missing in US Virgin Islands never recorded: family

March 7, 2023

Michigan man’s 911 call reporting girlfriend missing in US Virgin Islands never recorded: family

A 911 call placed by a Michigan man reporting his UK girlfriend missing from the US Virgin Islands was never recorded, the family of Sarm Heslop revealed Tuesday.