THE STATE OF ROAD TRIPPING
If you're ready to hit the road, the folks at WalletHub have another list out, this one ranking the 50 states on how road-trip friendly they are. The 31 criteria used by the financial services web site were divided among the broad areas of cost, safety and attractions. Based on that, Wyoming was declared the most road-trip friendly state, while Rhode Island occupied the bottom spot. Southern states were found to have the lowest gas prices, with Mississippi the best, while Hawaii has the highest prices to fill up. All of the info is at http://tinyurl.com/shcza47.
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THAT NEW SHIP SMELL
If you like the idea of being on a new ship's maiden cruise, the Online Vacation Center has a good package for Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Encore. In early November 2019, the ship will make its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to Miami where it will be berthed for Caribbean cruising. The package is priced from $2,999 per person, double occupancy for a balcony cabin and includes round-trip air from Miami, three pre-cruise hotel nights in Prague and two nights in London followed by the 11-night trans-Atlantic cruise. Air add-on is available from other destinations, including $200 from Chicago. This itinerary has even more at-sea days than the typical trans-Atlantic route, with just one port day in the Azores. Info on the package is at http://tinyurl.com/y956bput, and info on the new ship is at http://tinyurl.com/yc7pa7tp.
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