Cruise News: Will the Government Shutdown RUIN Your Cruise Plans?
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One source reports that just this last week, at least 100 cruisers missed their cruise out of Port Canaveral because they didn't make their flights in time to get on the cruise.
And be careful if you bought one of these insurance policies thinking that you're covered if you missed your cruise because I had a cruiser report to me two weeks ago that they actually missed their cruise because they were flying in the day of which they felt comfortable doing because they bought the insurance policy.
If you have a cruise planned for Jamaica in the next month, you'll probably be missing the port because last week, Hurricane Melissa caused significant damage.
So, if you're a casino player, let me know in the comments if you've seen some of these offers because I've heard from people that the free cruise offers to gamblers have really gotten better over the past four to six weeks.
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