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First U.S. Woman Promoted To Cruise Ship Skipper


Celebrity Cruises’ Summit will be commanded by San Francisco native Kate McCue when it sails to Bermuda from the East Coast in August. The 91,000-ton ship carries more than 3,000 passengers and crew.

Not yet 40, McCue rose through the cruise line ranks to the position of Master Mariner. She's a graduate of California State University's California Maritime Academy.

Everyone at travel4seniors.com sincerely wishes Captain McCue smooth sailing and many more years of seagoing success. www.celebritycruises.com

Swiss Ban Cruel Boiling Of Live Lobsters. What’s Next? PDF Print E-mail


Your travel4seniors.com editor enjoys visiting the beautiful yodel and cheese nation, However, next time we may not order lobster at our favorite Swiss café. Not that boiling live critters is nice, but I doubt if the Swiss butchers prepare their cattle and poultry with kindness on execution day.

The Swiss law which also covers other doomed animals, also suggests a contradiction in terms: humane death by “rendering them unconscious”, and then dumped into scalding water. The law also gives domestic pets protections, including not preventing dogs from barking. Oh sure, tell that to the neighbors when your hound dog bays at the moon at midnight.

 
 
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