Along with other sidewalk panhandlers dressed as Mickey, Minnie, Batman and Superman, tourists now have a new visual experience. Although the New York City mayor and police are threatening to arrest them, semi-nude ladies, wearing nothing but painted skin above their waists, are trawling for tips in the famous Manhattan location.

If your travels take you to the area and you’re confronted with the semi-nudity, offer a polite refusal or stop, pause, stare and make a contribution to the exposition.

According to The Daily Telegraph, passengers for the Tashkent-based airline will now be weighed with their luggage before boarding. Those deemed too heavy may be charged extra fees, or possibly be banned from their scheduled flights.

The trend is expected to happen soon with other airlines. Therefore, if you’re planning to fly Uzbekistan, are rotund and carry heavy baggage, plan ahead. Cut back on the fatty meals and leave your iron at home.

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

Many of today’s senior travelers may never see it happen. However, as every other form of transportation is getting automated, it’s just a matter of time before pilotless commercial air travel will become a reality.

When that happens, you can first expect to experience mechanized security body searches before boarding. Those steel robot fingers on your intimate body parts will be even icier than those of Homeland Security geeks.