New Orleans port to see largest cruise ship in its history with Norwegian Breakaway
From The New Orleans Advocate When the Norwegian Breakaway docks and departs from the Port of New Orleans next fall, it will be the largest cruise ship to do so, the cruise line said Tuesday. The 1,068-foot, 3,963-passenger vessel will…
Caribbean braces for Tropical Storm Franklin
By AFP From emirates247 Mexico, Belize and Guatemala braced Monday for Tropical Storm Franklin, expected to make landfall overnight on the southern Mexican coast — possibly at hurricane strength. Packing sustained winds of 95 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, Franklin…
Strengthening Tropical Storm Franklin to strike Mexico twice
By Kristina Pydynowski & Alex Sosnowski From Accuweather Tropical Storm Franklin formed over the western Caribbean Sea on Sunday and threatens to strike Mexico twice this week. The combination of very warm water and diminishing wind shear will allow Franklin…
Caribbean seaweed will be as bad as last year
by Kelsey Blodget From Oyster 2015 was a bad year for Caribbean seaweed, and 2016 isn’t shaping up to be much better. The record amount of sargassum that washed up on beaches from Cancun to Antigua marred many a beach…
