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A surprising percentage of cruise passengers pay a visit to the ship’s doctor and not always for a sunburn or hangover. Travelers planning a cruise should take a few simple steps ahead of time to prepare for the possibility of getting sick or hurt. This includes being up to date on immunizations and having ample medical and evacuation insurance that travels with them.

Carnival Cruise Lines rolled out its new 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom ship for this first time earlier today, marking the acceptance of the 22nd vessel in the company’s fleet.

Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom from the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy.

This morning at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy, Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom - the 22nd vessel in its fleet. In nine months, the ship is to reach Miami.

Earlier today in a traditional maritime handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy, Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom — the 22nd vessel in the “Fun Ship” fleet.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — After the weeks of ice crunching underfoot, dismally leafless trees and the wicked cold of a New York winter, the Bahamas and Bermuda cruise and vacation for 19 family members that Joanne Pasquale planned for early July was looking better and better.

Suri looks like a mix between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes; all the scuttlebutt on Oscars parties; and thank goodness awards season is finally over.

Carnival.com is the cruise industry’s top-rated Web site according to a recent survey by CruiseCritic.com, the leading on-line cruise community.

Carnival.com is the cruise industry’s top-rated Web site according to a recent survey by CruiseCritic.com, the leading on-line cruise community.

Love bait: They’re the PBS stars aboard a deluxe cruise from Athens. (Image: Current