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A new television series described as an energetic travel and cooking programme will be starting in 2016. . But ‘Battlechef’, which will be set on the cruise ship Britannia promises more than cooking skills on the high waters.

Fred Olsen Cruise Line is about to start the refurbishment to the last of their four ships.

Becky Atnip Damman, known as “Bex”, is not your average 27-year old. Recently she turned a life-long love of horses and her dream of living in the Colorado Rockies into reality, becoming the youngest individual in history, male or female, to own a western dude ranch.

An early morning fire on the Grand Princess switchboard resulted in a temporary power outage on Monday.

The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices and airports shut.

You can’t make this stuff up. A New York man has denied molesting a sleeping passenger with hand lotion during a 13-hour flight from Dubai. When questioned about the assault, he reportedly told flight attendants the victim 'enjoyed it because she did not resist'.

Authorities have accused an American pilot of attempting to smuggle 22 lbs of cocaine onto a TAM flight. Kenneth Parrock was arrested at Jorge Chavez airport in Callao and is being held by Peruvian authorities.

Aeromexico's board of directors said this week it would study an offer from Delta Airlines to increase its stake in Mexico's largest airline.

A new tax on travellers entering and leaving New Zealand is set to discourage thousands of would-be tourists from coming to the country, says an independent think tank.

Thai officials on Wednesday acknowledged weaknesses that caused the US to downgrade the safety rating of the country's aviation industry, saying its growth outpaced the ability of regulators to keep up.

The European Union is on the brink of clinching a deal on sharing airline passenger information which security experts consider vital to stop extremists travelling to and from the Mideast.

Gov. Greg Abbott enjoyed dinner and a private concert in Havana but made little progress in finding opportunities for Texas businesses on the second day of a three-day trip to Cuba. The Texas Republican was at least the third US governor to travel to Cuba since the declaration of detente with the US last year. He appeared to be trying to maintain a low profile, announcing the trip at the last minute and declining to speak with international media based in Cuba.