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Byline: Mark Chapman Special to the Herald ABOARD THE DISNEY MAGIC - Seven days at sea with kids - yours and hundreds of others - might not sound like a […]

Byline: Mark Chapman Special to the Herald COZUMEL, Mexico - You are booked for a western Caribbean cruise and you can already taste the native Mexican food. The ship will […]

Byline: Mark Chapman Special to the Herald PROVINCETOWN - Fans of the Great American Songbook - that catch-all grouping most often used to describe songs not heard on Top 40, […]

Byline: Mark Chapman Special to the Herald MIAMI - The brand new Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort on Sunny Isles Beach, just north of Miami Beach, is Donald Trump's first […]

Byline: Mark Chapman Special to the Herald COCONUT GROVE, Fla. - Take the tropical ambiance of South Beach, add some steel drums, a sprinkling of Harvard Square's funk and, voila, […]

Byline: Mark Chapman Special to the Herald LAS VEGAS - Glitter Gulch is alive and well and glittering more than ever. After taking a financial hit following 9/11, the tourists […]

Byline: Mark Chapman Special to the Herald LAS VEGAS - You are looking for the real Las Vegas, the one you've seen in the movies, the one you've read about […]

Byline: Mark Chapman JERSEY CITY, N.J. - In February, the Society of American Travel Writers released the results of a membership survey asking them to choose America's greatest views. The […]

NEW YORK - Irony, thy name is New York City. The Big Apple always has been looked upon as America's epicenter, the financial and cultural crossroads of the New World. […]

ABOARD THE CARNIVAL SPIRIT -- If there's a time and a place for everything, then now is probably the time to be cruising somewhere on a Carnival cruise ship. In […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Everyone in New England, it seems, knows about Foxwoods. Whether they've been there or have just read about the world's biggest casino complex, Foxwoods rolls off the […]

Royal Olympic Cruises has changed its mind at the last minute and will not sail the Olympia Voyager this summer from Houston, where it was scheduled for a yearlong run […]

WEST RUTLAND, Vt. - So you want to go away for a romantic weekend, just you and your significant other. And your best friend. OK, so how romantic is that? […]

NEW YORK CITY - "You gotta have a gimmick." Mazzeppa the stripper and her cohorts make this musical assertion in the Broadway musical "Gypsy." The reason? There are lots of […]

"On the road again, I just can't wait to be on the road again...' - Willie Nelson, singer "Country roads, take me home...' - John Denver, singer "You actually like […]

It's party time across the continent. As spring approaches, cities and towns around North America stage festivals big and small to celebrate the arts, food, heritage, season - just about […]

NAPLES, Fla. - Sip iced tea and nosh on a pastry at a sidewalk cafe in Old Naples. Drive 15 minutes south and east, start keeping a lookout for alligators […]

"Basket Case" by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, $25.95). Carl Hiaasen doesn't have much use for pop culture icons. The longtime Miami Herald metro columnist has, for instance, made quite the reputation […]

It's late. Too late, maybe. You made your decision, and you'll just have to live with it. But there is an uneasy feeling, a restlessness. Your feet want to move; […]

Anyone heading for New Orleans to be a part of the Super Bowl hoopla is probably not too interested in seeing what else one of America's favorite vacation cities has […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. - It's all about the baseball, right? That's why you have chosen Fort Myers and environs for your vacation. Hope springs eternal deep inside every true Red […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. - It's mid-January, and you're planning your pilgrimage to Red Sox spring training in the bustling little city of Fort Myers, the Southwest Florida locale that seems […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The historic, elegant Willard Hotel, a short walk from the White House, is celebrating the holiday season in splendid style. The Willard (birthplace of the term "lobbying")- […]

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. - Location, location, location. Those are three key ingredients when it comes to business, real estate and vacation resorts, and The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort on […]

ABOARD THE SILVER PALM - Daylight fades as you race south through New Jersey, the last sparkles of sunlight dancing off the gold and red leaves of autumn. As darkness […]

So you don't want to fly and driving's a pain, but you really want a change of scenery. Then hop aboard one of Amtrak's long-distance trains and head off on […]

Two cruise lines showed off their newest ships in Boston recently, and the pair couldn't be more different. Mass market Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Sun is a megaliner at 78,309 […]

Cruising is a wonderful way to spend a vacation. For anyone who loves the ocean, good food - and lots of it - and an ever-changing menu of sights, sounds […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Cape Cod; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; northeast Florida - these seaside vacationlands are known for their abundance of great golf. But there's a new contender for the […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Out with the old, in with the new. That's been Atlantic City's mantra since the late 1970s, when New Jersey voted by the thinnest of margins […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Mohegan Sun, the smaller and somewhat more controversial of Connecticut's two casinos, has always been a pleasant place, as casinos go. Not much to look at from […]

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Art deco, a style dating back to the mid-20th century and emphasizing what was then a futuristic high-tech design, is in full flower in Miami Beach's […]

MORGAN CITY, La. - There are certain things that seem to go together naturally: bread and butter, wine and cheese, peanut butter and jelly. But in this little Cajun Coast […]

CHATHAM - Cape escapes are a fact of life for many people who grew up in the Northeast. Pack up the kids and head down Route 3 for a week […]

KATAMA - You're sitting in the outdoor hot tub, millions of stars twinkling above in the midnight sky. The only sound - other than the bubbles in the tub - […]

ABOARD THE AMSTERDAM - The first thing you notice when you step aboard Holland America's newest vessel, the 61,000-ton, 1,380-passenger Amsterdam, is the Clock Towner Planeto Astrolabium. This working sculpture […]

HYANNIS - Cape Cod is getting its first new, full-scale family resort in years. The Cape Codder Resort, formerly the Sheraton Four Pointes (and about a half a dozen other […]

NEW YORK - Manhattan is a marvelous place, a patchwork of compact neighborhoods, each with its own personality and attractions. You can visit New York City's most opulent and storied […]

BRANSON, Mo. - Take a tiny town way out in the Ozarks, find some nearby natural wonders such as caves and lakes, find a few locals who love to make […]

BRANSON, Mo. - From old-time, "Hee-Haw"-style country shows to gospel, from a live version of "The Lawrence Welk Show" to a show heavy on 3-D slapstick, Branson has plenty of […]

LOS ANGELES - The City of Angels doesn't look like much when you're arriving on a wing and a prayer (and without the suitcase the baggage handler left on the […]

One of the best - and least expensive - ways to see Bermuda is by cruise ship. While island hotels and food tend to be expensive during the season (May-October), […]

Picking a New York City hotel for a weekend visit is no longer simply a matter of price and location. It's all about lifestyle. Two recent trips revealed a pair […]

ABOARD THE SEABOURN LEGEND - Sometimes things just aren't what you expected them to be. People had said - and written - that a Seabourn cruise was transcendant, an ultraluxury […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. - This could be the year, Red Sox fans. Pedro is armed and ready; Manny Ramirez is the new gun in town. Nomar is fidgeting and champing […]

NAPLES, Fla. - This is not the South Florida everyone loves to hate. Naples is like a tiny oasis, an island of upscale civility amid a sea of strip malls, […]

Rock climbing or ice skating. Vegas, jazz or disco? Grab a bite, sit down to dinner or have a dining experience? When it comes to cruising today, it's all about […]

It's Christmastime down South, time to haul out the holly and decorate the palmettos. Folks along South Carolina's Grand Strand love a good celebration - they have festivals for everything, […]

The marketing folks for Niagara Falls, that amazing work of nature and storied honeymoon haven, use as their slogan: "One wonder after another." The phrase is dead-on accurate. Niagara Falls, […]

CHICAGO -- Tony Bennett left his heart in San Francisco, and both Liza Minnelli and Frank Sinatra wanted to be on top of the heap in New York. But the […]