• Egan canoeist sets out for Gulf

    For years, Brian Gundvaldson has launched his canoe into the Big Sioux River from his nearby home in Egan to go catfishing or simply cruise the waterway. Thursday's launch, however, was quite different for the 30-year-old canoe enthusiast - about 2,100 miles and 40 days different. Gundvaldson, along with 160 pounds of supplies, began a solo river expedition to the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico ...


  • Carnival cruise ships in Tampa, Long Beach to swap roles

    It's mix-it-up time at Carnival Cruise Lines.


  • Your Rights as a Cruise Passenger

    With hurricane season in full force, it's time to review cruise passengers' rights. 


  • Beloved priest still missing 5 years after Katrina

    LAKE CATHERINE, La. ? The night sky heaved like a living thing as fire chief Joe Perez took another slow cruise in the rescue truck down the two-lane road snaking across this town in the last patch of marsh standing between New Orleans and an angry Gulf of Mexico.


  • Carnival's Paradise ship sails out of Tampa in 2011

    Carnival Cruise Line's Inspiration, the liner that sails out of Tampa on excursions into the Caribbean, is scheduled to switch places next year with the Paradise, a sister ship that currently offers cruises out of Long Beach, Calif.


  • Weatherbird II to study gulf sea life

    The Weatherbird II is headed back to the Gulf of Mexico on a research mission that will focus on zooplankton, which are tiny animals at the bottom of the food chain.


  • MexPro Assist Service Provides Revolutionary Travel and Legal Assistance to those who Vacation in Mexico

    Whether driving, taking a cruise, flying into Mexico, or even walking across the border?purchasers of MexPro Assist services will receive their own assistance services / legal services representative--available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 day per year.


  • Beaumont Lions Club open house

    Beaumont Lions Club will be having an Open House at their new location - 244 S. Maple Ave. #L from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 12. They will be a drawing for a four-day Baja Mexico cruise for two on the ship, Carnival Paradise. The date of the cruise is Oct. 25. Tickets are $10 each.


  • SALINE: Tips add up to something big for Mickey's Dairy Twist employees

    A group of employees from Mickey?s Dairy Twist in Saline will be trading their coats and gloves for fun in the sun this winter, thanks to a lot of hard work during the summer ice cream season.


  • Unique Harleys Roll To State H.O.G. Rally

    Watching a Harley cruise along the highway can certainly capture attention. But a few Harley's at this year's 2010 Texas State H.O.G. Rally in Wichita Falls are actually dropping jaws. Mechell Dixon shows us why these bikes have folks putting on the brakes.